The Suitcase of Dreams
1953In 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.
Acted in
Umberto Melnati
as Ettore Omeri
Maria Pia Casilio
as Mariannina
Roberto Risso
as Giorgio Astori
Ludmilla Dudarova
as Baronessa Caprioli
Flora Mariel
as Suora
Giulio Calì
as Impiegato Biblioteca Nazionale
Xenia Valderi
as Direttrice museo
Giuseppe Chinnici
as Commissario
Nino Vingelli
as un detenuto
Gemma Bolognesi
as Amica baronessa
Pietro De Vico
as il regista del provino
Eugenia Tavani
as Portinaia
Marcello Mastroianni
as (uncredited)
Italia Almirante-Manzini
Francesca Bertini
Lyda Borelli
Wanda Capodaglio
Helena Makowska
