The Innkeeper (Italian: La locandiera also known as Mirandolina) is a 1944 Italian historical film comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.[Reich & Garafalo p.28] The film is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's 1753 play The Mistress of the Inn, one of a number of times the work has been turned into films. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
Production
The film was originally shot in
Rome. During the last stages of completion, Mussolini was overthrown. The final editing was done in
Venice, the film capital of the Italian Social Republic, but without the presence of Chiarini. Two of its stars Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti were later executed by Italian Partisans for collaboration with the Fascist leadership.
Cast
Bibliography
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Brunetta, Gian Piero. The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press, 2009.
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Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.
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