La falena (film)
La falena is a 1916 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone.[1] The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana.[2]
| La falena | |
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| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Written by | Henry Bataille (play Le Phalène) Carmine Gallone |
| Starring | Lyda Borelli |
| Cinematography | Domenico Grimaldi |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Silent |
Plot
Thea (Borelli) is sculptor who is diagnosed with phthisis before she marries Filippo (Habay). After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organises a final party, inviting along her estranged husband. He fails to show, as he's now married to another woman. Thea appears naked in front of her guests, before she kills herself.
Cast
- Lyda Borelli as Thea di Marlievo
- Andrea Habay as Filippo
- Francesco Cacace as Lignères
- Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto as Principessa Maria
- Nella Montagna as La madre di Thea
- Lina Dax as Allegra
- Alfonso Cassini as Il maestro di Thea
References
- "Early Diva Behaviour: La Falena (1916) and Malombra (1917)". Irenebrination. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- "La Falena". Silent Era. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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