Resurrection (1931 Italian film)
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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 |
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Distributed by | Società Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
Release date | 30 May 1931 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Resurrection (Italian: Resurrectio) is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Lia Franca, and . 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.
Synopsis[]
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[]
- Lia Franca as La ragazza
- as Pietro Gaddi
- as La vamp
- Olga Capri as La signora grassa sull'autobus
- as Un operaio sull'autobus
- Giacomo Moschini as Un gentleman del tabarin
- Alfredo Martinelli as Alto gentiluomo al tabarin
- as Un uomo al 'Astoria'
- Giorgio Bianchi as Altro uomo al 'Astoria'
- Giuseppe Pierozzi as Il barista
- as Un operaio alla fermata
- Renato Malavasi as Spettatore al concerto
- Umberto Sacripante as Altro spettatore
References[]
- ^ Moliterno p.84
Bibliography[]
- Verdone, Luca. I film di Alessandro Blasetti. Gremese Editore, 1989.
External links[]
- Resurrection at IMDb
Categories:
- Italian-language films
- 1931 films
- Italian films
- Italian drama films
- 1931 drama films
- 1930s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti
- 1930s Italian film stubs
- Italian black-and-white films