Gabriele D'Annunzio
Born: 1863-03-12 in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
Died: 1938-03-01
Known For: Writing
Biography
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863-1938), born Gaetano Rapagnetto d'Annunzio, was an Italian poet, playwright, orator, journalist, aristocrat, and army officer during World War I. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature and political life. He was often referred to under the epithets Il Vate ("the Poet") or Il Profeta ("the Prophet"). He is best known for his novels Il Piacere (1889), L'Innocente (1892), poetry collection Alcyone (1903) and his contribution to silent film epic Cabiria (1914), for which he wrote all of the intertitles, named the characters and the movie itself.
Filmography
2022
- The March on Rome as Self - Writer (archive footage)
- Francesca Da Rimini ... (Writer)
2013
- The Metropolitan Opera: Francesca da Rimini ... (Writer)
2006
- Fascism in Colour as Self (archive footage)
1984
- The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian ... (Writer)
- Francesca da Rimini ... (Original Story)
1976
- The Innocent ... (Novel)
1962
- To Arms, We Are Fascists! as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
- L'onda ... (Poem)
1954
- 100 Years of Love ... (Novel)
1948
- Paris 1900 as Self (archive footage)
- Romantici a Venezia ... (Writer)
1947
- Flesh Will Surrender ... (Novel)
1921
- The Ship ... (Novel)
1918
- The Fire ... (Writer)
1917
- The Light, Triptych of Modern Life ... (Story)
1916
- The Fire ... (Novel)
1915
- The Devil's Daughter ... (Novel)
1914
- Cabiria ... (Screenplay)