''Giacomo the Idealist'' (Italian: ''Giacomo l'idealista'') is a 1943 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Career
Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...
and starring
Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...
,
Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother.
Biography
Her first screen appearance was ...
and
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor.
Biography
Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ...
.
[Moliterno p.267] It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada.
It is based on the novel with the same name by
Emilio De Marchi.
It was shot at the
Fert Studios
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in
Turin
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with sets designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Fulvio Jacchia. It belongs to the movies of the
calligrafismo
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style.
Cast
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Massimo Serato
Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years.
Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...
as Giacomo Lanzavecchia
*
Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother.
Biography
Her first screen appearance was ...
as Celestina
*
Andrea Checchi
Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor.
Biography
Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ...
as Giacinto Magnenzio
*
Tina Lattanzi
Tina Lattanzi (born Annunziata Concetta Costantini; 5 December 1897 – 25 October 1997) was an Italian actress and voice actress.
Biography
A native of Licenza and the daughter of Ercole Costantini and Geltrude Montori, Lattanzi began her actin ...
as Countess Cristina Magnenzio
*
Armando Migliari
Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Latium, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934 ...
as Mr. Mangano
*
Giacinto Molteni Giacinto is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Giacinto Achilli (1803–1860), Italian Roman Catholic discharged from the priesthood for sexual misconduct
* Giacinto Allegrini (born 1989), Italian professional fo ...
as Count Magnenzio
*
Giulio Tempesti as Don Lorenzo
*
Attilio Dottesio
Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985.
Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ...
as Battistella Lanzavecchia
*
Domenico Viglione Borghese
Domenico Viglione Borghese (13 July 1877 – 26 October 1957) was an Italian operatic baritone and actor.
Early life
Born in Mondovì, he gave up his studies in medicine to dedicate himself to the study of singing, first in Milan and later with ...
as Il padre di Giacomo
*
Silvia Leandri as Lisa, sorella di Giacomo
References
Bibliography
* Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.
External links
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1943 films
Films directed by Alberto Lattuada
1943 drama films
Italian drama films
Films based on Italian novels
Italian black-and-white films
1940s Italian-language films
1943 directorial debut films
1940s Italian films
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