Guarany (film)
Guarany | |
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Directed by | Riccardo Freda |
Screenplay by |
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Story by | Riccardo Freda[1] |
Produced by | Salvo D'Angelo[2] |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Rodolfo Lombardi[1] |
Edited by | Riccardo Freda[1] |
Music by | Antônio Carlos Gomes[1] |
Production company | Universalia Film |
Distributed by | Universalia Film |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
Guarany is a 1950 Italian film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring António Vilar, Mariella Lotti and Gianna Maria Canale.[3][4]
Cast
- António Vilar as Carlos Gomez
- Mariella Lotti as Lindita
- Gianna Maria Canale as Jacqueline
- Luigi Pavese as Papà Gomez
- Anita Vargas as Mamma Gomez that
- Andrea Forte as Carlos Gomez bambino
- Dante Maggio as Rossi
- Petr Sharov as Pietro Sharoff
Production
In this period of Italian film history, the opera film was popular as audiences were desiring biopics of Italy's most famous composers.
The film was a production by Universalia Film, a
Filming began on June 11, 1948 in Rome and after one week, the crew moved to Brazil to shoot on location there.[5]
Release and reception
Guarany was submitted to the Italian board of censors in November 1949.
Curti stated in 2017 that Guarany was unavailable in any form, not even at Rome's Cineteca Nazionale.[6] A copy of the 303 page script remains.[5]
References
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Testa, Carlo (2002). Italian Cinema and Modern European Literatures, 1945-2000. Greenwood Publishing Group.
External links
- Guarany at IMDb