The Gorgona (1915)

Pisa, 11th century. Spina, a young priestess daughter of Peter, is devoted to keeping a flame burning that illuminates the way back for those returning from the Crusade. But the Florentine knight Lamberto falls in love with her and the two young men fail in the vow of chastity that Spina committed. The shame for having betrayed the promise of purity made pushes Spina to suicide and Lamberto kills himself with her.

Released

1915-03-19

Genres

History, Drama

Runtime

54 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Mario Caserini

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes