Boccaccio (1936)
The film is set during the Italian Renaissance in the 14th century. Petruccio lives in Ferrara with his wife, Fiametta. Initially, he works as a scribe at the city court. Under the pseudonym Giovanni Boccaccio, he writes amorous tales that divide opinion within the city. While the women read the texts with delight, the men are outraged by their moral licentiousness.
- Date of release
- 1936-07-30
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Herbert Maisch
Casting
- Willy Fritsch — Petruccio, Stadtschreiber
- Heli Finkenzeller — Fiametta, Petruccios Frau
- Albrecht Schoenhals — Cesare d’ Este, Herzog von Ferrara
- Gina Falckenberg — Francesca, seine Frau
- Paul Kemp — Verleger Calandrino
- Fita Benkhoff — Bianca, seine Frau
- Albert Florath — Bartolomeo, Hauptmann
- Ernst Waldow — Ricco, Vertrauter des Herzogs
- Vilma Bekendorf — Gesellschafterin der Herzogin
- Tina Eilers — Pia, seine Frau
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß — Der Oberrichter
- Helmut Weiss — Geronimo, ein Kleiderhändler
Interesting facts
Boccaccio is a 1936 German historical musical film directed by Herbert Maisch and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Gina Falckenberg, and Willy Fritsch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Hunte.
Background
The film was produced by Universum-Film AG Berlin under the production management of Max Pfeiffer between mid-February and mid-April 1936 in the Ufa studios in Neubabelsberg and premiered on August 11, 1936, in the UFA-Palast (Berlin).
The film music was written by Franz Doelle, the lyrics by Charles Amberg. Individual songs such as "Bella Fiametta", "Alles, alles tu' ich aus Liebe" and "Radiant Sun" were published by Ufaton Verlag, interpreted by Charles Amberg.
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