Assunta Spina (1948 film) explained

Assunta Spina
Director:Mario Mattoli
Producer:Paolo Frascá
Vittorio Mottini
Starring:Anna Magnani
Eduardo De Filippo
Antonio Centa
Aldo Bufi Landi
Music:Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography:Gábor Pogány
Editing:Fernando Tropea
Studio:Ora Film
Distributor:Titanus
Runtime:91 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Assunta Spina is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia.[1] It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title Scarred. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office.[2]

Plot

The film takes place in Naples at the turn of the twentieth century. Assunta, a passionate and impulsive woman, is scarred on the face by her lover Michele for making him jealous. He is sentenced to serve two years in prison in Avellino, despite her efforts to exonerate him at the trial.While he is inside she begins a relationship with a court official. When Michele is released and kills the man, she chooses to take the blame for the crime.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. News: New York Times: Assunta Spina. https://web.archive.org/web/20071114201706/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/233670/Assunta-Spina/overview. dead. 14 November 2007. 31 July 2008. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2007. Camhi. Leslie.
  2. Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47.