Careless (film)
''Senilità'' (released in North America as ''Careless'') is a 1962 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale and Anthony Franciosa, and is based on the novel ''Senilità'' by Italo Svevo. Plot Approaching 40, Emilio (Anthony Franciosa), has lived among ideas and books, and is looking for a short-term relationship with no responsibilities. He seeks to emulate his friend Stefano (a successful womanizer) ( Philippe Leroy) and tales of adventure that he has read about in books, but not experienced. He meets the younger Angiolina (Claudia Cardinale), a beautiful and vivacious lady, whom he perceives as free and innocent. He will educate her in the ways of the world and reduce her naivety. He happily tells his sister, Amalia (Betsy Blair), with whom he lives, of the encounter. She tells him not to do anything stupid, and asks if the lady is honest. A colleague drops hints that Angiolina may not be quite the "little angel" that her name suggests. Photos in her home also suggest that s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. After earning a master's degree in architecture at the University of Florence, Bolognini enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Italian National Film Academy) in Rome, where he studied stage design. After graduation, he became interested in film direction and set out to work as an assistant to directors Luigi Zampa in Italy, and Yves Allégret and Jean Delannoy in France. Film and television Bolognini began directing his own feature films in the mid-1950s, and received his first international success with '' Wild Love'' (''Gli innamorati''). His other notable films of the 1950s and early 1960s include ''Young Husbands'' (''Giovani mariti''), '' The Big Night'' (''La notte brava''), '' From a Roman Balcony'' (''La giornata ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senilità
''Senilità'', translated into English as ''As a Man Grows Older'' or ''Emilio's Carnival'', is Italo Svevo's second novel, first published in 1898. The novel's protagonist is Emilio Brentani, a failed writer torn between his longing for love and pleasure and his regret for not enjoying either. In the novel, Svevo addresses the problems of ineptitude and of the inability on the part of the protagonist to manage his own inner, sentimental life. The indecisiveness and inaction with which Emilio deals with affairs in his life lead him to shut out his memories, leaving him in a state of spiritual old age (hence the title "Senility"). The story was adapted into the 1962 film '' Careless'', directed by Mauro Bolognini. and again in 1986 by Andrea Barzini as ''Desiderando Giulia''. Characters * Emilio Brentani, 35, is a failed Triestine bachelor intellectual, lost in the small victory of having written a novel. He works as a clerk in an insurance company. It is not often that a pers ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Films Directed By Mauro Bolognini
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1960s Italian-language Films
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Italian Romantic Drama Films
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1962 Films
The year 1962 in film involved some very significant events, with ''Lawrence of Arabia'' winning seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1962 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February – Warner Bros. buy the film rights for ''My Fair Lady'' for the unprecedented sum of $5.5 million plus 47¼% of the gross over $20 million. * May – The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government. * June 18 – MCA Inc. finalize their merger with Decca-Universal. * July 25 – Darryl F. Zanuck, one of the founders of 20th Century Fox, becomes president, replacing Spyros Skouras. Skouras becomes chairman of the board. * August 5 – Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose. * September 7 – Filming of Sergei Bondarchuk's ''War and Peace'' begins and will continue for another 5 years. * October 5 – '' Dr. No'' launch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aldo Bufi Landi
Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013. Selected filmography * '' Malaspina'' (1947) * '' Madunnella'' (1948) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * '' 47 morto che parla'' (1950) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * ''The Steamship Owner'' (1951) * ''Perdonami!'' (1953) * '' Submarine Attack'' (1954) * ''Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * '' Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!'' (1958) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * ''Kidnapped to Mystery Island'' (1964) * ''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (1964) * '' Secret Agent 777'' (1965) * ''Agent X-77 Orders to Kill'' (1966) * '' Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' (1968) *''The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1968) * ''Midas Run'' (1969) * '' Byleth: The Demon of Incest'' (1972) * ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973) * '' Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women'' (1974) *''The Unlikely Prince ''The Unlikely Prince'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raimondo Magni
Raimondo is an Italian given name. Its English equivalent is Raymond. Notable people with the name include: * Raimondo Boucheron (1800–1876), Italian composer, chiefly of sacred music * Raimondo D'Inzeo (1925–2013), Italian show jumping rider *Raimondo del Balzo Orsini (died 1406), nobleman of the Kingdom of Naples *Raimondo delle Vigne (1330–1399), leading member of the Dominican Order *Raimondo di Sangro (1710–1771), Italian nobleman, inventor, soldier, writer and scientist * Raimondo Epifanio (1440–1482), Italian painter of the Renaissance period * Raimondo Feletti (1887–1927), Italian physician and zoologist *Raimondo Franchetti has been the name of more than one Italian baron *Raimondo Guarini (1765–1852), Italian archaeologist, epigrapher, poet, college president, and teacher * Raimondo Manzini (1668–1744), Italian painter * Raimondo Manzini (1901–1988), Catholic journalist, Christian Democratic member of Italy's Parliament *Raimondo Montecuccoli (1608–1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provinces. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste, on a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia; Slovenia lies approximately east and southeast of the city, while Croatia is about to the south of the city. The city has a long coastline and is surrounded by grassland, forest, and karstic areas. The city has a subtropical climate, unusual in relation to its relatively high latitude, due to marine breezes. In 2022, it had a population of about 204,302. Capital of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and previously capital of the Province of Trieste, until its abolition on 1 October 2017. Trieste belonged to the Habsburg monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century the mon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Betsy Blair
Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; December 11, 1923March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur dancer, performed on radio, and worked as a model, before joining the chorus of Billy Rose's ''Diamond Horseshoe'' in 1940. There she met Gene Kelly; they were married the following year, when she was age 17 and divorced sixteen years later in 1957. After work in the theatre, Blair began her film career playing supporting roles in films such as '' A Double Life'' (1947) and ''Another Part of the Forest'' (1948). Her interest in Marxism led to an investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Blair was blacklisted for some time, but resumed her career with a critically acclaimed performance in '' Marty'' (1955) for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She continued her career with reg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philippe Leroy (actor)
Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu (born 15 October 1930) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1960, and has worked extensively in Italian cinema, as well as in his native country. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor for his debut performance in Jacques Becker’s '' The Hole'' (1960), and for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for playing the titular role in the Italian miniseries ''The Life of Leonardo da Vinci'' (1971). He was previously a decorated paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion, where he served in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War. Early life Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu was born in Paris on 15 October 1930 to a prominent family. His ancestors included economist Pierre Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, historian Henri Jean Baptiste Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu, and architect Jean-François Leroy. He worked on an ocean liner as a teenager, and spent a year abroad in New York City. Military ser ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italo Svevo
Aron Hector Schmitz (19 December 186113 September 1928), better known by the pseudonym Italo Svevo (), was an Italian writer, businessman, novelist, playwright, and short story writer. A close friend of Irish novelist and poet James Joyce, Svevo was considered a pioneer of the psychological novel in Italy and is best known for his classic modernist novel '' La coscienza di Zeno'' (1923), a work that had a profound effect on the movement. He was also the cousin of the Italian academic Steno Tedeschi. Early life Born in Trieste (then in the Austrian Empire, after 1867 Austria-Hungary) as Aron Ettore Schmitz to a Jewish German father and an Italian mother, Svevo was one of seven children - and grew up enjoying a passion for literature from a young age, reading Goethe, Schiller, Shakespeare, and the classics of French and Russian literature. Svevo was a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the end of the First World War. He spoke Italian as a second language (as he usu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |