Augusto Genina
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Augusto Genina was an Italian
film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.
Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the Il Mondo Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua eccellenza".
In 1929 Genina moved to France
to direct Louise Brooks
in sonorized film Prix de beauté
. He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany
in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy.
He won Venice Film Festival
Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by Lo squadrone bianco
and in 1940 by The Siege of the Alcazar
, both Fascist propaganda
films.
In 1953, he filmed Three Forbidden Stories, another version of the real tragic accident that Giuseppe De Santis made one year before in Rome 11 O'Clock (Roma ore 11).
Italy
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film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director.
Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the Il Mondo Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua eccellenza".
In 1929 Genina moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
to direct Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks , generally known by her stage name Louise Brooks, was an American dancer, model, showgirl and silent film actress, noted for popularizing the bobbed haircut. Brooks is best known for her three feature roles including two G. W...
in sonorized film Prix de beauté
Prix de Beauté
Prix de Beauté , is a 1930 film directed by Augusto Genina. It is notable for being the first sound film made by Louise Brooks, although all of her dialogue and singing were dubbed.-Plot:...
. He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy.
He won Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by Lo squadrone bianco
Lo squadrone bianco
Lo squadrone bianco is a 1936 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina. The plot features a cavalry lieutenant, unlucky in love, who redeems himself by battling the "rebels" of Tripolitania...
and in 1940 by The Siege of the Alcazar
The Siege of the Alcazar
The Siege of the Alcazar or L'Assedio dell'Alcazar is a 1940 Italian war film directed by Augusto Genina about the famous episode Siege of the Alcázar during the Spanish Civil War set in Toledo, Spain. The film won the Mussolini Cup in Venice Film Festival for being the Best Italian Film...
, both Fascist propaganda
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
Propaganda of Fascist Italy was the material put forth by Italian Fascism to justify its authority and programs and encourage popular support.-Use:...
films.
In 1953, he filmed Three Forbidden Stories, another version of the real tragic accident that Giuseppe De Santis made one year before in Rome 11 O'Clock (Roma ore 11).
Filmography
- La moglie di sua eccellenzaLa moglie di sua eccellenzaLa moglie di sua eccellenza is a 1913 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1913) - Il segreto del castello di MonroeIl segreto del castello di MonroeIl segreto del castello di Monroe is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - Il piccolo cerinaioIl piccolo cerinaioIl piccolo cerinaio is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - La parola che uccideLa parola che uccideLa parola che uccide is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - La fuga degli amantiLa fuga degli amantiLa fuga degli amanti is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - Dopo il veglioneDopo il veglioneDopo il veglione is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - L'anello di SivaL'anello di SivaL'anello di Siva is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1914) - Lulu (1915 film)Lulu (1915 film)Lulu is a 1914 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - GelosiaGelosia (1915 film)Gelosia is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - La farfalla dalle ali d'oroLa farfalla dalle ali d'oroLa farfalla dalle ali d'oro is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - MezzanotteMezzanotte (1915 film)Mezzanotte is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - Doppia feritaDoppia ferita (1915 film)La doppia ferita is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - Cento H.P.Cento H.P.Cento H.P. is a 1915 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1915) - L'ultimo travestimentoL'ultimo travestimentoL'ultimo travestimento is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1916) - Il sopravvissutoIl sopravvissutoIl sopravvissuto is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1916) - Il sogno di un giornoIl sogno di un giornoIl sogno di un giorno is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1916) - Il dramma della coronaIl dramma della coronaIl dramma della corona is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1916) - La conquista dei diamantiLa conquista dei diamantiLa conquista dei diamanti is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1916) - La signorina CicloneLa signorina CicloneLa signorina Ciclone is a 1916 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.-Cast:*Francesco Cacace as Claudio Barsac*Carlo Cattaneo*Suzanne d'Armelle*Signora Romani*Franz Sala*Paolo Wullmann as Aly...
(1916) - Il siluramento dell'OceaniaIl siluramento dell'OceaniaIl siluramento dell'Oceania is a 1917 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.-Cast:*Oreste Bilancia*Alfredo Boccolini*Vasco Creti*Ileana Leonidoff*Pietro Pesci*Armando Pilotti*Cecyl Tryan...
