The movie is a parallel to Olmi’s “Tree of Wooden Clogs.” It is set in Emilia-Romagna in the early 1900s about the experiences of peasant families over two generations. It was made for Italian television in a longer version and trimmed for theatrical showings. I made a point of driving down to Manhattan, on its last day, to see the last two showings.
This was published in The New York Times issue of August 24, 1947. The name of the cinema is not mentioned. If I am in error, please correct me in a comment.
I remember as a student in a Catholic high school in Providence, we had to pledge not to see this movie, and at Sunday mass, parishioners had to do likewise, raising their hands.
On March 31, 1964 I attended this program of three medium-length films after having seen five French features at the Normandie in the morning and afternoon.
My notes tell me that on March 31, 1964 I attended a special marathon of five French film classics here in one day here: Port of Shadows, Le Million, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne, Le Crime de Monsieur Lange, Monsieur Vincent. I was there from morning until evening, probably subsisting on candy bars. That evening I went to the New Yorker for A Chaplin Review, consistimg of three silents. Eight films in one day!
May 6, 1988.
The movie is a parallel to Olmi’s “Tree of Wooden Clogs.” It is set in Emilia-Romagna in the early 1900s about the experiences of peasant families over two generations. It was made for Italian television in a longer version and trimmed for theatrical showings. I made a point of driving down to Manhattan, on its last day, to see the last two showings.
“The Manx-Man” was remade by Alfred Hitchcock in 1929.
This would have been a truncated re-issue rather than the original version.
“The Games Men Play” was an Argentinian film that opened here on March 14, 1968.
“The Stranger” and “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog” on the marquee.
This was published in The New York Times issue of August 24, 1947. The name of the cinema is not mentioned. If I am in error, please correct me in a comment.
Opened January 4, 1984.
Shown from time to time on TCM.
Directed by Leo McCarey.
Some of these are difficut to see, even lost, Italian films nowadays.
Some of these are difficut to see, even lost, Italian films nowadays.
If the marquee shows “The Atomic Kid”, that would date the year of this photo as 1954.
I remember as a student in a Catholic high school in Providence, we had to pledge not to see this movie, and at Sunday mass, parishioners had to do likewise, raising their hands.
Can be watched in toto on YouTube.
On March 31, 1964 I attended this program of three medium-length films after having seen five French features at the Normandie in the morning and afternoon.
My notes tell me that on March 31, 1964 I attended a special marathon of five French film classics here in one day here: Port of Shadows, Le Million, Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne, Le Crime de Monsieur Lange, Monsieur Vincent. I was there from morning until evening, probably subsisting on candy bars. That evening I went to the New Yorker for A Chaplin Review, consistimg of three silents. Eight films in one day!
Heavily cut, and dubbed, for US release.
This ad may have been to counteract the infamously negative review of the film by Bosley Crowther in The New York Times.
This can be seen complete on YouTube with optional English subtitles, under the title “Wife, Be Like a Rose.”
This was the 1938 film NAPOLI D'ALTRI TEMPI directed by Amleto Palermi.
This was the 1938 film by Abel Gance, J'ACCUSE.
SCIPIONE L'AFRICANO was a grandiose production of Mussolini’s fascist Italy. He saw himself as akin to the ancient Roman hero.
SCIPIONE L'AFRICANO was a grandiose production of Mussolini’s fascist Italy. He saw himself as akin to the ancient Roman hero.
French and Czech films.