Francesca Bertini
Francesca Bertini (born Elena Seracini Vitiello; 5 January 1892 – 13 October 1985) was an Italian silent film actress. She was one of the most successful silent film stars in the first quarter of the twentieth-century.
1900
as Sister DesolataThe epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two...
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Cabiria
as uncreditedYoung Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be...
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Assunta Spina
as Assunta SpinaAssunta and Michele are in love, but others come between them and jealousy arises. Assunta Spina...
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The Suitcase of Dreams
as uncreditedIn the movie La valigia dei sogni (The Suitcase of Dreams, Italy, 1953) directed by Luigi...
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Romeo e Giulietta
as GiuliettaThe 1912 Italian version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
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The Lady of the Camellias
as Margherita GauthierLa Signora delle Camelie chronicles the tragic love story of courtesan Marguerite Gautier and...
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Bellissime
as (archive footage)Documentary consisting of archival footage that depicts the evolving conditions of Italian women...
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Salomé
as La schiavaBased on Oscar Wilde's version of the story, what is noteworthy is the sheer luxury of the...
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Diana, the Enchantress
as DianaDiana is assigned to find out the details of the enemy's war tactics. Together with her partner...
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Blue Blood
as uncreditedThe Princess of Monte Cabello is divorced and is granted custody of her beloved daughter. Her...
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Dora la espía
as La principessaDora, daughter of the Marchioness of Río Zares, marries the politician Andrés. Despondent,...
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Mariute
as uncreditedThe actress Francesca Bertini, as every diva worthy of her name, always arrives on the set...
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La Possession
as Jessie CordierLa Possession is a 1929 French film directed by Léonce Perret.
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Pierrot the Prodigal
as PierrotA example of female fantasy is L'Histoire d'un Pierrot (1913), based on a musical pantomime by...
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La Femme d'une nuit
as Princess Hélène of LystrieA lieutenant of the French navy, ready to kill himself in despair, renounces his project after...
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Ivonne, la bella danzatrice
as Ivonne/EdithIvonne is a vulgar, loose, promiscuous and a passionate danseuse at the tavern. Countess Edith...
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The Masked Amazon
as FrancaSilent adventure film in which a horse riding woman has to save her husband from prison in a...
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La contessa Sara
as uncreditedSara is a very beautiful gypsy. One fine day, she meets a rich English woman, to whom she...
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Diva Dolorosa
as uncreditedIn this mesmerizing collage of silent Italian melodrama, found-footage filmmaker Peter Delpeut...
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Fedora
as FedoraAn Italian melodrama. Only the final reel survives.
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Shattered Idol
as La pastorelle Francesca"Idolo infranto is a fantastic way to appreciate Francesca Bertini in the mood for cruelty. From...
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Beatrice
as uncreditedIt tells the story of Dante Alighieri's love to Beatrice Portinari, loosely based on Dante's poetry.
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La Ferita
as uncreditedRaymonde (Bertini) has had a passionate affair with Giacomo (Giorgio Bonaiti) and has a son with...
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Consuelita
as ConsuelitaConsuelita, a young woman who longs to escape the harsh conditions of her small fishing village,...
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Tristano e Isolda
as IsoldaFilm adaptation of the Celtic legend of Tristan and Iseult.
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The Last Diva
as uncreditedDocumentary in which 94 year-old Francesca Bertini recalls her life and career while attending a...
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L'avarizia
as Maria LoriniMaria and Luigi love each other in spite of their poverty, while she resists her many wealthy...
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