
Coletta Esposito, a young commoner from via Portamedina, kills her daughter of a few months and throws the lifeless body in the churchyard, where the wedding of the man who had promised to marry her and not that is being celebrated..
Elvira Notari, Francesco Mastriani
Italy

Medea di Portamedina: A Silent Scream from the Streets of Naples In the annals of early cinema, few names resonate with the pioneering spirit and raw authenticity of Elvira Notari. Her 1918 masterpiece, Medea di Portamedina, stands as a stark, compelling testament to her singular vision, a film that ...


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" Medea di Portamedina: A Silent Scream from the Streets of Naples In the annals of early cinema, few names resonate with the pioneering spirit and raw authenticity of Elvira Notari. Her 1918 masterpiece, Medea di Portamedina, stands as a stark, compelling testament to her singular vision, a film that tears through the romantic veneer often associated with silent-era melodrama to expose the brutal underbelly of human passion and societal neglect. This isn't merely a film; it's a..."


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