Didone Abbandonata

A stately silent-era spectacle of doomed love and divine command, unfolding with theatrical gravity and a bittersweet sense of loss.

Directed by

Luigi Maggi

Genres

Drama, Romance, Adventure

Starring

Alberto Capozzi, Mirra Principi, Mario Voller-Buzzi

Overview

After seven years of traveling, Aeneas and the other Trojans are surprised by a storm that wrecks their ship on the African coast. Here they are led by the Amazons to the Queen of Carthage, Dido, who soon falls in love with Aeneas. When the King of Numidia, Iarbas, comes to marry Dido, she rejects him. But in the meantime Anchises appears to Aeneas in dreams, and commands him to leave to found Rome. So, while Iarbas’ army surrounds Carthage, Aeneas embarks secretly for Rome.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, fate, betrayal, war

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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