''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (Italian:''Il peccato di Rogelia Sanchez'') is a 1940 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
Carlo Borghesio
Carlo Borghesio (24 June 1905 – 12 November 1983) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating ...
and
Roberto de Ribón
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory ...
and starring
Germaine Montero
Germaine Montero (1909–2000) was a French singer and a stage, television and film actress.Conway p.87
Partial filmography
* '' Sapho'' (1934) - Madame Sombreuse
* ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) - Rogelia Sanchez
* '' Saint Rogelia'' (19 ...
,
Juan de Landa
Juan de Landa (1894–1968) was a Spanish film actor, who was born in the Basque Country. de Landa entered the film industry in 1930 following the arrival of sound film. He initially acted in Spanish-language versions of Hollywood films, but lat ...
and
Rafael Rivelles
Rafael Félix Rivelles Guillén (23 December 1898 — 3 December 1971) was a Spanish actor born in El Cabañal (El Cabanyal), a small town in the province of Valencia, Spain. Son of play actor José Rivelles and play actress Amparo Guillén, he ...
.
[Balma p.128]
It was made at
Cinecitta as part of an Italian-Spanish film agreement, with a separate Spanish-language version ''
Saint Rogelia
''Saint Rogelia'' (Spanish:''Santa Rogelia'') is a 1940 Spanish drama film directed by Roberto de Ribón and starring Germaine Montero, Rafael Rivelles and Juan de Landa. It was shot at Cinecitta in Rome as part of an agreement between Francisco Fr ...
'' also been produced. It was based on a 1926 novel by
Armando Palacio Valdés
Armando Palacio Valdés (4 October 185329 January 1938) was a Spanish novelist and critic.
Biography
Armando Francisco Bonifacio Palacio y Rodríguez-Valdés was born at Entralgo in the province of Asturias on 4 October 1853, eldest son of Silver ...
. The film's sets were designed by
Guido Fiorini
Guido Fiorini (1897–1966) was an Italian engineer, architect and art director.Poretti p.128 He was associated with the futurist movement.
Selected filmography
* ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934)
* ''Just Married'' (1934)
* ''Red Passport'' (1935)
* '' ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Philip Balma. ''Edith Bruck in the Mirror: Fictional Transitions and Cinematic Narratives''. Purdue University Press, 2014.
External links
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1940 drama films
1940s multilingual films
Italian drama films
1940 films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Carlo Borghesio
Italian multilingual films
Films scored by Giovanni Fusco
Italian black-and-white films
1940s Italian films
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