Cabiria
feature film (silent), 1914
DIRECTED BY: Giovanni Pastrone
CAST:
Lidia Quaranta,
Carolina Catena,
Gina Marangoni
SCRIPT:
Gabriele D'Annunzio,
Giovanni Pastrone (na temelju romana E. Salgarija Kartaga u plamenu)
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Augusto Batagliotti,
Eugenio Bava,
Natale Chiusano,
Carlo Franzeri,
Giovanni Tomatis,
Segundo de Chomón
Synopsis:
The story takes place in Rome and Carthage in the 3rd century before Christ.
The main characters are the kidnapped Roman virgin Cabiria, who is going to be
sacrificed to the god of fire, Moloch, and the kind giant who saves her… This film is rich with grandiose mass scenes, stunning costumes and set
design, and surprisingly modern special effects. For esthetic purposes, the
camera was placed on a specially constructed trolley, and there was additional
refined lighting.
b/w, 125 min