She's invited on stage at a theatre by a hypnotist who convinces her that she's a young girl in love with a man named Oscar, after which everyone laughs at her, though she later meets a real man by that name.
One scene in this film was removed by the Catholic Church for its depiction of unauthorized charity Â– that scene features a character known only as "The Man With the Sack," who hands out food to people living in caved-in quarry pits. In another scene, the main character sleeps on the cold floor of a movie star's bathroom with a dog; the film opens with her frolicking in a field until her purse is snatched and she's thrown in a river in which she nearly drowns. She's invited on stage at a theatre by a hypnotist who convinces her that she's a young girl in love with a man named Oscar, after which everyone laughs at her, though she later meets a real man by that name. The main character had first appeared in the director's prior film The White Shiek, and was played by his wife Giulietta Masina. FTP, name this film about ►a Roman prostitute with a heart of gold, directed by Federico Fellini.   
One scene in this film was removed by the Catholic Church for its depiction of unauthorized charity Â– that scene features a character known only as "The Man With the Sack," who hands out food to people living in caved-in quarry pits.
Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria)