Juke box urli d'amore

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Juke box urli d'amore
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Directed by Mauro Morassi
Written by Ugo Guerra
Fabio De Agostini
Ottavio Alessi
Produced by Mario Pescino
Starring Mario Carotenuto
Aroldo Tieri
Marisa Merlini
Cinematography Luciano Trasatti
Edited by Mario Serandrei
Music by Ezio Leoni
Distributed by A.C.I. di Genova
Release date
1959
Running time
93 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Juke box - Urli d'amore is a 1959 "musicarello" (musical comedy film), directed by Mauro Morassi. The film stars Mario Carotenuto and the singers Mina and Adriano Celentano.

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Plot

Mario, a little slacker who thrives on his wits, has just been released from prison after serving a sentence for scam. Always looking for a way to make ends meet without working by taking advantage of the gullibility of others, he meets Marisa, a mature woman, owner of a record company. Marisa, although she soon realizes who she is dealing with, despite everything, she falls in love with him and is even willing to marry him. To strengthen her intention, the woman decides to impose the blocking of the wedding on her employees: in fact, no one will be able to marry until she is married. The fact is that among the employees there are some couples who have already fixed their wedding day... [1]

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Censorship

When Juke box urli d'amore was first released in Italy in 1959 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. In addition the committee imposed the following revisions: 1) the scene in which “Diva del Varietà” appears, half-undressed, and she displays the back of her body wiggling her hips obscenely; 2) the scene in which Anzilotto attempts to rape Elsa; 3) the scene in which Rosa appears on the bed wearing a negligee with her legs excessively uncovered. [2] The official document number is: 31287, it was signed on 17 November 1959 by Minister Domenico Magrì. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Morassi, Mauro (1959-11-28), Juke box - Urli d'amore (Comedy, Musical), A.C.I. Cinematografica Italiana, retrieved 2022-05-02
  2. ↑ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.
  3. ↑ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.
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