1. – Anna Magnani, Roma, citta aperta (Rome, Open City), 1945. Roberto Rossellini’s first choice for the tragic WWII figure was the star of Luchino Visconti’s Ossessione, 1943. She was the first Italian topless actress – during 18 frames of Alessandro Blassetti’s La Cena delle beffe in 1941.
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