For the Love of Mariastella explained

For the Love of Mariastella
Story:Giuseppe Zucca
Ovidio Imara
Screenplay:Pino Mercanti
Giuseppe Zucca
Natale Di Cristina
Cinematography:Giuseppe La Torre
Producer:O.F.S. Palermo
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

For the Love of Mariastella (Italian: '''Malacarne''', also known as Turi della tonnara) is a 1946 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. Based on a story of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe Zucca, it was mainly shot in the tonnara of Castellammare del Golfo, with some scenes shot in the tonnaras of Scopello and of San Vito Lo Capo.[1] [2] It is considered as a progenitor of pink neorealism.[3]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. 8876055487.
  2. Book: Stefano Beccastrini. Idea di un'isola: viaggio cinematografico nell'ambiente naturale e culturale della Sicilia. 2005. Aska, 2005. 8875420572.
  3. News: Umberto Cantone. Pino Mercanti, palermitano di cappa e spada. 27 June 2015. La Repubblica. 14 December 2014.