''Addio, figlio mio!'' ('Goodbye, my son!') is a 1953 Italian

melodrama film In film studies and criticism, melodrama may variously refer to a genre, mode, style or sensibility characterized by its emphasis on intense and exaggerated emotions and heightened dramatic situations. There is no fixed definition of the term an ...

written and directed by Giuseppe Guarino.A. Albertazzi (31 May 1954). "Addio, figlio mio! - Recensione". ''Intermezzo'', 9/10.

Plot

Italy, World War II. Giorgio, second lieutenant of aviation, receives the order to leave for Africa with his flock. His girlfriend Elsa accompanies him to Livorno and the interruption of the railway line forces them to stop at the hotel, for what will be their only night of love. A few months later, Elsa's mother dies and she, who discovers she is expecting a baby, decides to move to Rome to escape the rumors of the country. In Rome, as a guest of a friend, she found a job as a dresser in a nightclub. Here she receives the attention of an engineer, Riccardo De Angelis, who hires her as an employee in her office. Meanwhile, the news arrives that Giorgio is reported missing and Riccardo, who has become acquainted with the child, decides to marry Elsa. The life of the three passes peacefully for a few years, until Giorgio returns to Italy: not wanting to disturb the tranquility of Elsa and the child, Giorgio decides to step aside but, taken by desperation, ends up in a gang of criminals. One evening they attempt a robbery right in the engineer's villa. The companions kidnap the child and Giorgio, to save him, sacrifices his life.

Cast

Marco Vicario Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He ...

: Giorgio *

Rossana Podestà Rossana Podestà (born Carla Dora Podestà; 20 June 1934 – 10 December 2013) was an Italian actress who worked mainly in Italy from the 1950s to the 1970s. Biography Podestà was born in Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli in the Italian colony of Italia ...

: Elsa *: Riccardo De Angelis *

Nyta Dover Nyta Dover (17 May 1927 – 13 April 1998) was a Swiss actress. She appeared in more than 30 films from 1948 to 1959. Selected filmography References External links * 1927 births 1998 deaths Swiss film actresses {{Switzerlan ...

: Anna *Emma Rossi: Elsa's mother *

Vittorio Duse Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography One of Duse's first roles was in Luchino Visconti's debut feature '' Ossessione'' (1942). Outside Italy, Duse is known for his role ...

: Il Levatino *

Ignazio Balsamo Ignazio Balsamo (25 October 1912 – 7 August 1994) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Balsamo began his career on stage, being part of several Sicilian language theatrical companies. Discovered by Pietr ...

: Martinelli *

Andrea Aureli Andrea Aureli (5 March 1923 – 5 November 2007) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Terni, Aureli graduated from the Liceo classico in his hometown, then he enrolled the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating i ...

: Mario * Silvio Noto: Fred *Duccio Sissa: Giorgetto *

Bruno Corelli Bruno Corelli (20 August 1918 – 17 February 1983) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Bologna, after being part of a dramatic society of his hometown Corelli moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He ma ...

: Elsa's suitor *

Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ...

References

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films Italian drama films 1950s melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian-language films 1950s Italian films Italian-language drama films {{1950s-drama-film-stub