Filomena Marturano

This article is about the Argentinian movie. For the Italian theatrical piece it is based on, see Filumena Marturano.

Filomena Marturano is a 1950 Argentine musical film directed by Luis Mottura.^[1] A production of the classical era of Argentine cinema, it is based on the theatrical piece Filumena Marturano by the Neapolitan actor and author Eduardo De Filippo, which had been previously performed in Argentina with great success by the company of Tita Merello.^[2] It was adapted by Ariel Cortazzo and María Cruz Regás. It starred Tita Merello, again,^[2] and Guillermo Battaglia.^[3]

Filomena Marturano
Guillermo Battaglia, Gloria Ferrandiz, and Tita Merello in the film.
Directed by	Luis Mottura
Written by	Ariel Cortazzo Eduardo De Filippo María Cruz Regás María Luz Regás
Starring	Tita Merello Guillermo Battaglia Gloria Ferrandiz Alberto de Mendoza Tito Alonso Domingo Márquez Agustín Barrios Lía Casanova Luis Hector San Juan Aída Villadeamigo
Cinematography	Ricardo Younis
Edited by	A. Rampoldi
Music by	George Andreani
Release date	January 20, 1960 (1960-01-20) (Argentina)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Costumes were designed by Héctor Fernández Gómez.^[4]

The film was remade in 1964 as the Italian film Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio all'italiana).

Reception

The film is remembered for offering to Merello what is considered one of her best film roles.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

It was also noted for its focus on biological and fictional paternity and the strong resonance of the theme in Argentinian society.^[10][11]