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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 Der geheime Kurier 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 visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Svengali 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

Italy's first flying film showed the strides that land had made in aviation, preparing for military action under Fascism.The 3 comrades of the plot have their differences but work together and 2 of them at least find romance back on earth.

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 The Blue Fleet perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Clotilde, wife of lawyer Giulio has just returned from an extramarital affair that ended badly: the only bond she still has with her husband is the hope of finding their daughter. The house is bursting with gossip and rumors. One day comes news about their daughter.

Dir: Gennaro Righelli

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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.