Mario Caserini
Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was married to early 20th-century Italian actress Maria Caserini. His 1906 film Otello is believed to be the earliest film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Othello.
Mario Caserini | |
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 Caserini in 1914 | |
| Born | 26 February 1874 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 17 November 1920 (aged 46) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1906–1920 |
| Spouse | Maria Caserini |
Filmography
Director
- Il romanzo di un Pierrot (1906)
- Otello (1906) — (based on Othello)
- Il fornaretto di Venezia (1907)
- Garibaldi (1907) — (film about Giuseppe Garibaldi)
- Amleto (1908) — (based on Hamlet)
- Giovanna d'Arco (1908) — (film about Joan of Arc)
- Romeo e Giulietta (1908) — (based on Romeo and Juliet)
- Beatrice Cenci (1909) — (film about Beatrice Cenci)
- Bianca Cappello (1909) — (film about Bianca Cappello)
- La gerla di papà Martin (1909)
- L'innominato (1909)
- Macbeth (1909) — (based on Macbeth)
- Marco Visconti (1909)
- Parsifal (1909) — (film about Percival)
- La signora de Monserau (1909) — (based on La Dame de Monsoreau)
- I tre moschettieri (1909) — (based on The Three Musketeers)
- Wanda Soldanieri (1909)
- Amleto (1910) — (based on Hamlet)
- L'amorino (1910)
- Anita Garibaldi (1910) — (film about Anita Garibaldi)
- Catilina (1910) — (film about Catiline)
- Il Cid (1910) — (based on Le Cid)
- Cola di Rienzo (1910) — (film about Cola di Rienzo)
- Federico Barbarossa (1910) — (film about the Battle of Legnano)
- Giovanna la pazza (1910) — (film about Joanna the Mad)
- Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1910) — (film about Giovanni dalle Bande Nere)
- Lucia di Lammermoor (1910) — (based on Lucia di Lammermoor)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1910) — (film about Lucrezia Borgia)
- Messalina (1910) — (film about Messalina)
- L'adultera (1911)
- Antigone (1911) — (based on Antigone)
- Mademoiselle de Scudery (1911) — (based on Mademoiselle de Scuderi)
- L'ultimo dei Frontignac (1911)
- Arabian Infamy (1912)
- I cavalieri di Rodi (1912)
- La corda dell'arco (1912)
- La mala pianta (1912)
- Mater dolorosa (1912)
- Nelly, la domatrice (1912)
- Parsifal (1912) — (film about Percival)
- Il pellegrino (1912) — (based on The Pilgrim's Progress)
- La ribalta (1912)
- Santarellina (1912) — (based on Mam'zelle Nitouche)
- Sigfrido (1912) — (based on the Nibelungenlied)
- L'uomo fatale (1912)
- Dante e Beatrice (1913) — (film about Dante and Beatrice)
- Floretta and Patapon (1913)
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1913) — (based on The Last Days of Pompeii)
- Love Everlasting (1913)
- Il treno degli spettri (1913)
- La Gorgona (1914)
- Nerone e Agrippina (1914) — (film about Nero and Agrippina)
- Nidia la cieca (1914)
- Monna Vanna (1915)
- La pantomima della morte (1915)
- Amor enemigo (1916)
- Como aquel día (1916)
- La divetta del reggimento (1916)
- Flor de otoño (1916)
- In mano al destino (1916)
- Madame Guillotine (1916) — (film about Thérésa Tallien)
- Passano gli Unni (1916)
- Pero tu amor me redime (1916)
- La vida y la muerte (1916)
- Amore che uccide (1917)
- Il filo della vita (1917)
- L'ombra (1917)
- ¿Quién me hará olvidar sin morir? (1917)
- Resurrezione (1917) — (based on Resurrection)
- La signora Arlecchino (1918)
- Captain Fracasse (1919) — (based on Captain Fracasse)
- Primerose (1919)
- Tortured Soul (1919)
- Las delicias del campo (1920)
- Fior d'amore (1921)
Actor
- Il romanzo di un Pierrot (1906)
- Otello (1906)
- Romeo e Giulietta (1908)
- Wanda Soldanieri (1909)
- Como aquel día (1916)
Screenwriter
- The Last Days of Pompeii (1913)
- Como aquel día (1916)
- Flor de otoño (1916)
- Captain Fracasse (1919)
External links
- Mario Caserini at IMDb
- 1909 Macbeth information
- Cinema e Medioevo - Locandine e schede
- Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation
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