''The Little Teacher'' (Italian: ''La maestrina'') is a 1942 Italian

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directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Maria Denis,

Nino Besozzi Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1931 and 1970. He was born in and died in Milan, Italy. Life and career After graduating in accountancy, Besozzi made ...

and

Elvira Betrone Elvira Betrone (1881–1961) was an Italian actress of stage, film, radio and television.Cardullo p.114 Selected filmography * '' Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) * '' A Garibaldian in the Convent'' (1942) * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) * '' The Little Tea ...

. It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi.Goble p.344 It was shot at the

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and on location around

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Gino Brosio and

Ottavio Scotti Ottavio Scotti (1904–1975) was an Italian art director. Scotti was born in Umago, which was then part of Italy but is today in Croatia. He worked on more than a hundred films during his career, including Orson Welles's ''Black Magic'' which wa ...

Cast

* Maria Denis as Maria Bini, la maestrina *

as Il sindaco *

as La direttrice *

Virgilio Riento Virgilio Riento (29 November 1889 – 7 September 1959) was an Italian actor and comedian. He appeared in 108 films between 1936 and 1959. Life and career The son of a theatrical impresario, Riento made his debut on stage as a child, as a ...

as Pallone, il bidello *

Enrico Glori Enrico Musy, better known as Enrico Glori (3 August 1901 – 22 April 1966) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Naples to a wealthy family of French origin, Glori became an actor in his thirties. He spent most of his time in France whe ...

as Giacomo Macchia * Annibale Betrone as Il medico * Clara Auteri Pepe as La prima maestra * Amalia Beretta as La seconda maestra * Angela Lavagna as La terza maestra * Luciana Lucarelli as La piccola Annina *

Umberto Sacripante Umberto Sacripante (2 October 1904 – 14 January 1975) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born Umberto Sacripanti in Rome, Sacripante debuted on stage in 1921, and in 1926 he became first actor in the theatrical company Teat ...

as Il vetturino *

Claudio Ermelli Claudio Ermelli (24 July 1892 – 29 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1915 to 1962. Internationally, he is best known for his role as Giovanni, Gregory Peck's landlord in ''Roman Holiday ...

as L'usciere *

Giovanna Ralli Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film, and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13, she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Fili ...

as Una bambina

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Reich, Jacqueline Beth. ''Fascism, Film, and Female Subjectivity: The Case of Italian Cinema 1936-1943''. University of California, Berkeley, 1994.

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* 1942 films Italian drama films 1942 drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Giorgio Bianchi Films scored by Alessandro Cicognini 1940s Italian films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian films based on plays Films shot in Piedmont Remakes of Italian films Italian historical films 1940s historical films Films set in the 1900s Films based on works by Dario Niccodemi {{1940s-Italy-film-stub