Lyda Borelli
Lyda Borelli (22 March 1884 - 2 June 1959) was an Italian actress, her career in theatre started in 1902.
Between 1913 and 1918 Borelli made 14 films and appeared in 2 documentaries. She often portrayed vamps who end up committing suicide via poison. Her acting was mainly based on excessive gestures, painful expressions and languid gazes. Antonio Gramsci, who, in 1917 worked as a theatre reviewer, criticised her stating she represented a heightened form of sensuality, "a part of a primordial and prehistoric humanity" that had managed to cast a spell on the audience.
Acting
Movie
Satan's Rhapsody
as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
1917
Movie
Love Everlasting
as Elsa Holbein
1913
Movie
Malombra
as Marina di Malombra
1917
Movie
Carnevalesca
1918
Movie
The Suitcase of Dreams
1953
Movie
Madame Guillotine
as Madame Tallien
1916
Movie
Diva Dolorosa
1999
Movie
Flower of Evil
as Lyda
1915
Movie
Lyrical Nitrate
as (archive footage)
1991
Movie
The Legend of Saint Barbara
as Saint Barbara
1918
Movie
The Wedding March
as Grazia di Plessans
1915
Movie
La falena
as Thea di Marlievo
1916
Movie
The Naked Truth
as Lolette
1914
Movie
Una Notte a Calcutta
1918
Movie
Fashion in Movement
1991
Movie
La memoria dell'altro
as Lyda
1913
Movie
The Thirteenth Man
1917