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Alvaro Vitali
Alvaro Vitali (; born 3 February 1950) is an Italian actor. He was an electrician until he was discovered by Federico Fellini and played a small part in ''Satyricon'' (1969), it led to other roles, notably in the movie '' Amarcord'' (1973). In the 1970s, Vitali became one of the most charismatic actors in the commedia erotica all'italiana (erotic comedy) genre. He was very popular in Spain as well. He recently worked for the satirical TV show '' Striscia la notizia'' in a parody of Ferrari manager Jean Todt. Selected filmography *''Satyricon'' (1969) .... Blue-Faced 'Emperor' on Stage (uncredited) *''I clowns'' (1970, TV Movie) .... Himself *''Roma'' (1972) .... Alvaro - Tap Dancer at Teatrino (uncredited) *''Meo Patacca'' (1972) .... Bit Part (uncredited) *'' What?'' (1972) .... Cross-Eyed Painter *'' Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (1973) *'' Dirty Weekend'' (1973) .... Member of Camera Team (uncredited) *''Even Angels Eat Beans'' (1973) .... Tailor Assistant (uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked highly in critical polls such as that of ''Cahiers du Cinéma'' and ''Sight & Sound'', which lists his 1963 film '' '' as the 10th-greatest film. Fellini's best-known films include ''La Strada'' (1954), ''Nights of Cabiria'' (1957), ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), ''8½'' (1963), ''Juliet of the Spirits'' (1965), the "Toby Dammit" segment of ''Spirits of the Dead'' (1968), ''Fellini Satyricon'' (1969), ''Roma'' (1972), '' Amarcord'' (1973), and ''Fellini's Casanova'' (1976). Fellini was nominated for 16 Academy Awards over the course of his career, winning a total of four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film (the most for any director in the history of the award). He received an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Angels Eat Beans
''Even Angels Eat Beans'' (Italian: ''Anche gli angeli mangiano fagioli'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni with Giuliano Gemma and Bud Spencer. It was awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1974. The film produced a sequel in 1974, ''Charleston'' (''Anche gli angeli tirano di destro''), still directed by Enzo Barboni. Spencer refused to reprise his role, and was replaced with Ricky Bruch. Plot New York, 1930s. Sonny is a former ice cream man who fell on hard luck. While working as a cleaner in a gym, he meets Charlie Smith, a wrestler. The two become fast friends, although they have very different characters, Charlie being blunt and aloof, and Sonny being narcissistic and too prone to womanizing. One day they get hired by a mobster, Angelo, to hit a gambler but they erroneously beat up a US Senator instead, who in turns declares a war towards the underworld. To save them from the heat, Angelo sends Charlie and Sonny to little Italy to work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Due Cuori, Una Cappella
''Due cuori, una cappella'' is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Plot Aristide receives a rich inheritance of jewelry from his died mother, but when he meets a beautiful redhead at the cemetery, his life changes unexpectedly. Cast *Renato Pozzetto: Aristide *Agostina Belli: Claudia * Aldo Maccione: Victor *Giusi Raspani Dandolo: mother of Aristide * Leopoldo Trieste: custode del cimitero *Massimo Boldi: prete *Gianni Baghino: Tonino * Pia Morra: Speranza * Alvaro Vitali: tassista *Mario Brega: macellaio *Ursula Andress Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss-German actress, former model and sex symbol who has appeared in American, British and Italian films. Her breakthrough role was as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No'' (1962 ...: herself References External links * 1975 films Italian comedy films 1975 comedy films Films directed by Maurizio Lucidi Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani 1970s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vergine, E Di Nome Maria
''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed under the title ''Malía''. Cast * Turi Ferro: Don Vito * Andréa Ferréol: Maddalena * Cinzia De Carolis: Maria * Alvaro Vitali: Rocco * Clelia Matania: Anna * Renato Pinciroli: Giuseppe * Leopoldo Trieste: Nicola * Enzo Cannavale: Simone * Jean Louis: Luca * Sandro Dori: Matteo * Marino Masè: Gabriele * Tino Carraro: the Bishop * Giancarlo Badessi Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cob ... References External links * 1975 films Italian comedy-drama films 1975 comedy-drama films 1975 comedy films 1975 drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'insegnante
''L'insegnante'' (internationally released as ''The School Teacher'' and ''Sexy Schoolteacher'') is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. The film had a great commercial success and generated an "Insegnante" film series, that consists of six titles, three of them starred by Edwige Fenech in the main role. ''L'insegnante'' represents the first major role for Alvaro Vitali, who in a short time would become a star of the genre. Fenech reprises the name of Giovanna from her previous box-office hit ''Giovannona Long-Thigh''. The film was followed by ''The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High''. Plot A rich Sicilian: Fefè Mottola, decides to call a wealthy girl graduate: Giovanna, who is about to become a teacher, because his son needs repetitions. The boy, named Franco, is shocked by the physical beauty of the teacher, and so to restrain himself decides to pose as gay. But the deception does not last long, because the sexual impulses of Alfredo explode. Cast * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Pupa Del Gangster
