Empire de la nuit, amour maudit. De la peinture de l’Ottocento à “L’Inferno” (1911)
Between 1905 and 1920, Italian cinema staged an imaginary return to the past, by drawing on the suggestions of different art forms, such as literature, musical theatre, painting, and the decorative arts. This article considers the various connections between the first Italian full-length film (L’Inf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Prof. Rinaldo Rinaldi
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Parole Rubate : Rivista Internazionale di Studi sulla Citazione |
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| Online Access: | http://www.parolerubate.unipr.it/fascicolo5_pdf/F5-2_GAILLEURD_Inferno.pdf |
| Summary: | Between 1905 and 1920, Italian cinema staged an imaginary return to the past, by drawing on the suggestions of different art forms, such as literature, musical theatre, painting, and the decorative arts. This article considers the various connections between the first Italian full-length film (L’Inferno by Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan and Giuseppe De Liguoro, 1911) and the nineteenth-century painting. From historical paintings to symbolism, these filmmakers conjured up the pictorial art of the previous century not as a mere homage, but as a series of images that could still capture the viewer’s attention. |
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| ISSN: | 2039-0114 |