Cuore Infranto (1946)
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Broken Love was the English-language title of the Italian musical Cuore Infrantro. The film is a showcase for the splendid singing of Beniamino Gigli, who in 1946 was endeavoring to prove to the world that he hadn't been a WW2 fascist collaborator. Accordingly, the film's storyline is completely apolitical, dealing with a world-famous tenor (Gigli) whose daughter (Camilla Horn) is suffering from a rare heart ailment. The tenor exacerbates his daughter's medical condition when he tries to meddle in her romance with a young bank clerk (Herbert Wilk). Everybody suffers operatically against a lavish backdrop of Venetian canals and Riviera gambling houses. The lachrymose musical climax, lifted from Puccini's La Boheme, is calculated to make sure that there won't be a dry eye in the audience. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Beniamino Gigli - Luciano Riccardi
- Ruth Hellberg - Corinna Delly
- Emma Gramatica - Letizia
- Camilla Horn - Claudia Riccardi
- Director(s):
- Guido Brignone
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