Memo Benassi Trailers

The Conquest of the Air Trailer (1931)

01 December 1931

This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from ancient times through the 1930s.

Adriana Lecouvreur Trailer (1955)

11 August 1955

The Affairs of Messalina Trailer (1951)

04 December 1951

A story, set in Rome of 44 A.D., concerning the amorous and political intrigues of the evil Empress Messalina, the wife of the Roman Emperor Claudius, and her eventual hounding to death.

Rossini Trailer (1942)

01 April 1942

The famous composer's life and his career. His love story with Isabella Colbran, the soprano who was to become his wife and the singer in all his operas up to the unfortunate day she lost her voice.

Lisetta Trailer (1933)

22 December 1933

Quarta pagina Trailer (1942)

17 December 1942

Tonight at Eleven Trailer (1937)

01 December 1937

A comedy poking fun at earlier 1930s American crime films: A society lady goes after a gang of outlaws and lands up becoming involved romantically with a gangster.

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal Trailer (1937)

04 August 1937

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

The Jester's Supper Trailer (1942)

10 February 1942

In Florence, at the time of Lorenzo de Medici, known also as Lorenzo the Magnificent, the aristocrat brothers Chiaramantesi rule with an iron fist the streets of the city.

The Old Lady Trailer (1932)

26 February 1932

An elderly chestnut vendor lives in poverty but once a month puts on a show with silk and a carriage to impress her daughter in a convent.

Everybody's Woman Trailer (1934)

29 November 1934

Gaby is expelled from school after a married teacher commits suicide after telling her he can't live without her.

Princess Tarakanova Trailer (1938)

23 March 1938

Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.

Il Tiranno di Padova Trailer (1946)

28 December 1946

Padua, 1540. Angelo is married to Caterina but has an affair with Tisbe, an actress who travels with Rodolfo, presented as her brother but actually her lover and also Caterina's first and true love.