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Socrate, a weird parrot, one day flies away through an open window. The mistress of the parrot imposes on her boyfriend Ajax a terrible condition: if he doesn’t find Socrate, she will marry another man. Ajax immediately starts to look for Socrate, but soon he discovers that the parrot has been captured and sold to a young lady leaving for Havana. Finally Ajax manages to get to Cuba, but once there he finds out that Socrate has already flown away to return to his original owner; she telegraphs Ajax asking him to return to her – but she will wait in vain: Ajax has already fallen in love with the young lady who emigrated to Cuba.
Screenplay
The short film tells the story of Hamlet, who was forced to flee from the treachery of the usurper of the throne who had killed all the relatives of the young. But he will now return to the castle to avenge his father ...
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The short film tells the story of Hamlet, who was forced to flee from the treachery of the usurper of the throne who had killed all the relatives of the young. But he will now return to the castle to avenge his father ...
Italian short comedy directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi.
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Italian short comedy directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi.
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Silent film.
In this sophisticated romantic comedy, healing waters are the cover for an extramarital affair that “cures” the infertility problems of a childless couple.
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In this sophisticated romantic comedy, healing waters are the cover for an extramarital affair that “cures” the infertility problems of a childless couple.
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Well-respected Pompeiian Glaucus performs an act of kindness by purchasing Nydia, a blind slave being mistreated by her owner. Nydia falls in love with her new master, but he only has eyes for Ione. Ione in turn is lusted after by Arbace, an Egyptian high priest of Isis. When Nydia beseeches Isis for help in capturing Glaucus' heart, Arbace gives her a "love" potion-- an elixir made to drive Glaucus mad, securing Ione for himself. Ultimately, Mount Vesuvius will end their lives and seal their fates in a terrible, glorious eruption.
Writer
A couple is taking a trip away from home but is unable to find a decent place to stay....
Rodolfi
A couple is taking a trip away from home but is unable to find a decent place to stay....
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A couple is taking a trip away from home but is unable to find a decent place to stay....
Gigetta Morano is on her way to catch her husband in flagrant delicate, but her father, Camillo De Riso, wants a quieter end to the marriage. When she flirts with a Russian diplomat, he sees a way to get his way.
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A Italian variation of the Cinderella story.
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Silent film.
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Silent film.
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A rare glimpse of filmmaking in Turin’s Ambrosio studio
