Devotion (1950 film)

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Devotion
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Directed by Augusto Genina
Written by
Based on L'edera
1908 novel
by Grazia Deledda
Produced byCarlo Civallero
Starring Columba Domínguez
Roldano Lupi
Juan de Landa
Cinematography Marco Scarpelli
Edited byElena Zanoli
Music by Antonio Veretti
Distributed by Cines
Release date
  • 29 November 1950 (1950-11-29)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

Devotion (Italian : L'edera, "The Ivy") is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Augusto Genina.

Contents

The film is adapted from the famous Italian novel L'edera written by Grazia Deledda and published in 1908. [1]

Synopsis

Annesa (played by Columba Dominguez), is from a declining aristocratic family and very much devoted to her family, the Decherchi, which is at the edge of financial collapse. The fate of the family depends on the success of their efforts to inherit the estate of a distant uncle who, is hosted by the Decherchis, because of his ill health and is now on the verge of dying. Annesa, exacerbated by the refusal of the uncle to help financially Annesa's financially strapped nephew Don Paulu Decherchi (played by Roldano Lupi), that she is secretly in love with, murders the uncle. Despite the suspicions and investigations by the police, the murder is not discovered. But Annesa, overcome by remorse, confesses her deed to a priest.

Cast

Reception

American film critic Howard Thompson wrote for The New York Times that the pairing of Columba Dominguez and Rolando Lupi "generate only mild conviction and, for that matter, precious little steam". He also dismissed Franca Marzi's performance as "vacuous". He complimented Gualtiero Tumiata as "turning in a good, gusty performance as the village priest". [2]

References

  1. Dagrada, Elena (November 2021). "Augusto Genina: Il Prezzo Della Bellezza". Journal of Film Preservation (105): 151–153. ProQuest   2618812290.
  2. Thompson, Howard (31 January 1953). "Italian Film Bows at Cinema Verdi". The New York Times . p. 10.