Malaspina (film)
Malaspina is a 1947 Italian melodrama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Vera Rol, Aldo Bufi Landi and Rino Genovese. It is a melodrama, based on a popular song of the same name. Its story of female wrongdoing and ultimate redemption was characteristic of Neapolitan-style cinema. A young woman promises to be faithful to her lover when he goes off to fight in the Second World War. However, in his absence she becomes a prostitute and takes up with a notorious criminal. When her real love returns he kills her new boyfriend. Deeply ashamed of her conduct, she becomes a nun.
| Malaspina | |
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| Directed by | Armando Fizzarotti |
| Produced by | Roberto Amoroso |
| Written by | Roberto Amoroso |
| Starring | Vera Rol Aldo Bufi Landi Rino Genovese Ugo D'Alessio |
| Music by | Giuseppe Cioffi |
| Cinematography | Roberto Amoroso |
Production company | Sud Film |
| Distributed by | Indipendenti Regionali |
Release date | 1 May 1947 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film revived the Naples film-industry, which had largely disappeared during the Fascist era when Italian filmmaking was concentrated in Rome. The film was released in the United States, where it proved popular with Italian-American audiences.[1]
Cast
- Vera Rol as Maria, detta 'Malaspina'
- Aldo Bufi Landi as Andrea
- Rino Genovese as Gaetano
- Ugo D'Alessio as Nicola
- Vittoria Crispo as Teresina
- Carmelo Capurro
- Nicola Pouthod
- Alberto Amato
- Gino Vittorio
References
- Marlow-Mann p.16
Bibliography
- Marlow-Mann, Alex. The New Neapolitan Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
- Moine, Raphaëlle. Cinema Genre. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.