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Cabiria is a 1914 Italian epic silent film, directed by Giovanni Pastrone and shot in Turin. The film is set in ancient Sicily, Carthage, and Cirta during the period of the Second Punic War. It follows the story of an abducted little girl, Cabiria, and features an eruption of Mount Etna, religious rituals in Carthage, the alpine trek of Hannibal, Archimedes' defeat of the Roman fleet at the Siege of Syracuse and…
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Italian cinema has a long and distinguished history, including a relatively short period in the 1950s and 1960s when it was poised even to dethrone Hollywood as the global cinema leader. Its influence on the rest of the cinematic world is incalculable, contributing to the creation of many new styles, movements, and genres. One of the earliest examples is *Cabiria*, a 1914 silent film written and directed by Giovanni…More
