Question 1

Which director contributed to both writing and directing segments?

Accepted Answer

Cesare Zavattini directed one segment and co-wrote five of them.

Question 2

Why were the last minutes of Antonioni's segment initially missing?

Accepted Answer

Italian censors removed the last few minutes of Michelangelo Antonioni's treatise on suicide; they were later found for the DVD release.

Question 3

What film is shown in the opening segment 'Paid Love'?

Accepted Answer

Patrons are seen leaving a cinema showing 'The Lady Without Camelias' (1953), Michelangelo Antonioni's previous film.

Question 4

Why was Carlo Lizzani's segment on prostitution removed for US release?

Accepted Answer

It was removed because of its unflattering portrait of that aspect of Italian life.

Question 5

What is the documentary's main focus regarding women in 1950s Italy?

Accepted Answer

It focuses on the plight of women and lack of women's rights, including childbirth, abortion, child support, marriage, divorce, prostitution, and suicide, from women's perspective.

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