Two Happy Hearts

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Two Happy Hearts
Due cuori felici (1932) Melnati e De Sica.png
Melnati and De Sica in a film scene
Directed by Baldassarre Negroni
Written by Raffaello Matarazzo
Aldo Vergano
Starring Vittorio De Sica
Cinematography Anchise Brizzi
Edited byBaldassarre Negroni
Release date
  • 1932 (1932)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Two Happy Hearts (Italian : Due cuori felici) is a 1932 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Vittorio De Sica. It is known for its modernist set designs. [1] [2] [3]

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Summary

A U.S. car representative's (Melnati) wife (Aylmer) stalking on an American car mogul (De Sica) prior to supper at an important meeting. [4]

Cast

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References

  1. "Due cuori felici". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  2. The forgotten glamour and modernism of 1930s Italian cinema sets – Museum Crush
  3. Rationalist Set Design Review: Sets and glamour in Italian cinema|RIBAJ
  4. Film Fourm
  5. Estorick Collection on Twitter: "Due Cuori Felici (Two Happy Hearts, 1932), was a remake of a German film Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich (A Bit of Love, 1932). Another remake was filmed in the UK and launched the following year. "Yes, Mr. Brown" is currently missing from the @BFI National Archive."