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Caterina Boratto
Caterina Boratto (15 March 1915 – 14 September 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1993. Life and career Born in Turin, Boratto studied at the Musical Lyceum in her hometown with the purpose of becoming a singer; noted by Guido Brignone, she made her debut in '' To Live'', alongside Tito Schipa. Thanks to the film's success, she immediately became a star in the Telefoni Bianchi genre, and also got a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which eventually dissolved because of the World War II. In 1943, Boratto lost two brothers, the partisan Renato and the soldier Filiberto, killed in the massacre of the Acqui Division. In 1944, she married a doctor, Armando Ceratto, with whom she had two children. Except for a film in 1951, she basically retired from show business for twenty years before accepting to play two key roles in ''8½'' and ''Juliet of the Spirits'' by Federico Fellini, who had known her in the set of ''The Peddler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peddler And The Lady
''The Peddler and the Lady'' (Italian title: ''Campo de' fiori'') is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Caterina Boratto and Anna Magnani.Reich & Garofalo p.101 Much of the film is set on the Campo de' Fiori in Rome where Elide a greengrocer is in love with a fishmonger who works nearby, but he is more interested in another woman. Cast * Aldo Fabrizi as Peppino Corradini * Caterina Boratto as Elsa Bianchini * Anna Magnani as Elide * Peppino De Filippo as Aurelio * Cristiano Cristiani as Il piccolo Carletto * Olga Solbelli as Olga * Rina Franchetti as Rosa, la domestica di Olga * Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signore grasso sul treno * Ciro Berardi as Sor Eugenio * Giulio Calì as L'uomo che chiede le alicette * Lia Campomori as La suora del carcere * Olga Capri as Peppa, la portiera * Olga Vittoria Gentilli as Leila, la giocatrice al tavolo di baccarat * Gorella Gori as La balia * Luana Lori as La domestica venuta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Measure For Measure (film)
'' Measure for Measure'' is a play written by William Shakespeare. Measure for Measure may also refer to: * ''Measure for Measure'' (album), a 1986 studio album by Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse * ''Measure for Measure'' (1943 film), an Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Elter * Measure for Measure (2020 film), an Australian drama film *''Measure for Measure'', a 1979 ''BBC Television Shakespeare'' production {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Caroline Lamb (film)
''Lady Caroline Lamb'' is a 1972 British epic romantic drama film based on the life of Lady Caroline Lamb, novelist, sometime lover of Lord Byron and wife of politician William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (later Prime Minister). The only film written and directed by Robert Bolt, it starred his wife, Sarah Miles, as Lady Caroline, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Mills, Margaret Leighton and Michael Wilding. Plot Synopsis Caroline Ponsonby (Sarah Miles) accepts a marriage proposal from William Lamb (Jon Finch). Despite the misgivings of his mother, the marriage seems happy enough at first, a love match, but on their honeymoon in Italy William becomes concerned about Lady Caroline's wilful behaviour, which leads to a man's death. Back in England William is seen as a political "coming man", respected by parliamentarians both Whig and Tory. Meanwhile Lady Caroline meets the poverty stricken Lord Byron (Richard Chamberlain), and visits his mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Doves
''The House of the Doves'' (Spanish: ''La casa de las palomas'', Italian: ''Un solo grande amore'') is a 1972 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Claudio Guerin and starring Ornella Muti, Lucia Bosé and Glen Lee.Bentley p.208 The film's sets were designed by Ramiro Gómez. Cast * Ornella Muti as Sandra * Lucia Bosé as Alexandra * Glen Lee as Fernando * Carmen de Lirio as Marilú * Caterina Boratto Caterina Boratto (15 March 1915 – 14 September 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1936 and 1993. Life and career Born in Turin, Boratto studied at the Musical Lyceum in her hometown with the purpose of bec ... as Virginia * Luis Davila as Enrique * Blanca Sendino * Concha Goyanes as María * Kiti Mánver as Elisa * Fernando Sánchez Polack as Sirviente de Fernando * Juana Azorín References Bibliography * Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008. External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector The Mighty
''Hector the Mighty'' ( it, Ettore lo fusto) is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. A parody of Homer's ''Iliad'' set in modern times, it is loosely based on the 1966 novel ''Le roi des Mirmidous'' by Henri Viard and Bernard Zacharias. Italian horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Producer Edmondo Amati wanted Fulci to direct it, but Fulci thought it was an inferior project and was able to get out of doing it, even though he was under contract to Amati at the time. Plot A pimp named Horny Hector operates a brothel on property coveted by Cardinal Giove. The Cardinal comes up with a plan to force Hector into selling him the land by kidnapping Helen (an updating of the Helen of Troy story), triggering a small gang war.Howarth,Troy (2015). "Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and his Films". Midnight Marquee Press. Page 59 Cast * Vittorio Caprioli as Menelaus * Michael Forest as Achilles * Giancarlo Giannini as Ulysses * Juan Luis Galiard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angeli Senza Paradiso
''Angeli senza paradiso'' ("''Angels without Paradise''") is a 1970 Italian "musicarello" directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is an unofficial remake of the 1933 film '' Gently My Songs Entreat'' by Willi Forst.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei musicarelli anni '60'', Bloodbuster Edizioni, 2012. . Cast * Al Bano as Franz Schubert * Romina Power as Anna Roskoff * Agostina Belli as Marta * Paul Müller as Hermann Fux * Cinzia De Carolis as Irina Roskoff * Wolf Fischer as Baron Ludwig * Caterina Boratto as Princess Vorokin * Gérard Herter as count Roskoff * Renato Malavasi as Schultz * Edoardo Toniolo as school director * Emma Baron Emma Baron (19 October 1904 – 7 March 1986https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056228/ Imdb ) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born Emma Bardon in Treviso, after getting an arts degree she began her career on stage in the 1920s, ... as mother of Martha * as Karl References External links * 1970 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Keep
