Titina De Filippo

  • Giorgio Simonelli – Non mi muovo! aka I Do Not Move (1943)

    Giorgio Simonelli1941-1950ClassicsComedyItalian Cinema under FascismItaly

    Plot & Review:
    A former auctioneer, Carlo Mezzetti (Eduardo De Filippo), homeless with his daughter Annuccia (Vanna Vanni), clings to favorable situations and legal technicalities in order to find temporary housing and to illegally occupy vacant houses.
    The two are accompanied by the spouses Squeglia, Pasqualino (Peppino De Filippo), self-styled pharmacist, and his wife Olimpia (Titina De Filippo).
    Through a fraudulent trick, he manages to convince the owner of one of the vacant houses illegally occupied by him, to sign a contract, all for the benefit of Carlo and his companions in misfortune.
    The cheated owner, however, falls in love with Annuccia. Carlo accepts, thus, to give the hand of his daughter to the landlord, preventing further legal action by the latter.Read More »

  • Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia – Non ti pago! (1942)

    1941-1950Carlo Ludovico BragagliaComedyItaly

    Plot & review:
    From a successful 1940 theater comedy by Eduardo De Filippo.
    Ferdinando Quagliuolo has inherited the management of a Lotto agency after the death of his father. He is also an avid player in search of winning numbers, in spite of his great bad luck.
    One of his employees, Mario Bertolini, by contrast, gets winnings on winnings, prompting a fierce envy in his employer.Read More »

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