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Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Italian cinema's leading early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty-year career between 1913 and 1963. Life and career Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on 10 September 1885 in Taggia (in the province of Imperia), but grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, from Sorrento, and his mother was French, from Nice.G. Martini, ''Patchwork: 100 anni di cinema in Italia : un viaggio attraverso le regioni'', Finzioni, 1997, p. 168 He began writing plays at 15 and in 1911 won first prize at a national drama competition for his drama ''Brittanico''. He later moved to Rome where in 1912 he was hired as a general worker by the Teatro Argentina company, all the while continuing to write plays. In the same year he had his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taggia
Taggia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia. It has around 13,000 inhabitants. Taggia borders the following municipalities: Badalucco, Castellaro, Ceriana, Dolcedo, Pietrabruna, Riva Ligure, and Sanremo. Geography The town is divided into three parts: Taggia proper, located in the Valle Argentina in the immediate outback, it can be considered the proper centre of the city; Arma, a sea resort; and Levà, including the industrial area, placed between the other centres. The town can be found at approximately from the city of Imperia. History Tombs dating from the 10th-7th centuries BC have been found in the area of Taggia. During the Roman domination it was an important commercial port, known as ''Costa Balenae''. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the old centre was damaged by the invasion of Rotharis's Lombards and then by a landslide in 690. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua eccellenza". In 1929 Genina moved to France to direct Louise Brooks in sonorized film ''Miss Europe''. He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy. He won Venice Film Festival Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by ''Lo squadrone bianco'' and in 1940 by ''The Siege of the Alcazar'', both Fascist propaganda films. In 1953, he filmed ''Three Forbidden Stories'', another version of the real accident depicted by Giuseppe De Santis one year before in '' Rome 11 o'clock'' (''Roma ore 11''). Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotto Le Tombe
''Sotto le tombe'' is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Francesco Cacace * Rina Calabria * Soava Gallone Soava Gallone, née Stanisława Winawerówna (1880 – 30 May 1957) was a Polish and later Italian film actress who appeared in early Italian cinema. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1931. She was the wife of film director Car ... * Augusto Mastripietri References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding March (1915 Film)
''The Wedding March'' ( it, La marcia nuziale) is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Grazia di Plessans * Francesco Cacace as Ruggero Lechatelier * Wanda Capodaglio * Angelo Gallina * Leda Gys as Susanna Lechatelier * Amleto Novelli Amleto Novelli (18 October 1885 – 16 April 1924) was an Italian film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 110 films between 1909 and 1924. Selected filmography * ''Brutus'' (1911) * '' Agrippina'' (1911) * '' Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' A ... as Claudio Morillot See also * '' The Wedding March'' (1929) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films about weddings Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian films based on plays Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flower Of Evil (film)
''Flower of Evil'' ( it, Fior di male) is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. The film was shown as part of the Silent Divas of the Italian Cinema programme at the 38th New York Film Festival in 2000. Cast * Ruggero Barni as Ruggero Davusky * Lyda Borelli as Lyda * Pina Menichelli * Fulvia Perini as Fulvia Rogers * Augusto Poggioli Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: * Augusto Aníbal * Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge *Augusto B ... as Bambi Rogers * Cecyl Tryan as Cecyl References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Italian drama films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senza Colpa!