(1917) - MaschiaccioMaschiaccio (1917 film)Maschiaccio is a 1917 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.-Cast:*Oreste Bilancia*Piera Bouvier*Carlo Cattaneo*Vasco Creti*Fernanda Negri Pouget*Umberto Scalpellini*Rosetta Solari...
(1917) - LucciolaLucciola (1917 film)Lucciola is a 1917 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina.-Cast:*Oreste Bilancia*Francesco Cacace*Emilia Giorgi*Helena Makowska*Fernanda Negri Pouget*Enrico Roma*Franz Sala*Mario Salo*Umberto Scalpellini*Nella Tessieri-Frediani*Paolo Wullmann...
(1917) - Il trono e la seggiolaIl trono e la seggiolaIl trono e la seggiola is a 1918 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1918) - Il principe dell'impossibileIl principe dell'impossibileIl principe dell'impossibile is a 1918 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina....
(1918) - L'onestà del peccato (1918)
- Kalidaa - la storia di una mummia (1918)
- L'emigrata (1918)
- I due crocifissi (1918)
- Addio giovinezza! (1918)
- Femmina - Femina (1918)
- Debito d'odio (1919)
- Lo scaldino (1919)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1919)
- Noris (1919)
- La donna e il cadavere (1919)
- La maschera e il voltoLa maschera e il voltoLa maschera e il volto is a comedy of grotesque genre by Luigi Chiarelli. Written in 1913 and first rapresented in 1916, it is historically significant for starting the contemporary grotesque theatre. It had a great success first in Italy and then Internationally, and continues to be represented....
(1919) - Bel ami (1919)
- Le avventure di Bijou (1919)
- I diabolici (1920)
- I tre sentimentali (1920)
- La ruota del vizio (1920)
- Moglie, marito e... (1920)
- La douloureuse (1920)
- Il castello della malinconia (1920)
- L'avventura di Dio (1920)
- L'incatenata (1921)
- La crisi (1921)
- Un punto nero (1922)
- La peccatrice senza peccato (1922)
- Una donna passò (1922)
- Lucie de Trecoeur (1922)
- Germaine (1923)
- Il corsaro (1924)
- La moglie bella (1924)
- Cirano de Bergerac (1925)
- Il focolare spento (1925)
- L'ultimo lord (1926)
- Addio giovinezza! (1927)
- The White Slave (Die Weisse Sklavin, 1927)
- Scampolo (1928)
- La storia di una piccola parigina (1928)
- Liebeskarneval (1928)
- Un dramma a sedici anni (1929)
- La congiura delle beffe (1929)
- Quartier Latin (film) (1929)
- Prix de beautéPrix de BeautéPrix de Beauté , is a 1930 film directed by Augusto Genina. It is notable for being the first sound film made by Louise Brooks, although all of her dialogue and singing were dubbed.-Plot:...
(Miss Europa, 1930) - The Darling of ParisThe Darling of ParisThe Darling of Paris is a 1917 silent film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara and Glen White. This is a very loose film adaptation of the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo...
(Paris-Beguin, 1931) - La femme en homme (1931)
- Gli amanti di mezzanotte (1931)
- Non ti scordar di me (1935)
- La gondola delle chimere (1936)
- Lo squadrone biancoLo squadrone biancoLo squadrone bianco is a 1936 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina. The plot features a cavalry lieutenant, unlucky in love, who redeems himself by battling the "rebels" of Tripolitania...
(The White Squadron, 1936) - Fiori di Nizza (1936)
- The Kiss of Fire (Napoli terra d'amore, 1937)
- Amore e dolore di donna (1937)
- Castelli in aria (1939)
- L'assedio dell'Alcazar (1939–40)
- BengasiBengasi (film)Bengasi is a 1942 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti....
(1942) - Heaven Over the Marshes (Cielo sulla palude, 1949)
- L'edera (1950)
- Three Forbidden Stories (Tre storie proibite, 1953)
- Maddalena (1953)
- Frou-Frou (1955)