The musicarello (; plural: musicarelli) is a film
subgenre
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which emerged in
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and which is characterised by the presence in main roles of young singers, already famous among their peers, and their new record album. In the films there are almost always tender and chaste love stories accompanied by the desire to have fun and dance without thoughts.
Musicarelli reflect the desire and need for emancipation of young
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, highlighting some generational frictions.
The genre began in the late 1950s, and had its peak of production in the 1960s.
Name
According to critics, the name "musicarello" is a reference to the successful TV series ''
Carosello''.
In particular, the name "musicarello" combines the words "'" ("music") and "''Carosello''": in fact, the singers who were the protagonists of the musicarelli, thanks to their notoriety, often appeared in many episodes of TV series ''Carosello''.
Background
The genre began in the late 1950s, and had its peak of production in the 1960s.
The film which started the genre is considered to be ''
I ragazzi del Juke-Box'' (1959) by
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he ga ...
.
[ The musicarelli were inspired by two American musicals, in particular '' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) by ]Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Biography
Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, Richard Thorpe began his ...
and earlier '' Love Me Tender'' (1956) by Robert D. Webb, both starring Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
.
One of the pioneering films of the musicarelli was the version for the Italian market of the American musical film '' Go, Johnny, Go!'' (1959) by Paul Landres
Paul Landres (1912–2001) was an American film and television editor and director. He directed episodes of '' The Lone Ranger'', ''Maverick'' and '' Flipper'', among many other TV series.
He directed the vampire film ''The Return of Dracula ...
starring Jimmy Clanton, Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...
, Ritchie Valens
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...
and Eddie Cochran
Ray Edward Cochran (; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. Cochran's songs, such as "Twenty Flight Rock", "Summertime Blues", "C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire ...
released in Italy as ''Vai, Johnny vai!''. Some sequences were inserted from scratch in the film with the Italian singer Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...
who introduces and concludes the story by playing some of his songs.
Characteristics
Musicarello is characterised by the presence in main roles of young singers, already famous among their peers, and their new record album. At the heart of the musicarello is a hit song, or a song that the producers hoped would become a hit, that usually shares its title with the film itself and sometimes has lyrics depicting a part of the plot.
Musicarello can be defined as the forerunner of the music video, a way of bringing teenagers to the cinema attracted by the plot as by the singers' performances. In fact, the films are born from agreements between record companies and film companies. In the films there are almost always tender and chaste love stories accompanied by the desire to have fun and dance without thoughts.
Unlike most film musicals, this subgenre has an evident age-based focus while musical films until that time had been produced in a way generally undifferentiated for tastes and ages, musicarello is explicitly targeted to a youthful audience and usually has in its plot a vague polemic against conformism and bourgeois attitudes,[ even if it does not fail to reflect the desire and need for emancipation of young Italians, highlighting some generational frictions.]
The genre was referred to as a curious mix between fotoromanzi
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, traditional comedy, hit songs and tentative references to tensions between generations.[ The key figures in this genre were directors ]Piero Vivarelli
Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist.
Vivarelli was born in Siena. After his father's death in 1942 at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans, Vivarelli joined the Republ ...
, Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
, Domenico Paolella
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Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journa ...
, Sergio Sollima, Mario Mattoli
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His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
, Ruggero Deodato
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His career has spanned a wide-range of genres including peplum, comedy, drama, poliziottesco and science fiction, yet he is perhaps best known f ...
, Enzo Trapani
Enzo Trapani (1922–1989) was an Italian screenwriter, set designer, TV show producer/director and film director.Pruzzo & Lancia p.118
Selected filmography
* ''Turri il bandito'' (1950)
* ''Destiny'' (1951)
* ''Brief Rapture'' (1951)
* ''Viva il ...
and Bruno Corbucci
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The vast majority of ...
, and actor-singers Gianni Morandi
Gianni Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer.
Early life
Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the ...
, Al Bano, Mal Ryder
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, Tony Renis
Tony Renis (born 13 May 1938), stage name of Elio Cesari, is an Italian singer, composer, music producer and film actor.
Life and career
Renis was born in Milan. In the mid-1950s he met with Adriano Celentano, and the two started performing an i ...
, Adriano Celentano
Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...
, Bobby Solo
Roberto Satti better known as Bobby Solo (born 18 March 1945) is an Italian singer, musician and film actor.
Singing career
In 1964, Solo participated in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Una lacrima sul viso" ("A Tear on your Face", w ...
, Orietta Berti
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Biography
Born in Cavriago, Berti began her career in 1962 and had her first success in 1965 with the song "Tu sei quello" (Yo ...
, Little Tony, Mina Mazzini, Rita Pavone
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Singing career
She was born in Turin, Italy. In 1962 she participated in, and won, the first Festival degli Sco ...
and Caterina Caselli
Caterina Caselli (born 10 April 1946) is an Italian record producer, music executive, singer and bass player.
Biography
Caselli was born in Modena but grew up in Sassuolo. She started her music career by playing bass in local clubs.
In 1966 s ...
.
