The Genius and the Nightingale (1943)
A biopic of soprano Maria Malibran (1808–1836). A beautiful singer, Maria Malibran, is forced to turn to the stage after her husband takes to gambling, and goes to Paris where she falls in love with a famous violinist. When her money-seeking husband reappears, the couple go to London, where they find happiness. A composer falls in love with Maria but when his affections are unrequited, he becomes broken, takes to drinking and dies.
- Released
- 1943-01-20
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Guido Brignone, Thea von Harbou, Tomaso Smith, Franco Riganti
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Maria Cebotari as Maria Malibran
- Rossano Brazzi as Carlo de Beriot
- Rina Morelli as Angelina
- Sylvia de Bettini as Enrichetta Sontag
- Tina Lattanzi
- Renato Cialente as Conte Ernrsto Malibran
- Loris Gizzi as Giovacchino Rossini
- Roberto Bruni as Vincenzo Bellini
- Aldo Silvani as Luigi Lablache
- Armando Migliari as Direttore del teatro lirico londinese