Welcome from Francesco Bideri
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| The charm of “’O sole mio!” has often been captured by film-makers: in dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of movies, Eduardo di Capua’s song is evoked, even just with a few whistled bars, and it is immediately recognized, thanks to its intrinsic suggestive intensity.
The Neapolitan musical masterpiece “Carosello napoletano” was not the only film where “’O sole mio!” tied in perfectly. It was the motif of reborn love in Rossellini’s poignant “Viaggio in Italia” [Journey to Italy], and the mischievous commentary to Totò’s overtures to Sylva Koscina’s Martian, in “Totò nella Luna”, as well as the voice of freedom in Monteiro Rossi’s revolutionary whistling in “Sostiene Pereira”, and a hopeful canticle in Vittorio De Sica’s “The Last Judgement”. It also highlights the mood of “I Vitelloni”, it is the background theme to Italian lowlife in “Anastasia, mio fratello”, and even a chirpy reprise in distant film productions, like the Chinese “Shower”. Thus the timeless harmonies of “’O sole mio!” continue to flirt with popular unconscious, its delicate, nostalgic melody a soundtrack to screen images, enhancing the magic of film. |
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