The Little Schoolmistress (Italian: La maestrina) is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Andreina Pagnani, Renato Cialente and Egisto Olivieri. It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi which was again adapted into a 1942 film.[1] It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Brignone's sister Mercedes Brignone had starred in a 1919 silent film version of the story directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi.
| The Little Schoolmistress | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Guido Brignone |
| Written by | Guido Brignone |
| Based on | The Little Teacher by Dario Niccodemi |
| Produced by | Giuseppe Amato |
| Starring | Andreina Pagnani Renato Cialente Egisto Olivieri |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata |
| Edited by | Giacinto Solito |
| Music by | Armando Fragna |
Production company | Gai |
| Distributed by | Società Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis
editIn a village in rural Tuscany at the turn of the twentieth century the young schoolmistress is wrongly suspected by gossips of conducting a secret romantic affair.
Cast
edit- Andreina Pagnani as Maria Bini, la maestrina
- Renato Cialente as Il podestà
- Egisto Olivieri as Il commissario
- Enzo Gainotti as Il bidello
- Jone Frigerio as La direttrice
- Mario Ferrari as Giacomo Macchia
- Cesare Zoppetti as Il medico
- Gina Grappasonni as Una collega di Maria
References
editBibliography
edit- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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