Writing
Giovanni Verga
1840 · Catania, Italy
13 films
Bio
Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840–1922) was an Italian realist (verista) writer, best known for his depictions of life in his native Sicily, especially the short story (and later play) Cavalleria rusticana and the novel often considered his masterpiece, I Malavoglia (The House by the Medlar Tree).
Filmography
La Terra Trema
Novel
Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci
Original Story
Sparrow
Novel
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci - Teatro alla Scala
Original Story
The Bandit
Novel
La lupa
Novel
The Royal Tigress
Novel
The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
Original Story
The House by the Medlar Tree
Story
Cavalleria Rusticana
Writer
Fatal Desire
Short Story
The She-Wolf
Novel