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Casalino
Casalino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,469 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Casalino borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Borgo Vercelli, Casalbeltrame, Casalvolone, Confienza, Granozzo con Monticello, Novara, San Pietro Mosezzo, and Vinzaglio. Curiosity In the municipality of Casalino, in the Cameriano area and nearby, the movie Rice Girl (Italian title La risaia) by Raffaello Matarazzo Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films w ... was shot. (Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico) Demographic evolution Colors= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Risaia
''Rice Girl'' ( it, La risaia) is a 1956 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. Plot Pietro, the owner of a large paddy, recognizes among his young workers Elena, his natural daughter. He then begins to follow her and to protect her, causing misunderstandings in his family. Locations The movie was shot in Cascina Graziosa in Cameriano of Casalino (Novara). (Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico) Production The film is part of the sentimental melodramas, commonly called tearjerking (of which Matarazzo was the greatest exponent), then in vogue among the Italian public, then renamed by critics with the term neorealism of appendix It was the first film in Cinemascope and in color made by Matarazzo, it was at the time presented as a popular remake of the neorealist masterpiece Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis of 1949. It was shot for exteriors in the Casalino countryside, in the province of Novara. It is the first film shot in Italy by Elsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rice Girl
''Rice Girl'' ( it, La risaia) is a 1956 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. Plot Pietro, the owner of a large paddy, recognizes among his young workers Elena, his natural daughter. He then begins to follow her and to protect her, causing misunderstandings in his family. Locations The movie was shot in Cascina Graziosa in Cameriano of Casalino (Novara). (Info by the Dizionario del Turismo Cinematografico) Production The film is part of the sentimental melodramas, commonly called tearjerking (of which Matarazzo was the greatest exponent), then in vogue among the Italian public, then renamed by critics with the term neorealism of appendix It was the first film in Cinemascope and in color made by Matarazzo, it was at the time presented as a popular remake of the neorealist masterpiece Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis of 1949. It was shot for exteriors in the Casalino countryside, in the province of Novara. It is the first film shot in Italy by Elsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casalbeltrame
Casalbeltrame (Casabaltram in Piedmontese and Lombard) is an Italian town of 962 inhabitants in the province of Novara in Piedmont. A part of the municipal territory is included in the Natural Park of the Lame del Sesia. The rice paddies of Casalbeltrame are known for the production of ''riso venere'', an unusual black rice of Chinese origins. ''Venere'' refers to Venus, the goddess of love, and to the aphrodisiac properties claimed for the rice. The variety is included in the Slow Food Atlas. Casalbeltrame borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Casalino, Casalvolone, and San Nazzaro Sesia San Nazzaro Sesia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara. San Nazzaro Sesia borders the following municipalities: Albano Vercellese, Bi .... Monuments and places of interest Religious architecture * Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta. The current building is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confienza
Confienza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km southwest of Milan and about 50 km northwest of Pavia. Confienza borders the following municipalities: Casalino, Granozzo con Monticello, Palestro, Robbio, Vespolate, Vinzaglio. History Confienza's name derives most likely from the Latin '' confluentia'', referring to a confluence of two rivers which have now changed their course. It belonged to the bishop of Vercelli from 999, then to the lords of the nearby Robbio. Pavia obtained it through the intervention of emperor Frederick II. Later it was under the Visconti (who gave it as a fief to Alberico da Barbiano together with Belgioioso) and the Sforza of Milan. Under the French domination of the Duchy of Milan, it was held by Gian Giacomo Trivulzio Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440 or 1441 – December 5, 1518) was an Italian aristocrat and '' condottiero'' who held several military commands during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinzaglio
Vinzaglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara. It is an agricultural borough in the rice-growing plain of Vercelli. Vinzaglio borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli, Casalino, Confienza, Palestro and Vercelli. The Battle of Palestro The Battle of Palestro was fought on 30–31 May 1859 between the Austrian Empire and the combined forces of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and France. The Franco-Piedmontese forces were victorious. It was fought just south to Palestro, a town i ... was fought near the town on 30–31 May 1859. References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Novara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Pietro Mosezzo
San Pietro Mosezzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Novara. San Pietro Mosezzo is divided into four frazioni (wards)—San Pietro (chef-lieu), Cesto, Mosezzo and Nibbia—and three hamlets—Cascinazza, San Stefano and Torre San Pietrina (San Pietro Mosezzo's industrial park). The Canale Cavour flows across the town. San Pietro Mosezzo borders the following municipalities: Biandrate, Briona, Caltignaga, Casaleggio Novara, Casalino, Novara, and Vicolungo. Main sights * Parish church of Saint Peter (16th century) * Parish church of Saints Vito and Modesto (12th century) * Parish church of Saints Quirico and Judith, at Cesto * Parish church of Saint Lawrence (11th century), at Nibbia * Farmstead Motta, whose existence is proven by a sale bill of August 2, 1380 between Gian Galeazzo Visconti and Antonio Pozzo which transferred the property of the lands of Vinzaglio Vinzaglio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgo Vercelli
Borgo Vercelli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Vercelli. Borgo Vercelli borders the following municipalities: Casalino, Casalvolone, Vercelli, Villata, and Vinzaglio. The Battle of Vercellae is traditionally deemed to have occurred here in 101 BC. The economy is based on the production of rice. People * Blessed Enrichetta Alfieri (1891-1951), a Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ... professed religious of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret References External links Official website {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casalvolone
Casalvolone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara. Casalvolone borders the following municipalities: Borgo Vercelli, Casalbeltrame, Casalino, San Nazzaro Sesia, and Villata. History The name come from ''Casale Vallonis'' in Latin. The history of Casalvolone during the Middle Ages is closely linked with its abbey, which is mentioned for the first time in 975, when it was led by the Benedictines. Cistercians, coming from the abbey of Morimondo, replaced the Benedictines in 1169. A 1225 document traces the abbey back to the work of the three Ardizzone brothers, Enrico and Tommaso di Casalvolone. It is unknown precisely when the abbey was abandoned; certainly the transformation into abbey in the 15th century led to a decline, because in 1497 it is not mentioned among the abbeys of the Italian Cistercian Congregation of San Bernardo. Its assets were confiscated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaello Matarazzo
Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films were comedies until he shifted to making melodramas. With '' Catene'', produced by Titanus in 1949, he became the most successful director in Italy. Audience loved his melodramas. Critics, however, have tended to disparage his work, saying that Matarazzo films were ''Neorealismo d'appendice'' (neorealism wannabe). Since the 1970s, some film critics have tried to restore Matarazzo's reputation. French magazine '' Positif'' loved his erotic-historical peplum '' Ship of Lost Women''. Filmography * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) * ''Littoria'' (1933) * '' Fanny'' (1933) * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) * ''Unripe Fruit'' (1934) * '' Kiki'' (1934) * '' The Serpent's Fang'' (''Il serpente a sonagli'') (1935) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' The Amb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granozzo Con Monticello
Granozzo con Monticello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is .... References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Novara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piedmont
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