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Cronaca nera
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Wikipedia article
'Cronaca nera' (Italian for 'Black news') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Mara Denis, Gino Cervi and Andrea Checchi. The title refers to the section given over to crime stories in Italian newspapers.
Plot synopsis
A mob boss (Gino Cervi) wanted by the police takes refuge at the home of his unsuspecting associate's (Andrea Checchi) honest family, aiming to regroup his gang again when the time is right. In the process, he falls in love with his associates sister (Mara Denis) and decides to go straight.
Critical reception
On the occasion of 'Cronaca nera's 2015 showing on Harvard's film program, the film was described as "neorealist cinema itself" and as "exemplifying the fatalism associated with noir" in "films such as 'Ossessione' (1943)." The program also noted that "among the films screenwriters are Sergio Amidei and Cesare Zavattini, who between them worked on most of the postwar masterpieces by Rossellini and de Sica."
Cast
* Mara Denis
* Gino Cervi
* Andrea Checchi
* Giuseppe Porelli
* Luigi Almirante
* Manoel Roero
* Renato Chiantoni
* Marisa Vernati
* Giannina Chiantoni
* Jucci Kellerman
* Luigi Pavese
* Armando Guarnieri
References
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