La falena

Drama

Romance

Thea is a sculptor who is diagnosed with tuberculosis before she marries Filippo. After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organizes a final party, inviting along her estranged husband. The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana.

Cast

Lyda Borelli

Lyda Borelli

Thea di Marlievo
Francesco Cacace

Francesco Cacace

Lignères
Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto

Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto

Principessa Maria
Nella Montagna

Nella Montagna

La madre di Thea
Lina Dax

Lina Dax

Allegra
Alfonso Cassini

Alfonso Cassini

Il maestro di Thea

Release date

1st Mar 1916

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano, No Language