Doris Duranti

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La gondole aux chimères
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A femme fatale falls in love with a Venetian count, implacable enemy of Selim, who pursues his sister with his diligence. This one makes stop and condemn to death the count who made an attempt on his life. Then he offers the woman her father's salvation in exchange for her favors. A snake kills him, the count is shot and the woman finally takes the veil.
Giarabub
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Giarabub

May 08, 1942
The Italian troops at Giarabub defend themselves against the British.
War
Ginevra degli Almieri
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Ginevra degli Almieri

Dec 01, 1935
Ginevra degli Almieri's family has arranged a marriage of interest but the young Ginevra strenuously refuses until she falls into catalepsy and is buried alive. Once she wakes up she goes home but her family believes they are dealing with a ghost and they try to chase her away. She will only be welcomed by the penniless young painter who has always been in love with her.
Drama
Tragica notte
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Tragica notte

Mar 20, 1942
Released from jail, Nanni punches prison guard Stefano who has denounced him. In order to take revenge, Stefano suggests the suspicion that, during his absence, his wife has had business with the Count Paolo. A few days later, at night, a deadly ambush will be prepared. Based on the novel The Trap (1928) by Toscan Delfino Cinelli.
Drama
Cavalleria rusticana
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Cavalleria rusticana

Oct 23, 1939
This film was not based on the famous one-act opera of Pietro Mascagni but rather on the original story by the Sicilian writer Giovanni Verga. It's the story of Santuzza, her love Turiddu, and his passion for the married Lola that leads to his death in a duel when Lola's husband Alfio exacts satisfaction.
Music
Tragico ritorno
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Tragico ritorno

Jun 12, 1952
Marco, un ancien combattant rentré chez lui à Livourne après huit ans passés en captivité, trouve sa femme Giovanna mariée à un autre homme, que le fils croit être le vrai père. Il décide de se suicider mais la rencontre avec Elisa l'en dissuade et il commence à vivre avec la femme et son père dans les bains publics qu'ils gèrent, fermés pour la saison d'hiver.Son ami Nicola le convainc que la seule solution à leurs problèmes est d'émigrer en Argentine mais ils ont besoin d'argent alors il l'implique dans de petits larcins nécessaires pour réunir rapidement la somme. Le vol organisé dans un cinéma se termine mal et Marco voudrait arrêter mais Nicola finit par le faire changer d'avis, planifiant un dernier coup contre le père d'Elisa.
Drama
Pentimento
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Pentimento

Apr 09, 1952
A cabaret singer, now a widow, is dethroned and expelled downstairs by a fiery rival.
Drama
Lo squadrone bianco
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Lo squadrone bianco

Jan 02, 1936
Lieutenant Mario Ludovici, an army officer, gets himself transferred to a Libyan post when his romance with society girl Cristiana goes on the rocks. Ludovici is looked upon as a weakling by Captain Santelia, the hard-boiled commander of the troops, but after a bitter campaign against a rebel tribe Ludovici proves his true worth and returns as commander when Santelia is mortally wounded. Cristiana arrives and tries to entice him to return to Rome, but he decides to stay in Africa with the army.
War
Carmela
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Carmela

Dec 03, 1942
In 1893, on an island in the Strait of Sicily, a woman is beginning to go crazy due to an officer that she loved leaving. When she believes a newly arrived official to be the man that left her, he plays along.
Drama
È sbarcato un marinaio
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In a sea port, where he has landed after a long voyage, a sailor meets a girl. To overcome her reluctance, he gives up on leaving again and works as a barker in a fair booth where she works and takes her with him.
La Minute de vérité
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La Minute de vérité

Oct 22, 1952
Pierre, médecin, s'apprête à fêter ses dix ans de mariage avec Madeleine qui est comédienne. Il est appelé en urgence suite à la tentative de suicide d'un peintre et découvre que Madeleine avait une liaison avec lui.
Drama
Le Roi s'amuse
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Le Roi s'amuse

Apr 01, 1941
Bouffon du roi, Triboulet à une fille, Blanche, que le roi fait enlever avec la complicité su pauvre Triboulet qui ignore qu'il s'agit de sa propre fille. Poue se venger, Triboulet attire le souverain dans un guet-apens, mais Blanche prend sa place...
Drama
Divine créature
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Divine créature

Oct 16, 1975
Rome, 1920. Abandonnée par le Comte Barra, la belle Manoela partage son existence entre plusieurs amants. Un jour, elle est remarquée par le Duc de Bagnasco, un noceur invétéré, abonné aux plaisirs de la chair. Mais cette fois-ci, le séducteur est pris à son propre piège et tombe follement amoureux d'elle. Lorsqu'il apprend qu'elle a été la maîtresse de son cousin Barra, il ne le supporte pas et cherche vengeance.
Romance
Il voto
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Il voto

Oct 17, 1950
During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.
Drama
Clandestino a Trieste
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Clandestino a Trieste

Apr 18, 1952
An Italian Air Force officer is pursued and captured by the Allied police and is charged with the bombing of a hospital ship. Through the efforts of his sweetheart, a witness is found who proves the bombing was not intentional but the result of being hit by enemy fire. A four-way romantic involvement is also part of the mix that includes an Allied officer and Viennse beauty Lida. The latter was once in love with the accused and has a child by him.
Drama
La muta di Portici
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La muta di Portici

Nov 15, 1952
A Naples en 1647, le vice-roi imposa des impôts qui frappèrent le peuple et suscitèrent un mécontentement généralisé. Tommaso Aniello, dit Masaniello, un jeune pêcheur de Portici, fomente la rébellion et la police tente de le capturer. Il vit avec sa sœur Lucia, qui est amoureuse d'Alfonso sans savoir qu'il est le fils du vice-roi. Le fait historique de la révolte de Naples menée par Masaniello est l'occasion d'une revisitation naïvement romancée et mise en images avec une médiocrité absolue.
Drama
I falsari
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I falsari

Sep 21, 1951
Producers of phony currency become the object of a crackdown by law enforcement agencies.
Crime