Lyda Borelli
Acting
17 credits
Born
Mar 22, 1884
Died
Jun 02, 1959 (75 years old)
Place of birth
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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.
Movies (17)
Movie
5.0
Madame Guillotine
1916
Movie
5.2
Malombra
1917
Movie
5.9
Carnevalesca
1918
Movie
The Wedding March
1915
Movie
6.4
Satan's Rhapsody
1917
Movie
7.0
Lyrical Nitrate
1991
Movie
6.7
The Suitcase of Dreams
1953
Movie
5.8
Love Everlasting
1913
Movie
6.0
The Naked Truth
1914
Movie
La falena
1916
Movie
The Thirteenth Man
1917
Movie
6.5
Diva Dolorosa
1999
Movie
Fashion in Movement
1991
Movie
The Legend of Saint Barbara
1918
Movie
La memoria dell'altro
1913
Movie
Una Notte a Calcutta
1918
Movie
3.4
Flower of Evil
1915