The Little Teacher (Italian: La maestrina) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Maria Denis, Nino Besozzi and Elvira Betrone.Reich p.173 It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi.Goble p.344 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Lake Orta in Piedmont. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gino Brosio and Ottavio Scotti.
Cast Maria Denis as Maria Bini, la maestrina Nino Besozzi as Il sindaco Elvira Betrone as La direttrice Virgilio Riento as Pallone, il bidello Enrico Glori as Giacomo Macchia Annibale Betrone as Il medico Clara Auteri Pepe as La prima maestra Amalia Beretta as La seconda maestra Angela Lavagna as La terza maestra Luciana Lucarelli as La piccola Annina Umberto Sacripante as Il vetturino Claudio Ermelli as L'usciere Giovanna Ralli as Una bambina
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Bibliography Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Reich, Jacqueline Beth. Fascism, Film, and Female Subjectivity: The Case of Italian Cinema 1936-1943. University of California, Berkeley, 1994.
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