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An American Love
''An American Love'' ( it, Un amore americano) is a 1994 Italian romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Piero Schivazappa and starring Carlo Delle Piane and Brooke Shields.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Plot Carlo Fossalto, a University of Urbino professor arrives in the United States to teach summer classes in Italian literature at an American Midwest university. His wife has stayed home in Italy to care for family. Greta, an amateur journalist is Carlo's assistant for the summer. The relationship between Greta and Carlo evolves into romance despite the fact he is married. Cast * Carlo Delle Piane as Carlo Fossalto * Brooke Shields as Greta Berling * Memè Perlini as Petri * as Adele * Kate Guimbellot as Lena * Richard Joseph Paul as George * Emile Levisetti as Walter See also * List of Italian films of 1994 A list of films produced in Italy in 1994 (see 1994 in film): See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Schivazappa
Piero Schivazappa (born 14 April 1935) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed '' The Laughing Woman'', which at the time had many problems with censorship.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Following the success of his 1973 miniseries ''Vino e pane'', in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Personal life Schi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Delle Piane
Carlo Delle Piane (2 February 1936 – 23 August 2019) was an Italian film actor. From 1948 until his death, he appeared in more than 100 films. Born in , Delle Piane made his debut at the age of twelve in 's ''''; he starred in the stereotypal role of an arrogant but basically kind-hearted boy in many films until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Shields
Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including '' The Blue Lagoon'' (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's '' Endless Love'' (1981). In 1983, Shields suspended her career as a model to attend Princeton University, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Romance languages. In the 1990s, Shields returned to acting and appeared in minor roles in films. She also starred in the NBC sitcoms ''Suddenly Susan'' (1996–2000), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, and '' Lipstick Jungle'' (2008–2009).Stated on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2008 In 2017, Shields returned to NBC with a major recurring role in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in the show's 19th season. Since 2014, Shields has voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli (born 27 April 1942) is an Italian film producer and cinematographer who has worked frequently with Ovidio G. Assonitis. Born in Rome, Piazzoli began working for the Italian movie industry in the early 1960s as a cameraman, under the direction of Vittorio De Sica, Damiano Damiani, Marco Ferreri, Florestano Vancini, Mauro Bolognini, Dino Risi and Pasquale Festa Campanile. As a cinematographer he has worked on such films as ''The Last Snows of Spring'' and as co-director (under the pseudonym Robert Barrett) on '' Beyond the Door'' and ''Tentacles'' directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis Ovidio Gabriel Assonitis (born January 18, 1943) is an Egyptian-born Greco-Italian entertainment executive, film producer, screenwriter, and director best known for his numerous B-horror films including ''Beyond the Door'', ''Tentacles,'' '' ...; he also co-directed '' Laure'', together with Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane, Emmanuelle Arsan's husband. His filmography als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and seemingly meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference, a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally united. A fairy-tale-style happy ending is a typical feature. Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies. However, a romantic comedy is classified as a film with two genres, not a single new genre. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. Description The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two characters meet, part ways due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnkronos
Adnkronos is an Italian news agency. History and profile Adnkronos was established in 1963 by a merger of two agencies, ''Kronos'' (founded in 1951) and ''Agenzia Di Notizie'' (founded in 1959). The agency is based in Rome. Adnkronos is owned by Giuseppe Marra Communications. Its editor-in-chief is Giuseppe Marra. The agency was expanded to include Adnkronos Salute which is a health agency. In 2003, the agency established its International office, Adnkronos International, which provides news and reports in Arabic and English, mainly from the Arab world. In July 2014, Adnkronos International signed an agreement with Iran's official news agency, IRNA, to promote bilateral news cooperation. The Italian edition of the ''World Almanac'', ''Il libro dei fatti'', is being published by the agency. See also *List of wire services References External links adnkronos.com agency's official website (in Italian) adnkronos.com/AKI/English agency's official English-language website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as a leftist newspaper, it has since moderated to a milder centre-left political stance, and moved further to the centre after the appointment of Maurizio Molinari as editor. History Foundation ''la Repubblica'' was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine ''L'Espresso''. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues: Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999. Early years The newspaper first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Urbino
The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" ( it, Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", ''UniUrb'') is an Italian university located in Urbino, a walled hill-town in the region of Marche, located in the north-eastern part of central Italy. The University was founded as Law school in 1506 by Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, with the name of "Collegio dei Dottori" ("school of doctors", while in Italy doctor was - and is - a title attributed to anyone with a master's degree). Starting from the 1960s/70s, under the guidance of Carlo Bo as Rector and in the following years, the University succeeded in buying up numerous derelict buildings in the historic centre of the town (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), there buildings which have since been restored and used as faculty, department and library buildings. While the student body and faculties gradually increased and developed over time, it was under the long-lasting rectorship of professor Carlo Bo, distinguished humanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memè Perlini
Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, ''Italian Postcards'', was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's ''Locus Solus'' at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977. The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute The International Theatre Institute ITI is the world’s largest performing arts organisation, founded in 1948 by theatre and dance experts and UNESCO. It has hosted various events through its history, including the Theatre of Nations, an intern ..., and billed as the First International Theater Festival. Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house. Filmography References External links *Perlini' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian Films Of 1994 ...
A list of films produced in Italy in 1994 (see 1994 in film): See also * 1994 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 1994at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1994 1994 Films Italian 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 Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Romantic Comedy Films
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Italian Romantic Comedy Films
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