''Red Roses'' () is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones"

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

and

Giuseppe Amato Giuseppe Amato (born Giuseppe Vasaturo; 24 August 1899 – 3 February 1964) was an Italian film producer, screenwriter and director. He produced 58 films between 1932 and 1961, and is especially known for ''Bicycle Thieves''. He was born in ...

and starring De Sica,

Renée Saint-Cyr Renée Saint-Cyr (; 16 November 1904 – 11 July 2004) was a French actress. Born Marie-Louise Catherine Eugénie Renée Vittore, she appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lautner, who also achie ...

, and

Vivi Gioi Vivi Gioi (born Vivienne Trumpy; 2 January 1917 – 12 July 1975) was an Italian actress. Her alternative professional last name Diesca was an anagram of De Sica, the famous actor and director with whom she was in love. She is remembered for '' ...

. It was De Sica's first film as a director. De Sica had previously appeared in a 1936 production of the stage play by

Aldo De Benedetti Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Marco Visconti (1925 film), Marco Vis ...

on which it was based.Cardullo p.117 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was a Dalmatian Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Tab ...

Plot

When

as Maria Verani, gets a delivery of a bunch of scarlet roses, it starts a series of events between the adulterers but the focus is on the spouses themselves. The husband

as Alberto Verani, test to see if she will betray him, but repents of his actions and goes back to her.

Cast

as Alberto Verani *

as Maria Verani *

Umberto Melnati Umberto Melnati (17 June 1897 – 30 March 1979) was an Italian film actor He appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1962. He starred in films such as the Mario Mattoli 1936 film ''L'uomo che sorride'' and ''Il signor Max'' (1937). He ...

as Tommaso Savelli *

as Clara *

Luisella Beghi Luisella Beghi (1922–2006) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Parma, at very young age Beghi moved to Rome where she was one of the first female students of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Graduated in 1938, ...

as Rosina, the waitress * Rubi Dalma as the Countess * Carlo Ranieri as the gardener * Livia Minelli as the flower girl * Olga von Kollar *

Aristide Garbini Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * '' Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * '' Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''A ...

References

Bibliography

* Cardullo, Bert. ''Vittorio De Sica: Actor, Director, Auteur''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.

External links

* 1940 films 1940 comedy films 1940 directorial debut films 1940 lost films 1940s Italian films 1940s Italian-language films Films based on works by Aldo De Benedetti Films directed by Giuseppe Amato Films directed by Vittorio De Sica Films produced by Angelo Rizzoli Films scored by Renzo Rossellini Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films Italian comedy films Italian-language comedy films Lost Italian films Minerva Film films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub