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.
Release Date
October 29, 1953Runtime
88 minDirected by
Luigi Comencini, Gianni ComenciniScreenplay by
Giuseppe Bennati, Ettore Maria Margadonna, Luigi ComenciniStory by
Ettore Maria Margadonna, Giuseppe Bennati, Luigi ComenciniLanguage
ItalianBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Umberto Melnati
Ettore OmeriMaria Pia Casilio
MarianninaRoberto Risso
Giorgio AstoriLudmilla Dudarova
Baronessa CaprioliXenia Valderi
Direttrice museoNino Vingelli
un detenutoGemma Bolognesi
Amica baronessaPietro De Vico
il regista del provinoMarcello Mastroianni
(uncredited)Italia Almirante-Manzini
Francesca Bertini
Lyda Borelli
Wanda Capodaglio
Helena Makowska