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Monna Vanna (1915 Film)
''Monna Vanna'' is a 1915 Italian silent film directed by Mario Caserini and starring Madeleine Céliat, Hamilton Revelle and François-Paul Donadio.Bernardini & Martinelli p.62 It was released in the United States by Universal Pictures in 1916. Cast * Madeleine Céliat * Hamilton Revelle * François-Paul Donadio * Luigi Chiesa * Maria Caserini * Cesare Zocchi * Umberto Scalpellini * Rita Jolivet See also * ''Monna Vanna ''Monna Vanna'' (russian: Монна Ванна) is an unfinished opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff after a play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Rachmaninoff had completed Act I in short vocal score, with piano accompaniment, and then he went to ask for permis ...'' (1922) References Bibliography * Aldo Bernardini & Vittorio Martinelli. ''Il cinema muto italiano, Volume 8, Part 2''. Nuova ERI-Edizioni RAI, 1992. External links * 1915 films 1910s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Caserini Italian silent short films Films based on works by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Caserini
Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was married to early 20th-century Italian actress Maria Caserini. His 1906 film Otello is believed to be the earliest film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play ''Othello''. Filmography Director *''Il romanzo di un Pierrot'' (1906) *''Otello'' (1906) — (based on ''Othello'') *' (1907) *''Garibaldi'' (1907) — (film about Giuseppe Garibaldi) *' (1908) — (based on ''Hamlet'') *' (1908) — (film about Joan of Arc) *' (1908) — (based on ''Romeo and Juliet'') *''Beatrice Cenci'' (1909) — (film about Beatrice Cenci) *' (1909) — (film about Bianca Cappello) *' (1909) *''L'innominato'' (1909) *''Macbeth'' (1909) — (based on ''Macbeth'') *' (1909) *' (1909) — (film about Percival) *''La signora de Monserau'' (1909) — (based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Scalpellini
Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include: * King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900) * King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983) * Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918) * Umberto I, Count of Savoy (980 – 1047 or 1048) * Umberto II, Count of Savoy (1065–1103) * Umberto III, Count of Savoy (1135–1189) * Umberto Bassignani (1878–1944), Italian sculptor * Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916), Italian artist and sculptor * Umberto Calzolari (1938–2018), Italian baseball player * Umberto Colombo (1927–2006), Italian scientist * Umberto De Morpurgo (1896–1961), Italian tennis player * Umberto Eco (1932–2016), Italian writer * Umberto Giordano (1867–1948), Italian composer * Umberto Meoli (1920–2002), Italian economic historian * Umberto Merlin (1885–1964), Italian lawyer and politician * Umberto Nobile (1885–1978), Italian pilot and explorer * Umberto Panerai (born 1953), Italian water polo player * Umb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In The 15th Century
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Works By Maurice Maeterlinck
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Silent Short Films
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Films Directed By Mario Caserini
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910s Italian-language Films
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Films
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events * February 1: Fox Film Corporation founded * February 8: D.W Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks both box office and film length records (running at a total length of over three hours). * February: Metro Pictures, a forerunner of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is founded * February 22: The Allan Dwan directed film ''David Harum'' is released. The film is the first in long line of a successful romantic onscreen pairings of actors May Allison and Harold Lockwood. * March 15: Universal Studios Hollywood opens ( 1964). * June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA) is formed by twenty-six film directors in Los Angeles, California. * July: Triangle Film Corporation is founded in Culver City, California and attracts filmmakers D. W. Griffith, Thomas H. Ince and Mack Sennett * September 11: A nitrate fire at Famous Players in New York destroys several compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monna Vanna (1922 Film)
''Monna Vanna'' is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Paul Wegener, and Hans Stürm.Bock & Bergfelder p. 104 The film is based on the play ''Monna Vanna'' by Maurice Maeterlinck which itself drew on story by the sixteenth century writer Niccolò Machiavelli. It was made at the Emelka Studios near Munich as part of a deal Eichberg had struck with Bavaria Film. Some filming also took place at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willy Reiber, Jacek Rotmil and Kurt Richter. Cast See also * ''Monna Vanna ''Monna Vanna'' (russian: Монна Ванна) is an unfinished opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff after a play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Rachmaninoff had completed Act I in short vocal score, with piano accompaniment, and then he went to ask for permis ...'' (1915) References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Jolivet
Marguerite Lucile Jolivet (25 September 1884 – 2 March 1971), known professionally as Rita Jolivet, was a British actress in theatre and silent films in the early 20th century. She was known in private life as the Countess Marguerita de Cippico. Origins and Family Jolivet was born on 25 September 1884 in Castleton, Richmond County, New York, one of the three children of Charles Eugene Jolivet (1840–1920) from Carmansville, New York, United States, an owner of extensive vineyards in France, and French-born Pauline Hélène Vaillant (1857–1957), a talented musician who retired from the concert stage after marrying in 1879. Jolivet had a sister, Inez Henriette, and a brother, Alfred Eugene. Her great-great-grandmother was the only member of her family to avoid the guillotine during the French Revolution. Her grandmother Vaillant was among the ''beautés de Cour'' in the court of Napoleon III. Jolivet is the great-grandaunt of the Canadian actor Finn Wolfhard. His moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Zocchi
Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), Italian mathematician * Cesare Battisti (other) * Cesare Bocci (born 1957), Italian actor known for the ''Inspector Montalbano'' TV series * Cesare Bonizzi, Franciscan friar and heavy metal singer * Cesare Borgia (1475–1507), Italian general and statesman * Cesare "Cece" Carlucci (1917–2008), American baseball umpire * Cesare Emiliani (1922–1995), Italian-American scientist * Cesare Fiorio (born 1939), Italian sportsperson * Cesare Gianturco (1905–1995), Italian-American physician * Cesare Nava (1861–1933), Italian engineer and politician * Cesare Negri, the late Renaissance dancing-master * Cesare Pavese (1908–1950), Italian poet and novelist * Cesare Romiti (1923–2020), Italian economist and business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Ambrosio
Arturo Ambrosio (1870–1960) was an Italian film producer who was a pioneering and influential figure in the early years of Italian cinema. Biography Ambrosio was a photographer who owned a shop in Turin. In 1904, after returning from a visit to Paris with a new film camera he began making short films of a documentary nature. In 1906 he founded Ambrosio Films and began making more ambitious fiction films. In 1908 Ambrosio produced and directed ''The Last Days of Pompeii'', a major hit which helped trigger a fashion for Italian historical epics, generally set in the Classical era. Over the next decade Ambrosio oversaw a number of popular films and was able to export them to lucrative foreign markets such as Britain and America. Like other Italian filmmakers, Ambrosio struggled during the crisis that hit Italian filmmaking following the First World War and his career appeared to have been ended by the commercial failure of his 1924 epic ''Quo Vadis''. However, he returned from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
