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Le Novelle Della Pescara (Three original screenplays for an unproduced television series)
by Gabriele D'Annunzio (novel); Cesare Zavattini, Pasquale Prunas, Vittorio De Sica (screenwriters)
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About This Item
Rome: Aquila Cinematografica, 1974. Two Draft scripts and one treatment script for an unproduced television miniseries, bound together in a black binder. Text in English.
Loosely based on Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1902 collection "De Novelle Della Pescara." A triad of violent, often romantic fables about three women-a nun whose downfall is desire, a widow who begins a romance with a long-lost love, and a vain actress who plays at nobility.
Set in Italy.
The Widow:
Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1974, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini. 19 leaves, with last page of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus.
The Virgin:
Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1974, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Pasquale Prunas. 104 leaves, with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
The Countess:
Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Vittorio De Sica. 95 leaves, with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus.
Loosely based on Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1902 collection "De Novelle Della Pescara." A triad of violent, often romantic fables about three women-a nun whose downfall is desire, a widow who begins a romance with a long-lost love, and a vain actress who plays at nobility.
Set in Italy.
The Widow:
Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1974, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini. 19 leaves, with last page of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus.
The Virgin:
Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1974, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Pasquale Prunas. 104 leaves, with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
The Countess:
Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio and screenwriter Vittorio De Sica. 95 leaves, with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus.
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Details
- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 147128
- Title
- Le Novelle Della Pescara (Three original screenplays for an unproduced television series)
- Author
- Gabriele D'Annunzio (novel); Cesare Zavattini, Pasquale Prunas, Vittorio De Sica (screenwriters)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Aquila Cinematografica
- Place of Publication
- Rome
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Television | Television Scripts | Unproduced Films | Italian Cinema | Films with Literary Sources
- Bookseller catalogs
- Italian Cinema; Television Scripts; Films with Literary Sources; Unproduced Films; Television;
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We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
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