Sleeping Beauty (1942)
The servant girl Carmela arrives from her village to work in the house of the notary Don Domenico, a hypocritical and ambiguous man, who seduces her. The girl flees from the house and falls into the clutches of a shrew who flatters her with promises and wants to exploit her beauty. A young man, Salvatore, known as Il Nero, who works in the sulfur mines, rescues her from the vile house and forces the notary to make amends for his wrongdoing by marrying her. The girl goes through the various events as if in a daze. On her wedding day, she faints before entering the church and falls seriously ill. Before she dies, she reveals that the sulfur miner was her only love and that his lack of understanding caused her illness.
Director: Luigi Chiarini
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: January 10, 1942
Cast
- Amedeo Nazzari - Salvatore, aka 'Il Nero della solfara'
- Luisa Ferida - Carmela
- Osvaldo Valenti - Don Vincenzo Caramandola
- Teresa Franchini - Zia Agata
- Pina Piovani - Nunziata
- Margherita Nicosia Bossi - Concetta
- Guido Celano - Solfataro
- Carlo Dessy - Solfataro
- Fiorella Betti - Erminia
- Gildo Bocci - Mercante
Screenplay
- Vitaliano Brancati (Screenplay)
- Luigi Chiarini (Screenplay)
- Umberto Barbaro (Screenplay)
- Pier Maria Rosso di San Secondo (Theatre Play)
Music: Achille Longo
Cinematography: Carlo Montuori
Editing: Maria Rosada
Language: Italiano
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Luigi Chiarini
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sleeping Beauty about?
- The servant girl Carmela arrives from her village to work in the house of the notary Don Domenico, a hypocritical and ambiguous man, who seduces her. The girl flees from the house and falls into the clutches of a shrew who flatters her with promises and wants to exploit her beauty. A young man, Salvatore, known as Il Nero, who works in the sulfur mines, rescues her from the vile house and forces the notary to make amends for his wrongdoing by marrying her. The girl goes through the various events as if in a daze. On her wedding day, she faints before entering the church and falls seriously ill. Before she dies, she reveals that the sulfur miner was her only love and that his lack of understanding caused her illness.
- Who directed Sleeping Beauty?
- Sleeping Beauty was directed by Luigi Chiarini.
- Who stars in Sleeping Beauty?
- Sleeping Beauty stars Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, Osvaldo Valenti, Teresa Franchini, Pina Piovani, Margherita Nicosia Bossi.
- How long is Sleeping Beauty?
- Sleeping Beauty has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Sleeping Beauty?
- Sleeping Beauty is a Drama film.