The Little Teacher (1942 film)

For the earlier film, see The Little Schoolmistress (1934 film).

The Little Teacher
Directed by	Giorgio Bianchi
Written by	Giorgio Bianchi Augusto Mazzetti
Based on	The Little Teacher by Dario Niccodemi
Produced by	Attilio Fattori Vincenzo Genesi
Starring	Maria Denis Nino Besozzi Elvira Betrone
Cinematography	Mario Craveri
Edited by	Mario Bonotti
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Production company	Nembo Film
Distributed by	Artisti Associati
Release date	8 October 1942 (1942-10-08)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Little Teacher (Italian: La maestrina) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Maria Denis, Nino Besozzi and Elvira Betrone. It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Lake Orta in Piedmont. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gino Brosio and Ottavio Scotti.

Cast

• Maria Denis as Maria Bini, la maestrina
• Nino Besozzi as Il sindaco
• Elvira Betrone as La direttrice
• Virgilio Riento as Pallone, il bidello
• Enrico Glori as Giacomo Macchia
• Annibale Betrone as Il medico
• Clara Auteri Pepe as La prima maestra
• Amalia Beretta as La seconda maestra
• Angela Lavagna as La terza maestra
• Luciana Lucarelli as La piccola Annina
• Umberto Sacripante as Il vetturino
• Claudio Ermelli as L'usciere
• Giovanna Ralli as Una bambina

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Reich, Jacqueline Beth. Fascism, Film, and Female Subjectivity: The Case of Italian Cinema 1936-1943. University of California, Berkeley, 1994.

External links

• The Little Teacher at IMDb