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Backstage (1939 Film)
''Backstage'' (Italian: ''Retroscena'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Filippo Romito, Elisa Cegani and Camillo Pilotto.Gundle p.224 It is part of the tradition of White Telephone films, popular in Italy during the era. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at Cinecittà in Rome and on location in Naples and Pisa. Cast * Filippo Romito as Il baritone Alberto De Sanni * Elisa Cegani as Diana Martelli - la pianista * Camillo Pilotto as Parsifal Bernocchio * Lia Orlandini as Mirna Martelli - la zia di Diana * Enzo Biliotti as Silvio Dentice * Ugo Ceseri as Terenzio * Giovanni Grasso as Il commissario * Fausto Guerzoni as Il vice commissario * Ermanno Roveri as Un giornalista * Romolo Costa as Sablonscky * Mario Pucci as Il portiere dell'albergo * Oretta Fiume as La fioraia a bordo * Cesare Zoppetti as Il portiere dell'uscita degli artisti * Federico Collino as Il portiere dell'entra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Blasetti
Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s. Early life Blasetti was born in Rome, where he also died. After studying law at university, Blasetti chose to become a journalist and film critic. He worked for several film magazines and led a campaign for national film production, which had largely ceased by this point. In 1919 he made a brief foray into acting when he appeared as an extra in Mario Caserini's ''Tortured Soul''. Director In 1929 Blasetti made his directorial debut with ''Sun (film), Sun'', a fictional story set against the ongoing draining of the Pontine Marshes. The film was well received at a time when there were few Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinecittà
Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film industry. Filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Mel Gibson have worked at Cinecittà. More than 3,000 movies have been filmed there, of which 90 received an Academy Award nomination and 47 of these won it. In the 1950s, the number of international productions being made there led to Rome being dubbed "Hollywood on the Tiber." History The studios were founded in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, his son Vittorio, and his head of cinema Luigi Freddi under the slogan "''Il cinema è l'arma più forte''" ("Cinema is the most powerful weapon"). The pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oretta Fiume
Oretta Fiume (6 June 1919 – 22 April 1994) was an Italian actress who became a star during the Fascist era after winning a competition.Gundle p.111 One of her final screen roles was in ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960). She was born in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) as Claudia Scrobogna and adopted her hometown as part of her stage name. Selected filmography * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * ''Der singende Tor'' (1939) * ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * ''La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life"Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Brunello Rondi) by Federico Fellini. The film stars Marcello ...'' (1960) References External links * Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013. 1919 births 1994 deaths Italian film actresses People from Rijeka 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Pucci
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally called "Mr. Video", he was renamed to Mario after Mario Segale. Mario's clothing and characteristics were themed after the setti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romolo Costa
Romolo Costa (26 February 1897 - 1 January 1965) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Costa appeared in more than seventy films and television series between 1934 and 1964 and he was a character actor who generally appeared in supporting roles. Occasionally he played a more prominent role as in '' Il destino in tasca''.Goble p.88 He also worked extensively as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. He served as a substitute for Emilio Cigoli as the Italian voice of Gary Cooper. Selected filmography * ''Pergolesi'' (1932) * ''Steel'' (1933) * ''Together in the Dark'' (1933) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * ''I've Lost My Husband!'' (1937) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' Il destino in tasca'' (1938) * ''They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) * ''The Two Mothers'' (1938) * '' Departure'' (1938) * ''The K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (1934) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * '' Ginevra degli Almieri'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' (1936) * ''King of Diamonds'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * ''Two Million for a Smile ''Two Million for a Smile'' (Italian: ''Due milioni per un sorriso'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and Mario Soldati and starring Enrico Viarisio, Giuseppe Porelli and Elsa De Giorgi.Curti p.22 It w ...'' (1939) Bibliography *John Holmstrom, ''The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995'', Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 22. External links * 1903 births 1968 deaths It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto Guerzoni (1904–1967) was an Italian film actor.Freire-Medeiros p.193 A character actor, he appeared in Italian films in supporting roles from the mid-1930s. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) * ''Diamonds'' (1939) * ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * '' The Thrill of the Skies'' (1940) * ''Lucky Night'' (1941) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' Idyll in Budapest'' (1941) * ''A Husband for the Month of April'' (1941) * ''A Garibaldian in the Convent'' (1942) * ''Short Circuit'' (1943) * ''L'abito nero da sposa'' (1945) * ''Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946) * ''The Great Dawn'' (1947) * ''Bicycle Thieves'' (1948) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' Altura'' (1949) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (1951) * ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (1951) * ''Frontier Wolf'' (1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Grasso
Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy. Born into a family of marionettists, he was cousin and namesake of Giovanni Grasso, a respected stage actor specialized in the Sicilian language repertoire, so he assumed at the beginning of his career the stage name "Giovanni Grasso Junior" to stand out. He was mainly active on stage, often acting together with his wife, Virginia Balestrieri. Selected filmography * ''I naufraghi'' (1914) * ''Il lupo'' (1917) * ''Sole!'' (1918) * ''Il lampionaro del Ponte Vecchio'' (1918) * ''Nennella'' (1919) * ''Skeletros'' (1920) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) - Gedeone * ''Port'' (1934) - Nicola Bellamonte * '' Sentinels of Bronze'' (1937) - Sergente Amato * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) - Marco, il capo della piantagione * ''Piccoli naufraghi'' (1939) - Il 'commandante' * ''No M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Ceseri
Ugo Ceseri (30 June 1893 – 3 December 1940) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in forty two films between 1931 and his death in 1940. In 1934 he appeared in the play '' 18 BL'', an attempt to create a mass theatre by the Fascist government of Italy. The play was directed by Alessandro Blasetti and featured 2,000 amateur actors.Balfour p.12-14 Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''Palio'' (1931) * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * '' One Night with You'' (1932) * ''Model Wanted'' (1933) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Unripe Fruit'' (1934) * '' Just Married'' (1934) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) * ''Ginevra degli Almieri'' (1935) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''The Dance of Time'' (1936) * '' But It's Nothing Serious'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * ''The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937) * ''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Biliotti
Enzo Biliotti (28 June 1887 – 19 November 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1916 and 1958. He was born in Livorno, Italy and died in Bologna, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Betrothed'' (1923) * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' For Men Only'' (1938) * ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1939) * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) * '' The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' Non me lo dire!'' (1940) * '' Two on a Vacation'' (1940) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * ''The Countess of Castiglione'' (1942) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * ''Short Circuit'' (1943) * ''Two He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Orlandini
Lia Orlandini (January 12, 1896 – April 9, 1975) was an Italian film actress.Pruzzo & Lancia p.53 She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. Selected filmography * ''Quo Vadis'' (1913) * ''Julius Caesar'' (1914) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''The Night of Tricks'' (1939) * '' Backstage'' (1939) * ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * ''Headlights in the Fog'' (1942) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''Deceit'' (1952) * ''Letter from Naples ''Letter from Naples'' (Italian: ''Lettera napoletana'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Giacomo Rondinella, Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfr ...'' (1954) References Bibliography * Piero Pruzzo & Enrico Lancia. ''Amedeo Nazzari''. Gremese Editore, 1983. External links * 1896 births 1975 deaths Italian film actresses Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, several medieval palaces, and bridges across the Arno. Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa Information statistics History ...
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