The beautifully tinted restoration of this drama of passion and jealousy provides in equal measure a magnificent record of Italy's imposing silent diva Francesca Bertini and of the sun-drenched splendour of Naples as it looked over a hundred years ago; used lavishly throughout as a backdrop.
Bertini often plays to the camera - hand on hips, head raised imperiously - and the characters are inclined to interact with each other laterally as they would on a proscenium; but director Gustavo Serena also makes frequent excellent use of composition in depth considerably aided by the sumptuous and atmospheric cinematography of Alberto G. Carta. All in all it looks tremendous.
Bertini often plays to the camera - hand on hips, head raised imperiously - and the characters are inclined to interact with each other laterally as they would on a proscenium; but director Gustavo Serena also makes frequent excellent use of composition in depth considerably aided by the sumptuous and atmospheric cinematography of Alberto G. Carta. All in all it looks tremendous.