July 28, 2015

The Last Days of Pompeii



Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeii, 1913 [Kino edition, Beatrice Jona Affron score]. An Egyptian priest plots against the most fabulous couple in all of Pompeii.

Directed by Mario Caserini, & Eleuterio Rodolfi. Written by Caserini, based on a book by Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. Starring Fernanda Negri Pouget, Eugenia Tettoni Fior, Ubaldo Stefani, & Antonio Grisanti, with Cesare Gani Carini, & Vitale Di Stefano.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: D
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: D
Music: C
Enjoyment: Melodrama of the corniest, Bulwer-Lyttonest variety, over-acted to a ridiculous degree. It's bad enough to be entertaining. C

GPA: 1.4/4

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