Casta diva (film)
| Casta Diva | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carmine Gallone |
| Produced by |
Giuseppe Amato William Szekeley |
| Written by | Walter Reisch |
| Starring |
Sandra Palmieri Gualtiero Tumiati Achille Majeroni |
| Cinematography |
Franz Planer Massimo Terzano |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
| Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) |
Release dates |
14 June 1935 - France 10 August 1935 - Italy 19 September 1935 - Denmark 2 December 1935 - Portugal 4 October 1937 - USA |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Casta Diva is a 1935 Italian musical drama film, directed by Carmine Gallone. The film won Best Italian Film at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival. An English-language remake The Divine Spark was made, also directed by Gallone and starring Eggerth.
Plot
The film tells the passionate love story of a Gallican priestess and a Roman proconsul (governor of a province). Film is unique because it uses abstract paintings-in-motion to express the passion between the two main characters.
Cast
- Mártha Eggerth ... Maddelena Fumarol
- Sandro Palmieri ... Vincenzo Bellini
- Gualtiero Tumiati ... Niccolò Paganini
- Lamberto Picasso ... Fumaroli
- Achille Majeroni ... Gioacchino Rossini
External links
Casta diva at the Internet Movie Database