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Cavina
Gianni Cavina (9 December 1940 – 26 March 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1968 to 2022. Born in Bologna, Cavina trained as a stage actor at the Teatro Stabile di Bologna, under the direction of Franco Parenti. He made his film debut in the 1968 horror '' Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana'', directed by Pupi Avati, with whom he had a long collaboration, starring in many of his films. Cavina died in his hometown Bologna on 26 March 2022, at the age of 81. Selected filmography * '' Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana'' (1968) * '' Flashback'' (1969) * '' The Kiss'' (1974) * ''Il figlio della sepolta viva'' (1974) * ''La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone'' (1975) * ''The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) * '' House of Pleasure for Women'' (1976) * '' The Big Operator'' (1976) * ''Traffic Jam'' (1979) * ''La locandiera'' (1980) * '' Il turno'' (1981) * ''Cornetti alla crema'' (1981) * '' The Three of Us'' (1984) * ''Christmas Present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Pleasure For Women
''House of Pleasure for Women'' ( it, Bordella) is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Gianni Cavina, Al Lettieri and Vincent Gardenia. Plot A brothel for women is opened in Milan, Italy. Cast *Gigi Proietti as Ivano Zuccoli *Christian De Sica as Count Ugolino Facchini *Al Lettieri as Eddie Mordace *Gianni Cavina as Adone Tonti *Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Chips *Taryn Power as Olimpia *George Eastman as Luciano aka "Sinbad" *Vladek Sheybal as Francesco *Maurizio Bonuglia as Gualtiero *Rosemarie Lindt as Gualtiero's Wife *Elisa Mainardi as Luciana Muccioli *Greta Vaillant *Troy Beasley as Silkio Luciano Production ''House of Pleasure for Women'' was shot in 1975. Release ''House of Pleasure for Women'' was released in early 1976. See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House With Laughing Windows
''The House with Laughing Windows'' ( it, La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is a 1976 Italian ''giallo'' film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. The film was shot in Lido degli Scacchi in the Ferrara province of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. Plot Stefano (Lino Capolicchio) arrives in a village of the Valli di Comacchio area where he has been employed to restore a fresco depicting what appears to be the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, which has been painted on a rotting wall of the local church by a mysterious, long-dead artist named Legnani. While temporarily taking up residence in the house that had been previously owned by the two sisters of the deceased painter, Stefano begins a romance with a new, beautiful schoolteacher, Francesca ( Francesca Marciano), meanwhile learning from various townspeople that the painter had been a madman who had derived his art from real life. Specifically, Stefano learns that the artist — assisted by his two equally-insane sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Mazurka Del Barone, Della Santa E Del Fico Fiorone
''La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone'' () is a 1975 Italian black comedy film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. It is considered one of the most atypical commedia all'italiana films. The film marked Avati's return to filmmaking after a six-year absence, during which he worked as director of TV commercials. Cast See also * List of Italian films of 1975 A list of films produced in Italy in 1975 (see 1975 in film): Footnotes References * * * * External linksItalian films of 1975at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1975 1975 Films A film al ... References External links * 1975 films 1970s black comedy films Commedia all'italiana Films about dysfunctional families Films about prostitution in Italy Films directed by Pupi Avati Films set in Emilia-Romagna Films with atheism-related themes Italian black comedy films Religious satire films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Locandiera (film)
''La locandiera'' (also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Cavara, based on the Carlo Goldoni's three-act comedy '' The Mistress of the Inn''. Plot Mirandolina is famed for her beauty and runs an inn. From the outset, the count of Alba Fiorita and the marquis of Forlimpopoli are madly in love with her. The two nobles give her extravagant gifts, trying to impress and marry her. The cunning Mirandolina accepts their money and jewels without giving them her hand. A third man arrives on the scene: the Cavaliere di Ripafratta. He is extremely misogynistic and thinks that women bring only trouble to men. Mirandolina, who had never encountered a man like this, is deeply offended and takes it upon herself to teach him a lesson. She goes out of her way to make him fall in love with her. She succeeds and leads him to publicly admit in public that he has fallen in love with a woman. As a final punishment for his misogyny, she cruelly rejects him. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Heart Of The Girls
''The Big Heart of Girls'' ( it, Il cuore grande delle ragazze) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. Cast * Cesare Cremonini as Carlino Vigetti * Micaela Ramazzotti as Francesca Osti * Gianni Cavina as Sisto Osti * Erika Blanc as Eugenia Vigetti (as Erica Blanc) * Manuela Morabito as Rosalia Osti * Gisella Sofio as Olimpia Osti * Massimo Bonetti as Umberto Vigetti * Isabelle Adriani as Marcella Vanarini * Sydne Rome Sydne Rome (born March 17, 1951) is an American-Italian film actress. Her first name is often misspelled ''Sydney'' or ''Sidney''. Biography Born in Akron, Rome grew up in a wealthy, Jewish family in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Her father was preside ... as Enrichetta References External links * 2011 films 2011 drama films Italian drama films 2010s Italian-language films Films directed by Pupi Avati 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Director
