Resurrection (Italian: Resurrectio) is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Lia Franca, Daniele Crespi and Venera Alexandrescu. The film was the first Italian sound film to be made, but the studio held it back from release and another production by the company, The Song of Love, was the first film to be released.[1] The film's production was troubled and it was not a commercial success.
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| Directed by | Alessandro Blasetti |
| Written by | Alessandro Blasetti |
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| Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
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| Music by | Amedeo Escobar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Società Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis edit
A musical conductor plans to commit suicide after being abandoned by his lover. However, after saving a young boy from being run over and meeting a young woman who he falls in love with, he decides to live again.
Cast edit
- Lia Franca as La ragazza
- Daniele Crespi as Pietro Gaddi
- Venera Alexandrescu as La vamp
- Olga Capri as La signora grassa sull'autobus
- Mario Mazza as Un operaio sull'autobus
- Giacomo Moschini as Un gentleman del tabarin
- Alfredo Martinelli as Alto gentiluomo al tabarin
- Aristide Baghetti as Un uomo al 'Astoria'
- Giorgio Bianchi as Altro uomo al 'Astoria'
- Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il barista
- Idolo Tancredi as Un operaio alla fermata
- Renato Malavasi as Spettatore al concerto
- Umberto Sacripante as Altro spettatore
References edit
- ^ Moliterno p.84
Bibliography edit
- Verdone, Luca. I film di Alessandro Blasetti. Gremese Editore, 1989.
External links edit
- Resurrection at IMDb
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