8 , ▁st arring ▁Florence ▁Lawrence ▁as ▁K ather ina ▁and ▁Arthur ▁V . ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Pet ru chio . ▁The ▁bl urb ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁stated ▁" if ▁we ▁could ▁see ▁ourselves ▁as ▁others ▁see ▁us ▁what ▁models ▁we ▁would ▁become ." ▁Also ▁released ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁was ▁the ▁seven - min ute ▁La ▁bis bet ica ▁dom ata , ▁directed ▁by ▁Az eg lio ▁P ines chi ▁and ▁Lam berto ▁P ines chi . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁known ▁cast ▁list ▁for ▁this ▁film . ▁Un like ▁all ▁other ▁silent ▁adapt ations , ▁this ▁version ▁retain s ▁the ▁K ather ina / B ian ca ▁sib ling ▁rival ry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁F . R . ▁B enson ▁directed ▁a ▁twelve - min ute ▁silent ▁fil med ▁extract ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁Shakespeare ▁Memorial ▁Theatre ▁production , ▁st arring ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Const ance ▁B enson . ▁The ▁film ▁presented ▁a ▁heavily ▁trunc ated ▁p antom ime ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁with ▁pieces ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁original ▁text ▁used ▁as ▁inter tit les ▁throughout . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁believed ▁lost , ▁although ▁several ▁still s ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁arch ives ▁of ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁B irth place ▁Trust . ▁Also ▁released ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁was ▁La ▁még ère ▁app riv ois ée , ▁directed ▁by ▁Henri ▁Des font aines ▁and ▁st arring ▁Made le ine ▁Bar j ac ▁and ▁Roma uld ▁J ou