''Sex Pot'' ( it, La pupa del gangster) is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Alternative titles for the film in the English language include ''Poopsie & Co.'', ''Gun Moll'', ''Get Rita'', ''Lady of the Evening'', ''Oopsie Poopsie'' and ''Poopsie''. Plot Marcello Mastroianni as Charlie Colletto plays a gangster in Milan with obsession for Sophia Loren as Pupa who is a redhead and reminds him of his childhood crush Rita Hayworth. Still he treats her badly and when he gets in to some trouble, it is her chance to get rid of him once and for all. Cast * Sophia Loren as Pupa * Marcello Mastroianni as Charlie Colletto * Aldo Maccione as Chopin * Pierre Brice as Commissaire adjoint Salvatore Lambelli * Nazzareno Natale as Franco Botta * Mario Maranzana as Police inspector * Alvaro Vitali as Taxi Driver * Leopoldo Mastelloni as Singer in Drag * Dalila Di Lazzaro as Anna Chino * Ester Carloni as Ester, aunt of Salvatore * Clara Colosimo as doorwoman * Renzo Marigna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profumo Di Donna
''Scent of a Woman'' ( it, Profumo di donna) is a 1974 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Dino Risi, based on ''Il buio e il miele'', a story by Giovanni Arpino. Both Risi and the leading actor Vittorio Gassman won important Italian and French awards. An American remake, '' Scent of a Woman'', was released in 1992. Plot A blind Italian Captain (Fausto Consolo), accompanied by his aide Ciccio (Giovanni Bertazzi), who has been assigned to him by the army, is on his way from Turin to Naples to meet with an old comrade who was also disfigured in the same military incident. Unknown to his aide, the Captain means to fulfill a suicide pact there with his old comrade. While they journey, the Captain asks Ciccio to help him spot beautiful women. Unsatisfied with the boy's descriptions, he uses his nose instead, claiming that he can smell a beautiful woman. During their journey, he carries with him a picture of his beloved Sara, whom he could not bear to have see him disfigured and hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Poliziotta
''La poliziotta'' (internationally released as ''Policewoman'') is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. For this film Mariangela Melato was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. Plot In Milan, the young policewoman Gianna discovers an ecological scandal involving an honorable local deputy, and has to face the hypocrisy and the corruption which plague the police and the society of the time. Cast *Mariangela Melato as Giovanna 'Gianna' Abbastanzi * Orazio Orlando as Magistrate Ruggero Patanè * Mario Carotenuto as Police Chief Marcellini *Renato Pozzetto as Claudio Ravassi *Alberto Lionello as Tarcisio Monti * Armando Brancia as Senator Giuseppe Brembani * Renato Scarpa as Pharmacist Camillotti * Gianfranco Barra as Dr. Gargiulo * Umberto Smaila as Son of the Mayor *Alvaro Vitali as Fantuzzi * Pia Velsi as Giovanna's mother See also * List of Italian films of 1974 A list of films produced in Italy in 1974 (see 1974 in film): Notes Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanzo Popolare
''Romanzo popolare'' (internationally released as ''Come Home and Meet My Wife'') is a 1974 Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Script. Cast *Ugo Tognazzi: Giulio Basletti *Ornella Muti: Vincenzina Rotunno *Michele Placido: Giovanni Pizzullo *Pippo Starnazza Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 – 16 July 1975) was an Italian jazz singer and actor. Born Luigi Redaelli in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous ci ...: Salvatore *Nicolina Papetti: Salvatore's wife * Vincenzo Crocitti: Maronati * Alvaro Vitali: The Car Driver References External links * 1973 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Mario Monicelli Italian comedy-drama films Films set in Milan Adultery in films Social realism in film Films with screenplays by Age & Scarpelli 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{comedy-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Marmittoni Alle Grandi Manovre
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the other hand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'arbitro (1974 Film)
''L'arbitro'' (internationally released as ''Playing the Field'', ''Football Crazy'' and ''The Referee'') is a 1974 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. The main character, Carmelo Lo Cascio, is inspired on the referee Concetto Lo Bello. The theme song, "Football Crazy", is sung by the football player Giorgio Chinaglia. Cast *Lando Buzzanca as Carmelo Lo Cascio *Joan Collins as Elena Sperani *Gabriella Pallotta as Laura, wife of Lo Cascio *Ignazio Leone as Fichera *Marisa Solinas as Luisella, wife of Fichera *Massimo Mollica as La Forgia *Daniele Vargas as the president * as himself * as himself *Bruno Pizzul as himself * Nicolò Carosio as himself * as *Gianfranco Barra as policeman in Terni * as * as *Umberto D'Orsi as the doctor * as *Renato Terra as * as * as *Carla Mancini as *Alvaro Vitali as the postman See also * List of Italian films of 1974 A list of films produced in Italy in 1974 (see 1974 in film): Notes Footnotes References * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
