Underplayed Gems

Un Amour de la du Barry (1912)

Un Amour de la du Barry poster
Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1912 about Madame du Barry, a famous mistress of King Louis XV of France. It focuses on her relationship with the king and her role at the French court.

historicalsilentromanticstagedcourtlystraightforwardold-fashioned

What happens

Un Amour de la du Barry è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Albert Capellani, un regista che durante la prima guerra mondiale avrebbe poi lavorato anche negli USA, ritornando in Francia solo nel 1923.Il ruolo principale era affidato a Stacia Napierkowska, una ballerina con una lunga carriera anche come attrice. Aveva esordito sullo schermo nel 1908 con L'Arlésienne diretta sempre da Capellani. Un altro dei suoi registi preferiti era Max Linder. Questa è una delle numerose versioni che il cinema ha dedicato al personaggio della favorita di Luigi XV (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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