Writing

Arrigo Frusta

Born — Died

1875-11-26 — 1965-07-12

Place of birth

Torino, Italy

Known for

Writing

Credits

35 titles

Known for

Film credits

1910s · 4 titles

Grenadier Roland poster
10.0

This film shows the realistic battle scenes of the Siege of Moscow, with the sensational defeat of Napoleon, with the belching cannon, the battling soldiers, scenes of heroism and daring reproduced in the most exquisite photography.

Grenadier Roland

1911

From Courmayeur to the Col du Geant poster
NR

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this second film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering ascent from Cormayeur up to the Col du Geant by the Rifugio Torino. The purpose of the film is to show the beauty and spectacularity of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Escursioni sulla catena del Monte Bianco' and 'Sulle dentate scintillanti'.

From Courmayeur to the Col du Geant

1910

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc poster
10.0

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this first film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering traverse in the Mont Blanc Massif. The purpose of the film is not to show a concret ascent, but to show the beauty and spectacularity of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Da Courmayeur al Colle del Gigante' and 'Sulle dentate scintillanti'.

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc

1910

Sulle dentate scintillanti vette poster
NR

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this third film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering ascent around Dent du Geant. The purpose of the film is not to narrate a concrete ascent, but to show the beauty & spectacle of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Escursioni sulla catena del Monte Bianco' and 'Da Courmayeur al Colle del Gigante'

Sulle dentate scintillanti vette

1910

Behind the camera

The Limelight poster
5.0

A woman and a mistress fight.

The Limelight

1912

No artwork available
NR

The 1914 Italian version of William Shakespeare's Othello.

Othello

1914

No artwork available
NR

The 1914 Italian version of William Shakespeare's Othello.

Othello

1914

The Romance of a Jockey poster
4.2

Count Christian of Sivry secretly marries a beautiful factory worker, but his father disowns him. Living as a poor worker, he becomes a jockey when his money runs out. After a steeplechase fall, he is brought to his parents, who finally forgive him.

The Romance of a Jockey

1910

Sigfrido poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sigfrido

1912

Galileo Galilei poster
6.3

Scientist Galileo Galilei was engaged in his studies, but a servant of his attempts to seduce his daughter, and denounces Galilei to the Holy Office.

Galileo Galilei

1909

A Modern Cinderella poster
5.0

Sylvia and Janet lose their mother and are left destitute orphans. Jenny Smart (a leading moving picture actress) takes an interest in the girls and brings them to a studio. Sylvia is employed as a moving picture actress and is cast as the lead in a retelling of "Cinderella". A rare glimpse of filmmaking in Turin’s Ambrosio studio.

A Modern Cinderella

1913

Parsifal poster
6.9

A fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.

Parsifal

1912

No artwork available
NR

An Italian movie.

Il Ventriloquo

1909

No artwork available
4.5

A man goes out on New Year's Day and is greeted by everyone with "Happy New Year", in the hope of getting a tip. The fellow is so annoyed that he runs into trouble with the law and almost loses his mind.

Happy New Year!

1909

No artwork available
4.5

A man goes out on New Year's Day and is greeted by everyone with "Happy New Year", in the hope of getting a tip. The fellow is so annoyed that he runs into trouble with the law and almost loses his mind.

Happy New Year!

1909

No artwork available
6.5

A mother confronts Death as to why he has to take her young boy. And he shows her the future to explain why he need to be eliminated.

If One Could See Into the Future

1911

The False Oath poster
7.0

An adaptation of Balzac's La Grande Bretêche

The False Oath

1909

The Golden Wedding poster
6.0

A grandfather recalls how he and his wife met and fell in love during the Second Italian War of Independence.

The Golden Wedding

1911

Grenadier Roland poster
10.0

This film shows the realistic battle scenes of the Siege of Moscow, with the sensational defeat of Napoleon, with the belching cannon, the battling soldiers, scenes of heroism and daring reproduced in the most exquisite photography.

Grenadier Roland

1911

No artwork available
4.0

Italian short drama directed by Luigi Maggi.

