Mario Volpe

Italy Is Not a Poor Country

A documentary about Italy's underground oil and metan deposits, sponsored by Italian state-owned oil company, ENI. Pictures of the state-of-the-art oil infrastructure are mixed with others of the traditional way of living of poorer Italian regions.

La rossa

Amelia, a beautiful and irrepressible girl known as "La Rossa", returns from Paris to her country, a small seaside town in southern Italy, where her father is the lighthouse keeper. To her father and her fellow villagers, she gives the impression that she is married to a rich gentleman. In reality she is only the friend of Pierre Dupont, an elegant Parisian bandit. Dupont, however, actually gives the girl a certain economic comfort. Later Pierre arrives in the country incognito, being wanted for a large theft of jewels in Paris, and Amelia, her lover and accomplice, helps him to hide.

Le due sorelle

A young marquis seduces a farmer's daughter and then leaves her while she's pregnant with his child. Many years later he comes back and seduces the girl's sister.

Le due sorelle

A young marquis seduces a farmer's daughter and then leaves her while she's pregnant with his child. Many years later he comes back and seduces the girl's sister.

The Bedouin Layla

Layla and Al-Buraq are cousins who pledge their love to each other, but the tribal Sheikh covets Layla. As he plots her kidnapping, he locks her up in the king's palace, but Al-Buraq comes to the rescue.

Layla the Desert Girl

Ziyad and Omar plot to kidnap the Bedouin girl Layla with the help of Kasry, to get back at Layla's cousin Al-Buraq. The playful Abla tells Al-Buraq that Layla's father has sold her to Kasry, while Kasry fails to win Layla's affection.

Queen of the Stage

Badiaa married a wealthy man who abandoned her three days after their marriage. Badiaa decided to depend on herself, so she created a theater to spread her fame and become famous. She met Asham, who told her about her husband’s will, that she would have half of his property and Asham would have the other half, on the condition that they marry and neither of them betrays the other, otherwise the money would go to the other party.

The Victims

Galal is a policeman who devotes his time to his job. He loves his cousin Bahiga, but she cannot wed before her older sister Nazik, who loves Galal and tries to draw his attention. Galal is forced to propose to Nazik, and Bahiga is forced to marry Bura'i, who runs a shady business.

The Accusation

As Bahiga travels to Cairo to help Zuzu with her wedding, her homecoming takes a turn when her husband kicks her out without a reason. She returns to her father’s house, and Zuzu holds a party to cheer her up. But when a young man is shot in the house's garden, Bahiga gets accused of killing him.

The Love Melody

The film revolves around a wealthy man who loves a foreign dancer. Another person who works for the wealthy man also falls in love with this dancer, which leads to his wife's suspicions. She complains to her brother, who argues with his sister's husband. This argument results in the wife's brother being shot, the husband fleeing, and the wife dying after giving birth to a daughter.

The Cry of the Eagle

The first fascist propaganda film.