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The Human Voice is good; Magnani single-handedly carries a sad, increasingly melodramatic, and transfixing chamber monologue. The Miracle, on the other hand, is among the absolute greatest work Fellini and Rossellini ever put forth, either together or separately. What a completely devastating portrait of devout misgivings, of the hypocritical cruelty society inflicts upon the damned, be they in mind, body, or spirit. It's heartbreaking.

The Human Voice is a bust - totally outclassed by Ingrid Bergman's take on it, but Fellini's piece is very good.

la voce umana-5 il miracolo-8 MVP-Magnani-9

It's an original idea. Or two. But listening in on a long phone call is not my thing, Unless Scanner put ambiance to it (old obscure electronica reference). The monologue(-ish) scene was mostly a bore to me. The second story is a lot more interesting as it actually provokes and leads to something. Wish they's elaborated on that one instead of doing two short-stories.

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