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Giovanni Pastrone is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Italien born on 13 september 1883 at Montechiaro d'Asti (Italie)

Giovanni Pastrone

Giovanni Pastrone
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Nationality Italie
Birth 13 september 1883 at Montechiaro d'Asti (Italie)
Death 27 june 1959 (at 75 years) at Turin (Italie)

Giovanni Pastrone, also known by his artistic name Piero Fosco (13 September 1883 - 27 June 1959), was an Italian film pioneer, director, screenwriter, actor and technician.

Pastrone was born in Montechiaro d'Asti. He worked during the era of the silent film and influenced many important directors in the international cinema, such as David Wark Griffith, in his Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916).

He died in Turin on 27 June 1959.

Biography

Formé au violon, il est diplômé du Conservatoire d'Asti et dans le même temps il termine des études de comptable. Après avoir tenté diverses activités, en 1903, il se transfère à Turin avec son épouse pour travailler dans l'orchestre du Teatro Regio comme second violon.

En 1905, il entre comme simple comptable dans la maison cinématographique de court métrage Rossi & C. de Turin et, grâce à sa connaissance de trois langues étrangères (français, anglais et allemand), il obtient un poste de correspondant. En 1907, il devient le directeur administratif et en 1908 copropriétaire avec Carlo Sciamengo, association qui donne naissance à une nouvelle maison de production nommée Itala Film.

L'œuvre cinématographique de Pastrone porte au plus haut niveau la Itala Film qui produit en 1910 La caduta di Troia (La Chute de Troie), un film ambitieux de 30 minutes; premier film long de 600 mètres projeté sans interruption en une demi-heure de spectacle.

Giovanni Pastrone est considéré comme le plus grand metteur en scène de films historiques de l'époque et, il obtient la consécration en 1914 avec le péplum Cabiria, superproduction du cinéma muet signée Gabriele D’Annunzio.
Les œuvres suivantes sont des adaptations de textes littéraires ou théâtrales telles Tigre reale (1916), de l'écrivain italien Giovanni Verga, et Hedda Gabler (1919, tiré du Hedda Gabler d'Ibsen), ou de thème contemporain Il fuoco (1915) ou la série dédiée à Maciste (Maciste chasseur alpin en 1916 et Maciste atleta en 1917).

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Filmography of Giovanni Pastrone (7 films)

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Actor

Director

The Royal Tigress, 1h20
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Genres Drama
Actors Pina Menichelli, Febo Mari, Valentina Frascaroli, Ernesto Vaser, Bonaventura Ibáñez
Rating65% 3.2851253.2851253.2851253.2851253.285125
Giorgio La Ferlita, Italian diplomat in Paris, falls in love during a reception with the Russian countess Natka, who is told to have led to death her former lover.
The Fire
The Fire (1916)
, 45minutes
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Pina Menichelli, Febo Mari, Felice Minotti
Rating68% 3.4408153.4408153.4408153.4408153.440815
L'Étincelle (La favilla) La Flambée (La vampa)
Cabiria
Cabiria (1914)
, 2h3
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Umberto Mozzato, Lidia Quaranta, Italia Almirante Manzini, Émile Vardannes, Felice Minotti, Francesca Bertini
Rating70% 3.5493.5493.5493.5493.549
FIRST EPISODE Batto and his little daughter Cabiria live in a lavish estate in the shadow of Mount Etna at Catana on the island of Sicily. Cabiria, plays with dolls with her nurse Croessa. When the volcanic Etna erupts violently, Batto prays to the god Pluto for deliverance, but receives only a brief respite before his home and gardens are destroyed. While attempting to escape, servants discover a secret stairway leading underground. Taking advantage of the chaos and plundering Batto’s hidden treasure, the servants, along with Croessa and Cabiria, flee to the countryside. Batto and his wife mourn the loss of Cabiria, as they believe her to be buried beneath the rubble.

Scriptwriter

The Fire
The Fire (1916)
, 45minutes
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Pina Menichelli, Febo Mari, Felice Minotti
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.4408153.4408153.4408153.4408153.440815
L'Étincelle (La favilla) La Flambée (La vampa)
Cabiria
Cabiria (1914)
, 2h3
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Umberto Mozzato, Lidia Quaranta, Italia Almirante Manzini, Émile Vardannes, Felice Minotti, Francesca Bertini
Rating70% 3.5493.5493.5493.5493.549
FIRST EPISODE Batto and his little daughter Cabiria live in a lavish estate in the shadow of Mount Etna at Catana on the island of Sicily. Cabiria, plays with dolls with her nurse Croessa. When the volcanic Etna erupts violently, Batto prays to the god Pluto for deliverance, but receives only a brief respite before his home and gardens are destroyed. While attempting to escape, servants discover a secret stairway leading underground. Taking advantage of the chaos and plundering Batto’s hidden treasure, the servants, along with Croessa and Cabiria, flee to the countryside. Batto and his wife mourn the loss of Cabiria, as they believe her to be buried beneath the rubble.

Producer

Cabiria
Cabiria (1914)
, 2h3
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Umberto Mozzato, Lidia Quaranta, Italia Almirante Manzini, Émile Vardannes, Felice Minotti, Francesca Bertini
Roles Producer
Rating70% 3.5493.5493.5493.5493.549
FIRST EPISODE Batto and his little daughter Cabiria live in a lavish estate in the shadow of Mount Etna at Catana on the island of Sicily. Cabiria, plays with dolls with her nurse Croessa. When the volcanic Etna erupts violently, Batto prays to the god Pluto for deliverance, but receives only a brief respite before his home and gardens are destroyed. While attempting to escape, servants discover a secret stairway leading underground. Taking advantage of the chaos and plundering Batto’s hidden treasure, the servants, along with Croessa and Cabiria, flee to the countryside. Batto and his wife mourn the loss of Cabiria, as they believe her to be buried beneath the rubble.

Editor

Cabiria
Cabiria (1914)
, 2h3
Directed by Giovanni Pastrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Umberto Mozzato, Lidia Quaranta, Italia Almirante Manzini, Émile Vardannes, Felice Minotti, Francesca Bertini
Rating70% 3.5493.5493.5493.5493.549
FIRST EPISODE Batto and his little daughter Cabiria live in a lavish estate in the shadow of Mount Etna at Catana on the island of Sicily. Cabiria, plays with dolls with her nurse Croessa. When the volcanic Etna erupts violently, Batto prays to the god Pluto for deliverance, but receives only a brief respite before his home and gardens are destroyed. While attempting to escape, servants discover a secret stairway leading underground. Taking advantage of the chaos and plundering Batto’s hidden treasure, the servants, along with Croessa and Cabiria, flee to the countryside. Batto and his wife mourn the loss of Cabiria, as they believe her to be buried beneath the rubble.