Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence

Elvira Notari . Oltre il silenzio

2025·90'

Valerio Ciriaci

Documentary

IT - Italian

Letterboxd TMDB #1517059

Despite directing hundreds of silent films that captivated audiences from Naples to New York, Elvira Notari was relegated to the margins of film history for half a century. A pioneer of Neapolitan cinema, she created over sixty features blending popular culture and unvarnished realism. Silenced by Fascist censorship and the advent of sound, her work slipped into obscurity. Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence traces her legacy and the artists now bringing her vision back to life.

Cast

Elvira Notari Self (archive footage)

Guiliana Bruno Self

Flavia Amabile Self

Cristina Vatielli Self Teresa Saponangelo Self/Elvira Notari

Francesca Consonni Self Gian Luca Farinelli Self

Mario Franco Self