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'''''A Wrong Way to Love''''' ({{lang-it|Amarsi male}}) is a 1969 Italian drama film. It was directed by [[Fernando Di Leo]]. It stars [[Nieves Navarro]], [[Gianni Macchia]], [[Micaela Pignatelli]], [[Lucio Dalla]], and [[Lea Lander]].<ref>[https://archive.is/20130706015057/http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-1M02/amarsi-male/quotes/ ''Amarsi male'' in Cinema.theiapolis.com]</ref>
'''''A Wrong Way to Love''''' ({{langx|it|Amarsi male}}) is a 1969 Italian drama film. It was directed by [[Fernando Di Leo]]. It stars [[Nieves Navarro]], [[Gianni Macchia]], [[Micaela Pignatelli]], [[Lucio Dalla]], and [[Lea Lander]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130706015057/http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-1M02/amarsi-male/quotes/ ''Amarsi male'' in Cinema.theiapolis.com]</ref>
==Production==
==Production==
The female lead actress initially chosen was [[Lucia Bosè]], later replaced by [[Pier Angeli]] and ultimately by [[Nieves Navarro]].<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref> The singer-songwriter [[Lucio Dalla]] was given a comical sidekick role.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref><ref name=Mereghetti>Paolo Mereghetti, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006'', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.</ref> The male protagonist's surname, Tessari, is a Di Leo's hommage to his real life friend [[Duccio Tessari]].<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref> The best known actor in the cast, [[Gary Merrill]], has only a supporting role.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref> The film has cammeos of [[Giancarlo Cobelli]] and [[Maria Monti]], as two small-theather performers.<ref name=Mereghetti>Paolo Mereghetti, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006'', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.</ref> The director Di Leo appears uncredited as a client in a brothel.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref>
The female lead actress initially chosen was [[Lucia Bosè]], later replaced by [[Pier Angeli]] and ultimately by [[Nieves Navarro]].<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref> The singer-songwriter [[Lucio Dalla]] was given a comical sidekick role.<ref name=Gomarasca/><ref name=Mereghetti>Paolo Mereghetti, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006'', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.</ref> The male protagonist's surname, Tessari, is a Di Leo's homage to his real life friend [[Duccio Tessari]].<ref name=Gomarasca/> The best known actor in the cast, [[Gary Merrill]], has only a supporting role.<ref name=Gomarasca/> The film has cameos of [[Giancarlo Cobelli]] and [[Maria Monti]], as two small-theater performers.<ref name=Mereghetti/> The director Di Leo appears uncredited as a client in a brothel.<ref name=Gomarasca/>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The film was a box office failure; in 1972 it was re-released under the title ''Brucia amore brucia'', a reference the previous Di Leo's film, ''[[Brucia, ragazzo, brucia]]'', which had been a hit, but still failed to be profitable.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref><ref name=Mereghetti>Paolo Mereghetti, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006'', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.</ref>
The film was a box office failure; in 1972 it was re-released under the title ''Brucia amore brucia'', a reference to Di Leo's prior hit, ''[[Brucia, ragazzo, brucia]]'', but still failed to be profitable.<ref name=Gomarasca/><ref name=Mereghetti/>


The film has been generally badly received by critics. In his analysis of the film, [[Paolo Mereghetti]] described it as an attempt to describe the social turmoil of the late 1960s, which falls into "the clichés of melodrama".<ref name=Mereghetti>Paolo Mereghetti, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006'', Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.</ref> According to Manlio Gomarasca, the film is a "soulless shell", formally very good, even exceeding the previous Di Leo's films, but empty in its contents.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref> Gomarasca identifies as the main reason for the failure of the film the lack of courage in its erotic and social aspects, probably a result of the censorship issues Di Leo had suffered with his previous film ''Brucia, ragazzo, brucia''.<ref name=Gomarasca>Manlio Gomarasca, ''Amarsi male'', in ''Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo'', Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.</ref>
The film has been generally badly received by critics. [[Paolo Mereghetti]] describes it as an attempt to describe the social turmoil of the late 1960s, which falls into "the clichés of melodrama".<ref name=Mereghetti/> According to Manlio Gomarasca, the film is a "soulless shell", formally very good, even exceeding Di Leo's previous films, but empty of substance.<ref name=Gomarasca/> Gomarasca attributes the failure of the film principally to a lack of courage in its erotic and social aspects, probably a result of the censorship issues Di Leo had suffered with ''Brucia, ragazzo, brucia''.<ref name=Gomarasca/>


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A Wrong Way to Love
Directed byFernando Di Leo
StarringNieves Navarro
Gianni Macchia
Micaela Pignatelli
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

A Wrong Way to Love (Italian: Amarsi male) is a 1969 Italian drama film. It was directed by Fernando Di Leo. It stars Nieves Navarro, Gianni Macchia, Micaela Pignatelli, Lucio Dalla, and Lea Lander.[1]

Production

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The female lead actress initially chosen was Lucia Bosè, later replaced by Pier Angeli and ultimately by Nieves Navarro.[2] The singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla was given a comical sidekick role.[2][3] The male protagonist's surname, Tessari, is a Di Leo's homage to his real life friend Duccio Tessari.[2] The best known actor in the cast, Gary Merrill, has only a supporting role.[2] The film has cameos of Giancarlo Cobelli and Maria Monti, as two small-theater performers.[3] The director Di Leo appears uncredited as a client in a brothel.[2]

Reception

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The film was a box office failure; in 1972 it was re-released under the title Brucia amore brucia, a reference to Di Leo's prior hit, Brucia, ragazzo, brucia, but still failed to be profitable.[2][3]

The film has been generally badly received by critics. Paolo Mereghetti describes it as an attempt to describe the social turmoil of the late 1960s, which falls into "the clichés of melodrama".[3] According to Manlio Gomarasca, the film is a "soulless shell", formally very good, even exceeding Di Leo's previous films, but empty of substance.[2] Gomarasca attributes the failure of the film principally to a lack of courage in its erotic and social aspects, probably a result of the censorship issues Di Leo had suffered with Brucia, ragazzo, brucia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Amarsi male in Cinema.theiapolis.com
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Manlio Gomarasca, Amarsi male, in Calibro 9: Il cinema di Ferdinando Di Leo, Nocturno Dossier, Cinemabis Communication, page 52.
  3. ^ a b c d Paolo Mereghetti, Amarsi male, in Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film 2006, Baldini & Castoldi, page 112.
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