The Bard's Damsel

1936 1h 15m IT

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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The Turin noblewoman Maria Clotilde di Bard, the sole and elderly heir to an ancient Savoyard title, is reduced to living in the attics of the palace due to the embezzlement of a dishonest administrator. The young lady, who has always been alone due to a great love that never led to marriage with Baron Nigra, befriends the daughter of the palace owner, who tells her about her love for an aeronautical engineer: an unhappy love, because her father is against it. Maria Clotilde discovers that the young man is her brother's illegitimate son, taken away at an early age and never recognized, and therefore the sole heir to the Bard name. The shady administrator also ruins the new owners, who find themselves penniless. But in a trunk kept by the damsel there is years of correspondence between her and Baron Nigra, whose immense historical value restores the Bard family to its former glory and thus allows for a happy ending with the marriage of the two young people.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emma Gramatica
Maria Clotilde di Bard
Anna Capodaglio
la Baronessa
Luigi Pavese
Avvocato Palmieri
Amelia Chellini
La signora Ponzetti
Cesare Bettarini
Franco Toscani
Mirella Pardi
Renata
Mario Brizzolari
Ufficiale giudiziario
Luigi Cimara
Marchese di Pombia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Mattoli
Writers: Aldo De Benedetti, Mario Mattoli
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Mattoli, shot by Anchise Brizzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fernando Tropea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Emma Gramatica and Anna Capodaglio and Luigi Pavese carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mario Mattoli directs. Anchise Brizzi behind the camera. Fernando Tropea cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Mario Mattoli, shot by Anchise Brizzi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Fernando Tropea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Emma Gramatica and Anna Capodaglio and Luigi Pavese carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0027493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.