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Bertini Film
Francesca Bertini (born Elena Seracini Vitiello; 5 January 1892 – 13 October 1985) was an Italian silent film actress. She was one of the most successful silent film stars in the first quarter of the twentieth-century. Biography Born in Prato, she was daughter of a woman who may have been an actress, but she was unmarried and Bertini was registered as Elena Taddei at an orphanage in 1892. Her mother, Adelina di Venanzio Fratiglioni, married Arturo Vitiello in 1910 and she took his family name. Bertini began performing on stages at the age of seventeen she began to perform in the just-born Italian movie production. She had a major role in Salvatore Di Giacomo's melodramatic story '' Assunta Spina''. She had made over 50 films by 1915 including, ''Histoire d'un pierrot'', was under the direction of Baldassarre Negroni in 1913. Gradually she developed her beauty and elegance, plus a strong, intense, and charming personality, which would be the key of her success as a silent mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (1915 Film)
''Assunta Spina'' is a 1915 Italian silent film. Outside Italy, it is sometimes known as ''Sangue Napolitano'' ("Neapolitan Blood"). Plot Assunta Spina is a laundress living in Naples, engaged to a violent butcher named Michele Mangiafuoco. She is also courted intensely by Raffaele. When she accepts Raffaele's offer to dance during an open air feast in Posillipo, as she feels Michele is ignoring her, tragedy strikes. Michele, blinded by rage, slashes her face and is subsequently arrested. During the trial she bears witness in order to rescue him, saying he never wounded her, but the jury does not believe her. She is enticed by the court vice-chancellor to strike a bargain—Michele will stay in the nearby prison of Naples instead of Avellino, and at the end of the punishment Michele will kill the vice-chancellor before Assunta's eyes. She must take responsibility for the act before the eyes of the police in order to save her man. Production The original novel from which the story ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international acclaim. He was the first Italian filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Director for ''The Last Emperor'' (1987), one of many accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, two David di Donatellos, a BAFTA Awards, British Academy Award, and a César Awards, César Award. In recognition of his work, he was presented with the inaugural Honorary Palme d'Or Award at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. He had previously received a Golden Lion, Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion from the Venice Film Festival. A protégé of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bertolucci made his directorial debut at 22. His second film, ''Before the Revolution'' (1964), earned strong international reviews and has since gained classic status, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cheerful Soul
''The Cheerful Soul'' (Italian:''Anima allegra'') is a 1919 Italian silent comedy film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini. It is based on play by Serafín Álvarez Quintero.Goble p.167 Cast * Francesca Bertini * Luigi Cigoli * Gemma De Sanctis * Sig Pasquali * Livio Pavanelli * Maria Riccardi * Sandro Salvini Sandro Salvini (1890–1955) was an Italian actor. He appeared in around thirty films during the silent and sound eras. He played the lead role of the Duke in Alessandro Blasetti's ''Mother Earth'' (1931).Landy p. 178-79 His grandfather was the ... * Giovanni Schettini References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1919 films Italian films based on plays 1919 comedy films Italian comedy films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Silent comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L' Accidia
is an Italian black-and-white film. It was released in January 1919 by director Alfredo De Antoni. The film's title translates into English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ... as "Sloth". Plot Engineer Ottavio Fortis returns to his homeland where nothing changes and laziness reigns, and there he meets Bianca again. Bianca, still unmarried, is considering a proposal that would make her become a duchess. Doubtful between love and wealth, she will have anyway something to regret. External links * 1919 films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenia Grandet (1918 Film)
''Eugenia Grandet'' is a 1918 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini. It is based on the 1833 novel '' Eugénie Grandet'' by Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 .... Plot References External links * Films based on Eugénie Grandet Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent films Italian historical films 1910s historical films Italian black-and-white films 1910s Italian-language films {{Historic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariute
''Mariute'' is a 1918 Italian silent drama film directed by Edoardo Bencivenga and starring Francesca Bertini.Moliterno p.34 Cast * Alberto Albertini Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ... * Francesca Bertini * Camillo De Riso * Livio Pavanelli * Gustavo Serena References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films Italian drama films 1910s Italian-language films Italian silent short films Films directed by Edoardo Bencivenga Italian black-and-white films Silent drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clemenceau Affair
