Il Finto Storpio
About Il Finto Storpio
Men pass a dog lying in the street. A man begs as if he cannot walk. The title, Il finto storpio, says he is faking the injury. Italo Pacchioni made the picture and appears in the family films he staged that year. A longer form of the title places the scene at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan.
Cast & crew
More about Il Finto Storpio
Pacchioni wrote and directed it. IMDb times it at 1 minute. The video embedded on his English Wikipedia page runs 43 seconds. He showed his own films on a tour that opened in Mirandola on 31 October 1896. This short is one of three staged pieces from that year, with La gabbia dei matti and Battaglia di neve. A Commons file uses the short title.
Themes
Making
Pacchioni staged the beggar in front of the Castello Sforzesco and let the title tell the audience the limp is a performance.
Look
One outdoor setup holds the dog, the men walking past, and the beggar.
Preservation
The film survives. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The Wikipedia filmography title is Il finto storpio al Castello Sforzesco.
- No acting company is named. Pacchioni shot it himself.
- The dog stays in the street while the beggar works the passersby.
- A Commons copy is filed under his name and the year.
Scenes
- A dog lies in the street while men walk by.
- The beggar plays the cripple in front of them.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Finto storpio (Italo Pacchioni, 1896).webm)