WILD LOVE, 1912–1913

Italy | DCP, Color | 61’
Restoration: EYE Filmmuseum (Desmet Collection)
Musician: Andrea Goretti

THE LION TAMER’S REVENGE (IN PASTO AILEONI), 1912
The relationship between Herman, a lion tamer who is the star of a circus, and his assistant Cleo unfolds through themes of love and jealousy.

NELLY THE LION-TAMER (NELLY LA DOMATRICE), 1912
Nelly’s decision to elope with an aristocrat soon turns into regret and destruction.

THE SMILING WOMAN (LA SIGNORA DALL ETERNO SORRISO), 1912
A mysterious woman observes the rivalry between two admirers with a distant smile.

BLOOMER SMOKES OPIUM (KRI KRI FUMA LOPPIO), 1913
The hallucinations of Kri Kri, who accidentally consumes opium, highlight the experimental narrative tendencies of early cinema.