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110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
La falena
19160 IT
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Thea is a sculptor who is diagnosed with tuberculosis before she marries Filippo. After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organizes a final party, inviting along her estranged husband. The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Lyda Borelli
Thea di Marlievo
Andrea Habay
Filippo
Francesco Cacace
Lignères
Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto
Principessa Maria
Nella Montagna
La madre di Thea
Lina Dax
Allegra
Alfonso Cassini
Il maestro di Thea
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Carmine Gallone
- Writers
- Henry Bataille, Carmine Gallone
- Languages
- Italian, No Language
- Countries
- Italy
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The take
Carmine Gallone directs. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1110 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, No Language.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Lyda Borelli and Andrea Habay and Francesco Cacace carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0171307 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- 0
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB
- La falena (1916)
Also by
Carmine Gallone
Key crew
- CinematographyDomenico Grimaldi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- lost film
- partially lost film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1916-03-01
