''Anonimo Veneziano'' ( en, The Anonymous Venetian) is a 1970

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film written and directed by the famous Italian actor

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in his debut as a film director.The New York Times
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actor

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and

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ian actress

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. The film is especially notable for its romantic musical score, composed by

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. In the movie's musical score there is also an Adagio, erroneously attributed to the Baroque Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello (31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739). In reality, the author of the D concerto for oboe and orchestra was his older brother Alessandro (1 February 1673 – 19 June 1747). In 1970,

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), later performing it at the

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recorded it as "Anonimo veneziano" (English and Italian versions, 1970) and "Venise Va Mourir" (1971, French version). Singers

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(1971),

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(1971),

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(1971), and

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(as "To Be the One You Love", 1973), also performed the piece.

Plot

A Venetian musician is affected by an incurable disease. He arranges to meet his wife, who is now living with another man in another city, but does not tell her about his condition. They walk through the streets and channels of Venice. They remember the happy times when they lived together, she is in blissful ignorance of his terminal illness. He has to play a classic concert piece, recently discovered, but with no known composer, the 'Anonymous Venetian', in a recording studio. She finally realizes that she is still in love with him.

Awards

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: Best Actress (Florinda Bolkan), Special David to Enrico Maria Salerno. *

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

: Best Cinematography in Color (Marcello Gatti), Best Score (Stelvio Cipriani).

References

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