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Anna Maria Dossena
Anna Maria Dossena (1912–1990) was an Italian stage and film actress.Walman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...'' (1931) * '' The Old Lady'' (1932) *'' Music in the Square'' (1936) * '' We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * '' We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * '' Empty Eyes'' (1953) * '' Il bambino e il poliziotto'' (1989) References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000. External links * 1912 births 1990 deaths Italian stage actresses Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massa Carrara
The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province. History The province of "Massa e Carrara" was born in 1859 from the separation of the Lunigiana and the Garfagnana from the Duchy of Modena. Originally it was composed of three ''circondari'': I° "Circondario of Massa and Carrara" (a group of seven districts divided in 14 municipalities), II° "Circondario" of Castelnuovo Garfagnana (four districts divided in 17 municipalities), III° "Circondario" of Pontremoli (three districts divided into six municipalities). Until the census of 1861, the province appears as part of ''Compartimento territorial Modena, Reggio and Massa'', but since the census of the population of 1871 it has been counted as part of Tuscany. Later, with the "Regio Decreto n. 1913 of September 2, 1923", the municipalities of Calice al Cornoviglio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music In The Square
''Music in the Square'' (Italian: ''Musica in piazza'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Milly, Ugo Ceseri and Enrico Viarisio.Chiti & Poppi p.229 In Bevagna near Perugia, two cousins are rival musicians - one dedicated to classical music the other to modern light music. Cast *Gemma Bolognesi *Guido Celano *Ugo Ceseri *Mino Doro *Anna Maria Dossena *Carlo Duse * Achille Majeroni * Milly *Maria Raspini *Ermanno Roveri *Agostino Salvietti *Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ... References Bibliography * Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005. External links * 1936 films Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Deaths
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bambino E Il Poliziotto
''Il bambino e il poliziotto'' () is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot summary The police officer Carlo Vinciguerra is investigating a drug trafficking cartel. In order to infiltrate it, he pretends to be the drug addicted nephew of acquaintance of Rosanna Clerici, and arrests her for possession during a party at her house. It appears however that the woman has a young child, with nobody else to care for him. Carlo ends up having to host the boy, until the judge will decide about his mother's request for house arrest. Carlo's professional and personal life as a bachelor is turned upside down by the need to look after the boy. In particular, his clandestine relationship with an already married colleague from work is put under severe stress. Meanwhile Rosanna hates Carlo, whom she blames to have unjustly entrapped her. She accepts his tutelage of her son, only because of fear for retaliation by the criminal circle with which she was still in touch. Indeed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empty Eyes (1953 Film)
''Il sole negli occhi'' (internationally released as ''Empty Eyes'') is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot Celestina, a young country girl from Castelluccio di Norcia, naive, inexperienced, ignorant, after having lost both parents goes to Rome to work as a maid at the house of a middle-class couple who are moving to a newly built neighborhood. Here she makes the acquaintance of Fernando, a plumber who courts her insistently. Sometime after her, her brothers visit her to tell her that they have sold her house and that they are emigrating to Australia in search of work. Celestina finds herself completely alone in a world unknown to her. She fired, she is hired by a retired couple where Fernando tracks her down, but she rejects him. Here she meets a police officer with whom she becomes engaged. The two elders treat her as her daughter and plan to appoint her as their heir, but this decision triggers grievances from her relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Were Seven Widows
''We Were Seven Widows'' ( it, Eravamo sette vedove) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio - L'avvocato Ruggero Mauri * Nino Taranto - Orlando, il cameriere di bordo * Laura Nucci - Vera * Silvana Jachino - Barbara * Laura Solari - Anna Calcini * Greta Gonda - Maria * Anna Maria Dossena - Ada * Maria Dominiani - Liliana * Amelia Chellini - Gioconda Zappi Torriani * Oscar Andriani - Il marito di Liliana * Gino Bianchi - Francesco, il marito di Anna * Adolfo Geri - Il marito di Ada * Mario Siletti - Popi, il marito geloso di Vera * Carlo Micheluzzi - Matteo * Ori Monteverdi - L'infermiera * Armando Migliari Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Latium, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (193 ... - Il medico External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Were Seven Sisters
''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani * Nino Besozzi as Leonardo Varani * Sergio Tofano as Antonio, il maggiordomo * Pina Renzi as Amalia, la madre per finzione * Paola Barbara as Lisa * Niní Gordini Cervi as Olga * Lotte Menas as Eleonora * Anna Maria Dossena as Marcella * Olivia Fried as Norina * Elena Altieri as Tina * Guglielmo Sinaz as Fachinetti, il impresario * Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954. Life and career Born in Ancona, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of ... as Il barone Franzetti References External links * 1939 films 1939 romantic comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Lady
''The Old Lady'' ( it, La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi. It features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Cast * Emma Gramatica as Maria * Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina * Maurizio D'Ancora as Fausto * Armando Falconi as Zaganello * Memo Benassi as Lenticcio * Maria Della Lunga Mandarelli * Vittorio De Sica * Anna Maria Dossena as Bianca La Nipotina * Camillo Pilotto * Lydia Simoneschi Lydia Simoneschi (4 April 1908 – 5 September 1981) was an Italian actress and voice actress. During her career, she gave her voice to actresses mainly during the Golden Ages. Biography Born in Rome and the daughter of silent film actor and dir ... References External links * 1932 films 1932 comedy films Italian comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Amleto Palermi 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and of the foundations of the Italian language. The prestige established by the Tuscan dialect's use in literature by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini led to its subsequent elaboration as the language of culture throughout Italy. It has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science, and contains well-known museums such as the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti. Tuscany is also known for its wines, including Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Having a strong linguisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television (1931 Film)
''Television'' (Italian: ''Televisione'') is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Charles de Rochefort and starring Anna Maria Dossena, Silvio Orsini and Amina Pirani Maggi.Waldman p.162 Adapted from the play by Howard Irving Young, it was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris. Paramount Pictures was pursuing a strategy of producing multiple-language versions there, and this film was made in several different languages. The film's sets were designed by Paolo Reni. Cast * Anna Maria Dossena as Jeanne * Silvio Orsini as Andrea Leroy, L'inventore * Amina Pirani Maggi Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Depa ... as La signora Ridon, la portinaia * Cesare Zoppetti as Stefani, il finanziere * Nino Eller as Sinclair * Enrico Signorini as Jean References Bib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
