''Napoli piange e ride'' (i. e. " Naples cries and laughs") is a 1954 Italian

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

melodrama 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 ...

film written and directed by

Flavio Calzavara Flavio Calzavara (21 February 1900 – 10 March 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 21 films between 1939 and 1956. Filmography * ''Canzone proibita'' (1956) * ''Gli occhi senza luce'' (1956) * ''Napoli piange ...

and starring

Luciano Tajoli Luciano Tajoli (17 April 1920 – 3 August 1996) was an Italian singer and actor. Music festival Luciano Tajoli participated several times (1961, 1962, 1963, and 1970) in the Sanremo Music Festival, winning in 1961 with the song Al di là.Mar ...

and Jula De Palma .

Plot

Luciano had to give up singing and his theatrical career following an accident, which made him paralyzed: he is a watchmaker. when the master blasi, a well-known Don Giovanni, discovers that Marisa, Luciano's wife, has a beautiful voice and gets her a profitable contract, the watchmaker, suspecting an affair, is saddened by it. blasi proposes to the woman to run away with him and when she refuses, she enters Marisa's house at night and tries to use violence on her. the woman reacts and in the fight blasi is mortally wounded by a shot from his own gun. Piero, the fiancé of Luciano's sister, rushes in and in a fit of generosity, to save Marisa, pleads guilty to the killing. Luciano, as he hurries home, falls from his wheelchair and suffers a serious trauma. he is exposed to the danger of becoming blind: in order to bear the cost of a difficult operation, Marisa decides to keep the contract she had canceled. the operation succeeds. the police discover piero's innocence, confirmed by marisa, who until now had been silent so as not to grieve luciano. Marisa, although cleared of all charges, feels unworthy to return to her husband; but after some time, Luciano is reunited with his wife

Cast

as Luciano Celli * Jula De Palma as Marisa Celli * Janet Vidor as Marcella Celli *

Dante Maggio Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institu ...

as Ciccillo * Vittorio Sanipoli as Michele Blasi *

Vincenzo Musolino Vincenzo Musolino (9 May 1930 – 9 May 1969) was an Italian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Life and career Musolino was born in Reggio Calabria into a humble family, and lived as a fisherman. During the military service he held i ...

as Pietro * Edoardo Toniolo as Commendator Alberti * Nino Milano as Gaetano * Maresa Horn as Liliana * Anna Pretolani as Carmela *

Enzo Maggio Enzo Maggio (10 October 1902 – 13 July 1978) was an Italian actor. Born Vincenzo Maggio in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio made a long apprenticeship in the avanspettacolo theaters before and during the Second World War. On stage, he w ...

as The Accordionist * Carlo Marrazzini as Gaetano * Renato Navarrini as The Doctor

References

External links

* Italian drama films 1954 musical films 1954 films Films directed by Flavio Calzavara Films set in Naples 1954 drama films Italian black-and-white films Italian musical drama films 1950s Italian films {{drama-film-stub