Flower of Evil (film)
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Flower of Evil is a 1915 silent
Italian drama film
directed by Carmine Gallone
. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th New York Film Festival
in 2000.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Italian drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone was an early acclaimed Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered one of Italian cinema's top early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty year career between 1913 and 1963.-Filmography:*Il bacio di Cirano *La donna nuda *Senza colpa! *Fior di...
. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th New York Film Festival
New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival has been a major film festival since it began in 1963 in New York. The films are selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center...
in 2000.
Cast
- Ruggero Barni as Ruggero Davusky
- Lyda BorelliLyda BorelliLyda Borelli was an Italian actress of cinema and theatre. She was born in Genoa, and died in Rome.-Filmography:* Ma l'amor mio non muore * La memoria dell'altro * La donna nuda...
as Lyda - Pina MenichelliPina MenichelliGiuseppa Iolanda Menichelli , known as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress and silent film star. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pastrone gave her the lead role in Il Fuoco...
- Fulvia Perini as Fulvia Rogers
- Augusto Poggioli as Bambi Rogers
- Cecyl Tryan as Cecyl