The Suitcase of Dreams

The Suitcase of Dreams

88 mins | Comedy, History | Oct. 29, 1953

In the movie La valigia dei sogni (The Suitcase of Dreams, Italy, 1953) directed by Luigi Comencini, some sequences from Cenere are inserted. The protagonist is a former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction, and uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.

The Suitcase of Dreams

88 mins | Comedy, History | Oct. 29, 1953

The Suitcase of Dreams
In the movie La valigia dei sogni (The Suitcase of Dreams, Italy, 1953) directed by Luigi Comencini, some sequences from Cenere are inserted. The protagonist is a former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction, and uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Mambretti Film
Original title La valigia dei sogni
Directors Gianni Comencini, Luigi Comencini
Writers Giuseppe Bennati, Ettore Maria Margadonna, Luigi Comencini

Cast

Umberto Melnati

as Ettore Omeri

Maria Pia Casilio

as Mariannina

Roberto Risso

as Giorgio Astori

Ludmilla Dudarova

as Baronessa Caprioli

Flora Mariel

as Suora

Giulio Calì

as Impiegato Biblioteca Nazionale

Xenia Valderi

as Direttrice museo

Giuseppe Chinnici

as Commissario

Nino Vingelli

as un detenuto

Gemma Bolognesi

as Amica baronessa

Pietro De Vico

as il regista del provino

Eugenia Tavani

as Portinaia

Marcello Mastroianni

as (uncredited)