The Old Lady

The Old Lady
The Old Lady
Directed by	Amleto Palermi
Written by	Amleto Palermi; Orsino Orsini
Starring	Emma Gramatica ; Maurizio D'Ancora ; Armando Falconi
Cinematography	Giovanni Vitrotti
Edited by	Amleto Palermi
Music by	Umberto Mancini
Production; company	Caesar Film
Distributed by	Caesar Film
Release date	26 February 1932;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Old Lady (Italian: La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Emma Gramatica, Maurizio D'Ancora and Armando Falconi. It also features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.^[1] ^[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Redo Romagnoli.

Synopsis

Maria, an elderly but impoverished aristocrat, works as a roasted chestnut vendor in order to maintain a pretend show of wealth for her niece whose education she is supporting.

Cast

Emma Gramatica as Maria
Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina
Maurizio D'Ancora as Fausto
Armando Falconi as Zaganello
Memo Benassi as Lenticcio
Vittorio De Sica as Il fine dicitore
Anna Maria Dossena as Bianca La Nipotina
Camillo Pilotto as Il commissario
Ugo Ceseri as Il padre di Fausto
Umberto Sacripante as Un cliente dell'osteria dal Cordaro
Lydia Simoneschi

References

^ Jason Ankeny (2011). "Vittorio De Sica: Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
^ Katz p.498

Bibliography

Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. Crowell, 1979.

External links

The Old Lady at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Jason Ankeny (2011). "Vittorio De Sica: Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

[2] Katz p.498

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