Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
1h 50m | PG-13
In the early part of this century, Maddelena a teenage Italian girl, is attacked whilst walking in the woods. The attack leaves her mentally scarred and our story flashes forward to the 1940s where Maddelena is still troubled. She disappears one day and her daughter vows to find her.
Director: Arthur Crabtree
Studio: Gainsborough Pictures
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Phyllis Calvert
as Maddalena Labardi
Stewart Granger
as Nino Barucci
Patricia Roc
as Angela Labardi
Peter Glenville
as Sandro Barucci
John Stuart
as Guiseppe Labardi
Reginald Tate
as Dr Charles Ackroyd
Reviews
Phyllis Calvert ("Maddalena") is attacked whilst walking through the forest. A substantial side-effect of this trauma is that she develops a split-personality. On one hand, she is a respectably married lady who has a daughter at boarding school; on the other, a sultry gypsy very much in love with the swarthy Stewart Granger ("Nino"). It's a rather daft melodrama that darts about a bit, but it has a sinister eeriness to it, the story is oddly compelling and the production is of quite a decent enough standard to allow both stars to work well together alongside Patricia Roc ("Angela") as the romance interweaves with something entirely more mysterious. Maybe neither lead's best performance (of 1945), but still worth a watch - just give it a chance to get going.