''Passionate Song'' (Italian: ''Canzone appassionata'') is a 1953 Italian

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melodrama film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nilla Pizzi, Gérard Landry and

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.Parish p.100

Plot

Lucia Spinelli, orphaned by both parents, is taken as a housekeeper in the house of Mrs. Carla Parodi, when she reaches the age of majority, the young woman is almost forced to marry Mrs. Carla's brother. After the marriage and the birth of the first child, Parodi's intrusions on the life of the two spouses continue. At the age of five, the little girl is sent to a college at Carla's suggestion, leaving Lucia in solitude, filled by the presence of Alberto, a shady individual who, after becoming her lover, pushes her to work as a singer in a nightclub. After leaving her husband, Lucia continues her work in the show that will take her around the world, but when she returns, after a few years, she will see her daughter again and will have the sad news about Alberto's attempts to take advantage of the young woman, in the dramatic final Lucia will kill Alberto.

Cast

* Nilla Pizzi as Lucia Spinelli * Gérard Landry as Albert Dupont *

as Fiorella *

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as Lorenzo Parodi *

Elisa Cegani Elisa Cegani (11 June 1911 – 23 February 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1935 and 1983. Partial filmography * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) - Nora Bandi * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Speranza di Frassineto * ''The Countess ...

as Carla Parodi * Umberto Spadaro as Il Commissario *

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as Franco *

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as Fiorella di Piccola *

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as Blondie *

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as Avv. del Divorzio *

Luisa Rivelli Luisa Rivelli (10 February 1931 – 12 June 2013) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1994. Rivelli died in Guidonia Montecelio on 12 June 2013, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * ''La figlia del diavol ...

as Amante de Alberto * Nino Cavalieri as Bernardini *

Zoe Incrocci Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Brescia, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter Agenore Incrocci. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting ...

as Prostituta alla Stazione * Mario Passante as L'Impresario Vitale *

Giusi Raspani Dandolo Giusi Raspani Dandolo (23 August 1916 – 14 January 2000) was an Italian stage, film, television and radio actress. Life and career Born in Trani, the daughter of a magistrate, Raspani Dandolo enrolled at the Bolzano Conservatory as to become ...

as La Turista *

Guido Barbarisi Guido Barbarisi (1889–1960) was an Italian stage and film actor.Mancini p.234 Selected filmography * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Who Are You?'' (1939) * ''Two Million for a Smile'' (1939) * ''Annabella's ...

as Lo Snob * Bruno Cantalamessa as L'Algerino * Umberto Aquilino as Compratore dei Gioielli * Gigi Reder as Un Turista

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert . ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1953 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Giorgio Simonelli 1950s musical drama films Italian musical drama films 1953 drama films Italian black-and-white films Melodrama films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub