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Carmela (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Carmela' is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Flavio Calzavara, starring Doris Duranti and Pl Jvor. It is set on a small island in the Strait of Sicily in 1893, and tells the story of a young woman who is seduced by a soldier who promises to marry her, only to be abandoned soon after. When a new soldier is stationed on the island she tries to convince him to make the first soldier return. The film is based on Edmondo De Amicis' 1869 short story "Vita Militare".
Cast
* Doris Duranti as Carmela Ferrari
* Pl Jvor as Il tenente Carlo Salvini
* Aldo Silvani as Il dottor Giulio Cavagnetti
* Egisto Olivieri as Il sindaco
* Anna Capodaglio as La madre di Carmela
* Bella Starace Sainati as Mamma Ada, la fattuchierra
* Enza Delbi as Teresita, la figlia del sindaco
* Lola Braccini as La moglie del sindaco
References
Category:1942 drama films
Category:1942 films
Category:Films based on short fiction
Category:Films based on works by Edmondo De Amicis
Category:Films directed by Flavio Calzavara
Category:Films set in 1893
Category:Italian drama films
Category:1940s Italian-language films
Category:Italian black-and-white films
Category:1940s Italian films
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