The Innkeeper (Italian: La locandiera also known as Mirandolina) is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.[1] The film is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's 1753 play The Mistress of the Inn, one of a number of times the work has been turned into films. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.

The Innkeeper
Luisa Ferida and Mario Pisu
Directed byLuigi Chiarini
Written byCarlo Goldoni (play)
Umberto Barbaro
Francesco Pasinetti
Luigi Chiarini
StarringLuisa Ferida
Armando Falconi
Osvaldo Valenti
Camillo Pilotto
CinematographyCarlo Nebiolo
Edited byMaria Rosada
Music byAchille Longo
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Distributed byENIC
Release date
  • 23 December 1944 (1944-12-23)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Production

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The film was originally shot in Rome. During the last stages of completion, Mussolini was overthrown. The final editing was done in Venice, the film capital of the Italian Social Republic, but without the presence of Chiarini. Two of its stars Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti were later executed by Italian Partisans for collaboration with the Fascist leadership.

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References

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  1. ^ Reich & Garafalo p.28

Bibliography

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  • Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
  • 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.
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