Summary Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the stars of a film version of "Romeo and Juliet" being shot on location in Venice and Verona. It is not long before they fall in love and their romance parallels that of Shakespeare's timeless heroes. Indeed their union is threatened by the schemings of Raffaele, the Maglia family's dubious tout... View more details
Directed : André Cayatte
Written : William Shakespeare Jacques Prévert André Cayatte
Stars : Serge Reggiani Pierre Brasseur Anouk Aimée Louis Salou
Genres : Drama
Release date : Mar 6, 1949
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Fondamenta delle Case Nove, Murano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Production companies : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Summary Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the stars of a film version of "Romeo and Juliet" being shot on location in Venice and Verona. It is not long before they fall in love and their romance parallels that of Shakespeare's timeless heroes. Indeed their union is threatened by the schemings of Raffaele, the Maglia family's dubious tout... View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Mar 6, 1949
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Filming locations : Fondamenta delle Case Nove, Murano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Production companies : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)