Assunta Spina (1948 film)

Assunta Spina
Assunta Spina
	Magnani and Landi in a film scene
Directed by	Mario Mattoli
Written by	Eduardo De Filippo; Gino Capriolo
Based on	Assunta Spina; by Salvatore Di Giacomo
Produced by	Paolo Frascá; Vittorio Mottini
Starring	Anna Magnani; Eduardo De Filippo; Antonio Centa; Aldo Bufi Landi
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány
Edited by	Fernando Tropea
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Production; company	Ora Film
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	11 March 1948;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Assunta Spina is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia.^[1] It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title Scarred. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office.^[2]

Plot

The film takes place in Naples at the turn of the twentieth century. Assunta, a passionate and impulsive woman, is scarred on the face by her lover Michele for making him jealous. He is sentenced to serve two years in prison in Avellino, despite her efforts to exonerate him at the trial. While he is inside she begins a relationship with a court official. When Michele is released and kills the man, she chooses to take the blame for the crime.

Cast

Anna Magnani as Assunta Spina
Eduardo De Filippo as Michele Boccadifuoco
Antonio Centa as Chancellor Federico Funelli
Aldo Bufi Landi as Brigadier Marcello Flaiano
Titina De Filippo as Emilia Forcinelli
Giacomo Furia as Tittariello
Ugo D'Alessio as Epanimonda Pesce
Pietro Carloni as President of the Court
Aldo Giuffrè as Brigadier Mancuso

References

^ Camhi, Leslie (2007). "New York Times: Assunta Spina". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
^ Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47.

External links

Assunta Spina at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Camhi, Leslie (2007). "New York Times: Assunta Spina". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2008.

[2] Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47.

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