Torquato Tasso (1914)

Directed by

Roberto Danesi

Genre

silent film

Country

Italy

Runtime

45 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This silent film tells episodes from the life of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. It shows his love for Eleonora d'Este, his imprisonment, and his escape from a castle.

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What happens

Torquato Tasso è un film muto del 1914 diretto da Roberto Danesi, tratto dall'omonima versione cinematografica del 1909 e ispirato ad alcuni episodi della vita dello scrittore durante il suo periodo presso la corte degli Este come il suo amore per Eleonora d'Este, la prigionia e la fuga dal castello. Venne girato nel Castello di Ferrara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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