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Voidsville Follies

Works by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (3)

The Last Days Of Pompeii (Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei) [1908]

Arturo Ambrosio (director)
Luigi Maggi (director)
Roberto Omegna (cinematographer/writer)
Giovanni Vitrotti (cinematographer)
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (author)
Lydia De Roberti (lead)
Umberto Mozzato (lead)
Società Anonima Ambrosio (production)

Language: Silent, Dutch titles, English subtitles, released in Dec 1908
Minutes: 17

Also known as "The Last Days of Pomposity", thanks to the hilariously hammy acting.

Featured elements:

: abuse; boozy-woozy; death scene; falsely accused; heroic defender; historical drama; manipulator; melodrama; redemption; rescue; revenge; Roman empire; servitude; suicide; unrequited love

The Last Days Of Pompeii (Gli Ultimi Giorni di Pompei) [1913]

Eleuterio Rodolfi (director)
Mario Caserini (writer)
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (author)
Fernanda Negri Pouget (lead)
Eugenia Tettoni Fior (lead)
Ubaldo Stefani (lead)
Antonio Grisanti (lead)
Società Anonima Ambrosio (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in May 1913
Minutes: 58

This version puts more focus on the dark deeds of the evil Egyptian high priest.

Featured elements:

: abuse; boozy-woozy; courtroom; death scene; falsely accused; heroic defender; historical drama; manipulator; melodrama; redemption; rescue; revenge; Roman empire; servitude; suicide; unrequited love

Jone, Or The Last Days Of Pompeii

Ubaldo Maria Del Colle (director)
Giovanni Enrico Vidali (director)
Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (author)
Cristina Ruspoli (lead)
Pasquali e C. (production)
Vay e Hubert (production)

Language: Silent, Italian titles, English subtitles, released in Aug 1913
Minutes: 100

This version adds characters, and adds variety to the settings (including animals and spectacular chariot races). Most interesting is the lively background action that adds a sense of ambiguous realism - is that a crap game? Wait - is he supposed to be a femboy? And why does that crazy dance come to the foreground, hiding the villain's attack on Jone?? Strange, but dazzling flick.

Featured elements:

: abuse; animal act; boozy-woozy; courtroom; dance; falsely accused; heroic defender; historical drama; manipulator; melodrama; redemption; rescue; revenge; Roman empire; servitude; suicide; treachery; unrequited love

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