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Alfredo Martinelli
Alfredo Martinelli (7 March 1899 – 11 November 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1916 and 1967. He was born and died in Siena, Tuscany. Selected filmography * ''I Topi Grigi'' (1918) * ''Tortured Soul'' (1919) * ''Il teschio d'oro'' (1920) * '' The Second Wife'' (1922) * ''The White Sister'' (1923) * ''La dama de Chez Maxim's'' (1923) * ''Romola'' (1924) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The Fiery Cavalcade'' (1925) * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1926) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1927) * ''The Storyteller of Venice'' (1929) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1930) * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Resurrection'' (1931) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * ''The Private Secretary'' (1931) * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (1936) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuries. Siena is also home to the oldest bank in the world, the Monte dei Paschi bank, which has been operating continuously since 1472. Several significant Renaissance painters worked and were born in Siena, among them Duccio, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Sassetta, and influenced the course of Italian and European art. The University of Siena, originally called ''Studium Senese'', was founded in 1240, making it one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world. Siena was one of the most important cities in medieval Europe, and its historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From January until the end of September of 2021 it had about 217,000 arrivals, with the largest numbers of foreign visitors coming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil's Lantern
''The Devil's Lantern'' (Italian: ''La lanterna del diavolo'') is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Nella Maria Bonora, Donatella Neri, and Carlo Gualandri.Mancini p.54 It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. Cast * Nella Maria Bonora * Donatella Neri * Carlo Gualandri as Capobanda * Letizia Quaranta * Carlo Tamberlani * Raimondo Van Riel * Alfredo Martinelli * Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two Spaghetti Westerns: '' Cold Killer'' and '' Gun Shy Piluk''. He was born ... * La Baiocchi * Il Piccolo Lamberto References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. External links * 1931 films 1931 drama films Italian drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternal Melodies
''Eternal Melodies'' (Italian: ''Melodie eterne'') is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Gino Cervi, Conchita Montenegro and Luisella Beghi. It was one of several musical biopics directed by Gallone.Moliterno p.152 The film was shot at Cinecittà in Rome. Synopsis A heavily fictionalized account of the life of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Cast * Gino Cervi as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Conchita Montenegro as Aloisia Weber Lange * Luisella Beghi as Costanza Weber Mozart * Maria Jacobini as Anna Maria Mozart * Jone Salinas as Nannina Mozart * Luigi Pavese as Leopoldo Mozart * Paolo Stoppa as Haibl, clarinettista * Lauro Gazzolo as Il locandiere Deiner * Claudio Gora as L'imperatore Giuseppe * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as L'imperatrice Maria Teresa * Margherita Bagni as Signora Weber * Marisa Vernati as Sofia Weber * Armida Bonocore as Giuseppina Weber * Giulio Donadio as L'impresario Schikanede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Man's Land (1939 Film)
''No Man's Land'' (Italian: ''Terra di nessuno'') is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Mario Baffico and starring Mario Ferrari, Nelly Corradi and Laura Solari.Nichols XXIV It is based on two novels by Luigi Pirandello. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Tavazzi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Location filming took place at Todi near Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o .... Cast References Bibliography * Nina DaVinci Nichols. ''Pirandello and Film''. University of Nebraska Press, 1995. External links * 1939 films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films 1939 drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Baffico Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1939 comedy films Films bas ... [...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 s .... Cast References Bibliograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Always Ends That Way
''It Always Ends That Way'' (Italian: ''Finisce sempre così'') is a 1939 Italian musical comedy film directed by Enrique Susini and starring Vittorio De Sica, Nedda Francy and Roberto Rey. The film was based on a novel by Robert Dieudonné.Goble p.128 It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by Salvo D'Angelo. Cast * Vittorio De Sica as Alberto Miller * Nedda Francy as Elisabetta * Roberto Rey as Renato * Noëlle Norman as Mariza Kalmay * Pina Renzi as La signora Kalmay * Assia De Busny as Florika * Eugenia Zaresca as Daisy * Alfredo Robert as Il parrocco * Eugenio Duse as Il regista * Carlo Chertier as Il critico Feroski * Alfredo Bracchi as Il paroliere * Ernesto Calindri as Un cameriere * Vasco Creti as L'investigatore privato * Liana Del Balzo as La cameriera dell' albergo * Mario Ersanilli as Un paesano * Mimosa Favi as L'amica di Elisabetta * Walter Grant as Un padrino * Alfredo Martinelli as Il marchese Ig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ferocious Saladin
''The Ferocious Saladin'' (Italian: ''Il feroce Saladino'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Alida Valli and Lino Carenzio. The film was made at Cinecittà in Rome. On 28 April 1937, Benito Mussolini visited the newly completed studio. Along with the historical epic '' Scipio Africanus'', this was one of the films he saw being made.Gundle p.22 The film, a vehicle for the Sicilian comedian Angelo Musco, is about an unsuccessful old comedian forced to find another work. While he is selling cakes in a theatre, the audience discover the highly sought-after collectible cards of "The Ferocious Saladin". Inspired by the event, the comedian sets up a successful comic piece on stage. The film's sets were designed by art director Alfredo Montori. Cast *Angelo Musco as il professor Pompeo Darly / Il Feroce Saladino *Alida Valli as Dora Florida / Sulamita * Lino Carenzio as Gastone, il fine dicitore *Mario Mazza as l'ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands Off Me!
