''The Lovers of Ravello'' (Italian: ''Gli amanti di Ravello'') is a 1951 Italian

melodrama film A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

directed by

Francesco De Robertis Francesco De Robertis (1902–1959) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. His semi-documentary film-making style of the early 1940s has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealism.Bondanella, p. 32 Se ...

and starring Lida Baarova,

Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti (born Pasquale Ferzetti; 17 March 1925 – 2 December 2015) was an Italian actor with more than 160 credits across film, television, and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s. Ferzetti's first leading role ...

and

Carlo Ninchi Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 27 April 1974 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Selected filmogra ...

.Lancia & Poppi p.319 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad ...

Main cast

* Lida Baarova as Ida *

as Sandro Deodata *

Leonora Ruffo Leonora Ruffo (13 January 1935 – 25 May 2007) was an Italian film actress. Career Born in Rome as Bruna Bovi, the daughter of Angelo Bovi, basketball coach of Ginnastica Roma, Italian Championship pluri-winner, Ruffo failed to obtain the main ...

as Bruna Falchi *

as Matteo *

Olga Solbelli Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russ ...

as governante *

Rino Salviati Gastone Tisalvi, best known as Rino Salviati (12 June 1922 – 2 January 2016) was an Italian singer, guitarist and film actor. Life and career Born in Montelibretti, Salviati started his career in 1940, performing in a series of shows for the a ...

as Mario *

Nino Milano Nino or Niño may refer to: *Nino (name) *Niño (name) * Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" *El Niño, a climate pattern in the tropical Pacific Ocean *NINO, an abbreviation for National Insurance number in th ...

as Gennarino * Alberto Nucci as Dario * Ivana Ferri as Ragazza * Cesira Vianello as Ispettrice * Aristide Spelta as Arciprete * Attilio Tosato as Amministratore

References

Bibliography

* Enrico Lancia & Roberto Poppi. ''Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2003.

External links

* 1950s Italian-language films 1951 films Films directed by Francesco De Robertis Films set in Campania 1951 drama films Italian drama films Ravello Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub