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Assunta Spina (1997 Film)
Assunta Spina may refer to: * ''Assunta Spina'' (novel), an Italian novel by Salvatore Di Giacomo * ''Assunta Spina'' (play), a 1910 Italian two-act stageplay by Salvatore Di Giacomo * ''Assunta Spina'' (1915 film), a 1915 silent Italian film starring Francesca Bertini * ''Assunta Spina'' (1930 film), a 1930 silent Italian film starring Rina De Liguoro * ''Assunta Spina'' (1948 film), a 1948 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli * ''Assunta Spina'' (1997 film), a 1997 Italian film directed by Gigi Savoia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (novel)
Assunta Spina may refer to: * ''Assunta Spina'' (novel), an Italian novel by Salvatore Di Giacomo * ''Assunta Spina'' (play), a 1910 Italian two-act stageplay by Salvatore Di Giacomo * ''Assunta Spina'' (1915 film), a 1915 silent Italian film starring Francesca Bertini * ''Assunta Spina'' (1930 film), a 1930 silent Italian film starring Rina De Liguoro * ''Assunta Spina'' (1948 film), a 1948 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli * ''Assunta Spina'' (1997 film), a 1997 Italian film directed by Gigi Savoia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore Di Giacomo
Salvatore Di Giacomo (12 March 1860 – 5 April 1934) was an Italian poet, songwriter, playwright and fascist, one of the signatories to the Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals. Di Giacomo is credited as being one of those responsible for renewing Neapolitan language poetry at the beginning of the 20th century. The language of Salvatore Di Giacomo is, however, not the everyday Neapolitan language of his contemporaries; it has a distinct 18th-century flavour to it, with archaisms that recall the golden age of Neapolitan culture. This was the period between 1750 and 1800, when Neapolitan was the language of the best-loved form of musical entertainment in Italy, the Neapolitan comic opera. Early career Di Giacomo was born in Naples. He studied medicine briefly, largely to satisfy his father's wishes, but gave it up for the life of a poet. He then founded a literary journal, ''Il Fantasio'', in 1880, and, like many young writers, had a varied apprenticeship, working in a print ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (play)
''Assunta Spina'' is a 1909 tragic play by the Italian writer Salvatore Di Giacomo, based on his earlier short story of the same name. It premiered at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples with Adelina Magnetti in the title role and a cast that also included Gennaro Pantalena and Francesca Bertini, who would subsequently play Assunta in the 1915 film. A 1927 revival at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan starred Vera Vergani. Synopsis The protagonist Assunta Spina is a young woman of Naples who has many male admirers, including Michele Boccadifuoco a butcher. One day in a fit of jealousy he attacks and scars her in the street. Despite her efforts to cover up for him, he is arrested and sentenced to two years imprisonment in Avellino. In the meantime she begins an affair with a court official, not knowing that he already has a family. When Michele is released from prison, she confessed everything to him. His pride wounded, he goes immediately and stabs her lover to death with a knife. However it i ... [...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 stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (1930 Film)
''Assunta Spina '' is a 1930 Italian silent drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Rina De Liguoro and Febo Mari. It is based on the play of the same title by Salvatore Di Giacomo. Plot Assunta, a commoner of Naples, is scarred by her lover Michele for jealousy. Cast * Rina De Liguoro as Assunta Spina * Febo Mari as Michele Boccadifuoco * Elio Steiner * Alfredo Martinelli * Carlos Montes * Cellio Bucchi * Goffredo D'Andrea Goffredo D'Andrea was an Italian film actor who appeared mainly during the silent era.Goble p.417 He also worked occasionally as a screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * '' Castigo'' (1917) * '' La principessa di Bagdad'' (1918) * ... References External links * 1930 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent films 1930 drama films Italian drama films Italian films based on plays Italian black-and-white films Silent drama films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (1948 Film)
''Assunta Spina'' is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia. It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title ''Scarred''. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47. Plot The film takes place in Naples at the turn of the twentieth century. Assunta, a passionate and impulsive woman, is scarred on the face by her lover Michele for making him jealous. He is sentenced to serve two years in prison in Avellino, despite her efforts to exonerate him at the trial. While he is inside she begins a relationship with a court official. When Michele is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |