Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945)
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.
- Arthur Crabtree
- Roland Pertwee
- Margery Lawrence
Rating: 6.3/10 by 14 users
Alternative Title:
Madonna der sieben Monde - AT
Madonna der 7 Monde - DE
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 50 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: rape, florence, italy, disappearance, mistress, convent (nunnery), repressed memory, gypsy girl, dual personality, traumatized woman, repressed trauma, peasant girl, gypsy king
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.
