Satanic Rhapsody (1917)
- Original title
- Rapsodia Satanica
- Directed by
- Nino Oxilia
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, horror film, silent film
- Country
- Kingdom of Italy
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 51 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman makes a pact with the devil to regain her youth and beauty. It is a silent film based on the Faust legend and features a score composed by Pietro Mascagni.
melodramaticatmosphericslowoperaticdarkstylizedsilent-era
What happens
Rapsodia Satanica ('Satanic Rhapsody') is a 1915 Italian silent film directed by Nino Oxilia featuring Lyda Borelli in a female version of Faust based on poems by Fausto Maria Martini. Pietro Mascagni wrote his only film music for the film and conducted the first performance in July 1917. Mascagni was keen to take commission for the film music due to the financial burden of supporting two brothers who were unwell. The French-German TV channel Arte restored the film in 2006 and Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Frank Strobel recorded Mascagni's score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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