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Amnèsia
''Amnèsia'' is an Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and released in March 8 2002. Plot Several stories unfold simultaneously over three days on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. A man stumbles upon a risky opportunity to become instantly wealthy; a producer of pornographic films tries to rebuild his relationship with his estranged daughter; a police chief and his son maintain an uneasy co-existence; and a woman longs for her lover to be released from prison. Cast * Diego Abatantuono - Sandro * Sergio Rubini - Angelino * Martina Stella - Luce * - Ernesto * Juanjo Puigcorbé - Xavier * Rubén Ochandiano - Jorge * María Jurado - Alicia * Antonia San Juan - Pilar * Ian McNeice - Doug Chandler * Alessandra Martines - Virginie * Ugo Conti Ugo Conti (born 30 March 1955) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1982. Selected filmography References External links * * 1955 births Living people Italian male fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989. In that year, he directed his third feature film, ''Marrakech Express'', which was followed in 1990 by '' Turné''. Both films shared a group of actor-friends, including Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, who will be present in many of his later movies. ''Turné'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, Salvatores received international praise for '' Mediterraneo'', which won an Academy Award as best foreign film. It also won three David di Donatello, the most important award for Italian cinema, and a Silver Ribbon. In 1992, he released '' Puerto Escondido'', from the eponymous novel by Pino Cacucci, in which Abatantuono and Bentivoglio we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juanjo Puigcorbé
Juanjo Puigcorbé (born 22 July 1955) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television shows since 1977. He starred in the 1993 film '' The Window Over the Way'', which was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. He ran in the Republican Left of Catalonia list to the 2015 Barcelona municipal election (second to Alfred Bosch) and became a city councillor. Partial filmography * ''L'orgia'' (1978) - Joan * ''Salut i força al canut'' (1979) - Juan * ''Barcelona sur'' (1981) - Encuestador * ''Un genio en apuros'' (1983) - Camarero * ''Últimas tardes con Teresa'' (1984) - Luis * ''La noche más hermosa'' (1984) - Himself * '' La vaquilla'' (1985) - Alférez * ''Pasión lejana'' (1986) - Ángel * ''Mi general'' (1987) - Capitán Eusebio Pujol * ''Barrios altos'' (1987) - Luis * ''Material urbà'' (1987) - Andreu * ''La diputada'' (1988) - Albors * ''Amanece como puedas'' (1988) - Miquel * ''El acto'' (1989) - Andrés * ''Cómo ser mujer y n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonia San Juan
Antonia San Juan Fernández (born 22 May 1961) is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter. Biography She was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. At 19 she went to Madrid, where she started working as a professional theatre actress and also as a cabaret act in pubs and bars. She became known thanks to her role as Agrado in ''Todo sobre mi madre'' by Pedro Almodóvar. She is well known in Spain not only because of her film career but also for her humorous monologues on television and theatre . Since 2009 she has been acting in the popular Spanish TV series ''La que se avecina'', playing the part of Estela Reynolds, the eccentric mother of Lola. She is an atheist and is highly critical of religion, calling it a "cancer to society." Filmography Film *''La vida siempre es corta'' – 1994 *''Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí'' – 1997 *''La primera noche de mi vida'' – 1998 *''El grito en el cielo'' – 1998 *''Ataque verbal'' – 1999 *''Manolito Gafot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Ochandiano
Rubén Ochandiano (born 3 October 1980) is a Spanish actor and director. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1997. He has worked with some of the most interesting film directors over the world: Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro González Iñarritu, Steven Soderbergh Steven Andrew Soderbergh (; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker. Soderbergh's direc ... among others. He has also starred as Marcos in the teen spanish series Al salir de clase, a role he publicly disowned. Selected filmography References External links * * 1980 births Living people Spanish male film actors Male actors from Madrid 21st-century Spanish male actors {{Spain-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice (born 2 October 1950) is an English film and television actor. He found fame portraying government agent Harcourt in the 1985 television series ''Edge of Darkness'', and went on to feature in popular films such as ''The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain'', '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' and ''Frank Herbert's Dune''. He played the Newsreader in historical drama ''Rome'' (2005–2007) and Bert Large in the comedy drama series ''Doc Martin'' (2004–2022). Early life and education McNeice was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire. His acting training started at the Taunton School in Somerset, followed by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and two years at the Salisbury Playhouse. The next few years were spent in theatre, including a four-year period with the Royal Shakespeare Company and a production of ''Nicholas Nickleby'' on Broadway. Career McNeice's television breakthrough was as Harcourt in the award-winning series ''Edge o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. The latter worked as wardrober in a Milanese jazz and later cabaret club, ''Derby'', whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at ''Derby'' first in lighting, then as artistic director and later as an actor. His first approach to cinema took place thanks to the comedic group , who brought him with them to audition. Here he was noticed by director Romolo Guerrieri, who offered him a part in the film ''Young, Violent, Dangerous''. He participated in comedies such as "Saxofone", ''Fantozzi contro tutti'', then he returned to work at ''Derby'' where he was discovered by TV showman, film director and talent scout Renzo Arbore, who cast him as "Don Gabriele" in his 1980 controversial film '' Il Pap'occhio''. His first successful re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Stella
Martina Stella (born 28 November 1984) is an Italian actress and screenwriter. Acting career Stella made her cinematic debut at the age of 16 in 2001 in '' L'ultimo bacio''. The film was a success in Italy, and was nominated for multiple David di Donatello awards, including Best Film. ''L'ultimo bacio'' was released internationally, with the title ''The Last Kiss'' for English-speaking audiences. Reviews of Stella's performance as Francesca, a beautiful teenager who seduces Carlo ( Stefano Accorsi) a man in a committed relationship, were generally positive. One American reviewer compared her to "a young Reese Witherspoon", while another described her portrayal in greater depth: Stella proceeded to build a career as an actress in Italian films, including 2002's ''Amnèsia'', which was directed by past Academy Award-winner Gabriele Salvatores. Her film career has also included a small role in the 2004 Hollywood movie ''Ocean's Twelve''. She studied English for her role in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Martines
Alessandra Martines (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian- French dancer and actress mainly working in the English, French and Italian speaking-worlds. She started young in ballet on opera stages in Switzerland, France, the United States and then Italy before becoming a lead on television for RAI captured ballets and entertainment shows (the Italian national public broadcasting) in the eighties. She is primarily known for portraying the main role in the cult '' Fantaghirò series'', consisting of five films (1991-1996) still regularly re-run across Europe as of 2020, and for her work in auteur productions such as nine films by Claude Lelouch to whom she was married until 2009. She was awarded numerous prizes including the Best Actress Telegatto for ''The Cave of the Golden Rose'' (1991), the Grolla d'oro for ' (2005), the Silver Hugo for Best Actress at the Chicago International Film Festival (1998) for ''Chance or Coincidence'', the Diamanti al Cinema Award in Cannes (2007) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Conti
Ugo Conti (born 30 March 1955) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1982. Selected filmography References External links * * 1955 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Salazar (director)
Ramón Salazar Hoogers (born 28 May 1973) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for the 2003 17th Goya Awards, Goya Award for Best New Director for the film ''Stones (2002 film), Stones''. He was born in Málaga. Selected filmography References External links * 1973 births Living people People from Málaga Spanish film directors {{Spain-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature film with ''Figlio mio infinitamente caro'' (1985), which was followed by ''Desiderando Giulia'' and ''Il caso Moro''. In 1987 he appeared in Federico Fellini's ''Intervista''. In 1989 Rubini debuted also as director with ''La stazione'', written with his friend Umberto Marino. The film won a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello as best debut work. In 1994 he was again actor in Carlo Verdone's ''Al lupo al lupo'', and the following year he directed himself and Nastassja Kinski in ''La bionda''. In 1994 he co-wrote Giuseppe Tornatore's '' Una pura formalità''. In 1997 he had a cameo appearance in Gabriele Salvatores' film ''Nirvana'', and the same year he directed and starred in '' The Bride’s Journey'' (''Il viaggio della sposa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Comedy-drama Films
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