The Affairs of Cellini
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Fay Wray and Fredric March in a scene from the film
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| Directed by | Gregory La Cava |
| Produced by | 20th Century Pictures |
| Written by | Bess Meredyth |
| Based on | The Firebrand of Florence by Edwin Justus Mayer |
| Starring | Frank Morgan Constance Bennett Fredric March Fay Wray Louis Calhern |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Edited by | Barbara McLean |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Affairs of Cellini (1934) is a comedy film set in Florence over 400 years ago. This film was adapted by Bess Meredyth from the play The Firebrand of Florence by Edwin Justus Mayer. It was directed by Gregory La Cava.
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Plot
Both the Duke and Duchess have an eye for beauty and other partners. The Duke presently fancies a young woman who poses as an artist's model. The Duchess has her eye on the famous artist, Benvenuto Cellini, who is in the palace making a set of gold plates to be used at ducal banquets. Cellini purportedly hypnotizes young women, and cuckolds the Duke of Florence. The somewhat oblivious Duke is loath to punish the young man, for Cellini fashions gold wares for him, but throws him into the torture chamber. However, a goblet of poisoned wine solves the problem.
Cast
- Constance Bennett as Duchess of Florence
- Fredric March as Benvenuto Cellini
- Frank Morgan as Alessandro, Duke of Florence
- Fay Wray as Angela
- Vince Barnett as Ascanio
- Jessie Ralph as Beatrice
- Louis Calhern as Ottaviano
- Jay Eaton as Polverino
- Paul Harvey as Emissary
- Jack Rutherford as Captain of the Guards
- Irene Ware as Daughter of the Royal House of Bocci
Reception
Morgan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was nominated for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Sound, Recording (Thomas T. Moulton).[1]
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Affairs of Cellini at IMDb
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Films directed by Gregory La Cava
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- 1934 films
- English-language films
- 1930s comedy films
- Twentieth Century Pictures films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- United Artists films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films set in the 16th century
- American comedy films
- Film scores by Alfred Newman
- Films directed by Gregory La Cava
- Films set in Florence
- Biographical films about artists
