The Song of Love (Italian: La canzone dell'amore) is a 1930 Italian romance film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Dria Paola, Isa Pola and Elio Steiner. It was the first Italian talking film.[1][2] Alessandro Blasetti's film Resurrection was actually shot first, but delays meant that it was not released until 1931.[3]
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| Directed by | Gennaro Righelli |
| Written by | Giorgio Simonelli Gennaro Righelli |
| Produced by | Stefano Pittaluga for CINES |
| Starring | Dria Paola Isa Pola Elio Steiner Mercedes Brignone |
| Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Leo Menardi Gennaro Righelli |
| Music by | Cesare Andrea Bixio |
| Distributed by | Pitaluga |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film was first publicly screened on 7 October 1930 at the Supercinema in Rome. The story was based on a novella by Luigi Pirandello, In Silenzio.
The film was shot at the Cines-Pittaluga studios in Rome in three different versions: Italian, French and German using different casts and directors.
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Dria Paola as Lucia
- Isa Pola as Anna
- Elio Steiner as Enrico
- Mercedes Brignone as La governante
- Camillo Pilotto as Alberto Giordani, il padre
- Olga Capri as La padrona di casa
- Nello Rocchi as Marietto detto 'Ninì'
- Umberto Sacripante as Amico di Enrico
- Geni Sadero as La dirimpettaia
- Franz Sala
- Ermete Tamberlani
- Renato Malavasi
- Gino Mercuriali
References
edit- ^ "Cinema Italia". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ Molitnero p.40
Bibliography
edit- Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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