Like the Leaves

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.

Like the Leaves
Miranda in a film scene
Directed by	Mario Camerini
Written by	Giuseppe Giacosa (play) Ercole Patti Ivo Perilli Mario Camerini
Produced by	Roberto Dandi
Starring	Isa Miranda Mimì Aylmer Nino Besozzi Ernesto Sabbatini
Cinematography	Massimo Terzano
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
Distributed by	ICI
Release date	1935 (1935)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Isa Miranda as Nennele
• Mimì Aylmer as Giulia
• Nino Besozzi as Max
• Ernesto Sabbatini as Giovanni Rosani
• Cesare Bettarini as Tommy
• Achille Majeroni as Commander Casati
• Romolo Costa as Zoffoli
• Amina Pirani Maggi as Elena
• Michele Riccardini as Bernabei
• Ernesto Olivieri as Helmer Strile
• Amilcare Pettinelli as Advocat Riccardo Janni
• Albino Principe as Young Piano Player

Bibliography

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

External links

• Like the Leaves at IMDb