I've been thinking about great endings to movies lately because I recently saw Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights," which I'll discuss more in a later post.
There have have a lot of endings I've truly enjoyed, but one keeps sticking out in my head-- the ending to Fellini's "Nights of Cabiria." The movie itself is not even one of my favorite Fellini movies-- "La Dolce Vita, "La Strada," and a couple of others are far superior in my opinion. But the ending of is perfect in its simplicity and hope.
(If you haven't seen the movie, spoiler alert here) After the main character's heart is broken again and she is left alone and penniless, she takes a walk and runs into a group of children and musicians singing and dancing in the streets. With tears streaming down her face, it's obvious the main character just wants to be alone, but as she sees the joy of the people around her and hears the beautiful music being played around her, her face begins to transform. And then suddenly she smiles-- and what a smile Giulietta Masini has. It could warm anyone. And then without warning she looks right into the camera to the audience. It's something else. Check it out below:
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