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Voidsville Follies

Works from Alberto Nepoti (2)

Per amore di Jenny

Nino Oxilia (director)
Pina Menichelli (lead)
Alberto Nepoti (lead)
Amleto Novelli (lead)
Società Italiana Cines (production)

Language: Silent, Dutch titles, English subtitles, released in Jul 1915
Minutes: 19

A poignant reminder (sans melodrama!) that sometimes innocent well-intended action can have unintended consequences. Effective, not in spite of its brevity, but because of it.

Featured elements:

: abuse; agent of discontent; breaking class; pathos; patriarchy; servitude; unrequited love

Tigre Reale

Giovanni Pastrone (director)
Segundo de Chomón (cinematographer)
Giovanni Tomatis (cinematographer)
Giovanni Verga (author)
Pina Menichelli (lead)
Alberto Nepoti (lead)
Febo Mari (lead)
Gabriel Moreau (lead)
Itala (production)

Language: Silent, Italian titles, English subtitles, released in Nov 1916
Minutes: 77

Never again utter the phrase “Drama Queen” until you've watched this diva single-handedly transform a threadbare story into a symphony of sensual expression.

Featured elements:

: alienation; animal act; breaking class; diva mode; flashback; forbidden love; forsaken; infidelity; manipulator; melodrama; music; neglected spouse; rescue; revenge; servitude; suicide

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