''The Clemenceau Affair'' ( it, Il processo Clémenceau) is a 1917 silent Italian adventure film directed by Alfredo De Antoni. The film features the first onscreen performance from Vittorio De Sica. Cast * Francesca Bertini as Iza * Gina Cinquini * Antonio Cruichi * Alfredo De Antoni as Costantino * Vittorio De Sica as Pierre Clémenceau bambino * Arnold Kent as Sergio (as Lido Manetti) * Nella Montagna Nella is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Nella Maria Bonora (1904–1990), Italian actress * Nella Giacomelli (1873–1949), Italian anarchist * Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American modernist novelist born Nelly Walker * Nell ... as Matilde * Gustavo Serena as Pierre Clémenceau References External links * 1917 films Italian silent feature films 1917 adventure films Italian black-and-white films Italian adventure films Silent adventure films {{silent-adventure-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odette (1916 Film)
''Odette'' is a 1916 Italian silent drama film based upon the play by Victorien Sardou, directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro, and starring Francesca Bertini, Alfredo De Antoni, and Carlo Benetti.Moliterno p.33 It was remade in 1928 and 1935, with both versions starring Bertini. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. Cast * Francesca Bertini as Odette * Alfredo De Antoni as André Latour, suo marito * Carlo Benetti as L'avventuriero * Olga Benetti as Consuelo * Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italia ... * Camillo De Riso * Sandro Ruffini References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1916 films 1916 drama films Italian drama films 1910s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Of The Camellias (1915 Serena Film)
''The Lady of the Camellias'' (Italian:''La signora delle camelie'') is a 1915 Italian historical drama film directed by Gustavo Serena and starring Francesca Bertini.Moliterno p.33 It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas, ''fils''' novel ''The Lady of the Camellias''. The film's art direction was by Alfredo Manzi. Cast * Carlo Benetti * Olga Benetti as Madame Duvernoy * Francesca Bertini as Margherita Gauthier * Antonio Cruichi as Duval padre * Camillo De Riso * Tina Ceccaci Renaldi Tina may refer to: People *Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia *Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ... * Gustavo Serena as Armando Duval References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1915 films 1910s historical drama films Italian historical drama film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Blood (1914 Film)
''Blue Blood'' (Italian:''Sangue blu'') is a 1914 Italian silent drama film directed by Nino Oxilia and starring Francesca Bertini, Amedeo Ciaffi and Anna Cipriani. Cast *Francesca Bertini Francesca Bertini (born Elena Seracini Vitiello; 5 January 1892 – 13 October 1985) was an Italian silent film actress. She was one of the most successful silent film stars in the first quarter of the twentieth-century. Biography Born in Prat ... as Princess of Monte Cabello *Amedeo Ciaffi *Anna Cipriani as Diana *Angelo Gallina * Andrea Habay *Fulvia Perini as Contessa Simone de la Croix *Elvira Radaelli References External links * 1914 drama films Italian drama films 1910s Italian-language films Italian silent feature films Films directed by Nino Oxilia Italian black-and-white films Silent drama films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrot The Prodigal
''Pierrot the Prodigal'' (Italian: ''Histoire d'un Pierrot'') is a 1914 Italian silent film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Francesca Bertini, Leda Gys and Emilio Ghione.Moliterno p.33 Cast * Francesca Bertini as Pierrot * Leda Gys as Louisette * Emilio Ghione as Pochinet * Elvira Radaelli as Fifine * Amedeo Ciaffi Amedeo is an Italian given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus and the Spanish and Portuguese Amadeo. People with this name include: * A number of rulers and noble ... as Julot * Ninne as A Child References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1914 films 1930s Italian-language films Italian silent films Films directed by Baldassarre Negroni Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Idol
''Broken Idol'' (Italian:''Idolo infranto'') is a 1913 Italian silent film directed by Emilio Ghione and starring Francesca Bertini, Angelo Gallina and Alberto Collo.Moliterno p.150 Cast * Francesca Bertini Francesca Bertini (born Elena Seracini Vitiello; 5 January 1892 – 13 October 1985) was an Italian silent film actress. She was one of the most successful silent film stars in the first quarter of the twentieth-century. Biography Born in Prat ... * Angelo Gallina * Alberto Collo References Bibliography *Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1913 films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Emilio Ghione Italian silent short films Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
