Rina De Liguoro (24 July 1892 – 15 April 1966) was an Italian

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. Born Elena Caterina Catardi, she changed her name after marrying film actor and director Wladimiro De Liguoro in 1918. She appeared in leading roles in a number of Italian

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during the 1920s such as ''

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''.Wood, Mary P. (2005) ''Italian Cinema''. Berg. p. 158. . She later appeared in

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after an unsuccessful spell in

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. Her final film was

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's ''

The Leopard ''The Leopard'' ( it, Il Gattopardo ) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the ''Risorgimento''. Published posthumously in 1958 by Feltrinelli, after two rejections by the ...

''.

Selected filmography

* '' Savitri Satyavan'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1924) * '' The Hearth Turned Off'' (1925) * ''

'' (1926) * '' Anita'' (1927) * ''

The Loves of Casanova ''The Loves of Casanova'' or ''Casanova'' is a 1927 French Historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Ivan Mozzhukhin, Suzanne Bianchetti and Diana Karenne. The film portrays the life and adventures of Giacomo Casanova ( ...

'' (1927) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1927) * ''

Cagliostro Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (, ; 2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias of the Italian occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (; in French usually referred to as Joseph Balsamo). Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician. ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Mysterious Mirror ''The Mysterious Mirror'' (german: Der geheimnisvolle Spiegel), aka ''The Mystic Mirror'' is a 1928 Cinema of Germany, German silent film, silent fantasy film directed by Carl Hoffmann and Richard Teschner, and starring Fee Malten, Fritz Rasp and ...

'' (1928) * '' The Beautiful Corsair'' (1928) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1930) * ''

Madame Satan ''Madam Satan'' or ''Madame Satan'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film in black and white with Multicolor sequences. It was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starred Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Lillian Roth, and Rol ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) as Nina * '' Behold My Wife'' (1934) * ''

The Mad Empress ''The Mad Empress'' is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico (Nagel) and his struggles against Benito Juarez (Robards). Empress Carlotta (Novora) is the "mad" empress who has a breakdown when ...

'' (1939) * '' Caterina da Siena'' (1947) * '' Buffalo Bill in Rome'' (1949) * '' Tomorrow Is Another Day'' (1951) * ''

'' (1963)

References

Bibliography

* Elley, Derek. ''The Epic Film: Myth and History''. Routledge, 1984.

External links

* 1892 births 1966 deaths Italian film actresses Italian silent film actresses Actors from Florence 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub