Prelude to Madness or Loveless Lovers (Italian: Amanti senza amore) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi and Jean Servais.[1] It is inspired by the 1889 novella The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy.
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Directed by | Gianni Franciolini |
Written by | Gianni Franciolini Gianna Manzini Vittorio Nino Novarese Ivo Perilli Antonio Pietrangeli Guido Piovene |
Based on | The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy |
Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
Starring | Clara Calamai Roldano Lupi Jean Servais |
Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
Music by | Nino Rota |
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Distributed by | Lux Film |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Gherardi. Location shooting took place in Orvieto and San Remo. It earned around 55 million lira at the box office.[2]