Your weekly fix of great movies made before you were born that you should check out before you die. This week’s Old Ass Movies celebrates the birthday of a movie that saw theaters for the first time a century ago. On March 10, 1911 (one hundred years and three days ago), L’Inferno played at the Teatro Mercandante in Naples, Italy. It was the first Italian feature-length film, it was a massive financial success, and it still exists for our viewing pleasure today. The question is, can it be seen for pure enjoyment or solely as a curious historical artifact of a more primitive filmmaking time? Can an audience in 2011 love a movie from 1911? L’Inferno (1911) Directed by: Francesco Bertolini, Adolpho Padovan, and Giuseppe de Liguoro Starring: Salvatore Papa, Arturo Pirovano, Giuseppe de Liguoro, and Augusto Milla Production Design by: Francesco Bertolini It’s a testament to mankind’s dedication to art that this film is available on...
- 3/13/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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