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Anna Bonaiuto
Anna Bonaiuto (born 28 January 1950) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in 48 films and television shows since 1973. She starred in '' L'amore molesto'', which was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography References External links * 1950 births Living people Italian film actresses People from Latisana Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latisana
Latisana ( fur, Tisane, locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Udine, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy, on the Tagliamento river. History The city was probably a Roman post station (''Mansio Apicilia'') on the Via Annia which connected Concordia to Aquileia. The city is first mentioned in 1072, and became an important river port in the 12 and 13th centuries, especially known for salt trade, under the counts of Gorizia. In the 12th century it became an autonomous commune, annexed by the Republic of Venice in 1420. The trade declined in the late years of the Republic of Venice, and the city was acquired by the Austrian Empire with the Treaty of Campo Formio (1797). In 1814 it became part of the client Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and, in 1866, of the newly formed Kingdom of Italy. During the 20th century wars it suffered heavy damage, especially in the bombing of 19 May 1944 that destroyed the historical centre. Further damage was caused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Ferrante
Elena Ferrante () is a pseudonymous Italian novelist. Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian, have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of ''Neapolitan Novels'' are her most widely known works. ''Time'' magazine called Ferrante one of the 100 most influential people in 2016. Writing Elena Ferrante is the name used by the author of many novels, including the four-volume work titled the ''Neapolitan Novels''. The ''Neapolitan Novels'' tell the life story of two perceptive and intelligent girls, Lila and Lenu, born in Naples in 1944, who try to create lives for themselves within a violent and stultifying culture. The series consists of ''My Brilliant Friend'' (2012), ''The Story of a New Name'' (2013), ''Those Who Leave And Those Who Stay'' (2014), and ''The Story of the Lost Child'' (2015), which was nominated for the Strega Prize, the most prestigious Italian literary award. Ferrante holds that "books, once they are written, have no need of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
Cristina Trivulzio di Belgiojoso (; 28 June 1808, Milan, Lombardy, Italy5 July 1871, near Milan) was an Italian noblewoman, the princess of Belgiojoso, who played a prominent part in Italy's struggle for independence. She is also notable as a writer and journalist.Brooklyn Museum, Dinner Party Database. Life Cristina Trivulzio was the daughter of Girolamo Trivulzio and the Vittoria dei Marchesi Gherardini (member of the Gherardini family). Her father died soon after her birth and her mother remarried to Alessandro Visconti d'Aragona; she had a stepbrother and three stepsisters through this second marriage. By her own account "I was as a child melancholy, serious, introverted, quiet, so shy that I often happen to burst into tears in the living room of my mother because I realized that I was being looked at or that they wanted me to talk." When she was thirteen, her stepfather was arrested since he was allegedly involved in the riots of 1820-21, while Ernesta Bisi, her drawing teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noi Credevamo
''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the novel of the late art historian Anna Banti. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, the film was released in Italy on 12 November 2010. Plot The film is divided into four chapters, titled "Le scelte" ("Choices"), "Domenico," "Angelo," and "L'alba della Nazione" ("Dawn of the Nation"). The story follows three boys growing up in the Cilento Valley in southern Italy in the early 19th century in what was then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Salvatore, who is all about patriotic spirit, Domenico, who believes in friendship, and Angelo, a restless and violent man. In 1828 all three join Young Italy, a political movement seeking unification if Italy founded by Giuseppe Mazzini. Following this decision, their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Io, Loro E Lara
''Me, Them and Lara'' ( it, Io, loro e Lara) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Cast *Carlo Verdone as father Carlo Mascolo *Laura Chiatti as Lara Vasilescu *Anna Bonaiuto as Beatrice Mascolo *Marco Giallini as Luigi Mascolo *Sergio Fiorentini as Alberto Mascolo *Angela Finocchiaro Angela Finocchiaro (born 20 November 1955, in Milan) is an Italian actress. She won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her performance in ''The Beast in the Heart'' and in 2007 for her role of Amelia Benassi in '' ... as Doctor Elisa Draghi *Olga Balan as Olga Vasilescu *Tamara Di Giulio as Eva *Agnese Claisse as Aida *Nimata Carla Akakpo as Hakira *Cristina Odasso as Mirella Agnello *Giorgia Cardaci as Francesca *Marco Guadagno as father Giulio *Roberto Sbaratto as father Savastano References External links * 2010 films Films directed by Carlo Verdone 2010s Italian-language films 2010 comedy films Italian comedy films 2010s Italian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti ( , ; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments (1972–1973, 1976–1979, and 1989–1992) and leader of the Christian Democracy party; he was the sixth-longest-serving prime minister since the Italian unification and the second-longest-serving post-war prime minister. Andreotti is widely considered the most powerful and prominent politician of the so-called First Republic. Beginning as a protégé of Alcide De Gasperi, Andreotti achieved cabinet rank at a young age and occupied all the major offices of state over the course of a 40-year political career, being seen as a reassuring figure by the civil service, business community, and Vatican. In foreign policy, he guided Italy's European Union integration and established closer relations with the Arab world. Admirers of Andreotti saw him as having mediated political and social contradictions, enabling the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Divo (film)
