Emilio De Marchi (1851–1901) was an Italian novelist, known for his portrayals of

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in the nineteenth century. Several of his works have been adapted for film and television including two 1940s films ''

Giacomo the Idealist ''Giacomo the Idealist'' (Italian: ''Giacomo l'idealista'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Massimo Serato, Marina Berti and Andrea Checchi.Moliterno p.267 It represents the directorial debut of Lattuada. ...

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The Priest's Hat ''The Priest's Hat'' (Italian: ''Il cappello da prete'') is a 1944 Italian historical thriller drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová and Luigi Almirante. It is based on the 1888 novel of the same ...

''.Goble p.1169 De Marchi became widely celebrated as a master of literary translation. Among others he translated into Italian all the fables of Jean de La Fontaine.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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* 1851 births 1901 deaths Italian novelists Writers from Milan {{Italy-writer-stub