Direction: Giovanni Pastrone

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Lidia Quaranta · Italia Almirante Manzini · Umberto Mozzato · Bartolomeo Pagano

Synopsis Cabiria (1914) unfolds during the tumultuous Punic Wars of the third century B.C., where a young girl named Cabiria and her caretaker, Croessa, are seized amidst the chaos of Mount Etna's eruption. Cabiria is subsequently sold into slavery in Carthage,...

Direction Segundo de Chomón · Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Guido Petrungaro · Alberto Nepoti · Valentina Frascaroli · Enrico Gemelli

Synopsis The War and the Dream of Momi (1917) follows the journey of a young boy who, after reading letters from the battlefield, has a vivid dream about a war waged by puppets. In his dream, he embarks on a mission...

Direction Giovanni Pastrone · Luigi Romano Borgnetto

Cast Emilio Gallo · Luigi Romano Borgnetto · Giovanni Casaleggio · Madame Davesnes

Synopsis The Fall of Troy (1911) is a pioneering epic in the annals of cinema, chronicling the legendary tale of the Fall of Troy. The narrative begins with Paris, a Trojan prince, who entices Helen, the queen of Sparta, leading to...

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Pina Menichelli · Febo Mari

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Bartolomeo Pagano · Fido Schirru · Valentina Frascaroli · Enrico Gemelli

Synopsis The Warrior (1916) follows the journey of a formidable soldier, endowed with extraordinary strength, as he navigates the horrors of the First World War. Beyond his duties on the battlefield, he embarks on a personal mission to liberate a young...

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Domenico Gambino · Emilio Vardannes

Synopsis Stronger than Sherlock Holmes (S) (1913) follows a man who becomes engrossed in a newspaper article about law enforcement and criminals. His wife, unimpressed by his enthusiasm, drifts off to sleep, and soon he too nods off. In his slumber,...

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Enrico Vaser

Synopsis At the Cinema Show (S) (1912) is a humorous short film that follows the antics of a man who is relentlessly pursuing a woman. His pursuit begins at a clothing store, where he attempts to woo her, and then continues...

Direction Giovanni Pastrone

Cast Pina Menichelli · Alberto Nepoti · Febo Mari · Valentina Frascaroli