La_falena_(film)

<i>La falena</i> (film)

La falena (film)

1916 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]

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Plot

Thea (Borelli) is a sculptor diagnosed with phthisis before she marries Filippo (Habay). After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organises a final party, inviting 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

References

  1. [1]
    "Early Diva Behaviour: La Falena (1916) and Malombra (1917)". Irenebrination. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. [2]
    "La Falena". Silent Era. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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