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2007 In Italian Television
This is a list of Italian television related events from 2007. Events *6 January 2007 - Olympic silver medal long jumper Fiona May and her partner Raimondo Todaro win the third season of ''Ballando con le stelle''. *19 April - Milo Coretti wins the seventh season of ''Grande Fratello''. *23 November - Actress and showgirl Maria Elena Vandone and her partner Samuel Peron win the fourth season of ''Ballando con le stelle''. Debuts International *8 October - / ''Franny's Feet'' (Rai 2) (2003–2010) Television shows Rai Drama * ''Rino Gaetano, Ma il cielo è sempre più blu'' (But the sky is more and more blue) – biopic by Marco Turco, with Claudio Santamaria in the title role, Kasia Smutniak and Laura Chiatti; 2 episodes. The movie is criticized by the family of the singer, for his depiction as an alcoholic and the insertion of an imaginary love story. * Il pirata: Marco Pantani – biopic by Claudio Bonivento, with Rolando Ravello in the title role and Nicoletta Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Television
Television in Italy was introduced in 1939, when the first experimental broadcasts began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist Italy entered World War II in 1940 all transmissions were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest only nine years after the end of the conflict, on January 3, 1954. There are two main national television organisations responsible for most viewing: state-owned RAI, accounting for 37% of the total viewing figures in May 2014, and Mediaset, a commercial network which holds about 33%. The third largest player, the Italian branch of Warner Bros. Discovery, had a viewing share of 5.8%. Apart from these three free to air companies, Comcast's satellite pay TV platform Sky Italia is increasing in viewing and shares. According to the BBC, the Italian television industry is widely considered both inside and outside the country to be overtly politicized. Unlike the BBC which is controlled by an independent trust, the public broadcaster RAI is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasia Smutniak
Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak (; born 13 August 1979) is a Polish-Italian actress and model. Personal life Smutniak was born in Piła, Poland. Her father, Brigadier General Zenon Smutniak, is a military pilot and served in the Polish Air Force. At 16, she obtained a glider pilot's license. Her mother was a nurse. She had a daughter, Sophie, in 2004 with Italian actor Pietro Taricone who died in an accident in 2010. She had a son, Leone, in 2014 with Italian film producer Domenico Procacci. The couple later married in September 2019. In addition to Polish, Smutniak is fluent in Russian, English and Italian. Filmography } , - , '' Rino Gaetano: Ma il cielo è sempre più blu'' , , Irene , , TV movie , - , '' Carnera: The Walking Mountain'' , , Emilia Tersini , , , - , ''Il commissario De Luca'' , , Laura Utimperger , , TV mini-series; episode: it, Indagine non autorizzata , - , rowspan="3" , 2009 , , '' Goal! 3: Taking on the World'' , , Sophia Tardelli , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoletta Romanoff
Nicoletta Romanoff (born Nicoletta Consolo, 14 May 1979) is an Italian television and film actress. Acting career Romanoff made her cinematic debut in the 2003 Italian film ''Remember Me, My Love,'' directed by Gabriele Muccino. She played the role of Valentina, a teenage girl aggressively pursuing dreams of show business fame. As a film critic described her performance, "Ms. Romanoff, who more or less steals the movie, is completely believable as an Italian post- Britney material girl who is all drive and no modesty." Another critic described Valentina's pivotal role in sustaining the film's tone: "There are occasional flashes of the sardonic tone which promised so much at the start - mostly when the focus is on Valentina's more extreme acts of narcissism. Then Muccino seems to forget how appalling she is and starts applauding these egocentricities as signs of her unquenchable spirit." (translated) Romanoff has also played lead roles in the 2007 comedy film ''Cardiofitness'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as the greatest climbing specialist in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour’s iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and all-time greats including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani’s climbing skills. He is the last rider and only one of seven to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double in 1998, being the sixth Italian after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Felice Gimondi and Gastone Nencini to win the Tour de France. Pantani's cycling style was off-the-saddle, and was a relentless climbing style. His early death caused by acute cocaine poisoning in 2004 has further turned the cyclist into a popular icon. The narrative has been cultivated by Pantani, who picked the nickname "Il Pirata" (English: "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Ravello
Rolando Ravello (born 4 June 1969) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, at young age Ravello founded a comedy ensemble with Manuela Morabito e Renato Giordano, and in 1988 the trio co-hosted the RAI children variety show ''Big''. Later, he attended some acting courses and performed in several small theaters in his hometown. Ravello had his breakout in 1995, with the main role of Vincenzo in Ettore Scola's ''Romanzo di un giovane povero''. Also active on television, in 2001 he made his directorial debut with the short film ''La Colla''. His 2013 film ''Tutti contro tutti'' was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film. Selected filmography * ''Romanzo di un giovane povero'' (1995) * '' Viol@'' (1998) * '' The Dinner'' (1998) * ''Almost Blue'' (2000) * ''Unfair Competition'' (2001) * '' The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII'' (2003) * ''Inferno Below'' (2003) * ''City Limits'' (2004) * '' Il Pirata: Marco Pantani'' (2007) * ''Less ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Bonivento
