Lyda Borelli
Biography
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.
Filmography
Diva Dolorosa
1999
- No poster
Lyrical Nitrate
1991
as (archive footage)
- No poster
Fashion in Movement
1991
The Suitcase of Dreams
1953
The Legend of Saint Barbara
1918
as Saint Barbara
Una Notte a Calcutta
1918
Carnevalesca
1918
- No poster
The Thirteenth Man
1917
Satan's Rhapsody
1917
as Contessa Alba d'Oltrevita
Malombra
1917
as Marina di Malombra
Madame Guillotine
1916
as Madame Tallien
La falena
1916
as Thea di Marlievo
The Wedding March
1915
as Grazia di Plessans
Flower of Evil
1915
as Lyda
The Naked Truth
1914
as Lolette
La memoria dell'altro
1913
as Lyda
Love Everlasting
1913
as Elsa Holbein