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Assia Noris
Assia Noris (16 February 1912 – 27 January 1998) was a Russian-Italian film actress. Born Anastasia Noris fon Gerzfeld (Anastassia Noris von Herzfeld), she appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1965. She starred in films such as the Mario Mattoli 1936 film ''L' Uomo che sorride'' and ''Il signor Max'' (1937). She made several appearances alongside Vittorio De Sica when he was a young actor. She was married to the film directors Roberto Rossellini and Mario Camerini, appearing in several films made by the latter. Selected filmography * ''Three Lucky Fools'' (1933) * ''Giallo'' (1933) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) * '' Those Two'' (1935) * ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (1936) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' (1936) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1936) * ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (1936) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * ''The Make Believe Pirates'' (1937) *'' The House of Shame'' (1938) * ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) * ''Department Store'' (1939) *'' Dora Nelson'' (1939) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. The rise of the Russian Empire coincided with the decline of neighbouring rival powers: the Swedish Empire, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Qajar Iran, the Ottoman Empire, and Qing dynasty, Qing China. It also held colonies in North America between 1799 and 1867. Covering an area of approximately , it remains the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, surpassed only by the British Empire and the Mongol Empire; it ruled over a population of 125.6 million people per the Russian Empire Census, 1897 Russian census, which was the only census carried out during the entire imperial period. Owing to its geographic extent across three continents at its peak, it featured great ethnic, linguistic, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Who Smiles
''The Man Who Smiles'' (Italian: ''L'uomo che sorride'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film about an Oedipus Complex, directed by Mario Mattoli. The film stars Vittorio De Sica, Umberto Melnati, Enrico Viarisio, Assia Noris and Paola Borboni. The film premiered in the USA on 16 April 1937. Cast *Vittorio De Sica as Pio Fardella *Umberto Melnati as Dino *Enrico Viarisio as Commendator Ercole Piazza *Assia Noris as Adriana *Paola Borboni as La contessa *Armando Migliari as Agostino *Luisa Garella as Edvige *Vanna Vanni *Ermanno Roveri Ermanno Roveri (5 October 1903 – 28 December 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1912 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''The Private Secretary'' (1931) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * '' Full Speed'' ( ... References External links * 1936 films Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian-language films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Mario Mattoli Italian comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pistol Shot (1942 Film)
''A Pistol Shot'' (Italian: ''Un colpo di pistola'') is a 1942 Italian historical drama film directed by Renato Castellani and starring Assia Noris, Fosco Giachetti, and Antonio Centa.Gundle p.170 The film was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Gino Brosio. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Synopsis In Nineteenth century Russia, two men fight a duel over a woman. Partial cast * Assia Noris as Mascia *Fosco Giachetti as Andrea * Antonio Centa as Sergio * Rubi Dalma as zia di Mascia *Anna Capodaglio as la governante * Renato Cialente as Gerardo De Valmont * Mimì Dugini as Antonietta * Romolo Costa as Il Generale *Saro Urzì Rosario "Saro" Urzì (24 February 1913 – 1 November 1979) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949), '' The Railroad Man'' (1956), '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964), which earned him ... as Uno Dei Servitori Alla Scampagnata R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1942 Film)
''Love Story'' (Italian: ''Una storia d'amore'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Piero Lulli and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.82 It is based on the play ''Life Begins'' by Mary McDougal Axelson, previously adapted into a 1932 film of the same title and a 1939 film '' A Child Is Born''. Along with '' A Pistol Shot'' it marked an attempt to showcase Noris as a dramatic actress, rather than the White Telephone comedies she had become known for. It was screened at the 1942 Venice Film Festival. It was produced by Lux Film, one of the leading film companies of Fascist Italy. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. The future star Marcello Mastroianni appeared briefly as an uncredited extra. Plot A young woman with a troubled past marries a worker from a mechanical engineering factory and tries to live a respectable life. However a man who k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon (1941 Film)
''Honeymoon'' (Italian: ''Luna di miele'') is a 1941 Italian film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Assia Noris, Aldo Fiorelli and Luigi Cimara.De Giusti p.107 It was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. Cast * Assia Noris as Nicoletta * Aldo Fiorelli as Mario * Luigi Cimara as Valerio, zio di Mario * Carlo Campanini as Annibale * Clelia Matania as Anna * Ernesto Almirante as Ernesto Gelardi * Franco Scandurra as Pettinelli * Giacomo Moschini as Bosio * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as La signora Bosio * Emilio Petacci as Giovanni * Diana Dei * Alberto Marchió * Tina Maver * Alma Nerei * Giovanni Petrucci Giovanni Petrucci (said Gianni; born 19 July 1945, in Rome) is an Italian sports director. He is the current President of CONI for the fourth consecutive term, that will end after the Games of the XXX Olympiad of 2012. His career took place prim ... * Eugenia Zaresca References Bibliography * Luciano De Giusti. ''Giacomo Gentilomo, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
