La_voce_senza_volto

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La voce senza volto

1939 film

La voce senza volto (transl. The Faceless Voice) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli.[1][2] It is part of the tradition of telefoni bianchi (transl. white telephone) comedies, popular in Italy at the time.[2]

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Cast

Cast adapted from Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker.[1]

Production

La voce senza volto was shot at the Cinecittà Studios.[2] The film features Giovanni Manurita, a popular tenor who had a brief film career.[2] La voce senza volto would be his third last film.[2]

Release

La voce senza volto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Juventus Film on January 5, 1939.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti noted that the current prints of the film in Italy suffer from soundtrack damage, and feature voice work that was re-dubbed onto the film with contemporary dialogue.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Curti 2017, p. 290.
  2. [2]
    Curti 2017, p. 22.

Bibliography

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.


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