In this film Alba D’Oltrevita (Lyda Borelli) makes a pact with the devil: she will receive eternal youthful beauty from him, but in exchange for that she has to give up love. Everything works out, until Alba meets two brothers at a party and they both fall in love with her. She flirts with gay abandon, but is not allowed to love either of them. When one of the brothers commits an act of despair, she can no longer contain her feelings.Pietro Mascagni, opera composer of e.g.
Film details
- Country of production
- Italy
- Year
- 1915
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2000
- Length
- 40"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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