The Little Schoolmistress (1934 film)

The Little Schoolmistress (Italian: La maestrina) is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Andreina Pagnani, Renato Cialente and Egisto Olivieri. It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi which was again adapted into a 1942 film.[1] It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Brignone's sister Mercedes Brignone had starred in a 1919 silent film version of the story directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi.

The Little Schoolmistress
Directed byGuido Brignone
Written byGuido Brignone
Based onThe Little Teacher by Dario Niccodemi
Produced byGiuseppe Amato
StarringAndreina Pagnani
Renato Cialente
Egisto Olivieri
CinematographyUbaldo Arata
Edited byGiacinto Solito
Music byArmando Fragna
Production
company
Gai
Distributed bySocietà Anonima Stefano Pittaluga
Release date
  • 17 April 1934 (1934-04-17)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Synopsis

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In a village in rural Tuscany at the turn of the twentieth century the young schoolmistress is wrongly suspected by gossips of conducting a secret romantic affair.

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.344
  2. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.205

Bibliography

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  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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