Nelly, the Tamer
About Nelly, the Tamer
Nelly, a lion tamer, begins an affair with a distinguished gentleman and moves in with him. She later regrets it. By then her husband has already died of grief. Fernanda Negri Pouget plays Nelly. Mario Caserini directed.
Cast & crew
More about Nelly, the Tamer
Caserini's 1912 Italian melodrama stars Fernanda Negri Pouget. The Italian title is Nelly la domatrice.
Themes
Background
A 1912 Italian melodrama about a lion tamer's affair.
Making
Caserini built the melodrama around a woman who works with lions and then leaves her husband.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The catalog summary gives the husband's death as sorrow after she leaves.
- No other cast names are listed in the available notes.
Scenes
- Nelly moves in with the gentleman. When she regrets it, her husband is already dead.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Nelly la domatrice (1912).webm)
