Their partnership is often cited as the greatest in cinema history. Their ability to pivot from slapstick comedy to heartbreaking sincerity is unparalleled.
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Set in the bustling, gritty streets of Naples, the first segment follows , a woman who avoids imprisonment for selling black-market cigarettes by remaining perpetually pregnant. Under Italian law at the time, pregnant women or those with very young children could not be incarcerated. Their partnership is often cited as the greatest
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