Unjustified Absence

Unjustified Absence
Directed by	Max Neufeld
Written by	István Békeffy (play) Amedeo Castellazzi Aldo De Benedetti Carlo Della Posta Max Neufeld
Produced by	Giuseppe Amato
Starring	Alida Valli Amedeo Nazzari Lilia Silvi Paolo Stoppa
Cinematography	Václav Vích
Edited by	Maria Rosada
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio
Production company	Era Film
Distributed by	Minerva Film
Release date	15 November 1939
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Unjustified Absence (Italian: Assenza ingiustificata) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Lilia Silvi. A girl leaves school to marry a doctor, but becomes annoyed by his constant absences and decides to secretly resume her studies.

It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Medin.

Cast

• Alida Valli as Vera Fabbri
• Amedeo Nazzari as Il dottore Carlo Cristiani
• Lilia Silvi as Luisa Albertini
• Paolo Stoppa as Eugenio Sinibaldi
• Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Fabbri
• Lia Orlandini as La signora Fabbri
• Lauro Gazzolo as Il preside
• Olga Solbelli as La professoressa 'cattiva'
• Giacomo Moschini as Il professore 'buono'
• Pina Gallini as Un'insegnante
• Giana Cellini as Una infermiera
• Bianca Della Corte as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Daniella Drei as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Liliana Vismara as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Armandina Bianchi as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Maria-Pia Vivaldi as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Nella Morganti as Una compagna di scuola di Vera
• Luisa Papa as Una compagna di scuola di Vera

Bibliography

• Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

• Unjustified Absence at IMDb