''One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (Italian: ''Centomila dollari'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Amedeo Nazzari and Lauro Gazzolo.Gundle p.169 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fulvio Jacchia. It was part of the traditional of White Telephone comedies, popular during the era. Synopsis An American millionaire staying at a Budapest hotel falls in love with the telephone operator working there. When she refuses his advances because she already has a fiancée, he offers her a hundred thousand dollars to have dinner with him. Although she refuses, when her family find out the amount they pressure her to accept his offer. Cast * Assia Noris as Lily Zilay * Amedeo Nazzari as Woods * Lauro Gazzolo as Stefano Zilay * Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolo * Calisto Bertramo as Barton * Ernesto Almirante as Michele Zilay * Emilio Cigoli as Oldham * Arturo Bragag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romantic Adventure
''A Romantic Adventure'' (Italian: ''Una romantica avventura'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Gino Cervi and Leonardo Cortese.Aprà p.111 It is inspired by the 1883 short story ''The Romantic Adventures Of A Milkmaid'' by Thomas Hardy. Produced when the two countries were at war, the setting was shifted from the English countryside of the late nineteenth century to Piedmont in the 1830s. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location around Lake Orta. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was screened at the 1940 Venice Film Festival. Cast * Assia Noris as Angioletta/Anna/Annetta * Gino Cervi as Luigi * Leonardo Cortese as Il conte * Olga Solbelli as La vedova Cavara * Ernesto Almirante as Berni, il socio di Luigi * Calisto Bertramo as Silvestro * Massimo Girotti as Luciano * Alfredo Martinelli as Il violonista dell'orchestra paesana * Armando Migliari as Il padre di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeat (1939 Film)
''Heartbeat'' (Italian: ''Batticuore'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, John Lodge and Rubi D'Alma. It remade in France as '' Beating Heart'' in 1940, and then again in Hollywood as a 1946 film of the same title starring Ginger Rogers and Basil Rathbone.Ricci p.148 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It is part of the tradition of White Telephone comedies. Synopsis In Paris a young woman working at a school for thieves attempts to pick the pocket of an aristocrat. Instead of turning her in he blackmails her into stealing a clock from an ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov .... Cast References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Nelson (1939 Film)
''Dora Nelson'' is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Assia Noris, Carlo Ninchi and Luigi Cimara. It is a remake of the 1935 French film of the same title, which was based on a play by Louis Verneuil. The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome, with several real employees of the studio appearing as themselves.Gundle p.63 It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Synopsis A headstrong diva abandons the set of her latest film, and heads of to Cannes. A working class girl who strongly resembles the star takes her place so that the film can be finished. Partial cast * Assia Noris as Dora Nelson / Pierina Costa * Carlo Ninchi as Giovanni Ferrari * Luigi Cimara as Alberto, il primo marito * Nino Crisman as Il falso principe * Carlo Campanini as Emilio, l'ottico * Miretta Mauri as Renata * Federico Collino as Blasco, il segretario * Olinto Cristina as Il signor Gabardo * Evelina Paoli as La signora Gabardo * Adele Mosso as La zia anziana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Store (1939 Film)
''Department Store'' (Italian:''I grandi magazzini'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini. It was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. The film entered the competition at the 7th Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Vittorio De Sica as Bruno Zacchi * Assia Noris as Lauretta Corelli * Enrico Glori as Bertini, il capo del personale * Luisella Beghi as Emilia * Virgilio Riento as Gaetano * Milena Penovich as Anna * Andrea Checchi as Maurizio * Mattia Giancola as Pietro - il fratello di Anna * Renato Alberini * Aldo Capacci as Il giovane dell'ascensore * Nino Crisman as L'ispettore dei magazzini * Dhia Cristiani as La commessa del reparto mobili * Dino De Laurentiis as Un fattorino * Peppino De Martino as L'impiegato addetto ai cartellini * Giovanni Ferrari * Alba Ferrarotti as Una commessa * Diana Floriani as Una commessa * Nora Lenner as Una commessa * Loredana as Una commessa * Mirto Luss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want To Live With Letizia
''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (Italian: ''Voglio vivere con Letizia'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Assia Noris, Gino Cervi and Umberto Melnati.Chiti & Poppi p.414 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guido Fiorini and Gastone Medin. Synopsis In order to please his wealthy parents Bebe agrees to an arranged marriage with Letizia, the daughter of an aristocratic family who have fallen on hard times. However, in order to check that she is not marrying him for his money alone, he sends his cousin to take his place while he pretends to be a penniless painter. He is able to discover that she truly can fall in love with him. Cast * Assia Noris as Letizia * Gino Cervi as Bebe * Umberto Melnati as Il finto Bebe * Bianca Stagno Bellincioni as La signora Barozzi * Clara Padoa as La contessa Serravalle * Enzo Biliotti as Osvaldo Tempera * Marisa Vernati as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of Shame (1938 Film)
''The House of Shame'' (Italian: ''La casa del peccato'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Assia Noris and Alida Valli.Nowell-Smith p.119 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. The film was the first time Nazzari and Valli co-starred together, as they would later go on to do a number of films. Synopsis A wife, concerned that her husband does not love her, pretends to have another suitor in order to make him jealous. Getting wise to this, he in turn pretends to have a new girlfriend. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Giulio * Assia Noris as Renata * Umberto Melnati as Massimo * Alida Valli as La ragazza * Giulio Stival as Un amico di Giulio * Giuseppe Porelli as Il maggiordomo * Aristide Baghetti * Giuseppe Bordonaro * Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
