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Aiace Parolin
Aiace Parolin (28 March 1920 – 19 November 2016) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Cagliari, at young age Parolin moved to Rome where he studied mechanical drawing at the Technical Institute.Mario Bernardo. ''Aic, 40° Anniversario''. Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica, 1990. p. 67. In 1935, he was hired as a camera maintenance engineer by film company Cines. He first worked on set in 1947, as second assistant cameraman in the Giuseppe De Santis' drama film ''Tragic Hunt''. In 1953, Parolin debuted as a cameraman under Leonida Barboni, and in 1961 he made his debut as a cinematographer on Alfredo Giannetti's ''Day by Day, Desperately''. He is best known for his long professional relationship with Pietro Germi, with whom he collaborated from 1964 until Germi's death. He died on 19 November 2016, aged 96. Selected filmography * '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964) * ''Le belle famiglie'' (1964) * '' The Moment of Truth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitants, while its metropolitan city (including Cagliari and 16 other nearby municipalities) has more than 431,000 inhabitants. According to Eurostat, the population of the Functional urban area, the commuting zone of Cagliari, rises to 476,975. Cagliari is the 26th largest city in Italy and the largest city on the island of Sardinia. An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the rule of several civilisations. Under the buildings of the modern city there is a continuous stratification attesting to human settlement over the course of some five thousand years, from the Neolithic to today. Historical sites include the prehistoric Domus de Janas, very damaged by cave activity, a large Carthaginian era necropolis, a Roman era amphith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die (film)
''A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die'' ( it, Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western. It is the fourth and last western directed by Franco Giraldi. It was originally intended as being directed by Sergio Corbucci and the cast was to include also Raffaella Carrà and Renzo Palmer. The American version of the film was heavily cut, with a runtime 16 minutes shorter than the original version and featuring a different ending. Plot Clay McCord is a wanted criminal. He frequently suffers with fits which hinder him to defend himself. His condition seems to deteriorate continuously. Seeking shelter he enters the lawless town Escondido although it is currently under siege by a high-ranked law enforcement officer. There he gets to know the young Laurinda and finds a doctor who discovers the reason for his fits. Unlike he feared he's not epileptic and can be cured for good. Yet he's still an outlaw and that is in the end his downfall. Cast * Alex Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order To Kill
''Order to Kill'' ( es, El clan de los inmorales, link=no, it, La testa del serpente) is a 1974 Spanish-Italian crime-action film written and directed by José Gutiérrez Maesso. In the movie the police inspector (José Ferrer) offers passports to a hit man (Helmut Berger) and his girlfriend (Sydne Rome) if the hit man kills a mob boss. Cast * Helmut Berger – Clyde Hart * Sydne Rome – Anne * Kevin McCarthy – Ed McLean * José Ferrer – Detective Reed * José María Caffarel – Richard * Howard Ross – Richard * Manuel Zarzo – Hugo * Juan Luis Galiardo * Álvaro de Luna – Daniel Production Eugenio Martín minimized his contributions to the script in the film, stating that it was "It was Maesso's project, and Moncada and I were to write it. However, there was no way we could come up with a good plot, so we soon called ourselves out. Maesso did not give up, though, and he called and Italian screenwriter to do the job" When the film was finished, Maesso credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona (film)
''Simona'' is a 1974 Italian erotic drama film directed by Patrick Longchamps and starring Laura Antonelli, Maurizio Degli Esposti and Raf Vallone. Cast *Laura Antonelli as Simona *Maurizio Degli Esposti as Georges *Raf Vallone The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ... as L'oncle de Marcelle / Marcelle's uncle *Yvette Merlin as La mère de Simone / Simone's mother *Marc Audier *Ramon Berry *Michel Lechat * Patrick Magee as Le père *Margot Margaret as La marquise Marcelle de la Paille *Jo Maxane as Marcelle's mother *Quentin Milo as Gille *Germaine Pascal *John Trigger as foreigner References External links * Italian erotic drama films 1970s erotic drama films 1974 drama films Films scored by Fiorenzo Carpi 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Lasting Days
''Long Lasting Days'' ( it, Una vita lunga un giorno) is a 1973 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Mino Reitano, Philippe Leroy and Ewa Aulin. Plot A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and puts his life in danger to raise the money to finance her hospital treatment. Cast *Mino Reitano as Andrea Rispoli *Ewa Aulin as Anna Andersson * Philippe Leroy as Philippe *Eva Czemerys as Frieda *Luciano Catenacci as Spyros *Franco Ressel as The Doctor *Franco Fantasia as Manolo *Dante Maggio as "Uncle" Giovanni *Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmog ... as Nello References External links * Italian crime drama films 1973 crime drama films 1973 films Films directed by Ferdinando Baldi 1970s Italian fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Yaga (film)
''Baba Yaga'' is a 1973 giallo film directed by Corrado Farina based on the Guido Crepax '' Valentina'' comic series. The film stars Carroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès and George Eastman. The subject is Valentina Rosselli, a Milanese photographer, who meets a middle-aged seductress who inexplicably calls herself "Baba Yaga." Plot Valentina Rosselli ( Isabelle De Funès) is a Milanese photographer with a knack for controversial shoots. Her friend and lover, Arno (George Eastman), is a director. One night, on her way home, Valentina gets struck by a car driven by a middle-aged blonde (Carroll Baker) who introduces herself as "Baba Yaga" and tells Valentina their meeting was preordained. After driving Valentina home, Baba Yaga snatches the clip from her garter belt, saying she needs a personal object from her and that she will return it tomorrow. That night, Valentina has a series of vivid and sexually charged dreams. Baba Yaga invites Valentina to her old home to take some photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo, Alfredo
