The Tirrenia Studios (also known at one point as the Pisorno Studios) are a

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complex located in the Italian coastal town of

Tirrenia Tirrenia is a frazione (parish) of Pisa, Italy with a population of 3,112 inhabitants. Immersed in the pine forest of the "Litorale Pisano" and in the coast of Ligurian Sea (even if the name of the village refers to Tyrrhenian Sea, in Italian ''M ...

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. The studios were constructed between 1933-1934 and intended, along with the

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, to provide northern competition to the increasingly dominant

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.Forgacs & Gundle p.129 Tirrenia was a

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which had grown with the support of Italy's

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. Although Italian film production was booming following an early 1930s slump, Tirrenia quickly faced increasing competition from the large Cinecitta studios in

which had been opened in 1937 as part of the Fascist's attempt to centralise film production in the capital. Nonetheless, the studios continued to be used, sometimes facilitating

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nearby. During the later stages of the

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the studios were requisitioned for other use first by the Germans and later by the Allies. In the post-war years the studios returned to film production, although this has been sporadic. In the 1960s the producer

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took over the studios.

Selected filmography

Films made partly or wholly at the studios: * '' The Divine Spark'' (1935) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

The Woman of Monte Carlo ''The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (Italian: ''La signora di Montecarlo'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by André Berthomieu and Mario Soldati and starring Dita Parlo, Fosco Giachetti and Jules Berry.Amelio p.25 A separate ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Daughter of the Green Pirate ''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (Italian: ''La figlia del corsaro verde'') is a 1940 Italian adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot partly at the Pisorno Studio ...

'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

The King of England Will Not Pay ''The King of England Will Not Pay'' (Italian: ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano and starring Andrea Checchi, Silvana Jachino and Osvaldo Valenti.Gundle p.181 It was shot at ...

'' (1941) * ''

Idyll in Budapest ''Idyll in Budapest'' (Italian: ''Idillio a Budapest'') is a 1941 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Ansoldi and Gabriele Varriale and starring Germaine Aussey, Osvaldo Valenti and Sergio Tofano.Chiti & Poppi p.177 It was shot at the Pi ...

'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Forgacs, David & Gundle, Stephen. ''Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War''. Indiana University Press, 2007. Italian film studios Buildings and structures in Tuscany {{IT-film-company-stub