Il sire di Vincigliata
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Il sire di Vincigliata is a 16 minute long 1913 Italian silent
colour film, produced by Roberts Film of Florence
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(SAPF) and directed by Alfredo Robert who also plays the title character.
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a marriage is arranged between their children Jacopo and Beatrice. One night however the bejewelled and beautiful Beatrice is distracted from the tender words of her betrothed by the serenade of a young troubadour beneath her window. When the Sire of Vincigliata discovers that his daughter has fallen in love with the troubadour he has him put into prison and condemned to death by hanging. Beatrice bribes the prison guard to allow her beloved to escape. She waits for him in a boat and, although the alarm is sounded, they break free from their pursuers and head for the open sea. Her father is overwhelmed when he hears of the elopement and dies of a stroke.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
colour film, produced by Roberts Film of Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
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Pathé
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(SAPF) and directed by Alfredo Robert who also plays the title character.
Plot
To bring to an end a protracted war between the Sires of San MiniatoSan Miniato
San Miniato is a town and comune in the province of Pisa, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.San Miniato sits at an historically strategic location atop three small hills where it dominates the lower Arno valley between the valleys of Egola and Elsa...
and Vincigliata
Vincigliata
Vincigliata Castle is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany. In the mid-nineteenth century the building, which had fallen into a ruinous state, was acquired by the Englishman John Temple-Leader and entirely reconstructed in the...
a marriage is arranged between their children Jacopo and Beatrice. One night however the bejewelled and beautiful Beatrice is distracted from the tender words of her betrothed by the serenade of a young troubadour beneath her window. When the Sire of Vincigliata discovers that his daughter has fallen in love with the troubadour he has him put into prison and condemned to death by hanging. Beatrice bribes the prison guard to allow her beloved to escape. She waits for him in a boat and, although the alarm is sounded, they break free from their pursuers and head for the open sea. Her father is overwhelmed when he hears of the elopement and dies of a stroke.