The Lovers of Verona
The Lovers of Verona | |
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French | Les amants de Vérone |
Directed by | André Cayatte |
Written by |
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Produced by | Raymond Borderie |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Henri Alekan |
Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
Music by | Joseph Kosma |
Production company | CICC |
Distributed by | Les Films Corona |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Lovers of Verona (
Plot
Shortly after
Cast
- Serge Reggiani as Angelo (Romeo)
- Anouk Aimée as Georgia (Juliet)
- Martine Carol as Bettina Verdi, the star of the film
- Pierre Brasseur as Rafaële
- Marcel Dalio as Amedeo Maglia
- Marianne Oswald as Laetitia
- René Génin as the guardian of the tomb
- Yves Deniaud as Ricardo, an actor
- Charles Blavette as the head of the glassworks
- Marcel Pérès as Domini, a glassblower
Production
The film was shot at the
.In his memoirs, cinematographer Henri Alekan recalled when 16-year-old Anouk Aimée was forced to dive completely naked into the cold waters of the Adige river, without anyone managing to keep away the onlookers obviously interested in the scene.[2]
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film "[a]n intriguing romance",[3] while Bosley Crowther of The New York Times called it "a story set within a weird and grotesque frame of contemporary morbidness in Venice and gaudy film-making in Italy."[4] Pauline Kael wrote, "The film's sensuous poetic elegance contrasts with the seamy elements it encompasses... You may feel you've been made too aware of the film's artistic intentions, and the romanticism can drive you a little nuts."[5]
References
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Les Amants de Vérone (1949) – André Cayatte". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ Roussel, Vincent (26 October 2019). "Henri Alekan – "Le Vécu et l'imaginaire"". Culturopoing (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "The Lovers of Verona". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (12 March 1951). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'The Lovers of Verona,' Modern Paraphrase of Romeo and Juliet, at Cinema 48". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-8050-1367-2.
External links
- The Lovers of Verona at IMDb
- The Lovers of Verona at AllMovie
- The Lovers of Verona at Fandango