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Dreams In A Drawer
''Dreams in a Drawer'' ( it, I sogni nel cassetto) is a 1957 Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Renato Castellani and starring Lea Massari. Plot Mario and Lucia, two young students from the University of Pavia, fall in love. Lucia's father decides that the girl interrupts her studies and returns to the country waiting for the wedding, to be celebrated after Mario's graduation. The two young men therefore decide to get married. Their happiness will be short-lived: Lucia will die in giving birth to a girl. Cast * Lea Massari as Lucia Moretti * Enrico Pagani as Mario Bonelli * Lilla Brignone as Antonietta, Lucia's Mother * Sergio Tofano as Lucia's Father * Carlo D'Angelo as The Substitute * Cosetta Greco as Lina * Armando Anzelmo as Monsignor * Guglielmo Inglese as The Neurology Professor * Adriana Facchetti as The Landlady * Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Castellani
Renato Castellani (4 September 1913 in Varigotti, Liguria – 28 December 1985 in Rome) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Early life Son of a representative of Kodak, he was born in Varigotti, a hamlet at the time of Final Pia, which became Finale Ligure (Savona) in 1927, where his mother had returned from Argentina to give birth to his son. He spent his childhood in Argentina, in the city of Rosario. After 12 years, he returned to Liguria and resumed his studies in Genoa. He moved to Milan, where he graduated from the Polytechnic University in architecture. In Milan he met Livio Castiglioni and together they aired for GUF (Fascist University Group) ''L'ora radiofonica'' and ''La fontana malata'' by Aldo Palazzeschi, experimenting with new techniques for sound editing on radio. Career He began collaborating in 1936 as a military consultant for '' The Great Appeal'', a film by Mario Camerini. He worked as a film critic and worked - as a screenwriter or assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Massari
Lea Massari, born Anna Maria Massetani (born 30 June 1933) is an actress and singer from Italy. Massari was born Anna Maria Massetani in Rome, but changed her name to Lea Massari when she was 22 after the death of her fiancé Leo. She studied architecture in Switzerland. Massari became known in art cinema for two roles: the missing girl Anna in Michelangelo Antonioni's ''L'avventura'' (1960), and as Clara, the mother of a sexually precocious 14-year-old boy named Laurent ( Benoît Ferreux) in Louis Malle's ''Murmur of the Heart'' (1971). Massari worked in both Italian and French cinema. Her career includes Sergio Leone's debut ''The Colossus of Rhodes'' (''Il Colosso di Rodi'', 1961) and international commercial films such as ''The Things of Life'' (''Les choses de la vie'', 1970). Massari was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1975. After appearing in Francesco Rosi's ''Christ Stopped at Eboli '' (''Cristo si è fermato a Eboli'', 1979), Massari won the Nas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Vlad
Roman Vlad (29 December 1919 – 21 September 2013) was a Romanian-born Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist. Biography Born in Cernăuți, Bukovina (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine), he studied with Titus Tarnawski and Liviu Russu in Romania earning a piano diploma. He moved to Rome in 1938 to study at the University of Rome and later the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He eventually became an Italian citizen in 1951. Vlad's early career was as a performer and composer; he won the Enescu Prize in 1942 for his Sinfonietta, and the Silver Ribbon Award for his film music. He was the artistic director of '' Accademia Filarmonica Romana'' from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1966 to 1969. As well, he was the president of the Italian Society for Contemporary Music in 1960 and musical consultant for the third RAI national radio and television network. He was later a member of the Directory Council of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia and artistic consultant for the Ravenna Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonida Barboni
Leonida Barboni (23 November 1909 – 6 November 1970) was an Italian film cinematographer. Life and career Born in Fiuminata, Macerata, Barboni started his career working as a cameraman for Fox Movietone and Paramount newsreels.Masi, Stefano. "Leonida Barboni" in Aa. Vv. ''Enciclopedia del Cinema Treccani''. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, 2003. He later worked as a cinematographer for documentaries, and in 1942 he made his feature film debut with ''La fanciulla dell'altra riva''. After the war Barboni started a critical acclaimed collaboration with the director Pietro Germi and with the set designer Carlo Egidi. His style was characterized by the proliferation of small light sources, a great attention to detail and by the use of 'deep focus' shots. He was the elder brother of the cinematographer and director Enzo Barboni. Selected filmography * ''A Night of Fame'' (1949) * '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) * '' Sunday in August'' (1950) * ''Path of Hope'' (1950) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Drama Film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage, marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations (of infidelity), and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films. Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, Spirituality, spiritual love, forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilla Brignone
