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La Gioconda (1910)

La Gioconda poster
Directed by
Luigi Maggi
Genre
silent film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sculptor becomes dangerously obsessed with his model, but she rejects him. He tries to kill himself and his wife saves him then forgives him. Later the model returns and a violent struggle breaks out between the two women.

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What happens

La Gioconda è un cortometraggio del 1912 diretto da Luigi Maggi. Lo scultore Lucio, sposato con Silvia e padre di Beata, viene travolto da un'insana passione per la sua modella Gioconda, ma lei lo respinge. Per questo lui tenta il suicidio, ma sua moglie lo salva e poi, conosciutone il motivo, lo perdona. Poi Gioconda ci ripensa e torna da Lucio, ma Silvia la vuole allontanare. Ne nasce una violenta colluttazione in cui Silvia perde l'uso di una mano, ma riesce a prevalere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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