Lucio D'Ambra

Nemesis

The Life of Giuseppe Verdi

The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.

Carnevalesca

Carnevalesca with the beautiful Lydia Borelli is divided into four parts: white carnival - innocent and pure childhood, blue carnival - love and youth, red carnival - violent and destructive passion, black carnival - death and madness.

Antonio Meucci

The Famous Actress Cicala Formica

The film tells in a humorous way of the artistic aspirations of a young and bourgeoisie fraulein who wants to become a famous actress, the most important diva of all times, although her family , especially her father, are unhappy with her artistic dreams. But thanks to her tenacity, as well as the collaboration of some servants and members of her family (they help her rehearse her roles which are taken from Roman Empire times), the young fraulein finally gets to star in a film. But the premiere will be a disaster because due to the inexperience of the projectionist, the actors in the picture are all rapidly moving backwards, causing general laughter in the audience and spelling the end of the glorious but brief cinematic career of our heroine.

The King, the Rooks and the Bishops

Dramatization of a chess game, where the characters were dressed like the various pieces and moved on a chessboard floor.

Primo amore

An Italian emigrant, who found fame and success in America, comes back to his hometown after over twenty years.