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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Two Anonymous Letters (1945)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.