Claudio Bonivento (born 14 November 1950) is an Italian film producer, director, and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Faggeto Lario, Como, Bonivento began his career as a theatrical organizer, an agent and a record producer. In the late 1970s he started working as a film, television and stage producer. In 1997 he made his directorial debut with ''Other Men''. In 1989 Bonivento won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer for Marco Risi's ''Forever Mery''. He also won three David di Donatello for Best Producer in 1991, 1993 and 2011, respectively for ''Boys on the Outside'', '' The Escort'' and '' 20 sigarette''. Selected filmography ;Producer * ''I fichissimi'' (1981) * ''Viuuulentemente mia'' (1982) * ''I'm Going to Live by Myself'' (1982) * '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) * ''Time for Loving'' (1983) * '' A Boy and a Girl'' (1984) * ''Chewingum'' (1984) * ''Love at First Sight'' (1985) * '' Blues metropolitano'' (1985) * ''Il ragazzo del Pony Express'' (1986) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Pantani
Marco Pantani (; 13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour's iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and other cyclists including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani's climbing skills. He is the second to last rider and one of only eight to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double, doing so in 1998. He is the sixth of seven Italians, after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi, and before Vincenzo Nibali to win the Tour de France. Pantani's cycling style was off-the-saddle, and was a relentless climbing style. His early death caused by acute cocaine poisoning in 2004 has further turned the cyclist into a popular icon. The narrative was cultivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Chiatti
Laura Chiatti (born 15 July 1982, Castiglione del Lago, Italy) is an Italian actress and singer. She is the leading lady in two successful films: ''Ho voglia di te'', alongside Riccardo Scamarcio, and Paolo Sorrentino's third film ''The Family Friend''. The latter was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2010 she voiced Princess Rapunzel in the Italian version of the Disney-animated feature film ''Tangled''. She married fellow actor Marco Bocci in 2014. They have two sons: Enea (born 2015) and Pablo (born 2016). Filmography Films Television Advertising *Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. (2004–2005) testimonial *Vodafone (2006) testimonial * Breil (2012) testimonial with Nicolas Vaporidis Prizes and awards * Prize Etruria Cinema as a revelation of the year (2005) * Prize Simpatia (2009) – withdrawn at Capitoline Hill The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill ( ; it, Campidoglio ; la, Mons Capitolinus ), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rino Gaetano
Salvatore Antonio "Rino" Gaetano (29 October 1950 – 2 June 1981) was an Italian musician and singer-songwriter. He is famous for his satirical songs and oblique yet incisive political commentary. He is remembered for his raspy voice, for the heavily ironic lyrics of his songs and his social protests. He died in a car accident at age 30. He was a popular and influential figure, widely re-evaluated by the following teen generations. Biography Salvatore Antonio Gaetano was born in Crotone, Calabria. In March 1960, at the age of ten, his family moved to Rome, where he would spend the rest of his life. In 1961, he was sent to study at the seminary ''Piccola Opera del Sacro Cuore'' of Narni, in the province of Terni, where under the guidance of his teacher Renato Simeoni, he began to show his flair for writing poetry. By 1967 he had finished school and living back in Rome, he created a quartet with a group of friends called Krounks, who would mainly play cover songs. They were inspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona May
Fiona May Iapichino (born 12 December 1969 in Slough, England) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which was her silver medal result at the 1998 European Championships. Biography She also competed briefly in triple jump, and her career best of 14.65 metres from 1998 was good enough to place fifth in the world that season. May originally competed for Great Britain, but married Gianni Iapichino and became an Italian citizen in 1994. Iapichino, a former pole vaulter whose best achievements were a fifth and sixth place at the European Indoor Championships in 1992 and 1994, was her coach as well. May gave birth to a daughter in 2002, and missed the whole season as a result. Her last significant competition was the 2005 World Championships, where she failed to reach the final. May and Iapichino were married u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Santamaria
Claudio Santamaria is an Italian actor; in 2016 he was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Actor award for portraying the superhero Enzo 'Jeeg' Ceccotti in ''They Call Me Jeeg''. Career His cinema debut came in 1997, with Leonardo Pieraccioni's Fuochi d'artificio. The first important film roles are with Gabriele Muccino's first film Ecco fatto, and in the films of Marco Risi's L'ultimo capodanno and Bernardo Bertolucci's L'assedio. He played the terrorist Carlos in '' Casino Royale''. He was also the voice of Christian Bale in the Italian version of ''Batman Begins'', ''The Dark Knight'', The Dark Knight Rises and the voice of Eric Bana in ''Munich''. Filmography Films Television Dubbing roles * ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' of Christopher Nolan films: ** ''Batman Begins'', (2005) ** ''The Dark Knight'' (film), (2008) ** ''The Dark Knight Rises'', (2012) * ''Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Turco
Marco Turco (born 28 July 1960) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Turco holds degrees in History and Philosophy. He studied under Ugo Pirro, Leonardo Benvenuti and Robert McKee at Aldo Giuffrè's drama school. Turco also wrote for ''L'Unità'' and ''Movie'' magazine. Turco began his career as an assistant to such directors as Tonino Valerii, Franco Giraldi, Damiano Damiani and Gianni Amelio. He directed several commercials and documentaries. His short films "La sveglia" (1994) and "Coincidenze" (1995) were both featured at the Venice Film Festival. He made his feature film debut in 1998 with ''Vite in sospeso''. The same year he co-wrote the script for the film ''Tano da morire''. In 2005, he released the documentary ''Excellent Cadavers'' which chronicles the story of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, Italian magistrates assassinated by the Mafia in 1992. The film received a nomination for a David di Donatello for Best Documentary. In 2007, he direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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