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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
    771
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nino Oxilia
    • Writers
      • Alberto Fassini
      • Fausto Maria Martini
    • Stars
      • Lyda Borelli
      • Andrea Habay
      • Ugo Bazzini
    • 5User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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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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      2/10
      Simply boring
      There are two things you can say in favor of this film: It has a cool title - and it is mercifully short. The story is as trite as can be. Prologue: Some old countess makes a deal with the devil: She receives everlasting youth if she abjures love. Part one: Endless boring "parties" - interminably we have to watch dancing and flower throwing youths. Single small bit of plot: One of a pair of brothers falls in love with her and shoots himself. Part two: Now we have to endure her remorse in close ups and mid shots and in this gown and in that gown and some more senseless flower throwing until the predictable end releases us from this boredom.

      The only somewhat interesting thing is the use of various coloring techniques: You get some green dresses, yellow butterflies in close-up and a red colored Mephisto. But the acting is mediocre and the direction is terrible: There is some unintended comedy now and then when Mephisto pops up like in a Punch and Judy show. But it's not hilariously bad enough to justify the waste of 45 minutes by watching this film.
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      • koltan
      • Jun 7, 2007

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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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      • Runtime
        55 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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