''The Wedding Director'' ( it, Il regista di matrimoni) is a 2006 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Sergio Castellitto - Franco Elica * Donatella Finocchiaro - Bona di Gravina * Sami Frey - Principe di Gravina * Gianni Cavina - Smamma * Maurizio Donadoni - Micetti * Bruno Cariello - Enzo Baiocco * Simona Nobili - Maddalena Baiocco * Claudia Zanella - Chiara Elica * Corinne Castelli - Fara Domani / Lucia Mondella * Silvia Ajelli - Gioia Rottofreno / Monaca di Monza * Aurora Peres - Sposa * Giacomo Guernieri - Sposo * Carmelo Galati Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player * Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player * Carmelo Bene (1937-2002), Italian director, actor, phil ... - Luigi References External links * 2006 films 2000s Italian-language films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Rivincita Di Natale
''La rivincita di Natale'', internationally released as ''Christmas Rematch'', is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It is the sequel of the 1986 film ''Christmas Present''. Plot In Bologna, Franco, Lele, Stefano and Ugo, once old friends once, reunite for the Christmas holidays. Franco, who was defeated 18 years before, is now a great industrialist and film producer, and he is going to have the rematch of a poker game played many years ago. Initially, Franco loses many euros, but after a while, he starts winning. At the end of the game his friends leave defeated, and Franco realizes he is left alone because of a game because now he has lost the esteem of his dear comrades. Cast * Diego Abatantuono: Franco Mattioli * Gianni Cavina: Ugo Cavara *Alessandro Haber: Gabriele Bagnoli *Carlo Delle Piane: avvocato Santelia * George Eastman: Stefano Bertoni * Petra Khruz: Elisa Delai *Osvaldo Ruggieri: Renato Delai *Eliana Miglio Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empty Eyes (2001 Film)
''Empty Eyes'' ( it, Sole negli occhi) is a 2001 Italian crime-drama film directed by Andrea Porporati. Cast * Fabrizio Gifuni: Marco * Gianni Cavina: Father of Marco * Delia Boccardo: Mother of Marco * Valerio Mastandrea: Agent Rinaldi * Romuald Andrzej Klos Romuald ( la, Romualdus; 951 – traditionally 19 June, c. 1025/27 AD) was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical asceticism".John Howe, "The Awesome Hermit: The Symbolic ...: Mago Cilindro References External links * 2001 films Italian crime drama films 2001 crime drama films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regalo Di Natale
''Regalo di Natale'', internationally released as ''Christmas Present'', is a 1986 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 43° Venice Film Festival, in which Carlo Delle Piane won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. For his performance in this film Diego Abatantuono won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actor. The film has a sequel, ''Christmas Rematch''. Plot The day before Christmas: a group of friends can be found, as tradition, rich in the house of one of them, for a game of poker. Each of the four men, including a mysterious lawyer, has problems in families, and trying to scrape together a Christmas game in a considerable sum in order to live better. But fate has a special plan for each day players. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Franco Mattioli *Gianni Cavina as Ugo Cavara *Alessandro Haber as Gabriele Bagnoli *Carlo Delle Piane as Antonio Sant'Elia *George Eastman as Stefano Bertoni * Kristina Sevieri as Martina *Rossella Como See also * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornetti Alla Crema
''Cornetti alla crema'' a.k.a. ''Cream Horn'' and ''Creampuffs'' is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana, directed by Sergio Martino. Edwige Fenech, Lino Banfi and Milena Vukotic are featured in a comedic tale about a couple attempting to elude the woman's jealous boyfriend, a professional football player, as well as the man's wife. Plot Italy, 1980s. Domenico (Lino Banfi), a tailor who tailors clothes to fit priests and prelates, married and a father, meets the glamorous and prosperous Marianna (Edwige Fenech), an aspiring opera singer. Attracted by the beauty of the girl, he tries to seduce her. Cast * Lino Banfi: Domenico Petruzzelli * Edwige Fenech: Marianna Tribalzi * Gianni Cavina: Gabriele Arcangeli * Milena Vukotic: Elena * Marisa Merlini: Marianna's mother * Armando Brancia: Eminenza * Maurizio Tocchi: Ulrico * Luigi Leoni: Don Giacinto * Michela Miti: Una Squillo Release The film was released in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Turno (film)
''Il turno'' (''The Turn'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name written by Luigi Pirandello. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Ciro Coppa * Laura Antonelli: Stellina * Paolo Villaggio: Don Pepe Alletto * Bernard Blier: Don marcantonio * Gianni Cavina: Renato * Turi Ferro: Don Diego Alcozér * Lila Kedrova: Maria * Giuliana Calandra: Rosa * Milena Vukotic: Elena * Luigi Lodoli: Giulio * Tiberio Murgia Tiberio Murgia (5 February 1929 – 20 August 2010) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1958 and 2009. Biography Born into a humble family, Murgia began working as a laborer from an early age. At the age of ...: Paolo * Colette Shammah: Dana References External links * 1981 films Italian comedy films 1981 comedy films Films based on works by Luigi Pirandello Films based on Italian novels Films directed by Tonino Cervi 1980s Italian films {{1980s- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Of Us (1984 Film)
''The Three of Us'' (Italian: ''Noi tre'') is an Italian comedy film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 41° Venice Film Festival, in which it won a special Lion for technical values. Cast * Cristopher Davidson as Wolfgang "Amadè" Mozart *Lino Capolicchio as Leopold Mozart *Gianni Cavina as The cousin * Carlo Schincaglia as The butler * Carlo Delle Piane as Count Pallavicini * Ida Di Benedetto as Maria Caterina Pallavicini * as Giuseppe Pallavicini *Nik Novecento Nik Novecento (19 February 1964 – 15 October 1987) was an Italian actor and television personality. Life and career Born in Bologna as Leonardo Sottani, Novecento's career was launched by film director Pupi Avati, who discovered Novecento w ... as Nicola * Guido Pizzirani as Padre Martini References External links * 1984 films 1980s coming-of-age comedy films Films directed by Pupi Avati Films about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Italian coming-of-age comedy films Films set in the 1770s Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |