The Song of Love (1930 film)

1930 film

  • 7 October 1930 (1930-10-07) (Italy)
Running time
94 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Song of Love (Italian: La canzone dell'amore) is a 1930 Italian romance film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Dria Paola, Isa Pola and Elio Steiner. It was the first Italian talking film.[1][2] Alessandro Blasetti's film Resurrection was actually shot first, but delays meant that it was not released until 1931.[3]

The film was first publicly screened on 7 October 1930 at the Supercinema in Rome. The story was based on a novella by Luigi Pirandello, In Silenzio.

The film was shot at the Cines-Pittaluga studios in Rome in three different versions: Italian, French and German using different casts and directors.

Plot summary

Cast

  • Dria Paola as Lucia
  • Isa Pola as Anna
  • Elio Steiner as Enrico
  • Mercedes Brignone as La governante
  • Camillo Pilotto as Alberto Giordani, il padre
  • Olga Capri as La padrona di casa
  • Nello Rocchi as Marietto detto 'Ninì'
  • Umberto Sacripante as Amico di Enrico
  • Geni Sadero as La dirimpettaia
  • Franz Sala
  • Ermete Tamberlani
  • Renato Malavasi
  • Gino Mercuriali

References

  1. ^ "Cinema Italia". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. ^ Molitnero p.40

Bibliography

  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

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