A Carnival Tragedy

Overview

During the carnival the painter Marcello, who has just sold a painting, meets his beautiful neighbour Lucy, disguised as Pierette. That very night Marcello leaves at home his girlfriend Giulia, to bring Lucy to the masked ball. At night, as the two are at the ball, Lucy’s mother doesn’t feel well and calls for help. Giulia, hearing the cry, quickly assists her. As Giulia notices, that the woman is going to die without having seen her daughter a last time, she decides to disguise herself as Pierrette. Kneeling beside the bed of the dying woman, she hears her say the last words: “My daughter”. (Cineteca MNC)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 13, 1914

Original language

Italian

Production

Società Anonima Ambrosio

Cast

Erna Hornak,Anna Lazzarini,Alfredo Bertone,Annetta Ripamonti,Ubaldo Stefani

Writer

Arrigo Frusta

Producer

Arturo Ambrosio

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1213692