Marta Abba Movies

Italian actress Marta Abba was the favorite leading actress of renowned playwright Luigi Pirandello. They teamed up in 1925, and she went on to appear in many of his productions at the Rome Arts Theater. She was also his lover until he died in 1936. Pirandello's devotion to Abba was such that he even wrote plays especially for her, most notably As You Desire Me. In 1930, Abba founded her own theatrical company and specialized in staging the works of her lover and other European playwrights. In 1937, she appeared in the film Loyalty of Love. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Teresa Confalonieri: 1937

Hot on the heels of Dinero ed Amore, Loyalty of Love was the second of two Guido Brignone-directed films released within same week. Like the earlier picture, Loyalty is a historical drama. During the period in which Italy was under Austrian rule, Count Federico (Nerio Bernardi) fights tirelessly to free his people from oppression. The Count's wife Teresa (Marta Alba) remains loyally by his side, even when he is unfaithful to her, which is often. Federico doesn't realize how important Teresa is to him, nor how much he loves her, until it's almost too late. At time of the release of Loyalty of Love, star Marta Alba had transferred her base of operations to New York, where she starred in Broadway production of Tovarich. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Marta Abba, Elsa De Giorgi, (more)

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