The Old Lady
1932 film
- 26 February 1932 (1932-02-26)
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The Old Lady (Italian: La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Emma Gramatica, Maurizio D'Ancora and Armando Falconi. It also features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Redo Romagnoli.
Synopsis
Maria, an elderly but impoverished aristocrat, works as a roasted chestnut vendor in order to maintain a pretend show of wealth for her niece whose education she is supporting.
Cast
- Emma Gramatica as Maria
- Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina
- Maurizio D'Ancora as Fausto
- Armando Falconi as Zaganello
- Memo Benassi as Lenticcio
- Vittorio De Sica as Il fine dicitore
- Anna Maria Dossena as Bianca La Nipotina
- Camillo Pilotto as Il commissario
- Ugo Ceseri as Il padre di Fausto
- Umberto Sacripante as Un cliente dell'osteria dal Cordaro
- Lydia Simoneschi
References
- ^ Jason Ankeny (2011). "Vittorio De Sica: Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Katz p.498
Bibliography
- Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. Crowell, 1979.
External links
- The Old Lady at IMDb
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Films directed by Amleto Palermi
- The Story of a Poor Young Man (1920)
- The Second Wife (1922)
- La dama de Chez Maxim's (1923)
- The Flight in the Night (1926)
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)
- Floretta and Patapon (1927)
- The Confessions of a Woman (1928)
- The Old Lady (1932)
- Everybody's Secretary (1933)
- Nini Falpala (1933)
- Port (1934)
- Creatures of the Night (1934)
- The Matchmaker (1934)
- God's Will Be Done (1936)
- The Black Corsair (1937)
- The Two Misanthropists (1937)
- The Two Mothers (1938)
- Departure (1938)
- Naples of Olden Times (1938)
- The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939)
- Naples Will Never Die (1939)
- The Sinner (1940)
- Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)
- The Happy Ghost (1941)
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