Love Me, Alfredo! Explained

Love Me, Alfredo! (Italian: Amami, Alfredo!) is a 1940 Italian romantic drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Claudio Gora and Lucie Englisch.^[1] It portrays the relationship between an established opera singer and her lover an unknown composer. The title is a reference to Verdi's La Traviata. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.

Cast

• Maria Cebotari as Maria Dalgeri
• Claudio Gora as Il compositore Giacomo Varni
• Lucie Englisch as Luisa Traller
• Paolo Stoppa as Cecè
• Luigi Almirante as Romanelli
• Aristide Baghetti as Il sovrintendente
• Carmen Fortis as Una spettatrice

References

1. Nowell-Smith p.57

Bibliography

• Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.