La moglie di Claudio (1918)
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Directors
Giovanni Pastrone, Gero Zambuto
Cast
Pina Menichelli, Vittorio Rossi Pianelli, Alberto Nepoti, Arnaldo Arnaldi
A marriage chilled by grief and infidelity becomes entangled in a blackmail plot targeting a weapons designer’s invention.
The story
Weapons designer Claudio Ruper is married to Cesarina, whose frivolous, idle life contrasts with his work. Their relationship has grown cold, in part because their only son has died. Claudio loves Rebecca, but his religious beliefs prevent him from divorcing Cesarina. Meanwhile, Cesarina is having an affair with Claudio’s assistant, Antonino. Their strained marriage draws further danger when Cartenac, an agent of a foreign power, blackmails Cesarina in an effort to obtain the blueprints for Claudio’s new kind of cannon.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Weapons designer Claudio Ruper is married to the frivolous Cesarina. Their relationship has grown cold, partly because of the death of their only son. While Claudio is designing a new kind of cannon, his wife leads an idle life. Claudio is in love with Rebecca, who is Jewish, but his religious beliefs prevent him from divorcing his wife. Cesarina is having an affair with her husband’s assistant, Antonino. Cartenac, an agent of a foreign power, blackmails Cesarina in order to get hold of the blueprints for Claudio’s invention. In the end, Claudio kills his wife, who has become the spy’s accomplice.
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