''Prelude to Madness'' or ''Loveless Lovers'' (Italian: ''Amanti senza amore'') is a 1948 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 ...
directed by
Gianni Franciolini
Gianni Franciolini (1 June 1910 – 1 January 1960) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1939 and 1959.
Life and career
Born in Florence, in 1929 he moved to Paris to study journalism; there he came ...
and starring
Clara Calamai
Clara Calamai (7 September 1909 – 21 September 1998) was an Italian actress.
She was one of the most famous and popular Italian actresses in the 1930s and 1940s, sharing the limelight with actresses such as Alida Valli, Valentina Cortese, an ...
,
Roldano Lupi
Roldano Lupi (8 February 1909 – 13 August 1989) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1942 and 1967. He was born in Milan, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Jealousy'' (1942)
* ''Yes, Madam'' ...
and
Jean Servais
Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.
He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later act ...
. It is inspired by the 1889 novella ''
The Kreutzer Sonata
''The Kreutzer Sonata'' (russian: Крейцерова соната, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is a ...
'' by
Leo Tolstoy
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.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director Piero Gherardi.
Location shooting
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The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for ex ...
took place in
Orvieto and
San Remo. It earned around 55 million
lira at the box office.
[Chiti & Poppi p.29]
Cast
*
Clara Calamai
Clara Calamai (7 September 1909 – 21 September 1998) was an Italian actress.
She was one of the most famous and popular Italian actresses in the 1930s and 1940s, sharing the limelight with actresses such as Alida Valli, Valentina Cortese, an ...
as Elena Leonardi
*
Roldano Lupi
Roldano Lupi (8 February 1909 – 13 August 1989) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1942 and 1967. He was born in Milan, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Jealousy'' (1942)
* ''Yes, Madam'' ...
as Piero Leonardi
*
Jean Servais
Jean Servais (; 24 September 1910 – 17 February 1976) was a Belgian film and stage actor. He acted in many 20th century French cinema productions, from the 1930s through the early 1970s.
He was married to Gilberte Graillot, and later act ...
as Enrico Miller – il violinista
* Maria Melvin as Madre di Elena
* Lucio Marsaglia as Direttore del Casinò
* Ivo Sogliano as Segretario di Miller
References
Bibliography
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.
* Gundle, Stephen. ''Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism''. Berghahn Books, 2019.
External links
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1948 films
Italian drama films
1948 drama films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Gianni Franciolini
Lux Film films
1940s Italian films
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