Principessina

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Principessina
Principessina (1943) Rosanna Dal e Nerio Bernardi.png
Dal and Bernardi in a film scene
Directed byTullo Gramantieri
Screenplay byGiovanni Del Lungo
Tullo Gramantieri
Based on A Little Princess
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Produced byGuy Simon
StarringRosanna Dal
Nerio Bernardi
Roberto Villa
Cinematography Leonida Barboni
Edited by Eraldo Da Roma
Music by Gino Filippini
Production
company
Film Bassoli
Distributed by Cine Tirrenia
Release date
  • March 12, 1943 (1943-03-12)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Principessina ("Little Princess") is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Tullio Gramantieri. It is an unauthorized remake of the 1939 film The Little Princess , which was in turn based on the novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. [1] [2]

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Plot

The Prince of Torrefranca has to leave her young daughter Anna at a boarding school while he fights in the First Italo-Ethiopian War. He also entrusts a huge amount of money to the Headmistress, so that his daughter will have everything she needs. The child is treated well until her father is reported missing in action. Anna is now forced to sleep in the attic and is treated like a scullery maid by the cruel Headmistress, who has taken all of her money, but the child doesn't loose the hope to find her father, and after many researches and adventures she finally finds him injured in an hospital with the help of a royal princess. At the sight of her darling daughter, the prince recovers.

Cast

Production

Principessina was shot at the Tirrenia Studios. The working title was Bende lorde di sangue ("Bloodstained Bandages"). It was the debut of Delia Scala, here credited with her real name Odette Bedogni. [1]

Reception

The film was not a critical success. [2]

Sources

  1. 1 2 "PRINCIPESSINA - Film (1943)". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "Corto in Corto: Principessina_1943" . Retrieved 2023-01-25.

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