A Woman's Story (1920)
1920 · Silent film · 66 min · dir. Eugenio Perego
Synopsis
To talk about the term "diva" during the early silent period, is to talk about Italian films.These "prima donnas" of the early silent screen, were creatures specifically invented for Italian pictures and imposing and powerful actresses. Thanks to their vigorous presence, attractive appearance and starring in dramas larger than life, they achieved fame and glory not only in Italy but in the whole silent world.Among these "divas" was Frau Pina Menichelli, a silent film star who achieved such privileged films status thanks to the help of Herr Giovanni Pastrone. Pastrone gave her the leading role in important films that definitely launched her career.Frau Menichelli was at the top of her silent stardom when she starred "La Storia Di Una Donna" (1920), a film directed by Herr Eugenio Perego. It was a very outstanding drama that was one of the last Frau Menichelli's oeuvres before her retirement from the silent screen four years later."La Storia Di Una Donna" is a film tailored for Frau Menichelli. It's, an obscure silent drama, remarkable in many moments for its atmosphere but that unfortunately suffers from the scarce performance of the Italian diva.Throughout the whole film, Frau Menichelli limits herself to posing with the same hieratic face ( half-open mouth and a gaze lost somewhere over the silent horizon ). She expresses absolutely nothing and her performance is void. For example, when her character can be seen laying in a bed at the hospital, unconscious with terrible…
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Details
- Director
- Eugenio Perego
- Released
- 1920-01-15
- Original title
- La storia di una donna
- Running time
- 66 minutes
- Language
- Italian
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Cast & crew
- Eugenio Perego Director
Pina Menichelli
Luigi Serventi
Livio Pavanelli
