Two Happy Hearts
| Two Happy Hearts | |
|---|---|
_Melnati_e_De_Sica.png) Melnati and De Sica in a film scene | |
| Directed by | Baldassarre Negroni |
| Written by | Raffaello Matarazzo Aldo Vergano |
| Starring | Vittorio De Sica |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Baldassarre Negroni |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Two Happy Hearts (Italian: Due cuori felici) is a 1932 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is known for its modernist set designs.[1][2][3]
Summary
[edit]A U.S. car representative's (Melnati) wife (Aylmer) stalking on an American car mogul (De Sica) prior to supper at an important meeting.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Rina Franchetti as Anna Rosi
- Mimì Aylmer as Clara Fabbri
- Vittorio De Sica as Mister Brown
- Umberto Melnati as Ing. Carlo Fabbri
- Loli Pilotto as La cameriera
- Giorgio Bianchi as Un amico di Fabbri
- Umberto Cocchi
- Gino Viotti
Other film versions
[edit]- A Bit of Love (March 1932, Germany, directed by Max Neufeld)
- Monsieur, Madame and Bibi (March 1932, France, directed by Max Neufeld and Jean Boyer)
- Yes, Mr. Brown (January 1933, United Kingdom, directed by Herbert Wilcox)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Due cuori felici". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ The forgotten glamour and modernism of 1930s Italian cinema sets – Museum Crush
- ^ Rationalist Set Design Review: Sets and glamour in Italian cinema|RIBAJ
- ^ Film Fourm
- ^ Estorick Collection on Twitter: "Due Cuori Felici (Two Happy Hearts, 1932), was a remake of a German film Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich (A Bit of Love, 1932). Another remake was filmed in the UK and launched the following year. "Yes, Mr. Brown" is currently missing from the @BFI National Archive."