Monna Vanna (1922)

Directed by

Richard Eichberg

Genre

drama film, silent film, historical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

2h 26m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A noblewoman is caught between loyalty to her husband and the demands of a powerful general during a siege in Renaissance Italy. The story explores sacrifice and trust in a time of war.

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What happens

Monna Vanna is a 1922 German silent historical film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Lee Parry, Paul Wegener, and Hans Sturm. The film is based on the play Monna Vanna by Maurice Maeterlinck which itself drew on story by the sixteenth century writer Niccolò Machiavelli. It was made at the Emelka Studios near Munich as part of a deal Eichberg had struck with Bavaria Film. Some filming also took place at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willy Reiber, Jacek Rotmil and Kurt Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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