Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an

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, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in

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, and was married to early 20th-century Italian actress

Maria Caserini Maria Caserini (née Gasperini; 24 July 1884 – 15 April 1969) was an Italian stage and film actress, as well as a pioneer of filmmaking during the early 20th century. She often starred in adaptations of stage and film productions for the works ...

. His

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, a ...

film

Otello ''Otello'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play '' Othello''. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887. ...

is believed to be the earliest film adaptation of the

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

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Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...

''.

Filmography

Director

*''Il romanzo di un Pierrot'' (1906) *''

'' (1906) — (based on ''

'') *' (1907) *''Garibaldi'' (1907) — (film about

Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...

) *' (1908) — (based on ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

'') *' (1908) — (film about

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the corona ...

) *' (1908) — (based on ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Ham ...

'') *'' Beatrice Cenci'' (1909) — (film about Beatrice Cenci) *' (1909) — (film about

Bianca Cappello Bianca Cappello (154820 October 1587) was an Italian noblewoman who was the mistress, and afterward the second wife, of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her husband officially made her his consort. Coincidentally, the creation of ...

) *' (1909) *''L'innominato'' (1909) *''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (1909) — (based on ''

'') *' (1909) *' (1909) — (film about

Percival Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Perceval, the Story of the Gra ...

) *''La signora de Monserau'' (1909) — (based on ''

La Dame de Monsoreau ''La Dame de Monsoreau'' is a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, père published in 1846. It owes its name to the counts who owned the famous château de Montsoreau. The novel is concerned with fraternal royal strife at the court of Henri III ...

'') *' (1909) — (based on ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight f ...

'') *''Wanda Soldanieri'' (1909) *' (1910) — (based on ''

'') *''L'amorino'' (1910) *''Anita Garibaldi'' (1910) — (film about Anita Garibaldi) *''Catilina'' (1910) — (film about

Catiline Lucius Sergius Catilina ( 108 BC – January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline (), was a Roman politician and soldier. He is best known for instigating the Catilinarian conspiracy, a failed attempt to violently seize control of the ...

) *' (1910) — (based on ''

Le Cid ''Le Cid'' is a five-act French tragicomedy written by Pierre Corneille, first performed in December 1636 at the Théâtre du Marais in Paris and published the same year. It is based on Guillén de Castro's play ''Las Mocedades del Cid''. Cast ...

'') *''Cola di Rienzo'' (1910) — (film about Cola di Rienzo) *' (1910) — (film about the

Battle of Legnano The Battle of Legnano was a battle between the imperial army of Frederick Barbarossa and the troops of the Lombard League on May 29, 1176, near the town of Legnano in present-day Lombardy, in Italy. Although the presence of the enemy nearby ...

) *' (1910) — (film about Joanna the Mad) *' (1910) — (film about

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere Lodovico de' Medici, also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere (6 April 1498 – 30 November 1526) was an Italian ''condottiero''. He is known for leading the Black Bands and serving valiantly in military combat under his relatives, Pope Leo X and ...

) *''Lucia di Lammermoor'' (1910) — (based on ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'') *' (1910) — (film about

Lucrezia Borgia Lucrezia Borgia (; ca-valencia, Lucrècia Borja, links=no ; 18 April 1480 – 24 June 1519) was a Spanish-Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She reigned as the Gover ...

) *' (1910) — (film about

Messalina Valeria Messalina (; ) was the third wife of Roman emperor Claudius. She was a paternal cousin of Emperor Nero, a second cousin of Emperor Caligula, and a great-grandniece of Emperor Augustus. A powerful and influential woman with a reputation ...

) *' (1911) *''Antigone'' (1911) — (based on ''

Antigone In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἀντιγόνη) is the daughter of Oedipus and either his mother Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She is a sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.Roman, L., & Roma ...

'') *''Mademoiselle de Scudery'' (1911) — (based on '' Mademoiselle de Scuderi'') *' (1911) *''Arabian Infamy'' (1912) *' (1912) *' (1912) *' (1912) *' (1912) *' (1912) *' (1912) — (film about

) *' (1912) — (based on ''

The Pilgrim's Progress ''The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come'' is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature and a progenitor of the ...

'') *''La ribalta'' (1912) *' (1912) — (based on '' Mam'zelle Nitouche'') *' (1912) — (based on the ''

Nibelungenlied The ( gmh, Der Nibelunge liet or ), translated as ''The Song of the Nibelungs'', is an epic poem written around 1200 in Middle High German. Its anonymous poet was likely from the region of Passau. The is based on an oral tradition of German ...

'') *' (1912) *' (1913) — (film about

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His '' Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: ...

and

Beatrice Beatrice may refer to: * Beatrice (given name) Places In the United States * Beatrice, Alabama, a town * Beatrice, Humboldt County, California, a locality * Beatrice, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beatrice, Indiana, an unincorporated ...

) *'' Floretta and Patapon'' (1913) *'' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1913) — (based on '' The Last Days of Pompeii'') *'' Love Everlasting'' (1913) *''Il treno degli spettri'' (1913) *' (1914) *' (1914) — (film about

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 unt ...

and

Agrippina Agrippina is an ancient Roman cognomen and a feminine given name. People with either the cognomen or the given name include: Cognomen Relatives of the Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa: * Vipsania Agrippina (36 BC–20 AD), first wife of th ...

) *''Nidia la cieca'' (1914) *'' Monna Vanna'' (1915) *' (1915) *''Amor enemigo'' (1916) *''Como aquel día'' (1916) *''La divetta del reggimento'' (1916) *''Flor de otoño'' (1916) *' (1916) *'' Madame Guillotine'' (1916) — (film about

Thérésa Tallien Thérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien (31 July 1773 – 15 January 1835), was a Spanish-born French noble, salon holder and social figure during the Revolution. Later she became Princess of Chimay. Life Early life She was born Juana María I ...

) *' (1916) *''Pero tu amor me redime'' (1916) *''La vida y la muerte'' (1916) *' (1917) *''Il filo della vita'' (1917) *' (1917) *''¿Quién me hará olvidar sin morir?'' (1917) *' (1917) — (based on ''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, whic ...

'') *' (1918) *'' Captain Fracasse'' (1919) — (based on '' Captain Fracasse'') *''Primerose'' (1919) *'' Tortured Soul'' (1919) *' (1920) *' (1921)

Actor

*''Il romanzo di un Pierrot'' (1906) *''

'' (1906) *' (1908) *''Wanda Soldanieri'' (1909) *''Como aquel día'' (1916)

Screenwriter

*'' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1913) *''Como aquel día'' (1916) *''Flor de otoño'' (1916) *'' Captain Fracasse'' (1919)

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