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La nave

Original title: La nave
Year: 1921
Running time: 89 min.
Country: Italy
Director: Gabriellino D'Annunzio, Mario Roncoroni
Screenwriter: Novel: Gabriele D'Annunzio
Cast: Ida Rubinstein, Alfredo Boccolini, Ciro Galvani, Mary Cleo Tarlarini, Mario Mariani
Music: Ildebrando Pizzetti (Silent Movie)
Cinematography: Narciso Maffeis (B&W)
Producer: Ambrosio-Zanotta. Distributor: Gaumont, Unione Cinematografica Italiana
Genre: Drama | Silent Film
Synopsis: Based on Gabriele D'Annunzio's play from 1908, and directed by his son Gabriellino, La
nave is an epic spectacle in the tradition of Cabiria, and the scores of other historical
extravaganzas that Italy produced in the teens and twenties.

The story is set in Venice in the 6th century, and conerns the power struggle of two
families for control of the city. World renowned ballerina, Ida Rubinstein, stars in the role of
Basiliola, the daughter of the former ruler of the city. With her spindly frame and stylized
body language, Rubinstein brings a fitfully otherworldly quality to the part, and the film
incorporates several elaborate dances (D'Annunzio's play had been adapted as an
operetta a few years previous to the produciton of the film, and Rubinstein had starred on
stage).

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