Diva Dolorosa

Diva Dolorosa

1999
1h 15m
6.5

6.5/10

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Overview

In this mesmerizing collage of silent Italian melodrama, found-footage filmmaker Peter Delpeut (Lyrical Nitrate) affectionately captures the spirit of the World War One-era cinema diva. In all-but-lost gems such as La donna nuda (1914), and Tigre reale (1916), superstars such as Lyda Borelli and Pina Menichelli portrayed heroines teetering dangerously between defiant indulgence in sexual passion and hysterical remorse at their own cruelties. Delpeut’s inventive celebration of Black Romanticism is both striking and heartbreaking in its composition—a beautifully woven narrative of tempted fate and self-torment, elegantly guided by Loek Dikker’s original score. Zeitgeist Films is proud to present Delpeut’s stunningly experimental work in all its heaving bosomed, luridly tinted glory.

Status: Released

Language: NL

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cineteca del Comune di Bologna Filmmuseum Distributie VPRO
Production Countries
Italy Netherlands
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date October 21, 1999
Status Released
Language NL
IMDb ID tt0229343

Cast

Lyda Borelli
Lyda Borelli

Pina Menichelli
Pina Menichelli

Francesca Bertini
Francesca Bertini

Soava Gallone
Soava Gallone

Helena Makowska
Helena Makowska

Key Crew

Peter Delpeut
Director

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