''Il divo'' (, ''The Celebrity'' or more literally ''The Divine'', from Latin ''divus,'' "god") is a 2008 Italian biographical drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. It competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it was awarded the Jury Prize. The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Makeup at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010. Synopsis The film presents the story of Giulio Andreotti, a seven-time Prime Minister of Italy notorious for his alleged ties to the Mafia. The narration covers Andreotti's seventh election in 1992, his failed bid for the presidency of the Italian Republic, the bribe scandal ''Tangentopoli'' and his trial in 1995. As the film opens, Giulio Andreotti gives an inner monologue observing how he has managed to survive his tumultuous political career while his various detractors have died. A montage shows the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And White (2008 Italian Film)
''Black and White'' ( it, Bianco e nero) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. The film deals with race and inter-racial relationships when the married Carlo (Fabio Volo) falls in love with Nadine, the wife of his own wife's colleague. Plot Carlo Lodoli is a young computer technician, married to Elena, a cultural mediator. The couple have a daughter named Giovanna. One night at an information evening hosted by Elena's work, Carlo meets Nadine, a beautiful, rebellious woman and the wife of Elena's work colleague Bertrand, from Senegal. After the pair talk outside, Carlo slowly begins to fall in love with Nadine. He then suggests to Elena that they invite Nadine and her two children, Felicite and Christian, to Giovanna's birthday party. During the party, Carlo becomes fixated by Nadine. Later on having established their attraction for one another, Nadine asks Carlo to repair her computer in order to maintain contact. Eventually, Carlo later cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento For Best Supporting Actress
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award presented annually since 1946 by the '' Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Supporting Actress. Virna Lisi and Stefania Sandrelli are the most awarded actresses in this category, with 4 awards each. 1940s *1946 – Anna Magnani – ''Rome, Open City'' *1947 – Ave Ninchi – ''To Live in Peace'' *1948 – Vivi Gioi – ''Tragic Hunt'' *1949 – Giulietta Masina – ''Senza pietà'' 1950s *1950 – not awarded *1951 – Giulietta Masina – ''Variety Lights'' *1952 – not awarded *1953 – not awarded *1954 – not awarded *1955 – Tina Pica – ''Pane, amore e gelosia'' *1956 – Valentina Cortese – ''Le amiche'' *1957 – Marisa Merlini – '' Tempo di villeggiatura'' *1958 – Franca Marzi – ''Nights of Cabiria'' *1959 – Dorian Gray – ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Girl By The Lake
''La ragazza del lago'', internationally released as ''The Girl by the Lake'', is a 2007 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on a novel written by Karin Fossum. The film won ten David di Donatello awards for best film, best director, best new director, best screenplay (Sandro Petraglia), best producer (Nicola Giuliano and Francesco Cima), best actor (Toni Servillo), best cinematography (Ramiro Civita), best editing (Giorgio Franchini), best live sound engineer (Alessandro Zanon), and best special effects. It also won three Silver Ribbons . Cast * Toni Servillo - Giovanni Sanzio * Valeria Golino - Chiara Canali * Fabrizio Gifuni - Corrado Canali * Anna Bonaiuto - Sanzio's wife * Omero Antonutti - Mario's father * Marco Baliani - Davide Nadal * Giulia Michelini - Francesca * Nello Mascia - Alfredo References External links * 2007 films Italian thriller drama films 2007 thriller drama films 2007 drama films 2000s I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciak D'oro
''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'', for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in 1985 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Each year the magazine publishes the Power List. Ciak d'oro The Ciak d'oro (Golden Ciak) is an Italian annual film award. It was established in 1986 by the magazine ''Ciak''. It is the only award of Italian cinema that has the audience as jury: the readers of the magazine vote the best film, the best director, the best leading actors and the best foreign film of the season, instead the best supporting actors and the winners of the Ciak d'oro for technical categories and for Best Debut are designed by a jury of film critics and specialized journalists. See also *List of magazines published in Italy References External links Official Website 1985 establishments in Italy Ciak Ciak Ciak Ciak ''Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brother Is An Only Child
''My Brother Is an Only Child'' ( it, Mio fratello è figlio unico) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is based on an Antonio Pennacchi novel. The title comes from a song by Rino Gaetano from 1976. Plot Accio (Elio Germano) and Manrico (Riccardo Scamarcio) are working class brothers who live in Italy in the 1960s. While his brother becomes drawn into left-wing politics, Accio, the hotheaded younger brother, is taken under the wing of a market trader and while under his influence, joins the Fascist party. Accio ("Bully") is a nickname he is proud of because it makes him seem tough. Manrico and their sister Violetta are alarmed to hear their brother listening to Benito Mussolini's speeches in his room. Manrico often physically torments his brother, including stuffing his head in the barrel under the drain pipe of their house. Accio once runs away from home because his mother voted for the Houses Party. Their house is falling apart and she thinks the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
