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Andrea Prodan
Andrea Prodan (born 16 November 1961) is an Italian-Argentinian film actor, composer and musician. He is the younger brother of rock star Luca Prodan, notable for his musical career in Argentina, leading the rock band Sumo. Biography The Prodan family, after suffering internment in a Japanese concentration camp during World War II, was expelled from China due to the civil war. Andrea's Italian father was an author and talented sportsman, and had run a prosperous business, with expertise in ancient Chinese pottery. His mother is Scottish. The family moved to Rome and Tuscany in 1948, where Andrea spent his early years. He was educated in England, and aged 12, became head chorister at The King's School, Canterbury. As solo voice he recorded ''"A Song for All Seasons"''. He started in films as a sound assistant on ''Krull'' and also on '' The Scarlet and the Black'', with Gregory Peck. In 1983, he dropped out of Exeter University to join his elder sister Michela on the set of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Zeffirelli
Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, gaining both acclaim and notoriety for his lavish stagings of classical works, as well as his film adaptations of the same. A member of the Forza Italia party, he served as the Senator for Catania between 1994 until 2001. Films he directed included the Shakespearean adaptations ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1967), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; '' Romeo and Juliet'' (1968), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director; and ''Hamlet'' (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. His Biblical television miniseries '' Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977) won both national and international acclaim and is still frequently shown at Christmas and Easter in many countries. A Grande Ufficiale OMRI of the It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Berlin Affair
''The Berlin Affair'' ( it, Interno Berlinese) is a 1985 Italo-German film, directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Gudrun Landgrebe, Kevin McNally and Mio Takaki. Set in Berlin, 1938, it sees the wife of a rising Nazi diplomat fall in love with Mitsuko Matsugae, the daughter of the Japanese ambassador and an artist. Her husband finds out, and moves to break up the affair. However he soon falls in love with Mitsuko himself, leading to the intervention of officials higher in the system. The film is based upon the novel ''Quicksand'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. Plot Berlin, Nazi Germany, late 1938: Louise von Hollendorf visits her former college literature professor to tell him about her recent life events. The rest of the film is told in flashback with occasional narration by Louise to the Professor. Several months earlier during the spring season, Louise is married to Heinz, a German senior diplomat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her husband's long work hours make her feel lone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Games (1984 Film)
''Summer Games'' ( it, Giochi d'estate) is a 1984 Italian teen comedy film written and directed by Bruno Cortini. Plot In Porto Rotondo the stories of love and jealousy of a group of young people follow one another, including boat trips, beach games and parties in the villas and clubs of the Costa Smeralda. Cast * Massimo Ciavarro: Brando * Natasha Hovey: Ale Donelli * Mauro Di Francesco: Gianni Perego * Corinne Cléry: Lisa Donelli * Karina Huff: Ambra Carimati * Fabio Testi: Roberto Ripa * Lidia Broccolino: Zaccaria, Zac * Valeria Cavalli: Teodora Theodoli, a.k.a. Teo * Andrea Prodan: The Marquis * Guido Nicheli: Gino Carimati, a.k.a. Nogi * Odoacre Chierico: Himself * Francesco Graziani: Himself See also * List of Italian films of 1984 A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film): External linksItalian films of 1984at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1984 Lists of Italian films by year, 1984 1984 in It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
