''Malombra'' is a 1917 silent Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...

. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th

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in 2000. It is an adaptation of the 1881 novel '' Malombra'' by

Antonio Fogazzaro Antonio Fogazzaro (; 25 March 1842 – 7 March 1911) was an Italian novelist and proponent of Liberal Catholicism. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times. Biography Fogazzaro was born in Vicenza to a wealthy family. In ...

, 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 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 d ...

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 Corrado Silla * Augusto Mastripietri as Cesare d'Ormegno * Amedeo Ciaffi as Steinegge * Francesco Cacace as Conte Salvador * Consuelo Spada as Edith Steinegge * Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto as Contessa Salvador

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* 1917 films 1917 drama films Italian drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent drama films Films based on Italian novels {{1910s-drama-film-stub