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Chiara Gensini
Chiara Gensini ( gr, Κιάρα Τζενσίνι, born 2 May 1982) is an Italian actress. Biography Born in Rome, to an Italian father and a Greek mother, Gensini graduated at the London Drama School and also achieved the diploma of the fifth and sixth year at the Guildhall, London. In Rome she attended the acting course of Jenny Tamburi and that of Bernard Hiller in 2006. She worked in theater, film and television. Among his credits the films ''Tickets'' (2005), directed by Ken Loach, and ''Virgin Territory'' (2007), directed by David Leland, and television dramas ''Born Yesterday'' (2006), ''Man of charity - Don Luigi Di Liegro'' (2007), '' Capri 2'' (2008), '' I Cesaroni 3'' (2009) and ''Un medico in famiglia ''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...'' (2013). Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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David Leland
David Leland (born 20 April 1947) is an English film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut ''Wish You Were Here'' in 1987. Life He initially trained as an actor at Central School of Speech and Drama. In 1963, he was part of the breakaway group of Central staff and students who formed Drama Centre London. After several small parts as actor he began his collaboration with British television director Alan Clarke in 1981. Their film ''Made in Britain'' was well received and featured the first screen role of actor Tim Roth. ''Made in Britain'' won the Prix Italia (an international Television award) in 1984. In 1986, Leland and director Neil Jordan co-wrote the screenplay for the thriller-drama ''Mona Lisa'', featuring Bob Hoskins. With Jordan, he was nominated for BAFTA, Golden Globe and Writers Guild of America awards. He then wrote ''Personal Services'' in 1986. It was directed by Terry Jones and concerned Cynthia Payne, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Film Actresses
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Actresses From Rome
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Medico In Famiglia
''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco ''Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seasons on Rai 1 from 6 December 1998 to 24 November 2016. Since the first season aired, the series immediately became one of the most famous Italian TV series of all time. In 1999 it won the Best Fiction Award and the Best TV Program of the Year Award, two acknowledgements regularly awarded by the Italian TV networks, and the ''Telegatto'' for the Best Italian TV Series. Premise The show focuses on the Martini family living in the fictional neighbourhood of ''Poggiofiorito'' (literally ''Flowery knoll''), a quiet residential zone in Rome's suburbs. The patriarch is Gabriele "Lele" Martini, a widower doctor who works in an experimental local Community Health Center (ASL in Italian). His father Libero Martini is a marxist retired railway worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Cesaroni
''I Cesaroni'' ("''The Cesaronis''") is an Italian television series produced between 2006 and 2014 by Publispei and Mediaset RTI, inspired by the Spanish series ''Los Serrano'' (produced by Globomedia and Telecinco). The series was broadcast in Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Greece and Turkey. In Italy, six seasons of the series were aired. Episodes Season 1 (2006) Season 2 (2008) Season 3 (2009) Season 4 (2010) Season 5 (2012) Season 6 (2014) Awards In 2007, ''I Cesaroni'' won the Telegatto as Best TV Series. On March 29, 2008, ''I Cesaroni'' won the RAI Oscar della TV as "Best TV Series of the Year 2007/2008". On November 30, 2008, the show won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards as Best TV Series. On July 11, 2009, at the Rome Fiction Fest, the readers of the popular magazine ''TV Sorrisi e Canzoni'' awarded ''I Cesaroni'' as Best TV Series and Alessandra Mastronardi as Best Actress. The movie After the great success of the TV show, in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capri (TV Series)
''Capri'' is an Italian TV series produced by Rai Fiction. The story involves a young woman from Milan, Vittoria Mari (played by Gabriella Pession Gabriella Pession (born November 2, 1977) is an American-born Italian actress. Biography Gabriella Pession was born in Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west ...), who discovers, one month before she is to be married, that she has been named as a beneficiary in the will of a woman she has never met. She travels to the island of Capri to find out why, becomes entwined in the lives of the people she meets, and learns something shocking about her past. The two other main characters in the drama are brothers Massimo (played by Kaspar Capparoni) and Umberto (played by Sergio Assisi). References Rai. (2013). Capri TV series. Retrieved from http://www.capri.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-02fd2394-0f7c-4ce3-b8b5-94f8c2f21d01.html?homepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Territory
''Virgin Territory'' is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by David Leland and starring Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Tim Roth, Rosalind Halstead and Kate Groombridge. Based upon Giovanni Boccaccio's ''Decameron'', it has also been known under the working titles ''The Decameron'', ''Angels and Virgins'', ''Guilty Pleasures'' and ''Chasing Temptation''. The film's Italian title ''Decameron Pie'' pays tribute to both the title of the original source inspiration and to American comedy film '' American Pie''. The film was released in France on December 12, 2007, under the title ''Medieval Pie'', and was released directly-to-DVD in the U.S. in August 2008. It was the last film produced by Dino De Laurentiis. Plot The film is set in Florence (Republic of Florence) during the Black Death. As in the ''Decameron'', ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance and swordplay. There are randy ... [...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] |
Ken Loach
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (''Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessness ('' Cathy Come Home'', 1966), and labour rights ('' Riff-Raff'', 1991, and '' The Navigators'', 2001). Loach's film '' Kes'' (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006) and ''I, Daniel Blake'' (2016), received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making him one of only nine filmmakers to win the award twice. Early life Kenneth Charles Loach was born on 17 June 1936 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Vivien (née Hamlin) and John Loach. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and at the age of 19 went to serve in the Royal Air Force. He read law at St Peter's College, Oxford< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tickets (film)
''Tickets'' is a 2005 comedy-drama anthology film directed by Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami and Ken Loach. It was written by Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami, and Paul Laverty. Three interconnected stories unfold on a train journey from Innsbruck to Rome. Cast * Carlo Delle Piane, * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi * Silvana De Santis * Filippo Trojano * Gary Maitland * William Ruane Home media The film was released on DVD by Artificial Eye for region 2. The extras feature the original theatrical trailer, behind the scenes footage, director and cast interviews, production notes and filmographies. See also *List of Iranian films A list of films produced in Iran ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Iranian films see :Iranian films. * List of Iranian films before 1960 * List of Iranian films of the 1960s * List of Iranian films of the 1970s * List of ... References External links * 2005 films Films scored by George Fenton Films directed by Abbas Kiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
