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Tag Archives: Gustavo Serena
Diva films about diva films
After spending some quality time with the films of Borelli, Menichelli, and Makowska, now I want to cast my net a little wider. Diva films were a major force of the Italian film industry in the teens—but how did people perceive … Continue reading
Film advertising: Italian question marks
Looking through the Italian 1910s periodical Film, I regularly noticed adverts for coming attractions/productions that prominently use question marks. As a tactic to heighten suspense, I really liked this visual device. So, enjoy an image gallery of these Italian film advertisement question … Continue reading
Cinema Ritrovato from afar: Bertini’s Assunta Spina (IT 1915)
Are you at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna right now? The festival features the new restoration of one of my true loves, Rapsodia Satanica; the Keaton project; several other diva films; Gaumont at 120; the Technicolor section; and so much more … Sadly, I am … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema of 1915, cinema of Italy, Cineteca di Bologna, diva films, EFG, female director, Francesca Bertini, Gustavo Serena, Il Cinema Ritrovato
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Diana, l’affascinatrice | Diana the Seductress (IT 1915)
This month I’m blogging on the theme ‘Adventure 1915’ – adventurous films at their 100th birthday. To Francesca Bertini for the first entry! It’s a treasured spy cliché – the agent who falls in love with their mark. In Diana l’affascinatrice, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, cinema of 1915, cinema of Italy, Cinematek BE, dangerous female sexuality, diva films, EFG, Francesca Bertini, Gustavo Serena
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