Prelude to Madness

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Prelude to Madness
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Directed by Gianni Franciolini
Written byGianni Franciolini
Gianna Manzini
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Ivo Perilli
Antonio Pietrangeli
Guido Piovene
Based on The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by Carlo Ponti
Starring Clara Calamai
Roldano Lupi
Jean Servais
Cinematography Carlo Montuori
Edited by Mario Serandrei
Music by Nino Rota
Production
company
Distributed byLux Film
Release date
10 January 1948
Running time
73 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Prelude to Madness or Loveless Lovers (Italian: Amanti senza amore) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi and Jean Servais. [1] It is inspired by the 1889 novella The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy.

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. Location shooting took place in Orvieto and San Remo. It earned around 55 million lira at the box office. [2]

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  1. Gundle p.129
  2. Chiti & Poppi p.29

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