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Anna Galiena
Anna Galiena (born 22 December 1954) is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'', '' Jamón, jamón'', '' Being Human'' and ''Senso '45''. Movie career In her youth, Galiena starred in numerous stage plays, including several of Shakespeare's works. She had made over a dozen films, mainly in her native Italy before her role in ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'' brought her to international attention. She went on to appear in Bigas Luna's '' Jamón, jamón'' and went on to make her mainstream Hollywood debut in the Bill Forsyth-directed '' Being Human'' starring Robin Williams. The film was, however, a massive flop. Since then, Galiena has worked in European cinema, where she is consistently in demand. With over 50 films and many television appearances to her credit, she currently has several films in production, including a prominent supporting role in the film ''Virgin Territory'', starring Hayden Christensen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
, established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption = The territory of the ''comune'' (''Roma Capitale'', in red) inside the Metropolitan City of Rome (''Città Metropolitana di Roma'', in yellow). The white spot in the centre is Vatican City. , pushpin_map = Italy#Europe , pushpin_map_caption = Location within Italy##Location within Europe , pushpin_relief = yes , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Italy , subdivision_type2 = Region , subdivision_name2 = Lazio , subdivision_type3 = Metropolitan city , subdivision_name3 = Rome Capital , government_footnotes= , government_type = Strong Mayor–Council , leader_title2 = Legislature , leader_name2 = Capitoline Assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Moscow International Film Festival
The 29th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2007. The Golden George was awarded to the Russian film '' Travelling with Pets'' directed by Vera Storozheva. Jury * Fred Schepisi (Australia – Chairman of the Jury) * Anna Galiena (Italy) * Dito Tsintsadze (Georgia) * Ildikó Enyedi (Hungary) * Othman Karim (Sweden) * Renata Litvinova (Russia) * Fred Roos (United States) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Golden George: '' Travelling with Pets'' by Vera Storozheva * Special Jury Prize: Silver George: ''The Russian Triangle'' by Aleko Tsabadze * Silver George: ** Best Director: Giuseppe Tornatore for ''The Unknown Woman'' ** Best Actor: Fabrice Luchini for ''Molière'' ** Best Actress: Kirsti Stubø for '' Opium: Diary of a Madwoman'' * Silver George for the best film of the Perspective competition: '' Monotony'' by Juris Poskus * Lifetime Achievement Award: Aleksey Batalov, Tatiana Samoilova * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Skin
No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed 🚫 * Numero sign, a typographic symbol for the word 'number', also represented as "No." or similar variants Geography * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO) ** Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no"), a North Germanic language that is also the official language of Norway ** .no, the internet ccTLD for Norway * Lake No, in South Sudan * No, Denmark, village in Denmark * Nō, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other) * Acronym for the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana or its professional sports teams ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dr. No'' (film), a 1962 ''James Bond'' film ** Julius No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Atlantide (1992 Film)
''L'Atlantide'' is a 1992 French-Italian adventure film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Tchéky Karyo, Christopher Thompson and Jean Rochefort. It tells the story of a former soldier who searches for a man who has disappeared, and comes into contact with a mysterious and attractive queen from an ancient dynasty. It is based on Pierre Benoit's 1919 novel '' Atlantida'', which had been adapted for film several times before. The film premiered in France on 30 December 1992. Cast * Tchéky Karyo as Lieutenant Morhange * Christopher Thompson as St. Avit * Victoria Mahoney as Antinea * Anna Galiena as Amira * Jean Rochefort as Le Meige * as Bielowsky * Orso Maria Guerrini as Ben Cheikh * as Tanit * Michele Melega as Ferriere * Claudia Gerini Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, Gerini won the National Competition of Miss Teenager in 1985. She got her first part in a film, ''La ballata di Eva'', at 14. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamón Jamón
''Jamón'' (, pl. ''jamones'') is a kind of dry-cured ham produced in Spain. It is one of the most globally recognized food items of Spanish cuisine. It is also regularly a component of tapas. Most ''jamón'' is commonly called ''jamón serrano'' in Spain''.'' ''Jamón'' is the Spanish word for ham. As such, other ham products produced or consumed in Spanish-speaking countries may also be called by this name. Description ''Jamón'' is typically consumed in slices, either manually carved from a pig's hind leg held on a ''jamonero'' stand using a sharp thin slicing knife, or cut from the deboned meat with a rotatory cold-cut slicer. It's also regularly consumed in any shape in small portions. As a product, ''Jamón'' is similar to Portuguese ''presunto'' and to Italian ''prosciutto'', but the production differs by a longer curing phase (up to 18 months), giving it a dryer texture, deeper color and stronger flavour than the former. A whole ''Jamón'' leg is considerably cheape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Days In Clichy (1990 Film)
''Quiet Days in Clichy'' (french: "Jours tranquilles à Clichy") is a 1990 erotic drama film directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1956 autobiographical novel '' Quiet Days in Clichy'' by Henry Miller Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref .... The novel was previously adapted into a 1970 Danish film. Plot American Henry Miller enjoys a wide variety of sexual escapades while also working hard to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris. Cast References External links * * 1990 films 1990s biographical films French biographical films English-language French films English-language German films Films directed by Claude Chabrol Films set in the 1930s Films based on American novels Remakes of Danish films Biographical films about writers F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hairdresser's Husband
