My Sun () is a 1946 Italian war drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.Moliterno p.264 It is considered one of the earliest films belonging to the genre of Italian neorealism, due to its use of exterior scenes and the inclusion of non-professional actors. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome and on location around Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti. The film is set during the Four days of Naples in September 1943. Its title refers to the Neapolitan song "’O sole mio".
Synopsis Tito Gobbi stars as an Italian-American officer who is parachuted behind Axis lines to gather information on the movements of the German army and facilitate the allied landing. In Naples he comes into contact with local resistance groups and ordinary citizens, who then join in the revolt against the German occupiers.
Cast Tito Gobbi as Giovanni, il cantante Adriana Benetti as La giovane padrona di casa Vera Carmi as Clara, la spia Arnoldo Foà as Peppino Carlo Ninchi as Il fratello di Clara Ernesto Almirante Vittorio Caprioli Salvatore Cuffaro Lily Granado Heinrich Bode Cesare Fantoni Armando Francioli Giovanni Petrucci Cesare Polacco Vittorio Sanipoli Domenico Serra
See also Cinema of Italy
References
Bibliography Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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