''Castle Keep'' is a 1969 American comedy-drama war film combining surrealism with tragic realism. It was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Bruce Dern, and Peter Falk. The film appeared in the summer of 1969, a few months before the premiere of Pollack's smash hit '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' The film is based on the novel of the same name by William Eastlake published in 1965, and has the dubious distinction of being one of the very few war films that is both pro and anti war at the same time. Eastlake enlisted in the United States Army in 1942. He served in the Infantry for four and a half years, and was wounded while leading a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge. Plot The film opens with long, beautiful shots of ancient European art and sculptures being blown to pieces amidst the sounds of war and dissonant screams while a lone narrator begins his tale of "eight American soldiers", when suddenly, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Of Monza
''The Lady of Monza'' ( it, La monaca di Monza, also known as ''The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza'' and ''The Nun of Monza'') is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is loosely based on the real life events of Marianna de Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza", whose story was made famous by Alessandro Manzoni's novel '' The Betrothed''. Cast *Anne Heywood: Virginia de Leyva *Hardy Krüger: Father Paolo Arrigone * Antonio Sabàto: Giampaolo *Tino Carraro: Monsignor Barca *Luigi Pistilli: Count de Fuentes *Carla Gravina: Caterina da Meda *Margarita Lozano: Sister Benedetta Homati *Caterina Boratto: Sister Francesca Imbersaga *Giovanna Galletti: Sister Angela Sacchi * Anna Maria Alegiani: Sister Ottavia Ricci *Laura Belli: Sister Candida Colomba *Renzo Giovampietro: Vicar Saraceno *Pier Paolo Capponi Pier Paolo Capponi (9 June 1938 – 15 February 2018) was an Italian actor and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Subiaco, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diabolik
''Diabolik'' ( or ) is an Italian comics series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. One of the most popular series in the history of Italian comics, Diabolik was created in 1962 and consists of more than 800 volumes, and has led to the birth of the ''fumetti neri'' comics subgenre. The series is named after its protagonist, an anti-heroic thief, inspired by several previous pulp fiction characters from Italy and other countries. Its stories consist of monthly black-and-white, digest-sized volumes. The series takes place in the fictional town Clerville and stars the titular Diabolik, initially represented as a ruthless and cruel thief who does not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds, aided by his partner and lover Eva Kant. Over the time, the character evolved his personality, developing healthy roots and ethical principles such as honor, the sense of friendship and gratitude, and respect for noble souls, robbing and killing other criminals. Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pronto
Pronto, stylized as PRONTO, is the second-generation contactless payment system for automated fare collection on public transit services in San Diego County, California. The system is managed by the San Diego Association of Governments, operated by INIT Systems, and is valid on all services operated by the Metropolitan Transit System, and on North County Transit District. It launched on September 1, 2021, replacing the first-generation Compass Card system. Pronto involved the installation of new fare machines at all transit stations. It was the first contactless smart card introduction in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. History Planning and Installation In 2018, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System launched Elevate San Diego, a public participation plan that will address the needs for the growing population, and eventually invoke Assembly Bill 805, and increase the half-cent sales tax within MTS jurisdiction via ballot proposition. It has been postponed indefinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tiger And The Pussycat
''Il Tigre'', internationally released as ''The Tiger and the Pussycat'', is a List of Italian films of 1967, 1967 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. For his performance, Vittorio Gassman won the David di Donatello for best actor; the film also won the David di Donatello for best producer. Plot In Rome, Francesco Vincenzini is married and has recently become a grandfather. The teenaged son of Francesco tries to kill himself after his affections are rejected by Carolina, a beautiful art student. Francesco decides to confront the young woman and condemn what she has done. Instead, he is seduced by her. His fling with Carolina makes him feel young again, but he begins to neglect his family and his work. Invited to run off to Paris with her, Francesco writes a farewell letter to his wife, Esperia, and leaves for the train station. At the last minute, he comes to his senses and decides to return home where Esperia pretends that she did not read his letter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Sting The Mosquito
''Don't Sting the Mosquito'' ( it, Non stuzzicate la zanzara) is a 1967 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Lina Wertmüller (under the stage name George H. Brown). It is the sequel of '' Rita the Mosquito''. Cast * Rita Pavone: Rita Santangelo * Giancarlo Giannini: Paolo Randi * Giulietta Masina: Maria Cristina * Romolo Valli: Bartolomeo Santangelo * Peppino De Filippo: Carmelo * Enrico Viarisio: General * Mita Medici: Vanessa * Raffaele Pisu: Sergeant * Giusi Raspani Dandolo: Director * Caterina Boratto: Marchesa Filangeri * Ugo Fangareggi: Wolfang * Teddy Reno: Himself * Pietro De Vico Pietro De Vico (1 February 1911 – 10 December 1999) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1948 and 1991. He was born in Naples, and died in Rome. He was married, from 1937 until his death in 1999, to actress Anna Campo ... References External links * 1967 films 1967 musical comedy films Films directed by Lina Wertmüller Musicarelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
