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Madame Guillotine (1916)

Madame Guillotine poster
Original title
Madame Tallien
Directed by
Enrico Guazzoni, Mario Caserini
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Kingdom of Italy
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent film is set during the French Revolution. It follows a woman in that turbulent time, based on a play.

historicalmelodramaticslow-paceddramaticstylizedformalintense

What happens

Madame Guillotine (Italian: Madame Tallien) is a 1916 Italian historical film directed by Mario Caserini and Enrico Guazzoni and starring Lyda Borelli, Renzo Fabiani and Amleto Novelli. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou set during the French Revolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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