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Malombra (1942 film)

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Malombra
Directed byMario Soldati
Written by
Starring
CinematographyMassimo Terzano
Edited by
Music byGiuseppe Rosati
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
  • 17 December 1942 (1942-12-17)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Malombra is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Isa Miranda, Andrea Checchi and Irasema Dilián. It is based on the novel Malombra by Antonio Fogazzaro,[1] which had previously been adapted into a 1917 silent film of the same title. It was made at Cinecittà with sets designed by Gino Brosio. It was produced by Riccardo Gualino's Lux Film. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.

The film is a gothic melodrama, set in the castle on the edge of Lake Como during the Nineteenth century.

Cast

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Locations

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The movie was shot in the Villa Pliniana, Torno (Como). (Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico)

References

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  1. ^ Gundle p.139

Bibliography

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  • Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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