Mother Song

1h 34min

Music

Drama

A romance between two temperamental singing stars. Highlights include a lengthy selection from Faust, with Gigli making a most impressive Mephistopheles. The plot takes a melodramatic turn towards the climax, with the lives of the characters mirrored in their on-stage behavior. Director Carmine Gallone was something of an expert in the field of filmed opera, as witness his Tosca, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.

Cast

Beniamino Gigli

Beniamino Gigli

Ettore Vanni
Maria Cebotari

Maria Cebotari

Fiamma Vanni (his wife)
Peter Bosse

Peter Bosse

Mario (his son)
Hans Moser

Hans Moser

Giulio Stückelmeier
Michael Bohnen

Michael Bohnen

Cesare Doret
Hilde Hildebrand

Hilde Hildebrand

Ricarda Doret (his wife)
Josef Dahmen

Josef Dahmen

Stage manager
Rio Nobile

Rio Nobile

Chauffeur

Release date

21st Dec 1937

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, Italiano