House of Ricordi
| House of Ricordi | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | Leonardo Benvenuti Luigi Filippo D'Amico Vittorio Nino Novarese Furio Scarpelli Agenore Incrocci Carmine Gallone |
| Produced by | Raymond Froment Jacques Bar Gianni Hecht Lucari |
| Starring | Märta Torén Marcello Mastroianni Micheline Presle |
| Cinematography | Marco Scarpelli |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
| Music by | Renzo Rossellini |
Production companies | Diana Cinematografica Documento Film Industrie Cinematografiche Sociali Cormoran Films Franco London Films Le Louvre Film |
| Distributed by | Cinédis |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italian |
House of Ricordi (Italian: Casa Ricordi) is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film based on the early history of the Italian music publishing house Casa Ricordi. It is directed by Carmine Gallone and stars Märta Torén, Marcello Mastroianni and Micheline Presle.[1] The Ricordi family's interactions with many of the great composers of the nineteenth century are portrayed.
The film's sets were designed by Mario Chiari. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location in Milan, Paris and Rome.
Main cast
- Roland Alexandre as Gioacchino Rossini
- Myriam Bru as Luisa Lewis
- Elisa Cegani as Giuseppina Strepponi
- Andrea Checchi as Giulio Ricordi
- Danièle Delorme as Maria
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Giacomo Puccini
- Fosco Giachetti as Giuseppe Verdi
- Renzo Giovampietro as Tito Ricordi
- Nadia Gray as Giulia Grisi
- Roldano Lupi as Domenico Barbaja
- Marcello Mastroianni as Gaetano Donizetti
- Micheline Presle as Virginia Marchi
- Maurice Ronet as Vincenzo Bellini
- Paolo Stoppa as Giovanni Ricordi
- Märta Torén as Isabella Colbran (credited as Marta Toren)
- Fausto Tozzi as Arrigo Boito
- Julien Carette as Felix
- Memmo Carotenuto as lo stuccatore
- Lauro Gazzolo as carrettiere di Casa Ricordi
- Renato Malavasi as Ambrogi
- Aldo Ronconi as tenor Maselli
- Vira Silenti as Marietta Ricordi
- Aldo Silvani as Bellini's doctor
- Sergio Tofano as Cesarini Sforza
- Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Fleury
- Nelly Corradi
- Claudio Ermelli
References
- ^ "The Complete Index To World Film: Casa Ricordi". CITWF.com. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
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- 1954 films
- 1950s musical films
- 1950s historical films
- French historical films
- French musical films
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- Films about composers
- Films set in the 19th century
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