''Senza colpa!'' is a 1915 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Francesco Cacace * Eduardo D'Accursio * Soava Gallone Soava Gallone, née Stanisława Winawerówna (1880 – 30 May 1957) was a Polish and later Italian film actress who appeared in early Italian cinema. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1931. She was the wife of film director Car ... * Augusto Mastripietri * Gina Romani References External links * 1915 films 1915 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Truth (1914 Film)
''The Naked Truth'' ( it, La donna nuda) is a 1914 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Lolette * Ruggero Capodaglio * Wanda Capodaglio Wanda Capodaglio (1 January 1889 – 30 August 1980) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970. Her brother Ruggero was married to actress Anna Capodaglio (the stage name of Anna Adele Alberta Gramatica) who ... as Principessa * Lamberto Picasso as Pierre Bernier * Ugo Piperno as Rouchard See also * '' The Nude Woman'' (1922) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1926) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1932) References External links * 1914 films 1914 drama films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Italian films based on plays Italian drama films Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bacio Di Cirano
''Il bacio di Cirano'' is a 1913 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. It was Gallone's debut film as a director. Cast * Umberto Zanuccoli * Soava Gallone as Grazia * Romano Calò as Claudio Arcieri * Tatiana Gorka as Rosetta * Luciano Molinari Luciano Molinari (1880–1940) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.113 Selected filmography * '' Il bacio di Cirano'' (1913) * ''On with the Motley'' (1920) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * ''Three Lucky Fools ''Three Lucky Fools'' (Italian ... * Renato Piacentini * Diomede Procaccini * Ernesto Treves References External links * 1913 films 1913 drama films 1913 directorial debut films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Di Trastevere
''Carmen di Trastevere'' is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Giovanna Ralli. It is a loosely based on the novella ''Carmen'' by Prosper Mérimée and on the relevant opera by Georges Bizet. Cast * Giovanna Ralli as Carmen * Jacques Charrier as Antonio Lizzani * Lino Ventura as Vincenzo * Dante DiPaolo as Tom, the American Smuggler * Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Carmen's Guitar Player * Luigi Giuliani as Luca * Carlo Romano as Police Commissioner * Enzo Liberti as Vincenzo's Fat Accomplice * Giuliano Persico as Vincenzo's Tall Accomplice * Renato Terra as Gerardo * Ciccio Barbi as Vincenzo's Accomplice in Black * Anita Durante as Landlady of the Bording House * Alfredo Rizzo as Doorkeeper at Villa Borghese Villa Borghese or Villa Borghese Pinciana ('Borghese family{{!Borghese villa on the Pincian Hill') is the villa built by the architect Flaminio Ponzio (and, after his death, finished by his assistant Giovanni Vasanzio), develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Cervi
Luigi Cervi (3 May 1901 – 3 January 1974), better known as Gino Cervi (), was an Italian actor. He was best known for portraying Peppone in a series of comedies based on the character ''Don Camillo'' (1952-1965), and police detective Jules Maigret on the television series ''Le inchieste del commissario Maigret'' (1964-1972). Life and career Cervi was born in Bologna as Luigi Cervi. His father was Antonio Cervi, a theatre critic for ''Il Resto del Carlino''. His family held close ties to the town of Casalbuttano ed Uniti, where the elder Cervi would eventually be buried after his death. He was best known for his role of Giuseppe Bottazzi ("Peppone"), the Communist mayor in the Don Camillo movies of the 1950s and the 1960s. He shared great understanding and friendship with co-star Fernandel during the 15 years playing their respective roles in ''Don Camillo'' movies. He was an accomplished stage actor, particularly known for his interpretations of Shakespeare, and co-founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernandel
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin, Italy. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as ''Fernand d'elle'' ("Fernand of her"). Biography In 1930, Fernandel appeared in his first motion picture and for more than forty years he would be France's top comic actor. He was perhaps best loved for his portrayal of the irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the ''Don Camillo'' series of motion pictures. His horse-like teeth beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Camillo
Don Camillo () and Peppone () are the fictional protagonists of a series of works by the Italian writer and journalist Giovannino Guareschi set in what Guareschi refers to as the "small world" of rural Italy after World War II. Most of the Don Camillo stories came out in the weekly magazine ''Candido'', founded by Guareschi with Giovanni Mosca. These "Little World" (Italian: ''Piccolo Mondo'') stories amounted to 347 in total and were put together and published in eight books, only the first three of which were published when Guareschi was still alive. Don Camillo is a parish priest and is said to have been inspired by an actual Roman Catholic priest, World War II partisan and detainee at the concentration camps of Dachau and Mauthausen, named Don Camillo Valota (1912–1998). Guareschi was also inspired by Don Alessandro Parenti, a priest of Trepalle, near the Swiss border. Peppone is the communist town mayor. The tensions between the two characters and their respective facti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
