''Nonna Felicità'' is a 1938 Italian film directed by

Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comed ...

and starring Dina Galli. It was made as a sequel to the 1937 film '' Felicita Colombo''. It was shot at the

Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City) is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constru ...

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. The film adapts a play of the same name by

Giuseppe Adami Giuseppe Adami (4 February 187812 October 1946) was an Italian Libretto, librettist, playwright and music critic who was best known for his collaboration with Giacomo Puccini on the operas (1917), ''Il tabarro'' (1918) and ''Turandot'' (1926). ...

Cast

* Dina Galli as Felicità Colombo *

Armando Falconi Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian stage actor, stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy ''The Charmer (1931 film), The Charmer''.Landy p.63-65 Life and caree ...

as Il conte Jean Scotti * Maurizio D'Ancora as Ambrogino *

Nino Taranto Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971. Life and career Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some local sta ...

as Nino Senesi * Angelo Gandolfi as Giuseppe Grossi * Lilia Dale as Odette (as Lilly Hand) * Lydia Johnson as La baronessa Michette * Paolo Varna as Il barone (as Ottorino Visconti)

Background

In the films, released in 1938, Galli reprises the role she had on stage, in two plays that were well received. The film is the screen debut of the theater actor Nino Taranto, who would appear in more than a 100 films.

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* 1938 films 1938 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian comedy films Italian sequel films Films set in Milan 1930s Italian films Italian-language comedy films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub