An Adventure of Salvator Rosa


An Adventure of Salvator Rosa is a 1939 Italian historical adventure film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Gino Cervi, Luisa Ferida and Rina Morelli. It is set in seventeenth century Naples, then occupied by Spain, where a famous artist celebrated for his paintings of the rich leads a double life as a secret defender of the poor and oppressed.
It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi.
At the time of its release the film was greeted with unanimous critical approval. Giuseppe Isani, on :it:Cinema |Cinema, referred to it as "the best Italian film produced from 1930 onwards."

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