Cinematic Discoveries Following the Footsteps of Redenzione: Cult G...

Dir: Carmine Gallone

The painter Pierre Bernier becomes famous thanks to the portrait "The Naked Woman" which represents his model, the seductive Lolette. The very evening of his triumph at the Salon des Expositions, he decides to marry her. But, having become rich and famous, he soon falls in love with the Princess of Chaban and abandons the woman to whom he owes his success.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Grazia de Plessans abandons her studies in a convent following a mystical crisis. In her paternal house, she studies music together with maestro Claudio Morillot with whom she ends up falling in love.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Based on Théophile Gautier's novel of the same name, the film tells of the tragic love affair of Ottavio de Saville. He falls madly in love with Madame Prascovie Labinska, a woman very faithful to her husband, the Polish count Olaf Labinski. Alarmed by the growing physical and mental weariness of the desperate young man, his relatives and friends decide to turn to Doctor Balthazar, who has just returned from a trip to the Indies where he was initiated into the secrets of Brahman.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of La marcia nuziale perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

In Naples singing tourist guide Giovanni falls for widowed socialite Claire. They have an affair and travel to Germany hoping that he might become an opera singer. But Giovanni can't cope with Claire's constant flirts with other men.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

An English rich woman travels to Naples seeking distraction. She finds it in her Italian guide, who has such a voice for singing she decides to make him famous, taking him with her to London and offering help for an operatic career.

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

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Lyda is a prostitute with no education and no hope for the future. Unfortunately, this ungrateful job leads her to have an unwanted pregnancy, and once born the child abandons her.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

Archibald Burel, a banker, has had enough of his wife cheating on him, and with his best friend Hubert into the bargain. One day he has (at least that is what he thinks!) a bright idea: he asks Sonia, his cousin traveling in France but staying in Saumur at the moment, to seduce Hubert. In these conditions, how could Lucienne not fall into his arms again? Lucienne also asks Sonai to seduce Archibald. Unfortunately for Archibald, things do not go (at all!) according to plan: he himself falls for Sonia while Hubert manages to reconquer Lucienne. Dispirited, Sonia decides to continues her trip in Europe.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die singende Stadt perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

A sailor, who meets a lovely music hall singer during a police raid, falls in love. In a contest at a fair, he defeats a former boxing champ. The ex-champ trains the sailor to become a boxer. After he wins the French championship, the sailor is swayed by easy money and a sultry coquette. The singer goes on a singing tour, and the sailor falls into decadence. He enters the European championship spiritually empty and in bad condition.

Dir: Carmine Gallone

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.