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Big Shoes
''Big Shoes'' (Italian: ''Scarpe grosse'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Dino Falconi and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Elena Altieri.Pruzzo & Lancia p.63 It is based on a play by Sándor Hunyady which had previously been turned into a 1939 Hungarian film '' Istvan Bors''. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Camillo Del Signore. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Stefano Di Marco * Lilia Silvi as Ninì * Elena Altieri as Marta * Enzo Biliotti as Il conte Carlo Garlandi * Tina Lattanzi as Sofia Garlandi * Lauro Gazzolo as Giancola * Olinto Cristina as Dossena, l'amministratore * Beatrice Mancini as Maria * Emilio Petacci as Il notaio Sandelli * Oreste Fares as Il curato * Gualtiero De Angelis as Il procuratore Guzzini * Gorella Gori as Concetta, la cuoca * Franca Volpini as Annetta, la cameriera * Gastone Schirato as Michele, il maggiordomo * Oscar An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Falconi
Dino Falconi (September 18, 1902–February 17, 1990) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Waldman p.158 His parents were Armando Falconi and Tina Di Lorenzo, both actors. The actor Arturo Falconi was his uncle. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Television'' (1931) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * '' One Night with You'' (1932) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * ''Cardinal Lambertini'' (1934) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' Big Shoes'' (1940) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''Songs in the Streets'' (1950) * ''Miracle in Viggiù ''Miracle in Viggiù'' (Italian: ''Miracolo a Viggiù'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film by Luigi Giachino and starring Teddy Reno, Silvana Pampanini and Antonella Lualdi.Chiti & Poppi p.232 The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario G ...'' (1951) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1960) References Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastone Schirato
Gastone is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gastone Baldi (1901–1971), Italian professional football player *Gastone Bean (born 1936), Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker *Gastone Bottini (born 1987), Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder *Gastone Brilli-Peri (1893–1930), Italian racing driver, won the 1925 Italian Grand Prix *Gastone Darè (1918–1976), Italian Olympic fencer *Gastone Gambara (1890–1962), Italian General during the Spanish Civil War and World War II *Gastone Moschin (1929–2017), Italian actor *Gastone Nencini (1930–1980), Italian road racing cyclist *Gastone Novelli (1895–1919), World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories *Gastone Pierini (1899–1967), Italian weightlifter *Gastone Prendato (1910–1980), Italian professional football player and coach *Gastone Ventura (1906–1981), Italian aristocrat *Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franca Volpini
Franca is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The city is located in the northeastern portion of the state, distant 401 km (249 mi) from the state capital (São Paulo), and 676 km (420 mi) from Brasilia. It covers a total area of 605,679 km² of which 86,92 km² comprises the urban area. As of the 2021 Census, the city's population was 358,539. In Brazil, the city is known as ''The National Capital of Footwear'', and ''The National Capital of Basketball''. The city is the industrial and economic center of an urban agglomerate comprising 19 municipalities with a total of 672.053 inhabitants, being consecutively among the top brazilian cities with the best urban sanitation. The parish of Franca was founded in 1805, being part of Mogi Mirim until 1824. The city status was received in 1856. History The history of Franca begins with the bandeiras of ''Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva'' ( The Anhanguera) in the 18th century. During the opening of the route known as "Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorella Gori
Gorella Gori (2 February 1900 – 25 November 1963) was an Italian entertainer (including cafe-chantant), stage actor and film actress. She appeared in twenty five films, generally in supporting or minor roles. One of her later roles was a small part in ''Roman Holiday'' (1953).Pirolini p/175 Partial filmography * ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) - La moglie de Teodorico * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) - Concetta, la cuoca * ''Lucky Night'' (1941) * ''La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) - La signora Borghi * ''Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) - La comare grassottella * ''Perdizione'' (1942) - Amalia, l'infermiera * ''The Gorgon'' (1942) - Berta * ''The Peddler and the Lady'' (1943) - La cameriera della casa Giovannini * ''Annabella's Adventure'' (1943) * ''La storia di una capinera'' (1943) * ''The Priest's Hat'' (1944) - Chiarina * ''Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone'' (1947) * '' Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * '' Never Take No for an Answer' (1951) - Weaver's Wife * ''Toto and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualtiero De Angelis
Gualtiero De Angelis (November 22, 1899 – June 6, 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for dubbing James Stewart in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films. Biography Born in Rome, De Angelis began his career in 1936. During that time, he starred in over nine films and dubbed over the voices of many famous actors. He was the official Italian voice of James Stewart as well as Cary Grant, Dean Martin and Errol Flynn. He also dubbed over the voices of John Garfield, George Raft, Richard Conte, Kirk Douglas, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, Gary Merrill, John Wayne, Arthur Kennedy, William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Luciano Tajoli and Pietro Germi. De Angelis was considered to be among the most influential voice dubbers employed with the Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici along with Emilio Cigoli, Lydia Simoneschi, Lauro Gazzolo, Carlo Romano, Giulio Panicali, Stefano Sibaldi, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreste Fares
