''The Street Has Many Dreams'' (Italian: ''Molti sogni per le strade'') is a 1948 Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
The cousin of Augusto Genina, he made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. H ...
and starring
Anna Magnani
Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of characters.
Born in Rome, she worked her ...
,
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.
Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying eng ...
and
Checco Rissone
Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta. He debuted on stage at a young age and ...
.
[Mera & Burnand p.32] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Alberto Boccianti
Alberto Boccianti was an Italian art directorBayman p.192 who designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943)
* ''Special Correspondents'' (1943)
* '' Come Back to S ...
.
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Miguel Mera & David Burnand. ''European Film Music''. Ashgate Publishing, 2006.
External links
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1948 films
Italian comedy films
1948 comedy films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Mario Camerini
Italian black-and-white films
Lux Film films
1940s Italian films
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