''Alfredo, Alfredo'' is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk (Dustin Hoffman) living in Ascoli Piceno (Italian town located in Marche region) who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman (Stefania Sandrelli), the stress he endures as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and the obstacles he faces in leaving her for another more amenable woman (Carla Gravina), in the times when divorce was still illegal in Italy. Cast *Dustin Hoffman (dubbed by Ferruccio Amendola): Alfredo Sbisà *Stefania Sandrelli (dubbed by Manuela Andrei): Maria Rosa Cavarani *Carla Gravina: Carolina Bettini *Duilio Del Prete: Oreste *Saro Urzì: Father of Mariarosa *:the shaman *: Mother of Maria Rosa *Clara Colosimo: Mother of Carolina *: Father of Alfredo *Vittorio Duse (dubbed by Sergio Graziani): judge * (dubbed by Michele Gamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sicilian Connection
''The Sicilian Connection'' ( it, Afyon oppio, french: Action héroïne, also known as ''The Opium Connection'' and ''La filière'') is a 1972 Italian- French crime-thriller film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Plot The Italian-American Joseph Coppola wants to start trafficking drugs from Turkey to the United States and calls for the support of the Sicilian Mafia, who would protect him from the Marseilles Clan. In the U.S., however, he appears to forget the chords. Greed or double play? Cast * Ben Gazzara as Joseph Coppola * Silvia Monti as Claudia * Fausto Tozzi as Don Vincenzo * Jess Hahn as Sacha * José Greci as Lucia * Malisa Longo as Rosalia Calogero * Luciano Catenacci as Tony Nicolodi * Mario Pilar as Ibrahim * Luciano Rossi as Dr. Hans * Corrado Gaipa as Don Calogero * Bruno Corazzari Bruno Corazzari (born 30 December 1940) is an Italian film, television and stage actor. Life and career Born in Castellarano, Reggio Emilia, Corazzari started his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Have Changed Their Face
''They Have Changed Their Face'' ( it, ...Hanno cambiato faccia) is a 1971 Italian horror film directed by Corrado Farina and starring Adolfo Celi. The film won the Golden Leopard award for the Best First Feature at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1971. Plot The director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price. Production The screenplay of ''They Have Changed Their Face'' was written by Giulio Berruta and director Corrado Farina. They were influenced by German philosopher Herbert Marcuse, specifically his book '' One-Dimensional Man''(1964), a critique of capitalism and communist Russia which provided the film with its thesis that consumerism is a form of social control. According to Farina, the film was very low budget, costing about 50 million Italian lire. The film was shot in Turin and Incir-DePaolis Studios in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basta Guardarla
''Basta guardarla'' (''Just Look at Her'') is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. Plot Enrichetta, a young peasant girl who lives in the village of Copparola di Sotto, Ciociaria, joins the avanspettacolo company of Silver Boy as a dancer. She will face the jealousy of the soubrette Marisa do Sol and the perils of love. Cast * Maria Grazia Buccella as Enrichetta * Carlo Giuffré as Silver Boy * Mariangela Melato as Marisa do Sol * Spiros Focás as Fernando * Pippo Franco as Danilo * Franca Valeri as Pola Prima * Luciano Salce as Farfarello * Riccardo Garrone as Pelliconi * Ettore Mattia * Umberto D'Orsi * Mino Guerrini * Loredana Bertè * Ennio Antonelli References External links *''Basta guardarla''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pocketful Of Chestnuts
''A Pocketful of Chestnuts'' it, Le castagne sono buone) is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Luigi Vivarelli is a television director, a cynical and unrepentant womanizer. One day he meets Carla Lotito, an architecture student, and is immediately attracted to her. But Carla isn't like the other women that Luigi deals with - she's a Catholic who believes in the old and simple values that modern society deems unfashionable. Both try to convince the other of the rightness of their philosophy, and their basic disagreements put their love in jeopardy. Cast * Gianni Morandi: Luigi Vivarelli * Stefania Casini: Carla Lotito * Nicoletta Machiavelli: Teresa Lotito * Patricia Allison: Lisa Lotito * Franco Fabrizi: Bernardo Bembarbì * Milla Sannoner: Maria Luisa * Gigi Reder: Television Host * Memè Perlini: Actor-Priest * Stephan Zacharias: Don Raffaele * Giuseppe Rinaldi: Poker Player Doctor Reception In his previous films, Pietro Germi sharply satirized the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Anger (film)
''Amore e rabbia'' ''(Love and Anger)'' is a 1969 Italian-French anthology film that includes five films directed by five Italian directors and one French director. It premiered at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969. Plot The film is composed of episodes that deal with some of the themes present in Jesus' parables and anecdotes of the canonical gospels. These issues, however, are reproduced in the present from their directors. Segments ''Indifference'' A man is suffering from road, badly injured. Passers do not deign to look at him, and continue walking on their way. The episode is taken from Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan. ''Agony'' A bishop is ill and about to die. Before he dies, the man has a vision of God, who tells him that his life has been misspent. The bishop realizes that he spent his life not properly respecting the gospel, but now it is too late. ''The sequence of the paper flower'' A beautiful smiling guy's walking on the streets of a city, br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
