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Prelude to Madness
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Wikipedia article
'Prelude to Madness' or 'Loveless Lovers' (Italian: 'Amanti senza amore') is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi and Jean Servais.Gundle p.129 It is inspired by the 1889 novella 'The Kreutzer Sonata' by Leo Tolstoy.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. Location shooting took place in Orvieto and San Remo. It earned around 55 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.29
Cast
* Clara Calamai as Elena Leonardi
* Roldano Lupi as Piero Leonardi
* Jean Servais as Enrico Miller - il violinista
* Maria Melvin as Madre di Elena
* Lucio Marsaglia as Direttore del Casin
* Ivo Sogliano as Segretario di Miller
References
Bibliography
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. 'Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959'. Gremese Editore, 1991.
* Gundle, Stephen. 'Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism'. Berghahn Books, 2019.
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