La lupa (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Alberto Lattuada |
| Written by | Ennio De Concini Alberto Lattuada Alberto Moravia Ivo Perilli |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Leo Catozzo |
| Music by | Felice Lattuada |
Production company | Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica[1] |
| Distributed by | Paramount Films[1] |
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| Language | Italian |
La lupa (also known as She-Wolf, The Vixen and The Devil Is a Woman) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada.
It is based on the novella with the same name by Giovanni Verga.[2][3]
Synopsis
In a remote village in southern Italy, La Lupa ("The She-Wolf"), an ageing, beautiful and lascivious woman, fascinates and attracts men, young and old, who can't resist her. However, she develops an obsession with Nanni, a farm hand who grows olive trees and wants to marry her daughter, Maricchia. At her mother's urging, Maricchia marries Nanni. But "the She-Wolf" still lurks around the latter, to Maricchia's despair. Unable to resist and overwhelmed, Nanni resolves to kill his mother-in-law.
Adaptation
It should also be noted that Giovanni Verga later made a theatrical adaptation (1896) - one of the plays was directed by Franco Zeffirelli with Anna Magnani and Lucia Bosé in 1965 - and then a libretto. For a musical melodrama, in collaboration with De Robertis, composed by Giacomo Puccini and then G.-A. Tasca and represented in 1933.
Cast
- Kerima: The 'She-Wolf'
- Ettore Manni: Nanni Lasca
- May Britt: Maria Maricchia
- Ignazio Balsamo: Don Antonio Malerba
- Mario Passante: Imbornone
- Giovanna Ralli: Agnese
- Salvo Libassi: Raffaele
- Anna Arena: Giovanna Vasilio
- Maurizio Arena
References
- ^ a b "La lupa (1953)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Callisto Cosulich (1985). I Film di Alberto Lattuada. Gremese Editore, 1985. ISBN 8876051872.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
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