Frine, Courtesan of Orient

1953 film

Frine, Courtesan of Orient

Directed by| Mario Bonnard
Written by| Nicola Manzari
Story by|

* Bruno Baratti
* Mario Bonnard
* Cesare Vico Lodovici
* Ivo Perilli

Produced by| Alberto Manca
Starring|

* Elena Kleus
* Pierre Cressoy
* Tamara Lees

Cinematography| Mario Albertelli
Music by| Giulio Bonnard

Release date

* 1953 (1953)

Language| Italian

Frine, Courtesan of Orient (Italian: Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy.[1] Sergio Leone served as assistant director.[2]

## Plot

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The film is based on the trial of the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne.[3] In the film a young woman, Afra, escapes imprisonment in Thebes before being brought to Athens as a slave; there she takes on the name Frine and becomes a courtesan. She falls in love with the orator Iperide. After Frine takes on the role of a goddess at the Eleusinian Mysteries she is charged with impiety; at the trial Iperide saves Frine.[4]

## Cast

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* Elena Kleus: Frine
* Pierre Cressoy: Iperide
* Tamara Lees: Criside
* Giulio Donnini: Lamaco
* Roldano Lupi: Prassitele
* John Kitzmiller: Nabus
* Lamberto Picasso: Titteca
* Barbara Berg: Ate
* Franco Silva: Claus
* José Jaspe: Crosio
* Carlo Tamberlani: Assirione
* Nico Pepe: Dignitary
* Gian Paolo Rosmino: Taulete
* Charles Fawcett: King Arconte
* Mino Doro: Osco
* Vittorio Duse: Official
* Edda Soligo: Cleo
* Enzo Biliotti: Macio
* Bruna Corrà: Telesilla
* Lilia Landi: Diala
* Cesare Fantoni: Prosecutor
* Mariolina Bovo: First Slave
* Fanny Landini: Second Slave
* Franca Tamantini: Frine's Slave
* Luisella Boni: Touni
* Luigi Pavese: Warrior

## References

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1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 978-88-7605-548-5.
2. ^ "An unknown early movie by Sergio Leone: interview with Elena Kleus about Frine cortigiana d'Oriente (1953)". Mythimedia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
3. ^ Funke, Phryne: A Life in Fragments p.106
4. ^ Funke, Phryne: A Life in Fragments pp.137-138

## External links

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Films directed by Mario Bonnard

* The Betrothed (1923)
* The Circus of Life (1926)
* The Golden Abyss (1927)
* The Sinner (1928)
* Theatre (1928)
* Struggle for the Matterhorn (1928)
* Call at Midnight (1929)
* The Call of the North (1929)
* The Son of the White Mountain (1930)
* Five to Nil (1932)
* No Women (1932)
* Three Lucky Fools (1933)
* The Missing Treaty (1933)
* The Wedding March (1934)
* Territorial Militia (1935)
* Adam's Tree (1936)
* Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
* The Ferocious Saladin (1937)
* The Count of Brechard (1938)
* I, His Father (1939)
* Frenzy (1939)
* Father for a Night (1939)
* The King's Jester (1941)
* Marco Visconti (1941)
* Before the Postman (1942)
* Rossini (1942)
* The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
* Romulus and the Sabines (1945)
* What a Distinguished Family (1945)
* Farewell, My Beautiful Naples (1946)
* City of Pain (1948)
* Margaret of Cortona (1950)
* The Vow (1950)
* Stasera sciopero (1951)
* The Last Sentence (1951)
* Torment of the Past (1952)
* I figli non si vendono (1952)
* Frine, Courtesan of Orient (1953)
* Concert of Intrigue (1954)
* They Stole a Tram (1954)
* La ladra (1955)
* Allow Me, Daddy! (1956)
* Slave Women of Corinth (1958)
* The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
* Gastone (1960)
* Rome 1585 (1961)

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