Catene (1949 film)

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Directed by Raffaello Matarazzo
Written by Libero Bovio
Starring Amedeo Nazzari
Music by Gino Campese
Cinematography Carlo Montuori
Running time 90 min
Country Italy
Language Italian

Catene (internationally released as Chains) is a 1949 Italian film in the Melodrama genre directed by Raffaello Matarazzo . It had an impressive commercial success, being seen by 6 million people, one in eight Italians of the time,[1] and was followed by a series of other six successful films still directed by Matarazzo and featuring the couple Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson.[2][3] The film was remade in 1974.

Plot and outline

A husband killed his wife's ex-boyfriend, who was blackmailing her. Escapes and the adulterous woman is said to save it. He first hunting from home, but then believes in his innocence. Starring Amedeo Nazzari and actress of Greek origin Yvonne Sanson. Maligned by critics because it did not conform to precepts of neorealism,[3] this did prevent its unexpected box office success.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Rossella Riccobono. The Poetics of the Margins: Mapping Europe from the Interstices. Peter Lang, 2010. ISBN 3034301588. 
  2. ↑ Gino Moliterno. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 0810868962. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dave Kehr "The Italian Potboiler’s Master Chef", New York Times, 24 June 2011

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