Pietro, the owner of a large paddy, recognizes among his young workers Elena, his natural daughter. He then begins to follow her and to protect her, causing misunderstandings in his family.
Locationsedit
The movie was shot in Cascina Graziosa in Cameriano of Casalino (Novara). (Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico)
Productionedit
The film is part of the sentimental melodramas, commonly called tearjerking (of which Matarazzo was the greatest exponent), then in vogue among the Italian public, then renamed by critics with the term neorealism of appendix
It was the first film in Cinemascope and in color made by Matarazzo, it was at the time presented as a popular remake of the neorealist masterpiece Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis of 1949.
It was shot for exteriors in the Casalino countryside, in the province of Novara.
It is the first film shot in Italy by Elsa Martinelli on her return from Hollywood where she made her debut alongside Kirk Douglas in the western film The Indian Hunter by André De Toth.
Distributionedit
The film was released on the Italian cinema circuit on January 27, 1956.
rice, girl, italian, risaia, 1956, italian, melodrama, film, directed, raffaello, matarazzo, directed, byraffaello, matarazzowritten, byaldo, benedetti, ennio, concinistarringelsa, martinellicinematographyfranco, villamusic, byangelo, francesco, lavagninorelea. Rice Girl Italian La risaia is a 1956 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo 1 2 Rice GirlDirected byRaffaello MatarazzoWritten byAldo De Benedetti Ennio De ConciniStarringElsa MartinelliCinematographyFranco VillaMusic byAngelo Francesco LavagninoRelease date27 January 1956 1956 01 27 LanguageItalian Contents 1 Plot 2 Locations 3 Production 4 Distribution 5 Cast 6 References 7 External linksPlot editPietro the owner of a large paddy recognizes among his young workers Elena his natural daughter He then begins to follow her and to protect her causing misunderstandings in his family Locations editThe movie was shot in Cascina Graziosa in Cameriano of Casalino Novara Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico Production editThe film is part of the sentimental melodramas commonly called tearjerking of which Matarazzo was the greatest exponent then in vogue among the Italian public then renamed by critics with the term neorealism of appendixIt was the first film in Cinemascope and in color made by Matarazzo it was at the time presented as a popular remake of the neorealist masterpiece Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis of 1949 It was shot for exteriors in the Casalino countryside in the province of Novara It is the first film shot in Italy by Elsa Martinelli on her return from Hollywood where she made her debut alongside Kirk Douglas in the western film The Indian Hunter by Andre De Toth Distribution editThe film was released on the Italian cinema circuit on January 27 1956 Cast editElsa Martinelli Elena Folco Lulli Pietro Michel Auclair Mario Vivi Gioi Elena s mother Lilla Brignone Adele Pietro s wife Rik Battaglia GianniReferences edit Roberto Chiti Roberto Poppi Enrico Lancia Dizionario del cinema italiano I film Gremese 1991 ISBN 8876055487 Paolo Mereghetti Il Mereghetti Dizionario dei film B C Dalai Editore 2010 ISBN 8860736269 External links editRice Girl at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to an Italian film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1950s drama film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rice Girl amp oldid 1222789937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
