The Last Dance (1941)

Original title

L'ultimo ballo

Directed by

Camillo Mastrocinque

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A comedy from 1941 about a mother and daughter, both played by the same actress, as they navigate romantic entanglements. It is a light farce in the style of Italian White Telephone films.

lightheartedwhimsicalold-fashionedcheerfulsillyromanticfarcenostalgic

What happens

The Last Dance (Italian: L'ultimo ballo) is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Renato Cialente. It is considered to be in the tradition of White Telephone films, popular during the Fascist era. It is based on a play by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg and features Merlini in a dual role as mother and daughter. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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