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Malaspina

Malaspina can refer to:

People
  • The Italian noble . Members of this family include:
    • Albert Malaspina (1160/65 – 1206/12), Italian marquess
    • ( – after 1254), Italian nobleman

    • Ricciarda Malaspina (1497-1553), 16th-century Italian marchesa
    • Taddea Malaspina (1505 - after 1537), 16th-century Italian marchesa
    • Alessandro Malaspina (1754-1810), Spanish-Italian explorer
  • Michele Malaspina (1908-79), Italian actor and voice actor
Places and objects, mostly named after Alessandro Malaspina
  • Malaspina Glacier, Alaska
  • Malaspina Inlet, British Columbia
  • Malaspina Peninsula, British Columbia
  • Malaspina Strait, British Columbia
  • Malaspina Provincial Park, British Columbia
  • Vancouver Island University, British Columbia, was formerly Malaspina University-College, and before that was Malaspina College
  • M/V Malaspina, Alaskan ferry
  • , a settlement in the Chubut Province of Argentina

Malaspina (film)

Malaspina is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Vera Rol, Aldo Bufi Landi and Rino Genovese. It is a melodrama, based on a popular song of the same name. Its story of female wrongdoing and ultimate redemption was characteristic of Neapolitan-style cinema. A young woman promises to be faithful to her lover when he goes off to fight in the Second World War. However, in his absence she becomes a prostitute and takes up with a notorious criminal. When her real love returns he kills her new boyfriend. Deeply ashamed of her conduct, she becomes a nun.

The film revived the Naples film-industry, which had largely disappeared during the Fascist era when Italian filmmaking was concentrated in Rome. The film was released in the United States, where it proved popular with Italian-American audiences.