Fortunella (film)

Fortunella
Fortunella
Directed by	Eduardo De Filippo
Written by	Federico Fellini; Eduardo De Filippo; Ennio Flaiano; Tullio Pinelli;
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.

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[1] Cruz, Gilbert. "The Anniversary You Can't Refuse: 40 Things You Didn't Know About The Godfather" – via entertainment.time.com.

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