Luigi Chiarini

Patto col diavolo

Luigi Chiarini

Annibale Betrone, Guido Celano

The title of this Italian melodrama translates to Pact with the Devil. However, His Satanic Majesty does not appear in the film. Rather, this expensively produced period piece is more along the lines of Romeo and Juliet, with young love threatened by warring families. In his first Italian film, Hollywood veteran Eduardo Cianelli goes through his usual villainous paces as the scheming father of the male lead (Jacques Francois). The most fascinating performance is rendered by Umberto Spadaro, as the village idiot, or is he? Patto col Diavolo makes the most of the visual dynamics of Italy's mountainous Calabrian region.

La bella addormentata

Luigi Chiarini

Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida

Venice Film Festival 1942

Via delle Cinque Lune

Luigi Chiarini

Luisella Beghi, Andrea Checchi

La locandiera

Luigi Chiarini

Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi

Ultimo amore

Luigi Chiarini

Clara Calamai, Andrea Checchi