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Elia Marcelli

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Elia Marcelli

Born March 3, 1915 · Rome, Italy

Died May 23, 1998 · aged 83

Italian poet, filmmaker and screenwriter. He lived in Venezuela between the 1940s and the 1970s, were he developed most of his filmmaking career. He was assistant director for Venezuelan filmmaker César Enríquez, and later partner with writer José Natalio Estrada to film several movies about the Venezuelan Llanos.

Known For

La escalinataLa escalinata · 1950
La escalinata
★ 7.51950
MovieDrama
Pablo returns to the neighborhood where he spent the early years of his life, searching for Juanito, but he does not find him. His sister Delia tells him that Juanito has lost his job and, in his desperation, has turned to crime. It is considered as the first Venezuelan and Latin American neorealist film.
Séptimo ParaleloSéptimo Paralelo · 1962
Séptimo Paralelo
★ 9.01962
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the Indigenous tribes that live in the Venezuelan Llanos.
Llano adentroLlano adentro · 1958
Llano adentro
1958
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that tells the story of a group of laborers who live on the banks of the Amazon.
María del LlanoMaría del Llano · 1965
María del Llano
1965
MovieDrama
Movie based on José Natalio Estrada's novel, María del Llano.
Moana, Virgin of the AmazonMoana, Virgin of the Amazon · 1955
Moana, Virgin of the Amazon
★ 8.31955
MovieAdventure
Henri is a music composer, but after a love affair gone wrong, he decides to leave civilization, and isolate himself deep in the valley of the Amazon river. Moana is a girl who finds him attractive, and informs him about the tribe's treasure. Eventually, his heart balances between a new love or getting hugely rich.

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