s/w The personality of Beniamino Gigli comes across in No ti scordar di me. Despite the Italian titel (which means do not forget me), this is an English movie which is interesting today primarily because Gigli (typecast as an Italian singer) dominates the soundtrack with operatic arias, a lullaby & some Neapolitan songs, including the one that gives the movie its title & serves as the leitmotif.
- Joseph Mc Lellan, The Washington Post A big hit, this film, Giglis first, became the prototype for most of his others: he plays the cuckold, the most ignominious figure in Italian culture. Not only does he sing his heart out but No ti scordar di me is sensitively written & directed & has a touching ending. What sets Gigli apart from nearly all other 20th-century tenors? His singing is full of contrast. Such 19th-century holdovers as De Lucia varied dynamics & tone color as well as rhythm &, sometimes, notes. Most singers since at best have had or have created one.. .