''Maddalena, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Maddalena... zero in condotta'') is a 1940 Italian "
white-telephones"
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 o ...
directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...
.
[Cardullo p.117] It is a remake of the Hungarian film ''
Magda Expelled
''Magda Expelled'' (Hungarian: ''Magdát kicsapják'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger (actor), Antal Páger.Reich & Garofalo p.155 The film was based on a play. In 1 ...
'' (1938).
Plot
A mysterious love letter arrives to Alfredo Hartman (
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...
) in Vienna, and he goes to Rome to find who wrote it.
Cast
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Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorar ...
as Alfredo Hartman
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Vera Bergman
Vera Bergman (16 February 1920 – 1971) was a German stage and film actress known for her roles in Italian films. Bergman died in 1971.
Biography
Vera Bergmann was the daughter of Dutch diplomat Carl Bergman. Her mother was of Austrian desce ...
as L'insegnante Elisa Malgari
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Carla Del Poggio
Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress.
Biography
Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 19 ...
as Maddalena Lenci
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Irasema Dilián as Eva Barta, la privatista (as Eva Dilian)
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Amelia Chellini as La direttrice
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Pina Renzi as La professoressa Varzi
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Paola Veneroni as L'allieva Varghetti, la spiona
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Dora Bini
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as L'allieva Caricati
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Enza Delbi as Un'allieva
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Roberto Villa as Stefano Armani
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Armando Migliari
Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Latium, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (193 ...
as Malesci, il professore di chimica
*Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Emilio Lenci
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Giuseppe Varni as Amilcare Bondani, il bidello
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Arturo Bragaglia as Sila, il professore di ginnastica
References
Bibliography
* Cardullo, Bert. ''Vittorio De Sica: Actor, Director, Auteur''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009.
External links
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1940 films
1940s Italian-language films
Films directed by Vittorio De Sica
Italian black-and-white films
1940 comedy films
Italian remakes of foreign films
Remakes of Hungarian films
Italian comedy films
1940s Italian films
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