The Suitcase of Dreams

Comedy, Drama · 1953

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.

Starring

Flavio Mogherini, Umberto Melnati, Mario Nascimbene, Maria Pia Casilio, Václav Vích, Roberto Risso, Franco Fraticelli, Ludmilla Dudarova, Helena Makowska, Giorgio Giovannini, Flora Mariel

Director

Luigi Comencini