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Nero (1909 Film)
''Nero, or The Fall of Rome'' ( it, Nerone, o la caduta di Roma) is a 1909 Italian short silent Epic film directed by Luigi Maggi and Arturo Ambrosio, based on the eponymous 1872 drama by Pietro Cossa. This is one of the oldest surviving Italian epic films about Ancient Rome.Review and link to watch the film: Plot One day emperor Nero leaves his palace accompanied by his wife Claudia Octavia and meets a charming patrician named Poppea. With the help of his freedman Epaphroditus he finds her at a party she is attending and brings her back to his palace. Nero presents Poppea to the people as the new empress and repudiates his wife. Octavia asks him to restitute the empire which he had received as her dowry, but the emperor harshly chases her away. Later, Nero is convinced by Poppea to have Octavia killed. One of her maidservants swears revenge and goes to Rome where she spreads the news of the assassination. The people, already tired of Nero's exactions and whims, decide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Maggi
Luigi Maggi (21 December 1867 – 22 August 1946) was an Italian actor and film director who worked prolifically during the silent era. Working for Ambrosio Film he co-directed the 1908 hit film '' The Last Days of Pompeii'', which launched the historical epic Epic films are a style of filmmaking with large-scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big-budget filmmaking. Like epics in ... as a popular Italian genre.Moliterno p.6 Selected filmography Director *'' Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei'' (''The Last Days of Pompeii'') (1908) *'' Nerone'' (''Nero'') (1909) *' (1909) *'' Il guanto'' (''The Glove'') (1910), a rediscovered lost film *' (''After Fifty Years'', ''The Golden Wedding'') (1911) * ''The Queen of Nineveh'' (1911) *' (1914), with Paola Pezzaglia *' (1924) References Sources *Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |