''Dieci canzoni d'amore da salvare'' (English title: "Ten Love Songs") is a 1953 Italian film directed by

Flavio Calzavara Flavio Calzavara (21 February 1900 – 10 March 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1939 and 1956. Filmography * ''Canzone proibita'' (1956) * ''Gli occhi senza luce'' (1956) * ''Napoli piange ...

. The plot concerns a songwriter, played by

Jacques Sernas Jokūbas Bernardas Šernas (30 July 1925 – 3 July 2015), commonly known as Jacques Sernas and sometimes credited as Jack Sernas, was a Lithuanian-born French actor with an international film career. Biography He was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, ...

who leaves his sweetheart and publisher when he learns that he is going blind.Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959 - Page 118 "... Jacques Sernas (Pietro Niccoli), Brunella Bovo (Carmela), Franca Ta- mantini (Giovanna), Enrico Viarisio (Giulio), Luigi Pavese (signor ... Soggetto: Giovanna, segretaria di Pietro, un compositore di canzoni rimasto cieco, fa credere di essere la vera autrice di quelli che .." Supporting Sernas were

Brunella Bovo Brunella Bovo (4 March 1932 – 21 February 2017) was an Italian film actress. Life and career Born in Padua, Italy, after having had her film debut with a minor role in ''Ho sognato il paradiso'' and after having not been admitted to the Cent ...

Franca Tamantini Franca Tamantini (24 August 1931 – 11 August 2014) was an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Rome, since young age Tamantini studied piano, singing and classical dance at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma. In 19 ...

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Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ...

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1953 films 1953 musical films Italian musical films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films 1950s Italian-language films {{Musical-film-stub