A Game of Chess

1912

No artwork available
5.0

During the carnival the painter Marcello, who has just sold a painting, meets his beautiful neighbour Lucy, disguised as Pierette. That very night Marcello leaves at home his girlfriend Giulia, to bring Lucy to the masked ball. At night, as the two are at the ball, Lucy’s mother doesn’t feel well and calls for help. Giulia, hearing the cry, quickly assists her. As Giulia notices, that the woman is going to die without having seen her daughter a last time, she decides to disguise herself as Pierrette. Kneeling beside the bed of the dying woman, she hears her say the last words: “My daughter”. (Cineteca MNC)

A Carnival Tragedy

1914

Nero, or The Fall of Rome poster
5.5

Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.

Nero, or The Fall of Rome

1909

From Courmayeur to the Col du Geant poster
NR

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this second film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering ascent from Cormayeur up to the Col du Geant by the Rifugio Torino. The purpose of the film is to show the beauty and spectacularity of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Escursioni sulla catena del Monte Bianco' and 'Sulle dentate scintillanti'.

From Courmayeur to the Col du Geant

1910

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

L'oca alla Colbert

1913

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc poster
10.0

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this first film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering traverse in the Mont Blanc Massif. The purpose of the film is not to show a concret ascent, but to show the beauty and spectacularity of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Da Courmayeur al Colle del Gigante' and 'Sulle dentate scintillanti'.

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc

1910

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc poster
10.0

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this first film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering traverse in the Mont Blanc Massif. The purpose of the film is not to show a concret ascent, but to show the beauty and spectacularity of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Da Courmayeur al Colle del Gigante' and 'Sulle dentate scintillanti'.

Excursion on the Chain of Mont Blanc

1910

No artwork available
5.7

In this sophisticated romantic comedy, healing waters are the cover for an extramarital affair that “cures” the infertility problems of a childless couple.

The Miracle Water

1914

Sulle dentate scintillanti vette poster
NR

In 1910, Arrigo Frusta and the operator Giovanni B. Vitrotti took the camera up to the 4000 meters high of the Mont Blanc chain to make three short mountaineering films for the Società Anonima Ambrosio. They were the first in Italy to realize documentaries in the high mountains. In this third film, a party of three mountaineers, including Arrigo Frusta make a mountaineering ascent around Dent du Geant. The purpose of the film is not to narrate a concrete ascent, but to show the beauty & spectacle of the high mountain landscapes and the the fascination of those who venture to conquer the high peaks. The other two films of the series are: 'Escursioni sulla catena del Monte Bianco' and 'Da Courmayeur al Colle del Gigante'

Sulle dentate scintillanti vette

1910

No artwork available
4.0

Robinet wants to try out to be a jockey, but has to go through a lot of exercise to reach the weight needed.

Tweedledum Wants to Be a Jockey

1910

The Masked Amazon poster
5.4

Silent adventure film in which a horse riding woman has to save her husband from prison in a enemy country.

The Masked Amazon

1914

No artwork available
NR

A small faction of the militia of the Kingdom of Ircania are conspiring to dethrone their King, Ircanus III. Beneath her costly robes Queen Maritza hides a woman's heart full of love for Oscar, the king's aide-de-camp.

For the Queen's Honor

1913

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La mala pianta

1912

No artwork available
NR

Fricot finds his father asleep and takes advantage of the opportunity to pour down his parent's hack a handful of itching powder. The poor man's antics in attempting to relieve himself of his distress are ludicrous and finally result in incurring the wrath of his wife and her mother, who set upon him and beat him until exhausted. To his amazement he discovers that the blows have a salutary effect and he submits to the thrashing. When the women finally leave him alone he arises well pleased, as his affliction has been overcome.

Fricot's Itching Powder

1910

No artwork available
9.0

A woman's life told through her feet. Lulù is born into a poor peasant home; when she grows up, she works as a peasant girl; then she goes to seek her fortune in the city, finds work in a theater, and becomes rich and famous; but then she grows old and dies poor and alone.

The Story of Lulu Told by Her Feet

1910

No artwork available
NR

A cruel game between the disdainful Kunigund and the passionate Delorges.

The Glove

1910