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A Wrong Way to Love
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Wikipedia article
'A Wrong Way to Love' is a 1969 Italian drama film. It was directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars Nieves Navarro, Gianni Macchia, Micaela Pignatelli, Lucio Dalla, and Lea Lander.[https://archive.today/20130706015057/http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-1M02/amarsi-male/quotes/ 'Amarsi male' in Cinema.theiapolis.com]
Production
The female lead actress initially chosen was Lucia Bos, later replaced by Pier Angeli and ultimately by Nieves Navarro.Manlio Gomarasca, 'Amarsi male', in 'Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52. The singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla was given a comical sidekick role.Paolo Mereghetti, 'Amarsi male', in 'Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112. The male protagonist's surname, Tessari, is a Di Leo's homage to his real life friend Duccio Tessari. The best known actor in the cast, Gary Merrill, has only a supporting role. The film has cameos of Giancarlo Cobelli and Maria Monti, as two small-theater performers. The director Di Leo appears uncredited as a client in a brothel.
Reception
The film was a box office failure; in 1972 it was re-released under the title 'Brucia amore brucia', a reference the previous Di Leo's film, 'Brucia, ragazzo, brucia', which had been a hit, but still failed to be profitable.
The film has been generally badly received by critics. In his analysis of the film, Paolo Mereghetti described it as an attempt to describe the social turmoil of the late 1960s, which falls into "the clichs of melodrama". According to Manlio Gomarasca, the film is a "soulless shell", formally very good, even exceeding the previous Di Leo's films, but empty in its contents. Gomarasca identifies as the main reason for the failure of the film the lack of courage in its erotic and social aspects, probably a result of the censorship issues Di Leo had suffered with his previous film 'Brucia, ragazzo, brucia'.
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