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The Royal Tigress

1916 · 80 min

A tragic silent romance that sweeps you into a world of doomed passion and dark secrets.

Directed by: Giovanni Pastrone
Genres: Drama
Starring: Pina Menichelli, Alberto Nepoti, Febo Mari

Overview: "Tigre Reale" (1916) was the film that consolidated Frau Menichelli's stardom, a film more than suitable for her performing skills and silent idiosyncrasy that any silent diva would kill to star in… In "Tigre Reale", Frau Menichelli performs the part of Frau Natka, a Russian countess with a troublesome past and an uncertain future. She was married to a revolutionary and the matrimony ended in tragedy. She likes to flirt with men but due to her traumatic sentimental past, she doesn't allow herself attachments. That is until she meets a young diplomat who will help her to make up her mind and exorcize her old sentimental traumas.

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Directed by: Giovanni Pastrone
Genres: Drama
Starring: Pina Menichelli, Alberto Nepoti, Febo Mari

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
trauma
obsession
death
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Giovanni Pastrone
Written by: Giovanni Verga
Starring: Pina Menichelli, Alberto Nepoti, Febo Mari, Valentina Frascaroli, Ernesto Vaser, Enrico Gemelli, Bonaventura Ibáñez, Gabriel Moreau
Cinematography: Giovanni Tomatis, Segundo de Chomón
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian, No Language

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