Deep Archive Finds Movies That Echo the Spirit of La scala: Cult Guide

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

This picture portrays the terrible assault upon Derna, in which the young Italian captain, Adolfo Bertini, was wounded in the forehead and, after a conflict, fell into the hands of the Arabs. This officer managed to protect a young Arabian girl from insult by the Turks, and thus gained the good will of the tribe to which she belonged. When the cries of the news vendors in Naples announced the capture of Captain Bertini his wife lost her senses from the shock. Eminent alienists proclaimed it a case of mental torpor, which could only be cured upon again seeing her husband. Maria, the little daughter of Captain Bertini, planned to go to Africa to find her father. Her mother did not notice her leave taking because of her condition. She disguised herself as a boy and managed to find a place on a merchant vessel. Her good disposition succeeded in gaining for her the affection of everyone. The father was freed and returned with his daughter to Naples. The presence of her husband and child brought the young woman out of her stupor, and happiness once again reigned in the house.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of La canzone dell'amore perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Loose Pirandello adaptation: A young lady hides from her fiance that she is caring for a baby half brother left behind by her late mother.The fiance, like her an aspiring musical performer, has indicated he doesn't want a child yet.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

Elinor Clifford comes to Northern Africa in search of romance. Her lover, Bobbie Dampsey, and her friend, Daisy Young, arrange with Bobbie's friend, Paul Ferris, who is to pose as Abd-el-Rawak, a notorious brigand, to stage a fake abduction. Elinor is kidnapped, but their plans go astray when the real brigand turns up. After many hazardous adventures, Paul succeeds in rescuing her and winning her love.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Frauenraub in Marokko perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

In this farce about a new European republic, a peasant yokel is nominated at a convention and thwarts a Royalist plot after he is elected.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

Mara Flores, a capricious and unscrupulous man-eater, is addicted to high society life. During an evening out with friends at a club, Mara meets engineer Carlo Valderi, who falls madly in love with her.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Der Präsident perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of L'innamorata perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A silent adventure based on the classic novel by Stendhal "The Red and the Black".

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

Remake of the famous novel, "Trilby"

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.