Happy Days (1942 film)
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Happy Days | |
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Directed by | Gianni Franciolini |
Written by | |
Produced by | |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production company | Excelsa Film |
Distributed by | Minerva Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Happy Days (Italian: Giorni felici) is a 1942 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Lilia Silvi, Amedeo Nazzari and Leonardo Cortese.[1] It was based on a play by Claude-André Puget, which had been made into a French film Les jours heureux the previous year.
It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini.
Synopsis
Due to engine trouble, an aviator is forced to land and spend the day at a villa while his plane is repaired by mechanics. His arrival provokes both love and jealousy amongst the villa's inhabitants.
Cast
- Lilia Silvi as Franca
- Amedeo Nazzari as Michele
- Leonardo Cortese as Oliviero
- Valentina Cortese as Marianna
- Vera Carmi as Nietta
- Paolo Stoppa as Bernardo
- Silvio Bagolini as Il motorista
- Alfredo Salvatori as Il meccanico
References
- ^ Ben-Ghiat p.331
Bibliography
- Ruth Ben-Ghiat. Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema. Indiana University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-253-01559-4.
External links
- Happy Days at IMDb
Categories:
- Articles with short description
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- 1942 films
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- Italian comedy films
- Italian black-and-white films
- 1942 comedy films
- 1940s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Gianni Franciolini
- Italian films based on plays
- Minerva Film films
- Films shot at Palatino Studios
- 1940s Italian films
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