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Felice Lattuada is a Sound Italien born on 5 february 1882

Felice Lattuada

Felice Lattuada
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Nationality Italie
Birth 5 february 1882
Death 2 november 1962 (at 80 years) at Milan (Italie)

Felice Lattuada, né le 5 février 1882 à Morimondo (Province de Milan, Lombardie), décédé le 2 novembre 1962 à Milan, est un compositeur et chef d'orchestre italien.

Biography

Après avoir envisagé l'enseignement général, Felice Lattuada intègre en 1907 le conservatoire de Milan, où il étudie l'histoire de la musique avec Giusto Zampieri et la composition avec Vincenzo Ferroni. Il en ressort diplômé en 1911, après avoir présenté une Sinfonia romantica pour grand orchestre (créée en 1912).

Le catalogue de ses compositions "classiques" (souvent marquées par le vérisme et influencées notamment par Giacomo Puccini mais aussi par Giuseppe Verdi) comprend entre autres, outre la symphonie pré-citée, quelques œuvres de musique de chambre (dont deux quatuors à cordes), des pièces pour orchestre, des partitions pour voix soliste(s) et/ou chorales, ainsi que six opéras (pour lesquels il reste le plus connu), dont un Don Giovanni créé en 1929 au Teatro San Carlo de Naples.

Felice Lattuada s'illustre également dans le domaine de la musique de film et compose les bandes originales de neuf films italiens, disséminés entre 1931 et 1953, dont six réalisés par Alberto Lattuada, son fils.

Il mène toute sa carrière à Milan et, outre la composition, devient en 1935 le directeur de la Milano Civica Scuola di Musica (école de musique), poste qu'il conserve jusqu'à sa mort en 1962. De plus, il est régulièrement chef d'orchestre au Teatro Dal Verme et à la Scala.

Usually with

Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada
(6 films)
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
(2 films)
Folco Lulli
Folco Lulli
(3 films)
Marco Tulli
Marco Tulli
(3 films)
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Felice Lattuada (7 films)

