''Love Me, Alfredo!'' (Italian: ''Amami, Alfredo!'') is a 1940 Italian romantic

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Nowell-Smith p.57 It portrays the relationship between an established

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and her lover an unknown composer. The title is a reference to

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's '' La Traviata''. It was shot at

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Cast

as Maria Dalgeri *

as Il compositore Giacomo Varni *

as Luisa Traller *

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as Cecè *

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as Romanelli * Aristide Baghetti as Il sovrintendente * Carmen Fortis as Una spettatrice

References

Bibliography

* Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. ''The Companion to Italian Cinema''. Cassell, 1996.

External links

* 1940 films Italian romantic drama films 1940 romantic drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian historical romance films 1940s historical romance films Films set in Milan 1940 comedy films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub