Seconda B

Seconda B
Seconda B
	María Denis and Sergio Tofano
Directed by	Goffredo Alessandrini
Written by	Umberto Barbaro; Goffredo Alessandrini;
Starring	Sergio Tofano; Dina Perbellini; María Denis; Ugo Ceseri;
Cinematography	Carlo Montuori
Edited by	Giorgio Simonelli
Music by	Antonio Antonini
Production; company	ICAR
Distributed by	Cinès-Pittaluga
Release date	1934;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Seconda B is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Sergio Tofano, Dina Perbellini and María Denis.^[1] It was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded a prize. It started a trend for "schoolgirl comedies" during the Fascist era, targeted primarily at girls and young women audiences.^[2] The title itself refers to a school class.^[3] The film is set in the early 1910s.

Synopsis

A school teacher falls in love with one of his female colleagues, who teaches gymnastics. She returns his love, but this is discovered by his students who try to sabotage their relationship.

Main cast

Sergio Tofano as Professore Monti
Dina Perbellini as Professorina Vanni
María Denis as Marta Renzi
Ugo Ceseri as L'onorevole Renzi
Cesare Zoppetti as Il preside
Umberto Sacripante as Il bidello
Mercedes Brignone as Un'invitata alla festa dei Renzi
Gino Viotti as Un insegnante
Alfredo Martinelli as Un altro insegnante
Vinicio Sofia as Il segretario di Renzi
Liselotte Smith as Una compagna di scuola di Marta
Dora Baldanello as Petronilla
Amina Pirani Maggi as Signora Renzi
Zoe Incrocci as L'allieva Fumasoni
Elena Tryan-Parisini as L'insegnante di francese
Lina Bacci as L'insegnante Zucchi
Celeste Aída as Signora Cesira
Albino Principe as Un invitato al festo

References

^ Reich & Garofalo p.151-152
^ De Grazia p.131
^ Moliterno p.4

Bibliography

De Grazia, Victoria. How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945. University of California Press, 1992.
Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.