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Sound

The She-Wolf
The She-Wolf (1953)
, 1h33
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Kerima, May Britt, Ettore Manni, Ignazio Balsamo, Giovanna Ralli, Maurizio Arena
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating67% 3.370793.370793.370793.370793.37079
Dans un village reculé de l'Italie du Sud, La Lupa (« La Louve »), une femme à l'attitude et aux mœurs libres, fascine et attire maris et fils qui ne peuvent lui résister. Pourtant, elle s'éprend tout particulièrement de Nanni qui cultive l'olivier et qui souhaite plutôt épouser la fille de celle-ci, Maricchia. Sur les instances de sa mère, Maricchia se marie avec Nanni. Mais, « la Louve » rôde toujours autour de ce dernier, au grand désespoir de Maricchia, sa fille. Excédé, Nanni décide alors de tuer « la Louve »... qui connaîtra une fin atroce.
The Overcoat
The Overcoat (1952)
, 1h35
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Ghost films
Actors Renato Rascel, Yvonne Sanson, Antonella Lualdi, Nino Marchetti, Ettore Mattia, Silvio Bagolini
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating75% 3.775033.775033.775033.775033.77503
The story of a very poor city-hall clerk (Renato Rascel) whose only desire is to own a new overcoat.
Variety Lights
Variety Lights (1951)
, 1h30
Directed by Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Carla Del Poggio, Peppino De Filippo, Giulietta Masina, Folco Lulli, Franca Valeri, Carlo Romano
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating70% 3.5476053.5476053.5476053.5476053.547605
Variety Lights is a bittersweet drama about a group of second-rate theatrical performers on tour. The actors, dancers, and performers struggle to make money from town to town, playing to minimal crowds, while the ageing manager of the company falls in love with a newcomer, to the chagrin of his faithful mistress Melina Amour, played by Fellini's real-life wife, Giulietta Masina. The movie begins with a sold-out vaudeville show in a small Italian town. A young woman, Liliana, played by Carla Del Poggio, sits in the appreciate crowd, enraptured by the performers. That evening, as the troupe boards a train, with two of the performers forced to sit in the train toilet to evade paying the fare, the young woman also boards the train. During the night, she unsuccessfully requests the head of the group, Checco Dal Monte, played by Peppino De Filippo, to join the group. In the morning when the group realizes it does not have enough money to pay for a carriage, Liliana hires the carriage with the last of her money. This saves the group several miles of walking and leads to them accepting her. At the performance that evening, a sparse and hostile crowd mocks each performer in turn. When the local promoter notices that the crowd responds approvingly to Liliana, he interrupts the performance and directs the group to feature the newcomer. This leads to repeat performances over the next two days to increasingly larger crowds. After the third and final performance, a local wealthy man invites the group to his mansion for dinner. That night Checco realizes he desires Liliana. In the morning, as the group walks towards the train station, Checco abandons his mistress Melina to walk alone with Liliana. When the group arrives in Rome, Checco leaves it in order to form his own troupe featuring Liliana. However, as this new group practices, Liliana arrives to tell Checco she has signed with a competitor. Checco collapses. The movie then follows Liliana in her brilliant debut in a minor role, hinting that she has a bright future ahead of her. The movie ends with Liliana, sporting an expensive fur coat, boarding a first-class train carriage en route to Milan. On the adjoining track, Checco and his old troupe board a train for Formaggio. In the final scene, the two trains leave the station as Checco, reunited with Melina, begins to flirt with a young woman who sits across the aisle from him. This suggest he is about to begin the cycle once again.
Flesh Will Surrender
Flesh Will Surrender (1947)
, 1h25
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Aldo Fabrizi, Roldano Lupi, Yvonne Sanson, Ave Ninchi, Nando Bruno, Alberto Sordi
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating68% 3.4350353.4350353.4350353.4350353.435035
Giovanni Episcopo is a modest clerk, shy and awkward, who is jocked by his colleagues. The man does not know that he is going to be punished forever by fate. In fact, Giovanni falls in love with Ginevra. The two get married, generate a son, and go to live in Agrigento, in a house that Giovanni buys with his savings. The colleague of Giovanni: Giulio Wanzer, is determined to ruin his life, and has a love affair with Ginevra. Giovanni does not realize it, and begins to suspect something only when the character of Ginevra changes and becomes more cruel and aggressive. When Giulio, at the height of presumption, is installed in the home of Giovanni and is aggressive with Ginevra, Giovanni Episcopo goes mad with rage and kills his colleague.
The Bandit
The Bandit (1946)
, 1h18
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Anna Magnani, Gino Buzzanca, Carla Del Poggio, Carlo Campanini, Mino Doro, Folco Lulli
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating67% 3.386493.386493.386493.386493.38649
A contingent of Italian prisoners of war arrive on a train from Germany after World War II to Turin. The city where Ernesto (played by Nazzari) lives has been bombed, his mother is dead and his sister has gone missing. State help for returning veterans is scant and bureaucracy rampant. Ernesto tries to get an honest job, but fails. After finding a lost purse and meeting the dangerously seductive Lidia (played by Anna Magnani), Ernesto discovers the whereabouts of his lost sister (played by Carla del Poggio), who has turned to prostitution to survive during the war years. He unwittingly causes her death, kills her pimp, escapes capture with Lidia's help and joins her gangster band.
Giacomo l'idealista
Giacomo l'idealista (1943)
, 1h30
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Massimo Serato, Marina Berti, Andrea Checchi, Giulio Tempesti, Tina Lattanzi, Armando Migliari
Roles Music
Rating60% 3.0432853.0432853.0432853.0432853.043285
1885 : professeur de philosophie, Giacomo Lanzavecchia, revient dans son village après la campagne de Garibaldi. Mais c’est une situation familiale désastreuse qu’il trouve : son vieux père est devenu alcoolique et l’entreprise familiale a fait faillite. Malgré lui il doit donc renoncer à ses rêves et à son mariage avec Celestina qu’il aime tant. Il trouve du travail dans la famille des comtes Magnenzio, et le vieux comte, érudit passionné, lui offre de plus l’hospitalité dans son château en même temps qu'à Celestina, si bien que les deux tourtereaux attendent avec confiance des temps meilleurs. Malheureusement, lorsque le petit-fils du comte Giacinto rentre chez lui pour quelques jours, il tombe immédiatement amoureux de Celestina et finit par la violer. Pour étouffer l’affaire, la comtesse éloigne la jeune femme.