End
With the arrival of the 1968 student protests
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In the United States, these protests marked a turning point for the ci ...
the genre started to decline, because the generational revolt became explicitly political and at the same time there was no longer a music equally directed to the whole youth audience.[ For some time the duo ]Al Bano and Romina Power
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continued to enjoy success in musicarello films, but their films (like their songs) were a return to the traditional melody, and to the musical films of the previous decades.[
]
Notable films
* ''Ragazzi del Juke-Box
''Ragazzi del Juke-Box'' (a.k.a. ''Juke-Box Kids'') is a 1959 Italian " musicarello" film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci and starring Mario Carotenuto, Elke Sommer and Anthony Steffen. Lucio Fulci has a cameo in the film as a festival ...
'' by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he ga ...
(1959)
* ''Juke box urli d'amore
''Juke box - Urli d'amore'' is a 1959 "musicarello" (musical comedy film), directed by Mauro Morassi. The film stars Mario Carotenuto and the singers Mina and Adriano Celentano.
Plot
Mario, a little slacker who thrives on his wits, has just been ...
'' by Mauro Morassi Mauro may refer to:
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* Bruno Mauro (born 1973), Angolan footballer
* ...
(1959)
* ''Appuntamento a Ischia
''Appuntamento a Ischia'' is a 1960 Italian "musicarello" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Domenico Modugno.
Cast
* Domenico Modugno as Mimmo
* Antonella Lualdi as Mirella Argente
* Maria Letizia Gazzoni as Letizia
* Carlo C ...
'' by Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
(1960)
* ''Howlers in the Dock
''Howlers in the Dock'' ( it, Urlatori alla sbarra) is a 1960 Italian "musicarello" film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It is also known as ''Howlers of the Dock'' in some reference books. The film was shown on Italian TV under a longe ...
'' by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he ga ...
(1960)
* ''5 marines per 100 ragazze
''5 marines per 100 ragazze'' is a 1961 Italian " musicarello" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Virna Lisi.
Cast
* Virna Lisi as Grazia
* Mario Carotenuto as Admiral Michigan
* Hélène Chanel as Elena
* Little Tony as Ton ...
'' by Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
(1961)
* '' Appuntamento in riviera'' by Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
(1962)
* ''Tears on Your Face
''Tears on Your Face'' (Italian: ''Una lacrima sul viso'') is a 1964 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is named after the Bobby Solo's hit song " Una lacrima sul viso".Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei ...
'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1964)
* '' Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone'' by Bruno Corbucci
Bruno Corbucci (23 October 1931 – 7 September 1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was the younger brother of Sergio Corbucci, and wrote many of his films. He was born in Rome, where he also died.
The vast majority of ...
and Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi (14 November 1917 – 25 February 2001) was an Italian screenwriter, journalist and film director. He was sometimes credited as Gianni Grimaldi.
Biography
Born in Catania, Sicily, Grimaldi entered the cinema industry in 1 ...
(1965)
* ''Soldati e caporali
''Soldati e caporali'' (translation: ''Soldiers and Corporals'') is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" comedy military film directed by Mario Amendola starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Cast
*Franco Franchi as Franco
*Ciccio Ingrassia as Ciccio ...
'' by Mario Amendola
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.
Biography
Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...
(1965)
* ''Highest Pressure
''Altissima pressione'' (''Highest Pressure'') is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Enzo Trapani.
Cast
* Dino as Roberto
*Gianni Morandi
*Rosemary Dexter as Serenella
*Fabrizio Capucci
* Lucio Dalla
*Nicola Di Bari
* Micaela Esdra ...
'' by Enzo Trapani
Enzo Trapani (1922–1989) was an Italian screenwriter, set designer, TV show producer/director and film director.Pruzzo & Lancia p.118
Selected filmography
* ''Turri il bandito'' (1950)
* ''Destiny'' (1951)
* ''Brief Rapture'' (1951)
* ''Viva il ...
(1965)
* '' Non son degno di te'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1965)
* ''Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani
''Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Tullio Piacentini.
Plot
The film takes place in Ferrari, Italy about two young pizza chefs named Mario and Luigi that traverse all around the town looking for ...
'' by Tullio Piacentini (1965)
* '' Rita, la figlia americana'' by Piero Vivarelli
Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist.
Vivarelli was born in Siena. After his father's death in 1942 at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans, Vivarelli joined the Republ ...
(1965)
* '' Viale della canzone'' by Tullio Piacentini (1965)
* ''Te lo leggo negli occhi
''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque.
Cast
*Agnès Spaak as Serenella
* Dino as Dino
*Nino Taranto as Gennaro
*Mario Pisu as Dino's Father
*Tecla Scarano as Filomena
*Anna Campori as ...
'' by Camillo Mastrocinque
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(1965)
* '' Mi vedrai tornare'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1966)
* ''Rita the Mosquito
''Rita the Mosquito'' ( it, Rita la zanzara) is a 1966 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It has a sequel, '' Don't Sting the Mosquito''.
Plot
Cast
* Rita Pavone: Rita
* Gianca ...
