Giovanni Pastrone (director)
Segundo de Chomón (cinematographer)
Gabriele D'Annunzio (author)
Pina Menichelli (lead)
Febo Mari (lead/writer)
Itala (production)
A privileged poetess plucks a peasant painter from his mundane seclusion, flying him to the height of passion in their brief encounter. Breathes new life into a classic “femme fatale theme” (a.k.a., “misogynistic influence” that may be better left dead) by using creative cinematography and careful choreography of the poetess' movements. The result explodes with a visual extravagance within its minimalist domain and, like the painter, the viewer is seduced into an unquenchable thirst for more.
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)
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.
Carmine Gallone (director)
Giovanni Grimaldi (cinematographer)
Antonio Fogazzaro (author)
Lyda Borelli (lead)
Amleto Novelli (lead)
Augusto Mastripietri (lead)
Società Italiana Cines (production)
Marina di Malombra is the beautiful and sophisticated young niece of a count. She could be described in the terms used in a 1967 work : "dominant, secure, self-confident, nasty, violent, selfish, independent, proud, thrill-seeking, free-wheeling, arrogant females, who consider themselves fit to rule the universe". Marina becomes convinced she is the reincarnation of a madwoman out for fatal revenge. Corrado Silla is a sensitive young man born into nobility, but now on the verge of poverty. He longs for fame in the world of arts and letters, but has failed. Marina taunts, scorns, then publicly humiliates him. Thus, Silla is ready to sign up as Marina's love slave, but his pride gets in the way. This is the love story of Marina and Silla. Lyda Borelli's spellbinding performance of Marina's metamorphosis, and Amleto Novelli's subtle portrayal of a man torn between his pride and his passion for (and fear of) a dominant woman, both captured with the right direction and photography, make this a classic.
Febo Mari (director/lead/writer)
Nietta Mordeglia (lead)
Helena Makowska (lead)
Vasco Creti (lead)
Oreste Bilancia (lead)
Società Anonima Ambrosio (production)
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