''Hands Off Me!'' () is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gero Zambuto.Moliterno p.179 The film is notable for being the screen début of Totò. Its most famous scenes include one in which he tries to give a haircut to a bald man; another one where he fishes from the fishmonger's counter (this scene was repeated in '' Cops and Robbers'' and ''Toto in Paris'') and also the scene in which he holds a broom, using it as a gun (shooting in "Figaro here, Figaro there"). The scene involving the conductor was also repeated in many subsequent films. It was shot at the Safa Palatino Studios in Rome. Plot In his first story, Totò plays the poor wanderer who meets up with a gentleman in poor economic conditions. The two try to earn a living as best they can, but they always incur misfortune and hatred because of their ineptitude. After being kicked out of a beauty salon because he was disguised as a nurse, Totò makes a bet between nobles and later wins a competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam's Tree
''Adam's Tree'' (Italian: ''L'albero di Adamo'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elsa Merlini, Antonio Gandusio and Renato Cialente.Goble p.663 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Duchessa Graziella Santori * Antonio Gandusio as L'ingegnere Lorenzo Baldi * Renato Cialente as Dottore Alfonso Lombardi * Dria Paola as Eugenia, sua moglie * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as Angelica Pupini * Margherita Bagni as Matilde Narchetti * Olinto Cristina as Prospero Pupini * Calisto Bertramo as Avvocato Giantini * Marcello Giorda as Il duca Santori * Luigi Mottura as Gaspare * Nietta Zocchi as Infermiera Ersilia * Nicola Maldacea as Matteo * Claudio Ermelli as L'invitato affamato * Mario Gallina as Il direttore del giornale 'La Sentinella') * Dina Romano as La giornalaia * Edda Soligo as Una invitata pettegola * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Invitato al ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Between Two Worlds
''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (Italian: ''Una donna tra due mondi'') is a 1936 Italian Telefoni Bianchi, white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art director Hans Ledersteger. It is the Italian version of the German film ''The Love of the Maharaja''. The film largely takes place in a grand hotel setting.Clarke & Doel p.37 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Cast *Isa Miranda as Mina Salviati *Assia Noris as Daisy Atkins *Giulio Donadio as Suraj *Váša Příhoda as Saverio Lancia *Mario Ferrari as dottor Lawburn *Oreste Bilancia as Saverio Lancia *Tatiana Pavoni as Mimi *Ernesto Sabatini as Lord Winston *Vinicio Sofia as l'amministratore di Trenchman *Renato Malavasi as il segretario di Trenchman *Alfredo Martinelli as Il barbiere *Gino Viotti as Il direttore dell'hotel *Olinto Cristina *Carlo Petrangeli References Bibliography *Clarke, David B. & Doel, Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody's Woman
''Everybody's Woman'' (Italian: ''La signora di tutti'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Isa Miranda, Memo Benassi and Tatyana Pavlova. It is the only film Max Ophüls made in Italy. The film was a success and Isa Miranda became a star. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location in Canzo.http://www.jsc15.it/brianza-le-stelle-del-lago-di-como/ Plot Gabriella Murge, alias Gaby Doriot (Miranda), is a famous film star and fascinating adventuress with whom men cannot help falling in love. Having brought several of them to their ruin, she slits her wrists. The movie opens with Gaby having attempted suicide. In the hospital, the anesthetic gas she is given induces the flashbacks which make up the entire movie. First, a young Gaby is expelled from her school when her music teacher falls in love with her, and then flees abroad, leaving his family. Later, after being confined to her home, she is invited to a party by Roberto Nanni, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seconda B
''Seconda B'' is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Sergio Tofano, Dina Perbellini and María Denis. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded a prize. It started a trend for "schoolgirl comedies" during the Fascist era, targeted primarily at girls and young women audiences. The title itself refers to a school class.Moliterno p.4 The film is set in the early 1910s. Synopsis A school teacher falls in love with one of his female colleagues, who teaches gymnastics. She returns his love, but this is discovered by his students who try to sabotage their relationship. Main cast * Sergio Tofano as Professore Monti * Dina Perbellini as Professorina Vanni * María Denis as Marta Renzi * Ugo Ceseri as L'onorevole Renzi * Cesare Zoppetti as Il preside * Umberto Sacripante as Il bidello * Mercedes Brignone as Un'invitata alla festa dei Renzi * Gino Viotti as Un insegnante * Alfredo Martinelli as Un altro insegnante * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