'' by George Brown (Lina Wertmüller
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...
) (1966)
* '' Perdono'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1966)
* '' Se non avessi più te'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1966)
* '' Nessuno mi può giudicare'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1966)
* '' Cuore matto... matto da legare'' by Mario Amendola
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.
Biography
Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...
(1967)
* '' The Crazy Kids of the War'' by Steno (1967)
* ''Io non protesto, io amo
''Io non protesto, io amo'' (Italian for ''I don't protest, I love'') is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" film written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Caterina Caselli and Terence Hill (here credited as Mario Girotti).Daniele Magni, ''Cuo ...
'' by Ferdinando Baldi (1967)
* ''Rita of the West
''Rita of the West'' ( it, Little Rita nel West, also known as ''Crazy Westerners''), is a 1967 Italian "musicarello"-Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi.
Plot
Little Rita is a traveling fun fighter, the "bestest in the West", w ...
'' by Ferdinando Baldi (1967)
* '' Nel sole'' by Aldo Grimaldi
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Born in Catania, the son of the director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father. He made hi ...
(1967)
* ''Don't Sting the Mosquito
''Don't Sting the Mosquito'' ( it, Non stuzzicate la zanzara) is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It is the sequel of ''Rita the Mosquito''.
Cast
* Rita Pavone: Rita Santang ...
'' by George Brown (Lina Wertmüller
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...
) (1967)
* '' Per amore... per magia...'' by Duccio Tessari
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Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of p ...
(1967)
* '' TuttoTotò'' (1967) by Daniele D'Anza
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Life and career
Born in Milan, D'Anza started his career on stage, in which he is best known for the direction of the antimilitarist play '' ...
* '' Peggio per me... meglio per te'' by Bruno Corbucci
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The vast majority of ...
(1967)
* ''Soldati e capelloni
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'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1967)
* '' Chimera'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1968)
* '' L'oro del mondo'' by Aldo Grimaldi
Aldo Grimaldi (1942 – 5 August 1990) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Catania, the son of the director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father. He made hi ...
(1968)
* ''The Most Beautiful Couple in the World
''The Most Beautiful Couple in the World'' (Italian: ''La più bella coppia del mondo'') is a 1968 Italian "musicarello" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Paola Quattrini and Aldo Giuffrè.Cowie, p. 330
Cast
...
'' by Camillo Mastrocinque
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(1968)
* ''Io ti amo ''Io ti amo'' is a 1968 Italian "musicarello" romantic thriller film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring
Dalida, Alberto Lupo, and Marisa Quattrini Marisa may refer to:
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'' by Antonio Margheriti
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(1968)
* ''Pensando a te
''Pensando a te'' (Italian for 'Thinking of you') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Al Bano and Romina Power.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni, 2012 ...
'' by Aldo Grimaldi
Aldo Grimaldi (1942 – 5 August 1990) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Catania, the son of the director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father. He made hi ...
(1969)
* ''Pensiero d'amore
''Pensiero d'amore'' (Italian for ''Thought of love'') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Mal and Silvia Dionisio.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni ...
'' by Mario Amendola
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.
Biography
Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...
(1969)
* '' Zingara'' by Mariano Laurenti
Mariano Laurenti (15 April 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian film director and actor.
Career
He started as a script supervisor and later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina. He directed 50 f ...
(1969)
* ''Il ragazzo che sorride
''Il ragazzo che sorride'' (Italian for ''The boy who smiles'') is a 1969 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Al Bano and Susanna Martinková.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Blo ...
'' di Aldo Grimaldi
Aldo Grimaldi (1942 – 5 August 1990) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Catania, the son of the director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father. He made hi ...
(1969)
* '' Il suo nome è Donna Rosa'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1969)
* ''W le donne
''W le donne'' (i.e. "Hurrah for the women") is a 1970 Cinema of Italy, Italian "musicarello" film directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starring Little Tony (singer), Little Tony.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodb ...
'' di Aldo Grimaldi
Aldo Grimaldi (1942 – 5 August 1990) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Catania, the son of the director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father. He made hi ...
(1970)
* '' Mezzanotte d'amore'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1970)
* ''Angeli senza paradiso
''Angeli senza paradiso'' ("''Angels without Paradise''") is a 1970 Italian "musicarello" directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is an unofficial remake of the 1933 film '' Gently My Songs Entreat'' by Willi Forst.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - ...
'' by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti
Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ...
(1970)
* '' Ma che musica maestro'' by Mariano Laurenti
Mariano Laurenti (15 April 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian film director and actor.
Career
He started as a script supervisor and later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina. He directed 50 f ...
(1971)
See also
* Cinema of Italy
The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film ...
* Music of Italy
In Italy, music has traditionally been one of the cultural markers of Italian national and ethnic identity and holds an important position in society and in politics. Italian music innovationin musical scale, harmony, notation, and theatreena ...
* Musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
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Italian films by genre
Film genres
Musical films
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1950s in film
1960s in film
1970s in film
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