The Song of Life (1945)
- Original title
- Il canto della vita
- Directed by
- Carmine Gallone
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family drama unfolds in Rome during the German occupation of World War II. The story follows characters dealing with love and loss as they await the city's liberation.
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What happens
The Song of Life (Italian: Il canto della vita) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and María Mercader. It is set during the German occupation of Rome in the Second World War before the Liberation of the city in 1944. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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