Oreste Fares (1885–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Landy p.155 Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Venus'' (1932) * '' Villafranca'' (1934) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * '' Cavalry'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * '' The Last Enemy'' (1938) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * '' Kean'' (1940) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * '' Big Shoes'' (1940) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * ''First Love'' (1941) * ''The Queen of Navarre'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * ''Resurrection'' (1944) * ''The Priest's Hat'' (1944) * '' A Yank in Rome'' (1946) * '' The Courier of the King'' (1947) * ''Hawk of the Nile'' (1950) * ''Pact with the Devil A deal with the Devil (also called a Faustian bargain or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilio Petacci
Emilio Petacci (1886–1965) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.74 Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * '' Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''In the Country Fell a Star'' (1939) * ''It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) * ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * '' The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) * ''The Prisoner of Santa Cruz'' (1941) * '' The Happy Ghost'' (1941) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) * ''Blood Wedding'' (1941) * ''The Man on the Street'' (1941) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Honeymoon'' (1941) * ''The Countess of Castiglione'' (1942) * ''Souls in Turmoil'' (1942) * '' The White Angel'' (1943) * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''Special Correspondents'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Mancini
Beatrice Mancini (7 December 1917 – 1 March 1987) was an Italian actress. She starred in the 1941 film ''Blood Wedding''.Goble p.368 Born Bice Mancinotti in Rome, Mancini studied at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica and made her film debut in 1935 in ''La capanna dell'amore'', credited as Milva Vejo. She was often cast in roles of hapless, sensible and good-heart girls. Selected filmography * ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * ''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (1938) * ''Wealth Without a Future'' (1939) * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) * ''Caravaggio'' (1941) * ''Blood Wedding'' (1941) * ''Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italians, Italian widow and Augustinian nuns, Augustinian nun venerated as a List of Catholic saints, saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joine ...'' (1943) * '' The White Angel'' (1943) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olinto Cristina
Olinto Cristina (5 February 1888 – 17 June 1962) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Florence to actors Raffaello Cristina and Cesira Sabatini, Cristina began acting on stage as a child. His sisters Ines Cristina Zacconi, Jone Frigerio and Ada Cristina Almirante were also actresses. His sister Ines was the mother of actress Margherita Bagni and the grandmother of actress Nora Ricci, she married secondly Ermete Zacconi. On screen, he appeared in more than 75 films between 1932 and 1957. He also was a renowned dubber in Italian post-synchronized versions of foreign films, providing his voice for actors such as C. Aubrey Smith, Sig Ruman, Frank Morgan or Lionel Barrymore. As far as animated films are concerned, he dubbed Doc in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', Friend Owl in ''Bambi'' and others. Selected filmography * ''Pergolesi'' (1932) * ''Creatures of the Night'' (1934) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * ''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (1936) * ''White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauro Gazzolo
Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Nervi in Genoa, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film ''The Document'' and became more successful after the end of World War II. A popular character actor, he appeared in at least 106 films and played many roles between 1939 and 1966. Among his most popular filmography included '' The Jester's Supper'', ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' and ''The Band of Honest Men''. In his later films, he appeared alongside his son Nando Gazzolo in the 1961 film '' Constantine and the Cross''. This would mark Nando's film debut. As a voice actor, Gazzolo dubbed foreign films into the Italian language. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Lattanzi
Tina Lattanzi (born Annunziata Concetta Costantini; 5 December 1897 – 25 October 1997) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography A native of Licenza and the daughter of Ercole Costantini and Geltrude Montori, Lattanzi began her acting career in 1922 when she met Vittorio De Sica, who in turn, introduced her to Tatyana Pavlova, who coached her into acting. Lattanzi was mainly active on stage during the 1920s before making her screen debut in 1930 and she was well known for her portrayals of women of noble birth. In 1954, Lattanzi began focusing her attention on television. Because of her drawl, persuasive voice, she also turned to the Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici during the 1940s. As a prominent dubbing artist, Lattanzi performed the Italian voices of some of the major film icons of the 20th century such as Greta Garbo, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Martita Hunt, Agnes Moorehead, Tamara Lees and It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
