La falena (film)

La falena is a 1916 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone.[1] The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana.[2]

La falena
Directed byCarmine Gallone
Written byHenry Bataille (play Le Phalène)
Carmine Gallone
StarringLyda Borelli
CinematographyDomenico Grimaldi
Release date
  • March 1916 (1916-03)
CountryItaly
LanguageSilent

Plot

Thea (Borelli) is sculptor who is diagnosed with phthisis before she marries Filippo (Habay). After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organises a final party, inviting along her estranged husband. He fails to show, as he's now married to another woman. Thea appears naked in front of her guests, before she kills herself.

Cast

  • Lyda Borelli as Thea di Marlievo
  • Andrea Habay as Filippo
  • Francesco Cacace as Lignères
  • Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto as Principessa Maria
  • Nella Montagna as La madre di Thea
  • Lina Dax as Allegra
  • Alfonso Cassini as Il maestro di Thea

References

  1. "Early Diva Behaviour: La Falena (1916) and Malombra (1917)". Irenebrination. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. "La Falena". Silent Era. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.