Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Fornaretto of Venice (1939)

The Fornaretto of Venice poster
Original title
Il fornaretto di Venezia
Directed by
Duilio Coletti
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young baker in 16th century Venice is wrongly accused of a crime. The story follows his struggle against the injustice of the Venetian authorities.

historicaldramaticseriousperiodtragicemotionalstately

What happens

The Fornaretto of Venice (Italian: Il fornaretto di Venezia) is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Roberto Villa, Elsa De Giorgi and Clara Calamai. It is an adaptation of the 1846 play of the same title by Francesco Dall'Ongaro, which has been adapted into films on several occasions. It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?