Vulcano (1950)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.9/10   

Director:

William Dieterle

Escritores:

Renzo Avanzo (story)
Mario Chiari (adaptation) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

20 julio 1953 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Untamed! Unashamed! Raw and Violent!

Plot:

While awaiting Production Code seal approval in the USA this Italian-made production went through three...

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Bergman versus Magnani:they tied.

Reparto

Anna Magnani	...	Maddalena Natoli
Rossano Brazzi	...	Donato
Geraldine Brooks	...	Maria, Maddalena's sister
Eduardo Ciannelli	...	Giulio
Adriano Ambrogi	...	Don Antonio
Lucia Belfadel	...	Carmela
Cesare Giuffre	...	Alvaro (as Cesare Giuffré)
Rosina Galli	...	A Worker
Enzo Staiola	...	Nino
Francesco Cupane	...	Merchant
Ignazio Consiglio	...	Boat Captain

También conocida como:

Volcano (USA)

Duración:

106 min | West Germany:101 min

País:

Italy

Idioma:

Italiano

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #15050, Adult Audience) | West Germany:16 | Sweden:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Salina Island, Aeolian Islands, Messina, Sicily, Italy

Compañía:

Artisti Associati

Trivialidades:

The first underwater filming techniques were developed for Vulcano's treasure-hunting scenes.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Siamo donne (1953)

Bergman versus Magnani:they tied.

Roberto Rosselini left Magnani for Ingrid Bergman in the late forties:with his new partner,they made "Stromboli" -which was to be followed by greater things such as "Europa 51" .So "Vulcano" :it's no coincidence that this movie was made scarcely a breath after Rosselini's work.It was a duel of titanic actresses,hiding behind vulcanos.They were so talented actresses that they tied.

"Vulcano" is ,like many a Magnani movie like "mamma Romma" a one-woman show:she's probably the most gifted thespian Italy has ever known,and any part she played is worth watching.Besides,the director ,William Dieterle is very competent,being able to tackle classic lit "the hunchback of Notre -Dame,his masterpiece and the best adaptation of this Hugo warhorse,historical biography ("Juarez")and even western (the first scenes of "duel in the sun are reportedly his)- and here to merge into Italian neorealism!The screenplay is pure melodrama ,the story of a hooker who tries to redeem herself by keeping her younger sister out of the wrong track.Two strong scenes :the first when the holier-than-thou old women stop Maddalena (Mary Magdelene?) from coming into the church ,and she replies that God is everywhere;the second on the boat when Maddalena stops operating the pump and holds the bell into her hands.

That said "Stromboli" is much less melodramatic,and closer to neorealism.Both movies feature the expected eruption ,of course!