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La nave (1921)

La nave poster
Directed by
Gabriellino D'Annunzio
Genre
drama film, silent film, historical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In early medieval Italy, a powerful and conflicted family struggles for control over the city of Venice. The story follows their personal dramas and ambitions as they shape the fate of their homeland.

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What happens

The Ship (Italian: La Nave) is a 1921 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Gabriellino D'Annunzio and Mario Roncoroni and starring Ida Rubinstein, Alfredo Boccolini, and Ciro Galvani. It is an adaptation of the play La Nave by Gabriele D'Annunzio, father of the film's director. Painter Guido Marussig designed sets and costumes for the film. Although the reception of The Ship was mixed at the time of its release, the film is now widely recognised for its artistic ambition, and is often cited as a notable example of Italian historical epic cinema from the early 1920s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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