The Materassi Sisters

For the original novel at the basis of the film, see The Sisters Materassi.

The Materassi Sisters
Directed by	Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Written by	Bernard Zimmer
Based on	The Sisters Materassi by Aldo Palazzeschi
Produced by	Sandro Ghenzi
Starring	Emma Gramatica Irma Gramatica Olga Solbelli Massimo Serato
Cinematography	Arturo Gallea
Edited by	Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Music by	Enzo Masetti
Production company	Società Italiana Cines
Distributed by	Universalcine
Release date	19 December 1944 (1944-12-19)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Materassi Sisters (Italian: Sorelle Materassi) is a 1944 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Emma Gramatica, Irma Gramatica and Olga Solbelli. The film is an adaptation of the 1934 novel of the same title by Aldo Palazzeschi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.

Cast

• Emma Gramatica as Carolina Materassi
• Irma Gramatica as Teresa Materassi
• Olga Solbelli as Giselda Materassi
• Massimo Serato as Remo, il nipote
• Clara Calamai as Peggy
• Dina Romano as Niobe, la domestica
• Paola Borboni as La principessa russa
• Anna Mari as Laurina
• Leo Melchiorri as Otello
• Loris Gizzi as Il sacerdote
• Ninì Imbornoni as La signora svedese
• Pietro Bigerna asGiorgio, il prestatore
• Margherita Bossi as La macellaia
• Amalia Pellegrini as La domestica della signora svedese
• Franco Cuppini as Il proprietario del salone automobili
• Carlo Giustini as L'amante della principessa russa

Bibliography

• Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

• The Materassi Sisters at IMDb