The Italian divas of the 1910s were the first female stars of the silver screen, but sadly they’ve been largely forgotten. The Filmmuseum has put together this three-week ode to the origins of such film archetypes as the ‘femme fatale’, the ‘femme fragile’ and the ‘femme hysterique’. Nine films (including ‘Rapsodia Satanica’) are being shown, all with a live music accompaniment.
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