Assunta Spina

Assunta Spina 1915

6.20

Assunta and Michele are in love, but others come between them and jealousy arises. Assunta Spina stands out as an early landmark of naturalistic acting and a blueprint for the Italian Neorealist films to come.

1915

Fedora

Fedora 1916

1

An Italian melodrama. Only the final reel survives.

1916

Beatrice

Beatrice 1921

1

A silent film directed by Herbert Brenon also known as "The Stronger Passion".

1921

Ivonne, la bella danzatrice

Ivonne, la bella danzatrice 1915

1

Ivonne is a vulgar, loose, promiscuous and a passionate danseuse at the tavern. Countess Edith is an angelic creature, exquisitely elegant, a finite and aristocratic heiress. Two sides of a woman with a split personality.

1915

Stranger in the City

Stranger in the City 1961

1

Aspects of a London day, including prostitutes on street corners, a striptease show and the 2i's Coffee Bar.

1961

The Old Lady

The Old Lady 1932

1

An elderly chestnut vendor lives in poverty but once a month puts on a show with silk and a carriage to impress her daughter in a convent. One day she is robbed of her meager savings.

1932

The Lady of the Camellias

The Lady of the Camellias 1915

5.80

La Signora delle Camelie chronicles the tragic love story of courtesan Marguerite Gautier and provincial bourgeois Armand Duval. Armand’s father disapproves of the relationship and convinces Marguerite to leave Armand, making him believe that she has left him for another man.

1915

Tosca

Tosca 1918

1

Film version of the play.

1918

The Poison Mood

The Poison Mood 1920

1

The dramatic events of the composer Mario Sirchi, falsely accused of murder, and his girlfriend Adonella who is revealed to have a secret sister, Nayda.

1920