The Song of Love | |
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Directed by | Gennaro Righelli |
Written by | Giorgio Simonelli Gennaro Righelli |
Produced by | Stefano Pittaluga for CINES |
Starring | Dria Paola Isa Pola Elio Steiner Mercedes Brignone |
Cinematography | Ubaldo Arata Massimo Terzano |
Edited by | Leo Menardi Gennaro Righelli |
Music by | Cesare Andrea Bixio |
Distributed by | Pitaluga |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Song of Love (Italian: La canzone dell'amore) is a 1930 Italian romance film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Dria Paola, Isa Pola and Elio Steiner. It was the first Italian talking film.[1][2] Alessandro Blasetti's film Resurrection was actually shot first, but delays meant that it was not released until 1931.[3]
The film was first publicly screened on 7 October 1930 at the Supercinema in Rome. The story was based on a novella by Luigi Pirandello, In Silenzio.
The film was shot at the Cines-Pittaluga studios in Rome in three different versions: Italian, French and German using different casts and directors.