Join us for a rare screening of this silent italian drama with a new live score by sevenpiece band the badwills, followed by italian folk dancing in the grand setting of st andrews in the square. Though i imagine many also came to see the spectacle of the carbonarc projectoreven the. Assunta spina novel, an italian novel by salvatore di giacomo assunta spina play, a 1910 italian twoact stageplay by salvatore di giacomo assunta spina 1915 film, a 1915 silent italian film starring francesca bertini. The acting is wonderful and incidentally, much less exagerated than the usual acting in most silent movie, almost realistic and the movie itself is. Assunta and michele are in love but others come between them and there is much jealousy. One of the most representative texts of the new neapolitan popular theater, assunta spina was later transposed on screen by. Cb01 assunta spina 1915 streaming ita film completo. Francesca bertini, gustavo serena, carlo benetti click here to watch the film imdb wikipedia based on the eponymous play by salvatore di giacomo later one of the signatories of the manifesto of the fascist intellectuals, this melodrama where the two codirectors are. Assunta spina is a film film tv through drama lasting 180 min. With francesca bertini, gustavo serena, carlo benetti, luciano albertini. Codir francesca bertini uncredited and gustavo serena, st salvatore di giacomo caesar film italy 1915 cas francesca bertini.
Assunta spina the last diva italian silent screen goddess francesca bertini appears in her most famous role in assunta spina, an operatic tale of love and sacrifice in turn of the century naples after being assaulted by her jealous lover michele gustavo serena, assunta bertini becomes the mistress of a corrupt don carlo benetti so she can visit michele while he is in prison. Contains spoilerswe were back at the closeup cinema in london tonight for the second of two classics of italian diva cinema. The diva showcase was particularly popular in the vibrant italian silent cinema, and the outdoor screening of assunta spina gustavo serena, 1915, featuring the charismatic francesca bertini, proved their enduring appeal, drawing a soldout crowd. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Assunta spina is without a doubt one of the unforgettable films of italian silent cinema.
Assunta spina opens on a view of the bay of naples. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Assunta spina played by francesca bertini is a poor but beautiful laundress in naples, italy. Assunta spina download ita, film assunta spina in italiano newer post older post home. Adapted from a play of the same title by salvatore di giacomo, assunta spina represents the excellence of the happy partnership between film and the dramatic repertory of italian verismo that developed in the mid 1910s with the legendary founding film sperduti nel buio, now unfortunately lost. Int francesca bertini assunta spina, gustavo serena michele boccadifuoco, carlo benetti don federigo funelli.
Assunta francesca bertini viene sfregiata dallamante geloso, michele gustavo serena che viene processato e condannato. Before francesca bertini became a famous actress, she would perform in this drama as a walkon in the laundry scenes. Outside italy, it is sometimes known as sangue napolitano neapolitan blood. Archivio film 2016 430 february 123 january 307 2015 570 december 299 november 271 darkness.
By contrast, the opening of il fuoco, detailing the first encounter of the owlwoman and the burly artist, is as rigorous a piece of editing that ive seen anywhere at the period. In 1914 world war i begun in europe, at first italy didnt take part in it, but in may 1915 it joined the allied powers. Although italys film industry as a whole suffered badly during the war years, bertini films continued to appear regularly and her popularity soared once more in the early 1920s with. The original novel from which the story was taken was written by salvatore di giacomo, and had been adapted to a successful theatre drama in 1909. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation. Assunta spina is one of these film and a very good one. With so many overblown historical epics coming out of italy in the preworld war i era, the simplicity and naturalism assunta. Bertini, the daughter of a theatrical actress, began performing on stage while she was still a teenager.
Assunta spina stars francesca bertini, one of italian cinemas greatest silent diva actresses, smouldering onscreen as shes caught up in a violent love triangle. Silent italian drama concerning a passionate love triangle. Assunta spina fills the frame with layers of depth above and first still below. Assunta spina is a laundress living in naples, engaged to a violent butcher named michele mangiafuoco. She is dating the butcher michele coauthor and director gustavo serena, but her former beau raffaele keeps hanging around, making michele jealous. Project gutenberg offers 61,814 free ebooks to download. Closeup cinema, shoreditch, london 29 november 2017 warning. The camera looks out on an empty dock with rowboats bobbing in the water and then. They fight and michele is sent to prison for two years for assault. Assunta spina is a tragedy set in naples at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Assunta spina con francesca bertini gustavo serena carlo benetti luciano albertini 1915. Italian actress, francesca bertini, born elena seracini vitiello, was an internationally known star of silent films, particularly assunta spina 1915 and was known as italys first major female star. She portrays assunta spina, a neapolitan woman in love with the passional michele. Assunta spina1915 stars francesca bertini, one of italian cinemas greatest silent diva actresses smouldering onscreen as shes torn between the men who. Join facebook to connect with assunta spina and others you may know. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Assunta spina film 1947 jump to navigation jump to search. Assunta spina, film diretto a francesca bertini e gustavo serena 1915 assunta spina, film diretto a roberto roberti 1930. One of the consequences of wwi for cinema was that italy and france lost their places as the leading developers of it and the united states started making more and more. Assunta spina lopera e le rappresentazioni teatrali. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. Hes enough of a jerk to send michele an anonymous note, suggesting that assunta has been unfaithful.
Assunta spina 1915 film streaming ita cb01 altadefinizione, guarda. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing assunta spina near you. Based on the novel and play by salvatore di giacomo, this film tells of a neopolitan workingclass girl whose livelihood and honor is constantly threatened by those more powerful than herself. Assunta spina 1915 a laundry workers francesca bertini fiance gustavo serena kills her admirer carlo benetti, but she takes the blame. Francesca bertini was the first diva of italian movies.