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Lyda Borelli
Lyda Cini, Countess of Monselice (née Borelli, 22 March 1884 – 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress of cinema and theatre. Her career in theatre started when she was a child, acting on stage with Paola Pezzaglia in the French drama ''I due derelitti''. Biography Lyda Borelli was born on 22 March 1884, the second child to stage actors Napoleone Borelli and Cesira Banti Borelli. She had an older sister, Alda (1879–1964), who also became an actress. Borelli made her stage debut in 1902, and, by the age of 18, she was already receiving lead roles and had become a favorite actress of Gabriele D’Annunzio. In 1904, she starred in D’Annunzio's La Figlia di Jorio, and D'Annunzio dedicated his books ''Il ferro'' and ''Più che l’amore'' to her. By 1908, Borelli was considered a fashion icon; Borellismo and Borelleggiare both became terms used to describe how women tried to pose, dress, and move like Lyda Borelli. In 1913, Borelli made her film debut in '' Ma l'amor ...
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Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ...
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Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film ''The Saga of Gosta Berling, The Saga of Gösta Berling''. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She stirred interest with her first American silent film, ''Torrent (1926 film), Torrent'' (1926). Garbo's performance in ''Flesh and the Devil'' (1927), her third movie, made her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in ''A Woman of Affairs,'' which ...
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The Thirteenth Man
''The Thirteenth Man'' ( it, La storia dei tredici) is a 1917 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Lyda Borelli Lyda Cini, Countess of Monselice (née Borelli, 22 March 1884 – 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress of cinema and theatre. Her career in theatre started when she was a child, acting on stage with Paola Pezzaglia in the French drama ''I du ... * Ugo Piperno * Sandro Salvini References External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ...
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Malombra (1917 Film)
''Malombra'' is a 1917 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th New York Film Festival in 2000. It is an adaptation of the 1881 novel '' Malombra'' by Antonio Fogazzaro, which was later adapted into a 1942 film of the same name. Plot Marina di Malombra (Borelli) lives in a castle prior to her wedding. She begins to read letters written by an ancestor called Cecilia. She finds out that Cecilia was driven to her death by her uncle. Marina identifies with Cecilia and take revenge on her behalf by murdering her uncle. After she has done this, Marina commits suicide. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Marina di Malombra * Amleto Novelli Amleto Novelli (18 October 1885 – 16 April 1924) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 110 films between 1909 and 1924. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' A ... as C ...
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Madame Guillotine (1916 Film)
''Madame Guillotine'' (Italian:''Madame Tallien'') is a 1916 Italian historical film directed by Mario Caserini and Enrico Guazzoni and starring Lyda Borelli, Renzo Fabiani and Amleto Novelli.Redi p.250 It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou set during the French Revolution. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Madame Tallien * Renzo Fabiani as Robespierre * Amleto Novelli as Tallien * Ettore Baccani as Fontenay * Ruggero Barni as Guery * Orlando Ricci * Roberto Spiombi The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ... References Bibliography * Redi, Riccardo. ''Cinema muto italiano: 1896-1930''. Fondazione Scuola nazionale di cinema, 1999. External links * 1916 films 1910s historical films Italian historical films Italian silent feature films 1910s Italian-language fi ...
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La Falena (film)
''La falena'' is a 1916 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana. Plot Thea (Borelli) is a sculptor diagnosed with phthisis before she marries Filippo (Habay). After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organises a final party, inviting 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 Andrea Habay (1883–1941) was a French film actor. Habay appeared in more forty films during the silent era, mostly in Italy. He also directed three films during the early 1920s. He played the role of Petronius in the 1924 epic '' Quo Vadis'',S ... as Filippo * Francesco Cacace as Lignères * Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto as Principessa Maria * Nella Montagna as La madre di Thea * Lina Dax as Allegra * Alfo ...
