Items Similar to Tragic Night by Mario Soldati - 1941/1942
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 4
Mario SoldatiTragic Night by Mario Soldati - 1941/19421941/1942
1941/1942
$953.66
£707.53
€800
CA$1,305.61
A$1,462.71
CHF 761.34
MX$17,812.98
NOK 9,698.43
SEK 9,133.18
DKK 6,091.34
Shipping
Retrieving quote...The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation
About the Item
Tragica Notte by Soldati is a lot composed of two items:
Telegram by Mario Soldati to Maria De Matteis. In Italian. May 1941 (from the postmarks on the back).
Autograph Letter Signed by M. Soldati to Maria De Matteis. Rome, Frebruary 14th 1942. In Italian. One page, double-sided, on letterhead paper "Lux Film". With autograph notes by a unknown Iole. Signed Mario S.
Through this letter and telegram, the Italian movie director Mario Soldati demands the urgen collaboration of the talented costume designer, Maria de Matteis, to realized together Tragic Night.
Indeed Tragic Night (Italian: Tragica notte) is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Doris Duranti, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi. It is based on a 1928 novel by Delfino Cinelli. It was realized at the Scalera Studios in Rome. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
Mario Soldati (Tourin, 1906 – Lerici, 1999)
The Italian writer and film director, Mario Soldati won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri in 1954. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. Soldati began directing in 1938. His most well-known films are Piccolo mondo antico (1941) and Malombra (1942) with Isa Miranda, both based on novels by Antonio Fogazzaro. These two films belong to the early 1940s movement in Italian cinema known as calligrafismo. Other popular films were Tragic Night (1942), based on Cinelli Delfino’s novel, Eugenie Grandet, based on Balzac's novel, with Alida Valli; Fuga in Francia (1948); The River Girl (starring Sophia Loren), and La provinciale (starring Gina Lollobrigida).
In adition to the cinema, Soldati also regularly published articles in Italian newspapers, including Il Mondo, Il Corriere della Sera, La Stampa, Avanti, L'Unita and Il Giorno.
Maria De Matteis (Florence, 1898 - Rome, 1988)
Maria De Matteis is famous in the world of cinema and theater as a costume designer. The teachings of Gino Carlo Sensani and professional experiences alongside directors such as Luchino Visconti, Orson Welles, Vittorio De Sica and Mario Soldati, led her to carry out a research based on the careful analysis of the intimate nature of the characters she dresses, and to find a personal stylistic code, in accordance with the various directorial intentions. She received the “Nastro d’Argento ”twice, first in 1953 for The Golden Carriage (1952) directed by Jean Renoir, then in 1961 for Mario Bonnard's Gastone (1960), while in 1957 he had obtained an Oscar nomination for War and peace (1955; War and Peace) by King Vidor. In 1971 she was awarded with the BAFTA Film Award for costumes of Sergej F. Bondarčuk's Waterloo (1970).
- Creator:Mario Soldati (1906 - 1999)
- Creation Year:1941/1942
- Dimensions:Height: 10.91 in (27.7 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
- Reference Number:Seller: M-1150841stDibs: LU65037520242
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
1stDibs seller since 2017
7,611 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 3 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Roma, Italy
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllCorrespondence by Mario Praz - 1930s
By Mario Praz
Located in Roma, IT
This Correspondence by Mario Praz to the Countess Pecci Blunt, written In Italian, from 1931 to 1940, is composed of 4 items, prefectly readable and in excellent conditions with orig...
Category
1930s Modern More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Autograph and Telegrams by Mario Soldati - 1943/1953
By Mario Soldati
Located in Roma, IT
This lot is composed of :
a Telegram by Mario Soldati to Maria De Matteis. Written In Italian. Rome, April 20th, 1943 (from the postmark on the back);
a Au...
Category
1940s Modern More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino - 1938
Located in Roma, IT
This is a Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino to the Countess Pecci-Blunt.
Rome, June 11, 1938 (from the stamps). One page, double-sided, on letterhead paper "Senato del Regno". On l...
Category
1930s More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Lot of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni - 1937
By Guglielmo Janni
Located in Roma, IT
This lot of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni to Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt, is composed of 3 items, written around 1937, in French. In excellent condition, including original envelopes. ...
Category
1930s Modern More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Autograph Letters Signed by Vittorio Rieti - 1947
By Vittorio Rieti
Located in Roma, IT
Italian Art in NY – A.L.S. is a Autograph Letters Signed by Vittorio Rieti to the Countess A.L. Pecci-Blunt.
Paris, May 10th 1947. In Italian. Onepage...
Category
1940s More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Set of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni - 1937
By Guglielmo Janni
Located in Roma, IT
This set of Autographs by Guglielmo Janni to Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt, is composed of 3 items, written around 1937, in French.
In excellent condition, including original envelopes...
Category
1930s Modern More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
You May Also Like
A Letter from a Woman to a Man in 1942
By Maria Noel
Located in Fairfield, CT
María Noël was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 25th, 1965. She studied Fine Arts at the Prilidiano Pueyrredón Higher School of Fine Arts, in Buenos Aires. She also studied philosophy and art history at the Philosophy and Literature School of the University of Buenos Aires. She was a regular student with prestigious Argentine artists Aurelio Macchi, Alberto Delmonte and Luis Barragán, who all left the deepest imprint. A tireless traveler, she has visited countries in the East and the West. In 1989-1990 she lived in Naples (Italy) and Milan. During a stay in Cairo in 1990, she learned techniques for paper manufacturing and the use of vegetable dyes. A daughter and a granddaughter of Argentinian writers, literature is a main character in her work. She has series of paintings and collages dedicated to J. L. Borges, Octavio Paz, Juan de la Cruz, Paul Valery and Fernando Pessoa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Gisant"
By Jean Hélion
Located in Southampton, NY
Important watercolor and colored pencil on woven paper study composed of three vignettes done by Jean Helion. Signed with initial H top left and dated 1953. Small crease lower left b...
Category
1950s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled II
By Georges Dussau
Located in Toronto, ON
8" x 5.5" Unframed
AP Original Etching
Hand Signed by Georges Dussau
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Composition, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
By Pietro Consagra
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Woodcut on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série, XXIe Année, N° 13, Noël 19...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Segreto
By Robert Carroll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Robert Carroll was born in 1934 and was predominantly inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored id...
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,900
The Vertov Telegram of 1944
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: screenprint and encaustic on paper and wood
Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
More Ways To Browse
War And Peace
Italian Movie
Sophia Loren
Andreas Maier
Jean Renoir
Vintage Letter M Sign
Orson Welles
Gina Lollobrigida Vintage
Luchino Visconti
Avanti Vintage
Gina Lollobrigida
Telegram Vintage
Orson Welles Signed
Vintage Beach Photography Prints
Ship Sculptures
African Art Black And White
Old Etchings
Small Portrait Paintings