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Armando Falconi
Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy '' The Charmer''.Landy p.63-65 Life and career Born in Rome, Falconi was the son of two Neapolitan stage actors. His elder brother Arturo Falconi also became an actor. He first worked as an employee and an officer before starting to work as a professional actor in the late 1890s. In 1901 he married the actress Tina Di Lorenzo, with whom he often teamed up on stage. Following several national and foreign tours, in 1912 he founded the Stable Company of the Manzoni Theatre in Milan. Following the retirement of his wife in 1920, he directed the company Compagnia Comoedia, and headed in a number of other companies, notably having a remarkable success with the musical comedy ''Wunder Bar''. After having appeared in some silent films between 1915 and 1918, in the 1930s Falconi intensified his cinema activities, starring in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Campanini
Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of singing, then he started his career at nineteen entering the company of prose Casaleggio, with whom he toured six months in Argentina. In the following years Campanini was cast as singer-comedian and even as a tenor in a number of revue and operetta companies. In 1936 he became the leading actor in the company of Vivienne D'Arys, in which he successfully teamed with Carlo Dapporto. He made his film debut in 1939, in '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' alongside Macario, then he soon became a very usual presence in comedy films, in roles of sidekick or as a character actor. In 1945 he had his only film leading role, in the critically appreciated Mario Soldati's drama '' Le miserie del signor Travet''. Since 1950, starting from the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carnival Is Here Again
''The Carnival Is Back'' or ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (Italian: ''E tornato Carnevale'') is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Clara Tabody and Franco Coop.Apra p.99 The film was based on a popular stage play in which Falconi had previously starred. It is now considered a lost film. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location in the capital city and around the Gulf of Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Cast * Armando Falconi as Il duca Gualtiero di Fogliaverde * Clara Tabody as Kay * Franco Coop as Gennariello, servitore del duca * Mario Pisu as Fausto, il pittore * Nicola Maldacea as Romeo * Dora Menichelli as La contessa di Mont-Marsan * Hilda Springher as Concettina * Celeste Almieri as La marchesa di Pigna * Ugo Ceseri as Prosperone Lauria * Albino Principe as Max * Armando Anselmo Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Arma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Stage Actors
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Italian Male Silent Film Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Film Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered subm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the south German states, aside from Austria, unite into a single nation state, known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany, in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. Constitution of the German Confederation comes into effect. It abolishes all restrictions on Jewish marriage, choice of occupation, place of residence, and property ownership, but exclusion from government employment and discrimination in social relations remain in effect. * January 21 – Giuseppe Garibaldi's group of French and Italian volunteer troops, in support of the French Third Republic, win a battle against the Prussians in the Battle of Dijon. * February 8 – 1871 French legislative election elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innkeeper
''The Innkeeper'' (Italian: ''La locandiera'' also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.Reich & Garafalo p.28 The film is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's 1753 play ''The Mistress of the Inn'', one of a number of times the work has been turned into films. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Production The film was originally shot in Rome. During the last stages of completion, Mussolini was overthrown. The final editing was done in Venice, the film capital of the Italian Social Republic, but without the presence of Chiarini. Two of its stars Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti were later executed by Italian Partisans for collaboration with the Fascist leadership. Cast * Luisa Ferida as Mirandolina * Armando Falconi as Il marchese di Forlimpopoli * Osvaldo Valenti as Il cavaliere di Ripafratta * Camillo Pilotto as Il conte di Albafiorita * El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Day (film)
''Wedding Day'' (Italian: ''Giorno di nozze'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Amelia Chellini and Anna Proclemer.Gundle p.174 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. Partial cast * Armando Falconi as Mariano Bonotti * Amelia Chellini as Amalia - Mariano's wife * Anna Proclemer as Mariella Bonotti * Roberto Villa as Giorgio Birolli * Antonio Gandusio as Amedeo Birolli * Paola Borboni Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 – 9 April 1995) was an Italian stage and film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. Early life Borboni was born on 1 January 1900 in Parma, Italy. Career Borboni made her stage debut in 19 ... as Elena - Amedeo's wife * Chiaretta Gelli as Marisa Birolli - Amedeo's daughter References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossini (film)
''Rossini'' is a 1942 Italian musical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi, Paola Barbara, Camillo Pilotto, Armando Falconi and Greta Gonda. It depicts adult life events of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. It was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Plot Cast *Nino Besozzi as Gioachino Rossini *Paola Barbara as Isabella Colbran *Camillo Pilotto as Domenico Barbaja * Armando Falconi as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies *Greta Gonda as Teresa Coralli *Memo Benassi as Ludwig van Beethoven *Cesare Fantoni as Niccolò Paganini *Edoardo Toniolo as Rossini's and Paganini's Friend *Paolo Stoppa as Andrea Leone Tottola *Gildo Bocci as Duke Sforza-Cesarini *Lamberto Picasso as Col. Negri * Giacomo Moschini as Duke Carafa * Gilda Marchiò as Anna Guidarini, Rossini's Mother * Massimo Pianforini as Professor Carpassi * Romolo Costa as Austrian Prince * Vera Ruberti as Viennese Noblewoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Betrothed (1941 Film)
''The Betrothed'' (Italian: ''I Promessi Sposi'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli and Ruggero Ruggeri. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel '' The Betrothed'' by Alessandro Manzoni. The film's producers organised a competition to select the lead actress (eventually won by Sassoli) which was modelled on the hunt for Scarlett O'Hara by the American producer David O. Selznick for '' Gone With the Wind''.Forgacs & Gundle p.159-160 It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Como. The film's sets were created by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio while the costumes were designed by Gino Sensani. The novel was turned into a film again in 1964 and a television miniseries in 1989. Plot Part One In a small town on Lake Como, the peasants Renzo (short for Lorenzo) and Lucia love each other, but are hampered by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man On The Street
''The Man on the Street'' (Italian:''La bocca sulla strada'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Armando Falconi, Carla Del Poggio and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Landy p.184 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Giuseppe Spirito and Fratelli Cimino Cast * Armando Falconi as Don Gennaro Cuomo * Carla Del Poggio as Graziella * Giuseppe Rinaldi as Stelio Corsi * Guglielmo Barnabò as L'industriale Sebastiano Corsi * Vera Bergman as Alba Corsi * Franco Rondinella as Salvatore * Franco Coop as Il marchese Andrea Del Fermo * Vittorina Benvenuti as Donna Olimpia Del Fermo * Emilio Petacci as Il notaio * Alfredo Martinelli as Il conte Rosati * Alfredo Morati as Il duca D'Arcetri * Luisa Ventura as Giovanna * Giuseppe Ricagno as Il maggiordomo dei Del Fermo * Sergio Leone as Un bambino * Adele Paternò References Bibliography * Landy, Marcia. ''Italian Film''. Cambridge University Press, 2000. Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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