Figaro and His Great Day
Figaro and His Great Day (Italian: Figaro e la sua gran giornata) is a 1931 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gianfranco Giachetti, Leda Gloria and Ugo Ceseri.[1]
| Figaro and His Great Day | |
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| Directed by | Mario Camerini |
| Written by | Arnaldo Fraccaroli (play) Tomaso Smith |
| Starring | Gianfranco Giachetti Leda Gloria Ugo Ceseri |
| Music by | Felice Lattuada |
| Cinematography | Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Giuseppe Fatigati |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Societa Anonima Stefano Pittaluga |
Release date | November 1931 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Ivo Perilli.
Synopsis
In a small town in the Veneto region, an attempt to stage Rossini's The Barber of Seville is threatened when the prima donna loses her voice. An attempt is made to replace her with a singing student, but both her father and boyfriend object.
Cast
- Gianfranco Giachetti as Piero Basoto
- Leda Gloria as Nina
- Ugo Ceseri as Rantoloni, l'impresario
- Maurizio D'Ancora as Asdrubale Chiodini
- Umberto Sacripante as Gedeone, il portaceste
- Olga Capri as Caterina, la fantesca
- Gemma Schirato as Costanza Basoto
- Augusto Bandini as Il maestro Salsuga
- Umberto Cocchi as Felicetti, il farmacista
- Giuseppe Gambardella as Gargaturi, il basso
- Achille Majeroni as Il padre di Nina
- Alfredo Martinelli as Sivoloni, il basso
- Angelo Parigi as Il tenore Pancrazi
- Carlo Ranieri as Un membro del circolo
- Raimondo Van Riel as Un delegato di polizia
- Gino Viotti as Il sindaco
References
- Celli & Cottino-Jones p.192
Bibliography
- Carlo Celli & Margo Cottino-Jones. A New Guide to Italian Cinema. Springer, 2007.
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