Spanish postcard. Photo: Itala-Film.
Pina Menichelli and
Febo Mari in
Il Fuoco/The Fire (Giovanni Pastrone, 1915). Collection: Marlene Pilaete. Please note that Menichelli wears her famous owl headwear here.
Fascinating and enigmatic
Pina Menichelli (1890-1984) was the most bizarre Italian diva of the silent era. With her contorted postures and disdainful expression, she impersonated the striking femme fatale.
Febo Mari (1881-1939) was an Italian actor, director and writer of the stage, screen and radio, who peaked in the 1910s with films such as
Il fuoco (1915),
Cenere (1916) and
Il fauno (1917).
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