La nave (1921)

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

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.

epicmelodramaticgrandiosestatelytheatricalvisually ornatedated

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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