''The Flight of Socrates'' (Italian:''La fuga di Socrate'') is a 1923 Italian

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...

and starring

Carlo Aldini Carlo Aldini (1894–1961) was an Italian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, a ...

.Stewart p.7

Plot

Ajax accidentily startles Socrates, the pet

parrot Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoide ...

of his fiancé Annita, causing him to fly away through an open window. Annita says she will not marry Ajax until he returns Socrates to her. In his international search for the parrot, Ajax accidentally becomes a wanted man everywhere he goes. Socrates eventually is released to return home by his new owners, Liliana and her father, much to Annita's delight. While Socrates returns home, Ajax does not, because he finds the love of his life, Liliana, while searching for Socrates. The film ends with Annita’s parents scolding her for abusing Ajax’s love.

Cast

- Ajax (Aiace) * Ruy Vismara - Annita *

Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ...

- Liliana's father * Giuseppe Brignone - Annita's father * Miss Rolfo - Liliana

References

Bibliography

* Stewart, John. ''Italian Film: A Who's Who'', McFarland, 1994.

External links

* 1923 films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub