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Carlo Campanini
Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of singing, then he started his career at nineteen entering the company of prose Casaleggio, with whom he toured six months in Argentina. In the following years Campanini was cast as singer-comedian and even as a tenor in a number of revue and operetta companies. In 1936 he became the leading actor in the company of Vivienne D'Arys, in which he successfully teamed with Carlo Dapporto. He made his film debut in 1939, in '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' alongside Macario, then he soon became a very usual presence in comedy films, in roles of sidekick or as a character actor. In 1945 he had his only film leading role, in the critically appreciated Mario Soldati's drama '' Le miserie del signor Travet''. Since 1950, starting from the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Pio
Francesco Forgione, OFM Cap., better known as Padre Pio and as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina ( it, Pio da Pietrelcina; 25 May 188723 September 1968), was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September. Padre Pio joined the Capuchins at fifteen, spending most of his religious life in the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo. In 1918, his body was marked by stigmata, leading to several investigations by the Holy See, who also imposed temporary limitations on his public appearances. He was involved in the construction of the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a hospital built near the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo. From the appearance of his stigmata until his death, Pio de Pietrelcina was the object of growing popularity among believers, attracting many devotees to San Giovanni Rotondo. Multiple mystical phenomena were reported throughout his life. After his death, his devotion spread thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labbra Serrate
''Labbra serrate'' is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Annette Bach. Cast * Annette Bach - La contessa Lydia Lamsky * Andrea Checchi - Carlo Massani * Fosco Giachetti - Ruggero D'Anzi * Vera Carmi - Anna Massani * Giulio Donadio - Il giudice Massani * Carlo Campanini - Camillo Pardini * Tino Scotti - Francesco Ugoletti * Armida Bonocore - Laura Croci / Antonietta Marradi (as Oliva Egli) * Nino Pavese - Il direttore del carcere * 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'' (1934 ... - Il commissario References External links * 1942 films 1942 drama films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Mario Mattoli Italian drama films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Is Fickle
''The Lady Is Fickle'' ( it, La donna è mobile ) is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Fioretta Dolfi and Carlo Campanini.Nowell-Smith & Ricci p.79 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Plot A poor village teacher has ambitions to be a great singer. Cast *Ferruccio Tagliavini as Ferruccio Landini * Fioretta Dolfi as Rosetta *Carlo Campanini as Cristoforo *Carlo Micheluzzi as Il commendator Carlo *Dora Bini as Isabella *Arturo Bragaglia as Il direttore della scuola *Rosina Anselmi as Sua moglie *Nucci Bagnani as La sorellina di Rosetta *Galeazzo Benti as Un giovanetto al teatro *Agnese Dubbini as La cuoca *Leo Micheluzzi as Il maggiordomo *Giuliana Pitti as Luisella, sorella di Rosetta *Agostino Salvietti as Il cuoco *Margherita Seglin as La madre di Rosetta *Ciro Berardi *Alberto Capozzi *Totò Mignone Ottone "Totò" Mignone (1906–1993) was an I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Story (1942 Film)
''Love Story'' (Italian: ''Una storia d'amore'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Piero Lulli and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.82 It is based on the play ''Life Begins'' by Mary McDougal Axelson, previously adapted into a 1932 film of the same title and a 1939 film '' A Child Is Born''. Along with '' A Pistol Shot'' it marked an attempt to showcase Noris as a dramatic actress, rather than the White Telephone comedies she had become known for. It was screened at the 1942 Venice Film Festival. It was produced by Lux Film, one of the leading film companies of Fascist Italy. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. The future star Marcello Mastroianni appeared briefly as an uncredited extra. Plot A young woman with a troubled past marries a worker from a mechanical engineering factory and tries to live a respectable life. However a man who knows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Chains (film)
''Invisible Chains'' (Italian: ''Catene invisibili'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Giuditta Rissone.Gundle p.236 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ottavio Scotti and Mario Rappini. Plot Following the death of her industrialist father, a young socialite inherits his business empire. Discovering that she has an illegitimate half-brother, she tries to assist him by finding him employment in the factory, but his criminal behaviour lets her down. Finally, she finds love and companionship in the engineer who runs the factory on her behalf. Cast * Alida Valli as Elena Silvagni * Carlo Ninchi as Carlo Danieli * Giuditta Rissone as La signora Matilde Silvagni * Andrea Checchi as Enrico Leni, il fratellastro * Jone Morino as La madre di Enrico * Carlo Campanini as Cesare Tani * Luigi Almirante as Un amico dei Silvagni * Ada Dondini as La fioraia * Arma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Live As I Please
''I Live as I Please'' ( it, Voglio vivere così) is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Silvana Jachino and Luigi Almirante.Chiti & Poppi p.415 It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Stefano * Silvana Jachino as Maria * Luigi Almirante as L'impresario * Carlo Campanini as Oreste * Nino Crisman as Leone * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il commesso viaggiatore * Giovanni Grasso as Il dottore * Armando Migliari as Il padre di Stefano * Dora Bini as Claretta * Loris Gizzi as Il tenore * Piero Carnabuci Piero Carnabuci (6 September 1893 – 13 February 1958) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Santa Teresa di Riva, Messina, after the World War I Carnabuci decided to abandon his engineering studies at the University of ... as Il direttore d'orchestra References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon (1941 Film)
''Honeymoon'' (Italian: ''Luna di miele'') is a 1941 Italian film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Assia Noris, Aldo Fiorelli and Luigi Cimara.De Giusti p.107 It was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. Cast * Assia Noris as Nicoletta * Aldo Fiorelli as Mario * Luigi Cimara as Valerio, zio di Mario * Carlo Campanini as Annibale * Clelia Matania as Anna * Ernesto Almirante as Ernesto Gelardi * Franco Scandurra as Pettinelli * Giacomo Moschini as Bosio * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as La signora Bosio * Emilio Petacci as Giovanni * Diana Dei * Alberto Marchió * Tina Maver * Alma Nerei * Giovanni Petrucci Giovanni Petrucci (said Gianni; born 19 July 1945, in Rome) is an Italian sports director. He is the current President of CONI for the fourth consecutive term, that will end after the Games of the XXX Olympiad of 2012. His career took place prim ... * Eugenia Zaresca References Bibliography * Luciano De Giusti. ''Giacomo Gentilomo, cineasta po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schoolgirl Diary
''Schoolgirl Diary'' ( it, Ore 9: lezione di chimica) is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli. Cast * Alida Valli as Anna Campolmi * Irasema Dilián as Maria Rovani (as Irasema Dilian) * Andrea Checchi as Il professore Marini * Giuditta Rissone as La direttrice del collegio * Ada Dondini as La signorina Elgsorina Mattei * Carlo Campanini as Campanelli, il bidello * Olga Solbelli as La signorina Bottelli * Sandro Ruffini Alessandro "Sandro" Ruffini (21 September 1889 – 29 November 1954) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Rome, Ruffini appeared in 64 films between 1913 and 1954, and was also active in theatre and radio. He was well known for his b ... as Carlo Palmieri, padre di Maria * Bianca Della Corte as Luisa * Dedi Montano as L'insegnate di musica References External links * 1941 films 1941 drama films Italian drama films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light In The Darkness
''Light in the Darkness'' (Italian: ''Luce nelle tenebre'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Fosco Giachetti, Alida Valli and Clara Calamai.Gundle p.215 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Alberto Serrani * Alida Valli as Marina Ferri * Clara Calamai as Clara Ferri * Enzo Biliotti as Il professore Ferri * Carlo Campanini as Farelli * Carlo Lombardi as Il maestro Sartori * Guglielmo Sinaz as Un minatore * Ciro Berardi as Un ospite della pensione 'Iride' * Cesare Fantoni as Il direttore della profumeria * Nino Marchetti as L'impresario musicale * Emilio Petacci as Il portiere * Ugo Sasso Ugo Sasso, born Domenico Pasquale Giuseppe Sasso (23 March 1910 - 21 July 1981), was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Turin, in the early 1930s Sasso moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia ... as Un i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'attore Scomparso
''L'attore scomparso'' ("The Actor Died") is a 1941 Italian film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Vivi Gioi. It is a remake of the German film ''Was wird hier gespielt?'' (1940) based on the eponymous play by Theo Lingen. Cast * Vivi Gioi as L'attrice * María Mercader as L'attrice ingenua (as Maria Mercader) * Stefano Sibaldi as L'attore * Giulio Donadio as Il commissario de polizia * Carlo Campanini as L'altro attore * Lauro Gazzolo as L'impresario * Bianca Della Corte as La figlia * Maria Jacobini as La madre * Virgilio Riento as Il trovarobe * Arturo Bragaglia as Il suggeritore * Carlo Lombardi (actor), Carlo Lombardi as Il "grande" attore * Manoel Roero as Il regista (as Manuel D'Alzara) References External links * 1941 films 1940s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Luigi Zampa Italian remakes of foreign films Remakes of German films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventuress From The Floor Above
''The Adventuress from the Floor Above'' (Italian: ''L'avventuriera del piano di sopra'') is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Vittorio De Sica, Clara Calamai and Giuditta Rissone. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film was part of the popular White Telephone genre of comedies.Moliterno p.58 Synopsis When his wife goes away to attend her sister's wedding, the young lawyer Fabrizio Marchini expects a quiet time at home. However that evening, a woman bursts into his apartment and demands refuge, claiming that her angry husband Signor Rossi is searching for her. He shelters her when the abrasive Rossi, who rents the apartment above, enters and demands to search the place. Once he is gone, she spends the night in his bed while he sleeps on the sofa. In the morning, however he discovers that both she and his wife's valuable pearl necklace have disappeared. With the assistance of a friend he attempts to track her do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
