Frine, Courtesan of Orient

Frine, Courtesan of Orient
Directed byMario Bonnard
Written byNicola Manzari
Story by
  • Bruno Baratti
  • Mario Bonnard
  • Cesare Vico Lodovici
  • Ivo Perilli
Produced byAlberto Manca
Starring
CinematographyMario Albertelli
Music byGiulio Bonnard
Release date
  • 1953 (1953)
LanguageItalian

Frine, Courtesan of Orient (Italian: Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy.[1] Sergio Leone served as assistant director.[2]

Plot

The film is based on the trial of the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne.[3] In the film a young woman, Afra, escapes imprisonment in Thebes before being brought to Athens as a slave; there she takes on the name Frine and becomes a courtesan. She falls in love with the orator Iperide. After Frine takes on the role of a goddess at the Eleusinian Mysteries she is charged with impiety; at the trial Iperide saves Frine.[4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 978-88-7605-548-5.
  2. ^ "An unknown early movie by Sergio Leone: interview with Elena Kleus about Frine cortigiana d'Oriente (1953)". Mythimedia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ Funke, Phryne: A Life in Fragments p.106
  4. ^ Funke, Phryne: A Life in Fragments pp.137-138
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