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| Anthony Mann: Serenade (US 1955). With Mario Lanza (Damon Vincenti) and Sara Montiel (Juana Montès). Photo: La Cinémathèque française. |
Sérénade / Serenadi / Serenad.
Anthony Mann
États-Unis / 1955 / 121 min / 35 mm Copie unique / VOSTF
D'après le roman Serenade de James M. Cain.
Avec Mario Lanza, Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel.
Helsinki premiere 23 Nov 1956 Gloria - released by Warner Bros.
Rétrospective Anthony Mann
Viewed at La Cinémathèque française, Salle Georges Franju, 51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris, M° Bercy Lignes 14, 6, 13 April 2024.
La Cinémathèque française : " D'après le roman de James M. Cain, l'histoire d'un ouvrier agricole à la voix d'or, interprété par le ténor Mario Lanza, tiraillé entre la blonde Joan Fontaine et la brune Sara Montiel. Opéra et hacienda mexicaine dans un mélodrame musical en Technicolor. "
AA: A melodrama of the purest kind, unique in Anthony Mann's oeuvre.
A James M. Cain movie, an entry in a formidable lineage including When Tomorrow Comes (US 1939), Ossessione (IT 1943), Double Indemnity (US 1944), Mildred Pierce (US 1945) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (US 1946), but far from their level. James M. Cain's novel was completely changed because of numerous taboo issues clashing with the Production Code.
A lavish spectacle with gorgeous music and dance performances carried by the wonderful voice of Mario Lanza, in great form as a singer here.
The greatest hits of the opera fill the cinema auditorium (see soundtrack listing below). Visually, Serenade impresses by truly magnificent landscapes and views of Guanajuato and Mexico City. Anthony Mann displays his visual talent in them.
Joan Fontaine is the silky smooth but lethal femme fatale socialite, Sara Montiel (Mrs. Anthony Mann 1957-1963] the Mexican bullfighter's daughter with a heart of gold and a sharp sabre ready to redress an insult. Vincent Price and Joseph Calleia add layers to their underwritten roles.
A beautiful "35 mm Copie unique". WarnerColor looks like Technicolor. It's bright, warm and passionate, perfect for the experience.
SOUNDTRACK FROM IMDB, UPDATED WITH FRENCH WIKIPEDIA:
Nessun dorma
(uncredited)
from "Turandot"
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Performed by Mario Lanza
Dio ti Giocondi
La prière de l'Acte 3, Scène 4
(uncredited)
from "Otello"
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
Performed by Mario Lanza and Licia Albanese
Serenade
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Performed by Mario Lanza
My Destiny
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Performed by Mario Lanza
Il mio tesoro
(uncredited)
from "Don Giovanni"
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Performed by Mario Lanza
Ave Maria
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert
Performed by Mario Lanza
Lamento di Federico
(uncredited)
from "L'Arlesiana"
Music by Francesco Cilea
Libretto by Leopoldo Marenco
Performed by Mario Lanza
Di quella pira
(uncredited)
from "Il Trovatore"
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano (as Salvatore Cammarano Bardare)
Performed by Mario Lanza
Italian Tenor Aria
(uncredited)
from "Der Rosenkavalier"
Music by Richard Strauss
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Performed by Mario Lanza
Torna a Surriento
(uncredited)
Written by Ernesto De Curtis
Performed by Mario Lanza
O paradiso
(uncredited)
from "L'Africaine"
Music by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Libretto by Eugène Scribe
Performed by Mario Lanza
O soave fanciulla
(uncredited)
from "La Boheme"
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica
Performed by Mario Lanza and Jean Fenn
Amor ti vieta
from "Fedora"
Music by Umberto Giordano
Libretto by Arturo Colautti
PLUS
"Cielito lindo"
"Les Pêcheurs de perles" ?
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