Like the Leaves (Italian: Come le foglie) is a 1935 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Isa Miranda, Mimì Aylmer and Nino Besozzi. It was based on a play by Giuseppe Giacosa. The film radically altered the image of Miranda from her previous film Everybody's Woman (1934) in which she had played a glamorous film star. In this case she appeared as a modest middle-class woman. Miranda was widely praised for her performance, further enhancing her status as the leading Italian actress.[1]

Like the Leaves
Miranda in a film scene
Directed byMario Camerini
Written byGiuseppe Giacosa (play)
Ercole Patti
Ivo Perilli
Mario Camerini
Produced byRoberto Dandi
StarringIsa Miranda
Mimì Aylmer
Nino Besozzi
Ernesto Sabbatini
CinematographyMassimo Terzano
Edited byFernando Tropea
Music byEzio Carabella
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Distributed byICI
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Synopsis

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After their father is ruined financially, his middle-class children go out to work. While most struggle, his daughter Nennele proves to be an unexpected success.

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References

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  1. ^ Gundle p.129

Bibliography

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  • Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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