Goodbye Youth (1927 film)
Goodbye Youth (Italian: Addio giovinezza!) is a 1927 Italian silent drama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Walter Slezak, Elena Sangro and Carmen Boni.[1] The film was adapted from the 1911 play of the same name by Nino Oxilia and Sandro Camasio.
| Goodbye Youth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Augusto Genina |
| Written by | Sandro Camasio (play) Nino Oxilia (play) Luciano Doria Augusto Genina |
| Starring | Walter Slezak Elena Sangro Carmen Boni |
| Cinematography | Antonio Martini Carlo Montuori |
Production company | Genina Film |
Release date | 31 January 1927 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film is set in Turin at the beginning of the Twentieth century, where a student begins a romance with a seamstress Dorina. However, he is lured away by a sophisticated older woman leaving Dorina distressed. Genina had previously directed an earlier version of the play in 1918. It was remade as a sound film of the same title in 1940.
Cast
References
- Goble p. 356
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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