The Black Circle

"Idolo infranto is a fantastic way to appreciate Francesca Bertini in the mood for cruelty. From a tender shepherdess who inspires sublimely artistic acts, she becomes a vampire who drains souls and bank accounts with equal efficiency." - Andrea Meneghelli

In Naples in 1860, a girl named Grazia, a strongly pro-Flobonic Montechiaro, is betrothed to the general of Santafè. She is secretly in love with John, a patriot and revolutionary.

Sposa nella morte! is a 1915 Italian silent drama film directed by Emilio Ghione and starring Lina Cavalieri. Only 15 minutes remain today.

Italian film from 1912

Italian short drama from Baldassarre Negroni.

Spoiled little Cretinetti almost destroys Christmas....

The love between the apache Za la Mort, here in his fourth film, and Hesperia, the woman who has killed his girlfriend...

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 Pierrot is led astray by the evil wine merchant Pochinet (Emilio Ghione). He hopes to distract Pierrot with drinking and gambling while he tries to seduce Louisette.

Carmine Gallone and Amleto Palermi’s The Last Days of Pompeii 1926 stages in sumptuous colour tinting the epic fall of the ancient city buried by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption. Adapted from Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s love story, the film was innovative in its special effects and an early major box-office hit. A beautiful tinted restoration print was prepared using photochemical processes by Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia-Cineteca Nazionale in the mid-1990s and the premiere screening of the restoration print was held in the amphitheatre in Pompeii, followed by a screening at the major restoration festival ‘Il Cinema Ritrovato’ in Bologna in 1998.

After rescuing a young boy named Leo from a brutal gang, the noble outlaw Za la Mort discovers the child is the heir to a massive fortune. He and his loyal partner Za la Vie must protect Leo from the Grey Rats, a ruthless criminal syndicate led by the villainous Grigione who are desperate to steal the inheritance. The chase leads them through the Parisian underworld and across the globe to secure Leo's safety and the secret of his past.

Silent adventure film in which a horse riding woman has to save her husband from prison in a enemy country.

Italian silent film directed by Emilio Ghione and starring Ida Carloni Talli, Lina Cavalieri and Diomira Jacobini. This film may have been rereleased in 1919 as The House of Granada by Paramount

A silent adaptation of the later parts of Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Talisman": During King Richard’s illness, his sworn enemy the Duke of Monserrat steals the English flag from the crusader camp. To avenge the insult, Richard decrees that Monserrat must engage in mortal combat with Sir Kenneth, the king’s favorite knight.