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The Wedding March (1915 Film)
''The Wedding March'' ( it, La marcia nuziale) is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Grazia di Plessans * Francesco Cacace as Ruggero Lechatelier * Wanda Capodaglio * Angelo Gallina * Leda Gys as Susanna Lechatelier * Amleto Novelli Amleto Novelli (18 October 1885 – 16 April 1924) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 110 films between 1909 and 1924. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' A ... as Claudio Morillot See also * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films about weddings Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian films based on plays Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ...
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Rapsodia Satanica
''Rapsodia Satanica'' is a 1915 Italian silent film directed by Nino Oxilia featuring Lyda Borelli in a female version of Faust based on poems by . Pietro Mascagni wrote his only film music for the film and conducted the first performance in July 1917. Mascagni was keen to take commission for the film music due to the financial burden of supporting two sickening brothers.Alan Mallach ''Pietro Mascagni and His Operas'' 2002 1555535240 -Page 214 "With few other immediate sources of income at hand, the forty-five thousand lire from Cines for Rapsodia satanica, as well as the fifty thousand promised for a second film score, were much on his mind." The French-German TV channel Arte restored the film in 2006 and Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Frank Strobel recorded Mascagni's score. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita * Andrea Habay Andrea Habay (1883–1941) was a French film actor. Habay appeared in more forty films during the silent era, mostly in ...
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Flower Of Evil (film)
''Flower of Evil'' ( it, Fior di male) is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th New York Film Festival in 2000. Cast * Ruggero Barni as Ruggero Davusky * Lyda Borelli as Lyda * Pina Menichelli * Fulvia Perini as Fulvia Rogers * Augusto Poggioli Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: * Augusto Aníbal * Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge *Augusto B ... as Bambi Rogers * Cecyl Tryan as Cecyl References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Italian drama films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ...
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The Naked Truth (1914 Film)
''The Naked Truth'' ( it, La donna nuda) is a 1914 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Lolette * Ruggero Capodaglio * Wanda Capodaglio Wanda Capodaglio (1 January 1889 – 30 August 1980) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970. Her brother Ruggero was married to actress Anna Capodaglio (the stage name of Anna Adele Alberta Gramatica) who ... as Principessa * Lamberto Picasso as Pierre Bernier * Ugo Piperno as Rouchard See also * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1926) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1932) References External links * 1914 films 1914 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian films based on plays Italian drama films Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ...
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Ferrara Charterhouse
Ferrara Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Ferrara), of which the present Church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa was previously the monastic church, is a former charterhouse or Carthusian monastery built in Renaissance style, located on Piazza Borso 50 in Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The monastery was suppressed in the time of Napoleon, but the church was reconsecrated in 1813 and remains in use. The site also accommodates a large municipal cemetery, which was established in 1813. History In 1452, the Duke Borso d'Este sponsored the construction of a charterhouse ( it, certosa) in Ferrara. As was the usual Carthusian practice, it was built outside the existing city walls, but ten years later new walls, the Addizione Erculea, brought it back within the city. The present church, dedicated to Saint Christopher (San Cristoforo), was built in 1498, next to the original monastic church. The layout is that of a Latin cross with six lateral chapels. The project is attributed to ...
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Cini Foundation
The Giorgio Cini Foundation (''Italian: Fondazione Giorgio Cini''), or just Cini Foundation, is a cultural foundation founded 20 April 1951 in memory of Giorgio Cini, an Italian entrepreneur who died in August 1949. History The Foundation is located in the former San Giorgio Monastery on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. The foundation was established by Vittorio Cini in memory of his son, Giorgio Cini, who died in an airplane accident near Cannes in 1949. Vittorio Cini had a long relationship with the Italian Fascist party, joining in 1926, and had occupied influential positions within government and industry throughout the decades of Benito Mussolini's rule. In early 1943 he was named to the Ministry of Communication, but soon resigned, publicly castigating the obvious dire state of the national situation. He joined the plotting against Mussolini, and with the Nazi occupation of Northern Italy, he was arrested by the SS and sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Trans ...
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