Unjustified Absence (Italian: Assenza ingiustificata) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Lilia Silvi. A girl leaves school to marry a doctor, but becomes annoyed by his constant absences and decides to secretly resume her studies.[1]
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| Directed by | Max Neufeld |
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| Produced by | Giuseppe Amato |
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| Cinematography | Václav Vích |
| Edited by | Maria Rosada |
| Music by | Cesare A. Bixio |
Production company | Era Film |
| Distributed by | Minerva Film |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
Cast edit
- Alida Valli as Vera Fabbri
- Amedeo Nazzari as Doctor Carlo Cristiani
- Lilia Silvi as Luisa Albertini
- Paolo Stoppa as Eugenio Sinibaldi
- Guglielmo Barnabò as Mr. Fabbri
- Lia Orlandini as Mrs. Fabbri
- Lauro Gazzolo as the dean
- Olga Solbelli as the "bad" professor
- Giacomo Moschini as the "good" professor
- Pina Gallini as a teacher
- Giana Cellini as a nurse
- Bianca Della Corte as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Daniella Drei as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Liliana Vismara as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Armandina Bianchi as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Maria-Pia Vivaldi as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Nella Morganti as a schoolmate of Vera's
- Luisa Papa as a schoolmate of Vera's
References edit
- ^ Gundle p.226
Bibliography edit
- Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
External links edit
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