Lilla Brignone (23 August 1913 – 24 March 1984) was an Italian film and theater actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1982. Her father was film director and actor Guido Brignone and her aunt was actress Mercedes Brignone. Her mother was actress Lola Visconti (pseudonym of Dolores Visconti). Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * ''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (1936) * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' Abbiamo vinto!'' (1951) * ''Angels of Darkness'' (1954) * ''Dreams in a Drawer'' (1957) * ''Estate Violenta'' (1959) * ''Ghosts of Rome'' (1961) * ''L'Eclisse ''L'Eclisse'' ( en, "The Eclipse") is a 1962 Italian romance film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Alain Delon and Monica Vitti. Filmed on location in Rome and Verona, the story follows a young woman (Vitti) who pursues ...'' (1962) * '' The Betrothed'' (1964) * '' Malicious'' (1973) References External links *Lilla Brignone 1913 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Tofano
Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. Tofano was born in Rome. In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage with Ermete Novelli, then joined Virgilio Talli's company (1913–23). He soon specialized as a comic actor, giving his role a new elegance and complexity. He worked with other famous actors and directors: Dario Niccodemi (1924–27); Luigi Almirante and Giuditta Rissone (1927–30), Elsa Merlini, Vittorio De Sica, Evi Maltagliati, Gino Cervi etc. During those years, he made his famous performances as Doctor Knock in Jules Romains' play, and as Professor Toti in Luigi Pirandello's ''Pensaci, Giacomino!''. He also led important theatrical firms. After the Second World War, he worked with the most important directors, like Luchino Visconti and Giorgio Strehler. In 1917 Tofano invented, for a children's magazine, ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'', a famous character, Signo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo D'Angelo
Carlo D'Angelo (February 2, 1919 – June 9, 1973) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Milan, the son of a Neapolitan father and a Florentine mother, at 9 years old D'Angelo was part of the Voci Bianche choir at La Scala. After studying law at the University of Milan, in 1941 he started working on radio and shortly later as a film dubber. In 1947 he made his stage debut at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano, under Giorgio Strehler. In the 1950s he worked several times in the theatrical company of Vittorio Gassman, and in 1958 he formed a stage company together with Lia Zoppelli and Renzo Giovampietro. Between 1963 and 1964, he got large critical acclaim for his performance in ''Il diavolo e il buon Dio'', under the direction of Luigi Squarzina. D'Angelo was also active in films, where alternated major and character roles, and on television, where he had several significant roles in a number of TV-series. D'Angelo was also diction teacher at the Silvio d’Amico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosetta Greco
Cosetta Greco (8 October 1930 – 14 July 2002) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1943 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' Farewell Love!'' (1943) - La cameriera di casa Dias * ''Caccia all'uomo'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''The Bride Can't Wait'' (1949) - Young Nun * ''Four Ways Out'' (1951) - Lina Girosi - moglie di Luigi * ''The Cape of Hope'' (1951) - Minnie Liakim * ''Napoleone'' (1951) * '' Three Girls from Rome'' (1952) - Elena * ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) - Zitamaria * ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (1952) - Clara Martini * '' The Enemy'' (1952) - Marta * ''Sunday Heroes'' (1952) - Mara * '' Canzoni di mezzo secolo'' (1952) * ''Il viale della speranza'' (1953) - Luisa * '' Voice of Silence'' (1953) - Anna Maria * ''Cavalcade of Song'' (1953) - Ex-amante del guappo * ''Musoduro'' (1953) - Anita * ''Scampolo 53'' (1953) * ''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) - Luisa G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Inglese
Guglielmo Inglese (24 November 1892 – 14 January 1972) was an Italian actor, radio personality and playwright. Life and career Born in Naples into a family of Apulian origins, Inglese debuted on stage as a child actor at 2 years old, and then he was part of some of the most important stage companies of the time, including the one led by Raffaele Viviani in 1920. He abandoned the theater to devote himself to radio, with which he got a large popularity thanks to his comic monologues caricaturing typical Southern stock characters, notably the "peasant from Apulia". He made his cinema debut when he already was mature aged, in 1948, and was mostly cast in character roles in which he reprised his radio repertoire. He was often a sidekick of Totò, both in cinema and on stage. He was also author of several riviste. Selected filmography * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) - Capostazione barese * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - Brig. Vitali * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) - Il cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Celano
Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two Spaghetti Westerns: '' Cold Killer'' and '' Gun Shy Piluk''. He was born in Francavilla al Mare, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography *'' Rotaie'' (1929, directed by Mario Camerini) *''La scala'' (1931, directed by Gennaro Righelli) *'' The Charmer'' (1931, directed by Guido Brignone) *''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) *''Palio'' (1932, directed by Alessandro Blasetti) *''The Blue Fleet'' (1932, directed by Gennaro Righelli) *'' My Little One'' (1933) *'' Squadrone bianco'' (1936, directed by Augusto Genina) *''Music in the Square'' (1936, directed by Mario Mattoli) *''The Black Corsair'' (1937, directed by Amleto Palermi) *'' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) *''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) *''Pietro Micca'' (1938) *''The Silent Partner'' (1939) *''Jeanne Doré'' (1939, directed by Mario Bonnard) *'' Le sorpre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Romantic Drama Films
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