Prelude to Madness

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.

Prelude to Madness
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
Production company	Lux Film
Distributed by	Lux Film
Release date	10 January 1948 (1948-01-10)
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]

Cast

• Clara Calamai as Elena Leonardi
• Roldano Lupi as Piero Leonardi
• Jean Servais as Enrico Miller – il violinista
• Maria Melvin as Madre di Elena
• Lucio Marsaglia as Direttore del Casinò
• Ivo Sogliano as Segretario di Miller