Casta diva 1935
6.1 / 10
Casta diva
Martha Eggerth heads the cast of Casta Diva, but the central character is famed Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, here played by American actor Phillips Holmes. Paying but scant attention the facts, the film concentrates on Bellini's colorful love life. Evidently the film went through several rewriting processes, as witness the curious performances of Donald Calthrop and Arthur Margetson, whose characters do complete about-faces halfway through the story. Amidst so many British accents, Martha Eggerth's Polish intonations seem out of place, but she photographs beautifully and sings quite well. Casta Diva was attractively filmed on location in Naples. Not to be confused with the 1954 remake (by Gallone himself) or to the English language version "The Divine Spark" (also directed by Gallone and starred by Eggerth).
Martha Eggerth heads the cast of Casta Diva, but the central character is famed Italian composer Vincenzo Bellini, here played by American actor Phillips Holmes. Paying but scant attention the facts, the film concentrates on Bellini's colorful love life. Evidently the film went through several rewriting processes, as witness the curious performances of Donald Calthrop and Arthur Margetson, whose characters do complete about-faces halfway through the story. Amidst so many British accents, Martha Eggerth's Polish intonations seem out of place, but she photographs beautifully and sings quite well. Casta Diva was attractively filmed on location in Naples. Not to be confused with the 1954 remake (by Gallone himself) or to the English language version "The Divine Spark" (also directed by Gallone and starred by Eggerth).
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Full Cast & Crew
... Maddelena Fumarol
... Vincenzo Bellini
... Niccolò Paganini
... Fumaroli
... Gioacchino Rossini
... a guest
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Release Date:
Jun 13, 1935 (Italy)
Run Time:
1hr 27`
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Original Language:
Italian
Production Countries:
Italy
Status:
Released
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Casta diva
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... Director
Cast
... Maddelena Fumarol
... Vincenzo Bellini
... Niccolò Paganini
... Fumaroli
... Gioacchino Rossini
... a guest
... Felice Romani
... Ernesto Toti
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... Producer
... Producer
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