Of Life and Love (1954)
Questa è la vita (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 42min
- Comedy
- 03 Feb 1954 (Italy)
- Movie
1) A jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch. 2) A young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan. 3) Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for - casting spells. 4) The discomfort of an overtight...
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Turi Pandolfini | ... |
Zi' Dima (segment "La giara")
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Natale Cirino | ... |
Don Lollò (segment "La giara")
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Antonio Nicotra | ... |
Un giudice (segment "La giara")
(as Tonio Nicotra)
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| Myriam Bru | ... |
Young Mother (segment "Il ventaglino)
(as Miriam Bru)
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| Totò | ... |
Rosario Chiarchiaro (segment "La patente")
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| Aldo Fabrizi | ... |
Il Professor Fabio Gori (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Lucia Bosè | ... |
Angela Reis (segment "Marsina stretta")
(as Lucia Bosé)
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| Walter Chiari | ... |
Il commissario (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Domenico Modugno | ... |
Tamantin (segment "La giara")
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Franca Gandolfi | ... |
Risuzza (segment "La giara")
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Salvo Libassi | ... |
Franco (segment "La giara")
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Agostino Manna | ... |
(as Tino Manna)
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Armenia Balducci | ... |
Rosinella Chiarchiaro (segment "La patente")
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Mario Castellani | ... |
Altro avvocato
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| Nino Vingelli | ... |
Venditore di fuochi d'artificio (segment "La patente")
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Attilio Rapisarda |
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Anita Durante | ... |
(segment "La patente")
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Andreina Paul | ... |
Donna benestante (segment "Il ventaglino")
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Pina Piovani | ... |
Popolana ai giardinetti (segment "Il ventaglino")
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Giorgio Costantini | ... |
Venditore di ventagli (segment "Il ventaglino")
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Luigi Pavese | ... |
Colonel Franco Alonzo (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Carlo Romano | ... |
Carlo Migri (segment "Marsina stretta")
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Lauro Gazzolo | ... |
The administrator (segment "Marsina stretta")
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Ada Dondini | ... |
Gina Migri (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Giovanni Grasso | ... |
The doorman (segment "Marsina stretta")
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Jone Morino | ... |
The administrator's wife (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Zoe Incrocci | ... |
Andrea's sister (segment "Marsina stretta")
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| Alberto Lionello | ... |
(segment "Il ventaglio")
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| Nino Taranto | ... |
Bosco
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Emilio Cigoli | ... |
Narrator in the prologue (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Aldo Fabrizi | ... | (segment "Marsina stretta") |
| Giorgio Pastina | ... | (segment "La giara") |
| Mario Soldati | ... | (segment "Il ventaglino") |
| Luigi Zampa | ... | (segment "La patente") |
Written by
| Luigi Pirandello | ... | (stories) |
| Giorgio Pastina | ... | (segment "La giara") |
| Giorgio Bassani | ... | (segment "Il ventaglino") |
| Mario Soldati | ... | (segment "Il ventaglino") |
| Vitaliano Brancati | ... | (segment "La patente") |
| Luigi Zampa | ... | (segment "La patente") |
| Aldo Fabrizi | ... | (segment "Marsina stretta") |
Produced by
| Felice Zappulla | ... | producer |
Music by
| Carlo Innocenzi | ||
| Armando Trovajoli | ||
Cinematography by
| Giuseppe La Torre | ||
Editing by
| Eraldo Da Roma | ||
Production Design by
| Peppino Piccolo | ||
Costume Design by
| Maria De Matteis | ||
Makeup Department
| Amato Garbini | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ignazio Balsamo | ... | general organizator |
| Armando Grottini | ... | production manager |
| Aristodemo Petri | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paolo Bianchini | ... | assistant director |
| Sergio Leone | ... | assistant director |
| Cesare Olivieri | ... | assistant director |
| Salvatore Rosso | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Giuliano Nistri | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Alberto Bartolomei | ... | sound |
| Giovanni Rossi | ... | sound |
| Primiano Muratori | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Franco La Torre | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Ezio Carabella | ... | conductor |
| Armando Trovajoli | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Serena Benvenuti | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Egisto Peire | ... | production secretary (as Egisto Peyre) |
| Mario Besesti | ... | voice dubbing: Natale Cirino (uncredited) |
| Rosetta Calavetta | ... | voice dubbing: Lucia Bosè (uncredited) |
| Dhia Cristiani | ... | voice dubbing: Myriam Bru (uncredited) |
| Amilcare Pettinelli | ... | voice dubbing: Salvo Libassi (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Titanus (1954) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Movietime (1954) (World-wide)
- Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Esclusività Grandi Films (EGF) (1964) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Azzura Home VIDEO (Italy) (VHS)
- Formula Home Video (Italy) (VHS)
- Medusa Home Entertainment (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
- Medusa Video (Italy) (VHS)
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1) A jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch. 2) A young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan. 3) Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for - casting spells. 4) The discomfort of an overtight jacket gives a wedding witness the strength to persuade the bridegroom's reluctant parents to bless his union. Written by Guy Bellinger |
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| Trivia | Inspired by four short stories by Nobel Prize writer Luigi Pirandello. See more » |