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Lost In The Dark (play)
''Lost in the Dark'' (Italian:''Sperduti nel buio'') is a 1901 play by the Italian writer Roberto Bracco. It has been turned into films twice: the 1914 silent '' Lost in the Dark'', considered by some a precursor to Italian neorealism Italian neorealism ( it, Neorealismo), also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They pri ..., and '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947).Goble p.51 References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Italian plays adapted into films Plays set in Italy Plays by Roberto Bracco 1901 plays {{1900s-play-stub ...
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Roberto Bracco
Roberto Bracco (1861–1943) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter and journalist. A number of his plays were turned into films, and he worked on the scripts of several of them including the 1914 silent '' Lost in the Dark''. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature six times. Also among his works is ''Un Perfetto Amore'', a dramatic dialogue in three acts.Rivista enciclopedica contemporanea
Editore Francesco Vallardi, Milan, (1913), entry by E. D'Angelo, page 73.


Selected filmography

* '' Lost in the Dark'' (1914)


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Bibliography

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Lost In The Dark (1914 Film)
''Lost in the Dark'' (Italian: ''Sperduti nel buio'') is a 1914 Italian silent drama film directed by Nino Martoglio and starring Giovanni Grasso Sr., Maria Carmi and Virginia Balestrieri. Documenting life in the slums of Naples, it is considered a precursor to the Italian neorealism movement of the 1940s and 1950s. The only surviving copy of this film was destroyed by Nazi German forces during the World War II.Reich & Garofalo p.83 The film is based on a 1901 play of the same title by Roberto Bracco Roberto Bracco (1861–1943) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter and journalist. A number of his plays were turned into films, and he worked on the scripts of several of them including the 1914 silent '' Lost in the Dark''. He was nominated .... Cast * Giovanni Grasso Sr. as Nunzio the blind man * Maria Carmi as Livia Blanchard * Virginia Balestrieri as Paolina * Vittorina Moneta as Paolina's mother * Dillo Lombardi as Duke of Vallenza * Totò Majorana as N ...
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Italian Neorealism
Italian neorealism ( it, Neorealismo), also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They primarily address the difficult economic and moral conditions of post-World War II Italy, representing changes in the Italian psyche and conditions of everyday life, including poverty, oppression, injustice and desperation. History Italian neorealism came about as World War II ended and Benito Mussolini's government fell, causing the Italian film industry to lose its centre. Neorealism was a sign of cultural and social change in Italy. Its films presented contemporary stories and ideas and were often shot on location as the Cinecittà film studios had been damaged significantly during the war. The neorealist style was developed by a circle of film critics that revolved around the magazine ''Cinema'', including: * Luchino Visconti * G ...
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Lost In The Dark (1947 Film)
''Lost in the Dark'' ( it, Sperduti nel buio) is a 1947 Italian melodrama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. The film was based on a 1901 play of the same title by Roberto Bracco which had earlier been made into a 1914 silent film.Mancini p.13 The film's sets were designed by the futurist architect Virgilio Marchi. Cast * Vittorio De Sica as Nunzio * Fiorella Betti as Paolina * Jacqueline Plessis as Livia * Enrico Glori as Paolo Nardone * Olga Solbelli as Emilia * Anna Corinto as Lolotta * Luigi Pavese as Frantz Cardillo * Giuseppe Porelli as Giovanni * Pietro Bigerna * Leo Dale * Primo Di Gennaro * Augusto Di Giovanni * Claudio Ermelli * Pupella Maggio * Annielo Mele * Tina Pica * Maria Luisa Reda * Alfredo Rizzo * Sandro Ruffini * Agostino Salvietti * Domenico Serra Domenico Serra (1899–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. He made more than sixty films, many of them during the silent era including Ma ...
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Italian Plays Adapted Into Films
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