Alberto Capozzi

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Oltre la vita, oltre la morte
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Oltre la vita, oltre la morte

Jul 01, 1916

Oltre la vita, oltre la morte
1916 6 min 1 vues
Only a brief fragment survives from the beginning of this film, which seems to be a moving romantic melodrama: Diana Karenne plays the piano surrounded by a group of admirers in evening dress. She is a beautiful and slightly spoiled heiress, the kind of woman for whom Italian silent cinema reserved unfortunate turns of fate in order to elevate her to the status of tragic heroine. Even the few minutes remaining make clear that she proposes her own reinterpretation of the genre’s themes and motifs: from astonished grief over her father’s death to desperate wanderings through dark and impoverished alleyways. It is an expressive palette around which Pasquali weaves his discreet direction, paying particular attention to lighting effects.
Drama
Turbine
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Turbine

Oct 24, 1941

Turbine
1941 76 min 1 vues
Giovanna leaves her husband and son for a short holiday and casually finds an old boyfriend in trouble.
Drama
L'ostaggio
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L'ostaggio

Jun 01, 1909

L'ostaggio
1909 9 min 1 vues
A young man sentenced to death manages to postpone his execution because of the impending wedding of his poor sister, who is to be married off. His best friend vouches for his return. After taking care of his sister, the young man hurries back, but is delayed by numerous unexpected obstacles. Nevertheless, he continues the journey, determined to join his now-presumably dead friend.
La cena delle beffe
6.1

La cena delle beffe

Feb 10, 1942

La cena delle beffe
1942 87 min 15 vues
In Florence, at the time of Lorenzo de Medici, known also as Lorenzo the Magnificent, the aristocrat brothers Chiaramantesi rule with an iron fist the streets of the city. Ruthless and fierce, the two brothers have chosen as their special victim the innocent and harmless Giannetto. Even though determined to not react to the cruel pranks of the brothers, Giannetto is forced to take a stand when Ginevra, a beautiful girl that works in the Chiaramantesi household, is dragged into the game. To defend his honor and protect the girl, Giannetto works out a fiendish plot that will end in blood and madness.
Romance
Profanazione
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Profanazione

Dec 01, 1924

Profanazione
1924 63 min 1 vues
To save her profligate brother from disgrace, Giulia (Leda Gys) gives herself to her husband’s best friend and finds herself pregnant; years later her children’s paternity is called into question.
Drama
Didone abbandonata
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Didone abbandonata

Mar 24, 1910

Didone abbandonata
1910 13 min 1 vues
After seven years of traveling, Aeneas and the other Trojans are surprised by a storm that wrecks their ship on the African coast. Here they are led by the Amazons to the Queen of Carthage, Dido, who soon falls in love with Aeneas. When the King of Numidia, Iarbas, comes to marry Dido, she rejects him. But in the meantime Anchises appears to Aeneas in dreams, and commands him to leave to found Rome. So, while Iarbas’ army surrounds Carthage, Aeneas embarks secretly for Rome.
Drama
Nozze d'oro
5.5

Nozze d'oro

Oct 27, 1911

Nozze d'oro
1911 21 min 2 vues
A grandfather recalls how he and his wife met and fell in love during the Second Italian War of Independence.
Romance
Nerone, o la caduta di Roma
5.5

Nerone, o la caduta di Roma

Oct 28, 1909

Nerone, o la caduta di Roma
1909 14 min 22 vues
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.
History
Il granatiere Roland
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Il granatiere Roland

May 03, 1911

Il granatiere Roland
1911 10 min 1 vues
This film shows the realistic battle scenes of the Siege of Moscow, with the sensational defeat of Napoleon, with the belching cannon, the battling soldiers, scenes of heroism and daring reproduced in the most exquisite photography.
War
Il fiacre n. 13
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Il fiacre n. 13

Jan 01, 1917

Il fiacre n. 13
1917 170 min 1 vues
Il Fiacre n. 13, from the novel of the same title by Xavier Henri Aymon Perrin, Count of Montépin, a highly prolific and much-loved author whose books were vehicles for the depiction of social inequality, narrating stories of love, death, betrayal, blackmail, and redemption. The sweeping narrative of Il Fiacre n. 13 was mutilated by the Italian censor’s suppression of its first part, the most cynical episode, which sets the scene for a scheme discernable in the other three episodes, as the story develops from a sordid murder through plotting and deceit to finally reach a happy ending.
Crime
Il brutto sogno di una sartina
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Il brutto sogno di una sartina

Aug 11, 1911

Il brutto sogno di una sartina
1911 137 min 1 vues
Alice, a beautiful dressmaker, musing on her hard lot, falls asleep and dreams that she wins the heart of a wealthy admirer, who lavishes his wealth upon her. Through an accident, her face becomes terribly disfigured, and her lover abandons her. She awakens as her sweetheart, a poor but honest workman, calls, and realizes that his loyal heart is worth more than all the riches in the world.
Drama
La vergine di Babilonia
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La vergine di Babilonia

Sep 28, 1910

La vergine di Babilonia
1910 10 min 1 vues
The mighty King of Babylon falls in love with a beautiful girl, ruthlessly tears her away from her lover, who is left wounded upon the ground, and carries her to his palace, where he seeks to will her affections, showering her with gifts of precious stones from his treasure chests. The heart-broken girl repulses all his overtures and dashes the jewels to the floor, and the infuriated monarch, incensed at her refusal to share his throne, orders her cast into the lions' den. An immense throng of his court followers are invited to witness the execution, but the expectant throng is dumbfounded when the ferocious beasts, instead of rending the victim to pieces, fawn upon her. A wave of superstitious awe sweeps through the gathering, who regard the incident as a miracle and believe that the girl is under the protection of the gods. The King's guards are overpowered and the girl released, and the monarch, by this time imbued with fear, pays homage to the maiden, who is restored to her lover.
Drama
Il Guanto
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Il Guanto

Jan 01, 1910

Il Guanto
1910 137 min 1 vues
A cruel game between the disdainful Kunigund and the passionate Delorges.
Oltre la vita, oltre la morte
1

Oltre la vita, oltre la morte

Jul 01, 1916

Oltre la vita, oltre la morte
1916 6 min 1 vues
Only a brief fragment survives from the beginning of this film, which seems to be a moving romantic melodrama: Diana Karenne plays the piano surrounded by a group of admirers in evening dress. She is a beautiful and slightly spoiled heiress, the kind of woman for whom Italian silent cinema reserved unfortunate turns of fate in order to elevate her to the status of tragic heroine. Even the few minutes remaining make clear that she proposes her own reinterpretation of the genre’s themes and motifs: from astonished grief over her father’s death to desperate wanderings through dark and impoverished alleyways. It is an expressive palette around which Pasquali weaves his discreet direction, paying particular attention to lighting effects.
Drama
Il fiacre n. 13
5

Il fiacre n. 13

Jan 01, 1917

Il fiacre n. 13
1917 170 min 1 vues
Il Fiacre n. 13, from the novel of the same title by Xavier Henri Aymon Perrin, Count of Montépin, a highly prolific and much-loved author whose books were vehicles for the depiction of social inequality, narrating stories of love, death, betrayal, blackmail, and redemption. The sweeping narrative of Il Fiacre n. 13 was mutilated by the Italian censor’s suppression of its first part, the most cynical episode, which sets the scene for a scheme discernable in the other three episodes, as the story develops from a sordid murder through plotting and deceit to finally reach a happy ending.
Crime
Parsifal
6.9

Parsifal

Nov 12, 1912

Parsifal
1912 50 min 4 vues
A fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.
Adventure