The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo is a
Tennessee Williams play. It opened on
Broadway in February
1951, and a film adaptation was released in
1955. It tells the story of an
Italian-American
widow in
Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to do the same. The film adaptation stars
Anna Magnani,
Burt Lancaster,
Marisa Pavan and
Jo Van Fleet.
The movie was adapted by Williams and
Hal Kanter and directed by
Daniel Mann.
It won
Academy Awards for:
*
Best Actress in a Leading Role -
Anna Magnani*
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White -
Hal Pereira,
Tambi Larsen,
Sam Comer,
Arthur Krams*
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White -
James Wong HoweIt was nominated for:
*
Best Actress in a Supporting Role -
Marisa Pavan*
Best Costume Design, Black-and-White -
Edith Head*
Best Film Editing -
Warren Low*
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture -
Alex North*
Best Picture -
Hal B. Wallis
