Cavalleria rusticana (1939)
Original title: cavalleria rusticana
Production: Italy|75 min| black and white
Dramatic, Musical, Romantic

returning from military service, the young turiddu discovers that his girlfriend lola is about to marry the carter alfio. he finds comfort in his bitternesses in the affection shown to him by the very young santuzza; this causes the jealousy of lola who does everything to make turiddu return to herself. but also the jealousy of santuzza breaks out, revealing to alfio the affair of the two lovers. alfio therefore challenges turiddu to a duel and kills him.
Origin of the subject
Direction

Production and Screenplay

Tomaso Smith: sceneggiatore
Santi Savarino: sceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters
Alfio

contadina
Lola

mamma Nunzia

Santuzza

Turiddu

zia Carmina

zio Brasi

bummulu

venditore di statuette

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Technical staff




Nino Maccarones: scenografo


Gino Sensani: costumista