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Satan's Rhapsody

Original title: Rapsodia satanica
  • 1917
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Satan's Rhapsody (1917)
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A Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her... Read allA Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her.A Faustian tale about an old woman who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth, in return she must stay away from love. After the deal she meets two brothers who fall in love with her.

  • Director
    • Nino Oxilia
  • Writers
    • Alberto Fassini
    • Fausto Maria Martini
  • Stars
    • Lyda Borelli
    • Andrea Habay
    • Ugo Bazzini
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    772
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    • Director
      • Nino Oxilia
    • Writers
      • Alberto Fassini
      • Fausto Maria Martini
    • Stars
      • Lyda Borelli
      • Andrea Habay
      • Ugo Bazzini
    • 5User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Lyda Borelli
    Lyda Borelli
    • Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
    Andrea Habay
    Andrea Habay
    • Tristano
    Ugo Bazzini
    • Mephisto
    Giovanni Cini
    • Sergio
    Giulio Bazzini
    • Mephisto
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    • (uncredited)
    Alberto Nepoti
      • Director
        • Nino Oxilia
      • Writers
        • Alberto Fassini
        • Fausto Maria Martini
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        This is the first and only movie to feature a score written especially for it by famous composer Pietro Mascagni.
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        Edited into Diva Dolorosa (1999)

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      6/10
      Vanity, thy name is...Satan!
      This gender-switched version of "Faust" has an elderly countess selling her soul to the devil in order to regain her youth and beauty. The only condition is that she cannot fall in love. Once back in her splendor, however, she behaves recklessly and does indeed violate that contract, to the ruination of more than one man, and the inevitable fate for herself.

      Lyda Borelli was briefly a leading Italian screen actress-I'm not sure why her movie career ended so soon after this film-and she has an interesting presence here. But often the elegantly staged film seems over-indebted to the Theda Bara school in both her theatrics and her character look, even if the protagonist is ultimately more a tragic figure than pure "vamp." It's a handsome movie that benefits from attractive settings both indoors and out, some lyrical climactic imagery, as well as lovely color tinting on the print I saw.
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      • May 4, 2019

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      • Release date
        • July 1917 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • None
      • Also known as
        • Rapsodia satánica
      • Production company
        • Società Italiana Cines
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        55 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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