''The Hairdresser's Husband'' (french: Le Mari de la coiffeuse), a 1990 French comedy-drama film written by Patrice Leconte and Claude Klotz, and directed by Leconte. Jean Rochefort stars as the title character. Anna Galiena co-stars. The film received the Prix Louis Delluc. In 1991 it was nominated for "Best Foreign-Language Film" in the British Academy Film Awards. Synopsis The film begins with a flashback from the titular character, Antoine. We are introduced to his fixation with female hairdressers which began at a young age. The film uses flashbacks throughout and there are frequent parallels drawn with the past. Though Antoine tells Mathilde that 'the past is dead', his life is evidence that on some level the past repeats itself. As a young boy he fantasised about a hairdresser who died by suicide and as a man in his 50s he begins an affair with a hairdresser which ends after ten years in her suicide. However, there are differences: Mathilde dies by suicide becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Signori E Vengo Da Lontano
''Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' is a 1989 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. For his performance Alessandro Haber won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor. Plot Willy Signori is a journalist in Milan, bored with his work, involved in a romantic relationship that has no more romance left, only routine, and a paraplegic brother under his care, constantly asking to "move to Africa where the warm climate will help my poor legs". One night, Willy is involved in a car crash, accidentally killing the other car's driver. The following day Lucia, the victim's girlfriends, angrily confronts Willy in his office, accusing him of being a murderer. Willy keeps his cool and tries to financially and morally support Lucia to recover from her shock, as he feels guilty because she is pregnant from the dead boyfriend. Willy tries to support her behind his fiancée's back, and in due time between the two there are sparks of love. After a quarrel, and after breaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fée Carabine
''The Fairy Gunmother'' (1987, orig. french: La fée carabine) is a comic novel by the French novelist Daniel Pennac, the second in his Malaussène saga. It, arguably, was the novel that first brought fame to Pennac, his earlier novel '' Au bonheur des ogres'' debuting to comparatively muted acclaim. ''La fée carabine'' was a critical success, winning three literary awards in 1988: the Trophée 813 for best novel, the Grenoble ''polar'' (whodunnit) prize, and that of the city of Mans. Plot summary The novel is set in the modern Parisian quarter of Belleville. It starts with the dramatic death of a policeman, shot by a "grannie" he was trying to help, and witnessed by at least four others who conveniently forget all details of what they see. The inspector Van Thian goes undercover as a Vietnamese old woman to investigate. Three other investigations follow: one into the attempted murder of a young woman, another into the serial killings of small old women in the district, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Colonial
''Hotel Colonial'' is a 1987 American adventure film directed by Cinzia Th. Torrini and written by Enzo Monteleone, Cinzia Th. Torrini, Robert Katz and Ira Barmak. The film stars John Savage, Rachel Ward, Massimo Troisi, Robert Duvall and Anna Galiena. The film was released on September 18, 1987, by Orion Pictures. Plot Cast * John Savage as Marco Venieri *Rachel Ward as Irene Costa * Massimo Troisi as Werner *Robert Duvall as Roberto Carrasco *Anna Galiena as Francesca Venieri *Claudio Báez as Anderson *Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez as Linda *Tariq Hager as Luca at 17 *Daniel Sommer as Marco at 13 *Isela Díaz as Indian Child *Demián Bichir Demián Bichir Nájera (; born 1 August 1963) is a Mexican actor. After starring in telenovelas, he began to appear in Hollywood films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in '' A Better Life''. Personal life Bic ... as Young Hotel Clerk *Jorge Abraham as Man in Jail 1 *René Pereyra as Man in Jail 2 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell Moscow
''Farewell Moscow'' ( it, Mosca addio) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. For this film Liv Ullmann was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress. It is based on the life of Russian Jew Ida Nudel. Cast * Liv Ullmann as Ida Nudel * Daniel Olbrychski as Yuli * Aurore Clément as Elena * Saverio Vallone * Carmen Scarpitta * Francesca Ciardi * Nino Fuscagni * Anna Galiena * Vittorio Amandola Vittorio Amandola (4 November 1952 – 22 July 2010) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Perugia, Amandola began his career in the theatre world in the 1970s and found great success starring in various plays and later went ... References External links * 1987 films Italian drama films 1980s Italian-language films 1987 drama films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1980s Italian films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweets From A Stranger (film)
''Sweets from a Stranger'' ( it, Caramelle da uno sconosciuto) is a 1987 Italian thriller film directed and co-written by Franco Ferrini. The film is about a serial killer targeting sex workers. The women decided to band together to protect themselves , but their efforts are only partially successful as the killer continues their killing spree. As the police investigate, the sex workers group together to try and find some leads on their own. Ferrini got the idea for the film while writing the film ''Red Rings of Fear'' (1978). It was produced with a budget of 2 billion Italian lire. Retrospective reviewers commented on if the film should be considered a proper ''giallo'', noting it's subdued nature and attempts at Social realism, while noting it's reveal of the killer and violent scenes relate it to the other ''gialli''. Plot In Rome a maniac kills several sex workers, torturing them with a razor. Soon they are informed that the murderer kills the victims not only with a razor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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