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Power couples of Italian silent film
It may not be a surprise that the Italian silent film industry was chock-full of couples. Today, for the Feast of Saint Valentine, let’s take a look at these duos with lives spent in film as well as love—sometimes both … Continue reading
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Tagged André Deed, athletic heroines, Augusto Genina, Baldassarre Negroni, Carmen Boni, Carmine Gallone, cinema of Italy, Diana Karenne, Emilio Ghione, Febo Mari, Fernanda Negri Pouget, Gero Zambuto, Italia Almirante Manzini, Kally Sambucini, Lea Giunchi, Leda Gys, Linda Albertini, Luciano Albertini, Maria Gasparini Caserini, Maria Jacobini, Mario Caserini, Nietta Mordeglia, Nino Oxilia, Rina De Liguoro, Soava Gallone, Valentina Frascaroli
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Oxilia, Menichelli, 1915: two short films
Via the excellent Sempre in Penombra blog; via FilmoTeca de Catalunya’s digitized collections Until his career was cut short by World War I, Nino Oxilia was one of the most promising Italian directors of the teens. Formerly a playwright, he entered … Continue reading
Sangue Bleu | Blue Blood (IT 1914)
With the release of Sangue Bleu in 1914, reviews were glowing: “This splendid masterpiece is transfused by all of Ms. Bertini’s soul as an incomparable artist.” Francesca Bertini was already launched as a film star, and as a major production, Sangue … Continue reading
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Tagged Centi anno fa, cinema of 1914, cinema of Italy, clothing & fashion, dance, Desmet collection, diva films, Francesca Bertini, Kri Kri, Nino Oxilia
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Death, love, and beauty: Lyda Borelli in Rapsodia Satanica (IT 1917)
Lyda Borelli is the star of this update of the Faust legend. La diva Lyda plays Contessa Alba d’Oltrevita, who at the beginning of the picture is an elderly woman, looking on jealously at the youthful beauty that surrounds her. … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema of 1917, cinema of Italy, clothing & fashion, diva films, EFG, floral symbolism, Lyda Borelli, Nino Oxilia, traces of Loïe Fuller
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Silents, Please! 