Rapsodia Satanica
1915-1917, Italy, 42 min, Short/Drama, Silent with English subtitles, Not Rated
Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 1:00 PM
Free screening!
One of the most breathtaking and visionary experimental works in film history, Rapsodia Satanica – restored here to its original rich color palette – is a Faustian tale about an old woman (LYDA BORELLI) who makes a pact with Mephisto to regain her youth; in return, she must stay away from love. The great score, newly recorded by opera composer PIETRO MASCAGNI, is a treasure unto itself.
Four other shorts are also included in this program: Monumental Bologna (1912), a priceless, five-minute tour of Bologna’s parks, basilicas, fountains, and people; A Day With Puccini (Un Giorno con Puccini), an eight-minute gem shot at the composer’s villa in Torre del Lago; and two extremely rare, restored documentary shorts, Ford and Fiat, depicting the Ford Motor Company and the Fiat factory, both filmed in 1910.