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- ↑ "FANTASIA 'E SURDATE (1927)". BFI. Retrieved 22 August 2020.[ dead link ]
- ↑ "Elvira Notari, da Napoli agli USA: la prima donna regista d'Italia". Vesuvio Live (in Italian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
