From the side streets of 1950s Rome to the punk-rock underground of 1980s New York, two women drift through the margins of society with only themselves to rely on. In Susan Seidelman’s DIY classic SMITHEREENS, a New Jersey punk hits the streets of downtown New York in ruthless search of fame—no matter who she has to step on to get ahead. Cited by Seidelman as a direct influence, Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning masterpiece NIGHTS OF CABIRIA is a dazzling showcase for the inimitable Giulietta Masina, who is alternately irresistible and heartbreaking as a self-reliant Roman prostitute led astray by the promise of true love.