Casta Diva (1935 film)
| Casta Diva | |
|---|---|
| Cinematography | Franz Planer Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana |
| Distributed by | Generalcine |
Release dates | 14 June 1935 (France) 10 August 1935 (Italy) |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Casta Diva is a 1935 Italian
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Schlichting and Enrico Verdozzi. Location shooting took place around Catania in Sicily.
In Bellini's opera, Norma, the soprano's plea to the moon goddess in Act I begins
Plot
The film concerns Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini and his problems with his opera Norma (1831), which itself tells the passionate love story of a Gallican priestess of the local Celtic religion and a Roman proconsul (governor of a province). The film is unique because it uses abstract paintings-in-motion to express the passion between the two main characters.
Cast
- Mártha Eggerthas Maddelena Fumarol
- Sandro Palmieri as Vincenzo Bellini
- Gualtiero Tumiati as Niccolò Paganini
- Lamberto Picasso as Fumaroli
- Gioacchino Rossini
- Lina Marengo as a guest
- Giulio Donadio as Felice Romani
- Ennio Cerlesi as Ernesto Tosi
- Vasco Creti as Rettore del Conservatorio
- Bruna Dragoni as Giuditta Pasta
- Maurizio D'Ancoraas Saverio Mercadante
- Cesare Bettarini as Francesco Fiorino
- Alfredo Robert as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
- Gino Viotti as Maestro Zingarelli
References
- ^ "CASTA DIVA (1935)". Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
- ^ "History of the Venice Film Festival". 7 December 2017.
- ^ "The Divine Spark (1935)". Archived from the original on October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Casta Diva: A Romanticized Biography of Bellini (1954) - - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Opera guide: CASTA DIVA - an aria from the opera Norma". opera-inside.com.
External links
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