Maps of Movies
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Where Nights of Cabiria says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Rome's most famous Fellini heroine, and a film whose places are mostly a list of districts rather than scenes
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Scenes and places
The riverbank push (1957)
Cabiria and her lover Giorgio chase each other through a field to a riverbank. She trusts him; he has other plans for her purse.
Set in A riverbank near the city — Cabiria and her lover Giorgio chase each other through a field to the water's edge.
Wikipedia lists the Tiber River among the filming locations but does not tie it to this scene.
Cabiria's little house (1957)
Cabiria returns to her small home to find Giorgio gone. Her friend and neighbour Wanda tries to cheer her up, and Cabiria sends her away.
Set in Cabiria's small home — The small home where Cabiria returns, bitter, and shoos away her friend Wanda.
Acilia is a suburb on the southwest edge of Rome.
Filmed at Acilia, Rome — Wikipedia lists Acilia as one of the filming areas; which scene was shot there is not stated, so this pairing with the home scenes is a guess. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A night with the movie star (1957)
Outside a posh nightclub, Cabiria watches film star Alberto Lazzari quarrel with his girlfriend. He takes the star-struck Cabiria off to dance the mambo, then to his opulent house.
Set in An upscale nightclub and the film star's house — Outside a nightclub Cabiria meets film star Alberto Lazzari, who takes her dancing and then home.
No filming location for this sequence is given in the sources.
The procession on her street (1957)
A church procession passes the street where Cabiria and her friends work. The others mock it, but Cabiria is drawn toward it.
Set in The street where Cabiria and her friends work — A church procession passes while her friends mock it and Cabiria is drawn to it.
The sources only list the Baths of Caracalla and Porta Maggiore as filming areas in Rome.
Filmed at Baths of Caracalla, Rome — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; the matching scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Porta Maggiore, Rome — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; the matching scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The man who feeds the cave dwellers (1957)
Left lost and annoyed, Cabiria sees a man giving food and essentials to poor people living in caves. She has never seen him before and is both impressed and confused by his charity.
Set in Caves where poor people live — Cabiria watches a man hand out food and essentials to people living in caves.
No filming location for this scene is given in the sources.
The pilgrimage (1957)
Cabiria and some of her friends go on a pilgrimage. She pleads with the Virgin Mary for a better life, then is saddened that her friends seem to have changed nothing.
Set in Pilgrimage to the Madonna — Cabiria and some friends join a pilgrimage where she pleads with the Virgin Mary for a better life.
The Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore is a Marian shrine south of Rome.
Filmed at Santuario della Madonna del Divino Amore — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; the pilgrimage scene is the natural match but the article does not say so. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The magician's hypnosis (1957)
A magician drags Cabiria on stage and hypnotizes her. As the audience laughs, she acts out her wish to marry and live happily, then storms out furious; outside, a man named Oscar is waiting to talk to her.
Set in A theatre with a magic show — The magician pulls Cabiria on stage and hypnotizes her; she acts out her wish to be married.
The Cinema Lux in Pietralata, where a key scene is said to have been shot, was demolished; a Metro line B station now stands there.
Filmed at Former Cinema Lux, Pietralata — A Cinema Treasures contributor writes that a key scene was shot at this demolished cinema; the coordinate is the Pietralata Metro station built on the site, not the exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The wood above the lake (1957)
Cabiria and Oscar walk through a wooded area on a cliff overlooking a lake, where Oscar grows distant and starts acting nervous.
Set in A wooded cliff overlooking a lake — Cabiria walks with Oscar in a wooded area on a cliff above a lake.
Castel Gandolfo sits above Lake Albano in the Alban Hills.
Filmed at Castel Gandolfo, Lake Albano area — Listed by Wikipedia as a filming location; matching it to the lakeside woods scene is a guess. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Cabiria — A kind-hearted prostitute living in Rome, trying to find happiness.