Archive of films Lies of Love / L' amorosa menzogna
Italy
1948, 12 min
Section:
Tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni
Year: 2012
An ironic look at the huge popularity of so-called "photo- romances,” supplements issued by a number of magazines between the 1930s and 1950s. The viewer is ushered into a studio where the stage is set for a dramatic story of love and jealousy, and we meet the main "actors” involved, mostly ordinary people off the street, whose appearance in the photo-romances turned them into stars. This film will be screened in the Tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni I.
Synopsis
An ironic look at the huge popularity of so-called "photo-romances,” supplements issued by a number of magazines between the 1930s and 1950s. The viewer is ushered into a studio where the stage is set for a dramatic story of love and jealousy, and we meet the main "actors” involved, mostly ordinary people off the street, whose appearance in the photo-romances turned them into stars.
Contacts
Istituto Luce Cinecitta Srl
, 001 73, Rome
Italy
About the film
Black & white, 35 mm
Section: | Tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni |
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Director: | Michelangelo Antonioni |
Screenplay: | Michelangelo Antonioni |
Dir. of Photography: | Renato Del Frate |
Music: | Giovanni Fusco |
Editor: | Michelangelo Antonioni |
Production: | Warner Bros., P. Associata Filmus Edizioni Fortuna |
Cast: | Anna Vita, Annie O’Hara, Sergio Raimondi, Sandro Roberti |
Contact: | Istituto Luce Cinecitta Srl |