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poster The Pillar of Fire

The Pillar of Fire

A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an an…

poster Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

100mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A deceased gangster strikes a deal with the Devil to return to Earth in the body of an upstanding judge, but his plans for revenge become complicated when he discovers the power of love and redemption.

poster A Miracle Under the Inquisition

A Miracle Under the Inquisition

2mn - Fantasy, Drama

An inquisitor and two of his henchmen burn a woman at the stake. An angel intervenes.

poster Anita Garibaldi

Anita Garibaldi

poster Nero and Agrippina

Nero and Agrippina

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

poster An Artist's Dream

An Artist's Dream

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from the frames and walk forward, admiring their costumes. Mep…

poster Assunta Spina

Assunta Spina

Assunta and Michele are in love, but others come between them and jealousy arises. Assunta Spina stands out as an early landmark of naturalistic acting and a blueprint for the Italian Neorealist films to …

poster Pierrot the Prodigal

Pierrot the Prodigal

A example of female fantasy is L'Histoire d'un Pierrot (1913), based on a musical pantomime by Mario Costa with Francesca Bertini in the role of Pierrot and Leda Gys as Louisette. The young and naive Pier…

poster Street Angel

Street Angel

97mn - Drama, Romance

A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.

poster Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1mn - Documentary

Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest a butterfly. As she dances, she uses her long, flowing…

poster Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God

Alleluja & Sartana Are Sons... Sons of God

Two charming con artists pose as missionaries to swindle a small-town church congregation, but find themselves reluctantly becoming heroes when they must protect the locals from a ruthless gang of land-gr…

poster Il biglietto da mille

Il biglietto da mille

A film from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.

Padre

Directed by Dante Testa and Gino Zaccaria.

poster Calino's Baptism

Calino's Baptism

A short Calino film.

poster Poor Pierrot

Poor Pierrot

15mn - Comedy, Animation

One night, Arlequin comes to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.

poster Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

1mn - Documentary

Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.

poster The Two Gladiators

The Two Gladiators

100mn - Adventure

The twins of the recently departed Marcus Aurelius fight it out to see who will become emperor of Rome.

poster A Moonlight Serenade

A Moonlight Serenade

3mn - Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Pierrot goes to the house of his love to serenade her, but her father kicks him out. Soon the moon and its goddess Diana come towards the man and offers him something better.

poster The Italian

The Italian

An immigrant leaves his sweetheart in Italy to find a better life across the sea in the grimy slums of New York.

poster Dante's Inferno

Dante's Inferno

15mn - Fantasy, Drama

A two-reel adaptation of Dante Alighieri's Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Helios Film. It is less well-known than the five-reel feature produced the same year by Milano Films, but it was released earli…

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