After the death of his father, Amerigo is disappointed when he learns
that he will not inherit his farm. Instead, he must work in
Florence for his uncle, a wealthy wine merchant. Here, he meets
Bianca, a beautiful prostitute, and falls hopelessly in love.
Bianca has extravagant tastes and to prove that he is richer than he is
Amerigo has no choice but to steal from his uncle...
In the 1910s, French cinema led the way with a new industry which actively encouraged innovation. From the serials of Louis Feuillade to the first auteur pieces of Abel Gance, this decade is rich in cinematic marvels.
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.