Filomena Marturano
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''Filomena Marturano'' is a 1950 Argentine
musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
directed by Luis Mottura. A production of the classical era of Argentine cinema, it is based on the theatrical piece ''
Filumena Marturano ''Filumena Marturano'' (; ), sometime performed in English as ''The Best House in Naples'', is a play written in 1946 by Italian playwright, actor and poet Eduardo De Filippo. It is the basis for the 1950 Spanish-language Argentine musical film ' ...
'' by the Neapolitan actor and author
Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo OMRI (; 26 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan language, Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and ...
, which had been previously performed in
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with great success by the company of Tita Merello. It was adapted by Ariel Cortazzo and María Cruz Regás. It starred Tita Merello, again, and Guillermo Battaglia. Costumes were designed by Héctor Fernández Gómez. The film was remade in 1964 as the
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film ''
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'' (''Matrimonio all'italiana'').


Reception

The film is remembered for offering to Merello what is considered one of her best film roles. It was also noted for its focus on biological and fictional paternity and the strong resonance of the theme in Argentinian society.


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IMDb entry
1950 films 1950 musical films Argentine musical films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Eduardo De Filippo Argentine films based on plays Argentine black-and-white films 1950s Argentine films Spanish-language musical films Films scored by George Andreani {{musical-film-stub