Fortunella (film)
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Directed by | Eduardo De Filippo |
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Starring | Giulietta Masina |
Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
Edited by | Leo Cattozzo |
Music by | Nino Rota |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 100 min. |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Fortunella is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Eduardo De Filippo, with script by Federico Fellini.
Cast[]
- Giulietta Masina: Nanda Diotallevi, aka 'Fortunella'
- Alberto Sordi: Peppino
- Paul Douglas: Professor Golfiero Paganica
- Eduardo De Filippo: Head of the Theater Company
- : Katya
- Nando Bruno: The American
- Guido Celano: The Doorman
- Carlo Dapporto: The Actor
- Carlo Delle Piane: Riccardino
- Enrico Glori: The Gambler
- Franca Marzi: Amelia
- Mimmo Poli: Orso Bruno
- Aldo Silvani: Guidobaldi
Music[]
The film's score, composed by Nino Rota, notably contains three memorable motifs, two of which would be reused in Rota's most famous film compositions: La Dolce Vita (1960) and The Godfather (1972). Another prominent motif had already been used in another Rota composition, Il Bidone (1955).
45th Academy Awards[]
At the 45th Academy Awards, Nino Rota's score for The Godfather was removed at the last minute from the list of nominees for Best Original Score when it was discovered that the melody in "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)" had previously been used in Fortunella.[1]
External links[]
- Fortunella at IMDb
References[]
- ^ Cruz, Gilbert. "The Anniversary You Can't Refuse: 40 Things You Didn't Know About The Godfather" – via entertainment.time.com.
Categories:
- Italian-language films
- 1958 films
- Italian black-and-white films
- Italian films
- Films scored by Nino Rota
- Films set in Italy
- Films directed by Eduardo De Filippo
- Films with screenplays by Federico Fellini
- 1950s Italian film stubs