Underplayed Gems

La passione di Cristo (1899)

La passione di Cristo poster
Directed by
Vittorio Calcina
Genre
silent film
Country
Kingdom of Italy
Runtime
10 min
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This short silent film from 1899 shows the passion of Christ in a series of tableaux. It was the first Italian movie with a religious subject.

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What happens

La passione di Cristo è un cortometraggio muto del 1899 diretto da Vittorio Calcina e dedicato alla passione di Cristo. È il primo film italiano a tematica religiosa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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