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Enrico Medioli
Enrico Medioli (17 March 1925 – 21 April 2017) was an Italian screenwriter. Biography Born in Parma, Medioli was one of the most well known screenwriters in Italy. He co-wrote seven films directed by Luchino Visconti (including '' The Damned'' for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay) and worked with directors like Valerio Zurlini, Sergio Leone, Giuliano Montaldo, Mauro Bolognini, Alberto Lattuada, Vittorio Caprioli and Liliana Cavani. Medioli died in his home in Orvieto at the age of 92. Filmography * ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) * ''Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961) * '' The Leopard'' (1963) * '' Sandra'' (1965) * '' The Damned'' (1969) * ''Listen, Let's Make Love'' (1969) * ''Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale'' (1970) * ''La prima notte di quiete'' (1972) * ''Ludwig'' (1973) * '' Conversation Piece'' (1974) * '' The Innocent'' (1976) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1981) * '' Beyond the Door'' (1982) * '' Petomaniac'' (1983) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the Parma (river), stream of the same name. The district on the far side of the river is ''Oltretorrente''. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called ''Parma (shield), Parma''. The Italian literature, Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci (born in a hamlet in the countryside) wrote: "As a capital city it had to have a river. As a little capital it received a stream, which is often dry", with reference to the time when the city was capital of the independent Duchy of Parma. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Cavani
Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellocchio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film ''Il portiere di notte'' (''The Night Porter''). Her films have historical concerns.Brunetta, ''The History of Italian Cinema'', p. 227 In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has also directed opera. Early life Cavani was born in Carpi, near Modena in the regione of Emilia-Romagna.Marrone, ''The Gaze and the Labyrinth'', p. 3 Cavani's father, an architect from Mantua, belonged to a conservative bourgeois family of landowners. "My father was an architect interested in urban development. He took me to museums. He had worked in urban planning in Baghdad in 1956, when Iraq was still under British control. My mother was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petomaniac
''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Joseph Pujol * Mariangela Melato: Catherine Dumurier * Ricky Tognazzi: Michel Pujol * Gianmarco Tognazzi: Lucien Pujol * Stefano Roffi: Marc Pujol * Giovanni Grimaldi: Louis Pujol * Giuliana Calandra: Giulia Pujol * Vittorio Caprioli: Pitalugue * Anna Maria Gherardi: Misia Edwards * Peter Berling: Ziedler * Sergio Solli: Montesquieu * Felice Andreasi: Lawyer Mercier * Enzo Robutti : Giudice Istruttore * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ...: Prince d'Orleans References External links * 1983 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Door (1982 Film)
''Beyond the Door'' ( it, Oltre la porta, and also known as ''Beyond Obsession'') is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Enrico Sommi * Eleonora Giorgi as Nina * Tom Berenger as Matthew Jackson * Michel Piccoli as Mr. Mutti * Paolo Bonetti * Maria Sofia Amendolea as Secretary * Enrico Bergier * Marcia Briscoe as Nina's Friend * Cicely Browne as Nina's Grandmother * Hadija Lahnida as Hassan's Sister * Leandro Marcoccio as Ira * Atik Mohamed Atik may refer to: * Atik (name), an Arabic given name or surname, including a list of people with the name * Atik, the proper name of the primary component of the binary star Omicron Persei * Atik railway station, in Manitoba, Canada * Atik Yomin ... as Stranded Motorist * Abdelkader Moutaa * Mahjoub Raji * Fatima Regragui as Grandmother's Housekeeper * Giuseppina Romagnoli as Enrico's Prostitute * Gary Shebex * Hammadi Tounsi References External links *Filmografia di Liliana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady Of The Camellias (1981 Film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innocent (1976 Film)
''The Innocent'' ( it, L'innocente) was the last film made by Italian director Luchino Visconti. Released in 1976, the film is based on the novel '' The Intruder'' by Gabriele d'Annunzio. It was distributed in the U.S. by Analysis Film Releasing Corp. The main shooting locations were the Villa Mirafiori in Rome, the Villa Butori in Lucca and the Villa Bellosguardo nearby. The soundtrack includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's '' Rondò Alla Turca'' and the aria ''Che farò senza Euridice'' from Christoph Willibald Gluck's ''Orfeo ed Euridice''. Plot The story is set in the late nineteenth century. Tullio Hermil (Giancarlo Giannini), a wealthy Roman aristocrat married to Giuliana (Laura Antonelli), has a possessive aristocratic mistress, Teresa Raffo (Jennifer O'Neill), and neglects his wife. His interest in his wife is rekindled when he sees Giuliana's happiness after she has begun a love affair with a novelist, Filippo d'Arborio. She becomes pregnant by d'Arborio. Tullio urges an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conversation Piece (film)
''Conversation Piece'' ( it, Gruppo di famiglia in un interno) is a 1974 drama film directed, co-written, and produced by Luchino Visconti. It stars Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, and Romolo Valli; with cameo appearances by Claudia Cardinale and Dominique Sanda. The film explores such themes as the collision between old and new, imminence of death, existential crises and the sociopolitical gap between generations. The title refers to an informal group portrait, especially those painted in Britain in the 18th century, beginning in the 1720s. Plot A retired American professor lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome, surrounded by pieces of art and books. He barely maintains contact with people other than his long-time housekeeper Erminia, but even that contact is characterized by detachment. One day, the rich but vulgar Countess Brumonti (her husband is a right-wing industrialist who does not appear) rings his doorbell. She manages to talk the Professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig (film)
''Ludwig'' (german: Ludwig II.) is a 1973 epic biographical drama film about Ludwig II, who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. Directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, the film stars Helmut Berger as Ludwig and Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria (reprising the role from the unrelated 1955 film '' Sissi'' and its two sequels), along with Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem, and Gert Fröbe. It is the third and final part of Visconti's "German Trilogy" - preceded by ''The Damned'' (which also starred Berger and Griem) and ''Death in Venice''. An international co-production (shot in English) by Italian producer Ugo Santalucia and West German producer Dieter Giessler, ''Ludwig'' was one of the most expensive European films at the time, and was a moderate success in its home territories, but was more lukewarmly received in the United States, where a heavily-truncated 177 minute version was released. It was filmed in Munich and surrounding parts of Bavaria, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Prima Notte Di Quiete
''La prima notte di quiete'' is a 1972 romantic drama film directed by Valerio Zurlini. It stars Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Renato Salvatori, Alida Valli, Adalberto Maria Merli, Salvo Randone and Lea Massari. The version released in France and West Germany runs less than the Italian cut. The film tells the story of a gifted but restless young man who cannot live up to the high traditions of his family and survives in obscurity, taking casual teaching jobs and living in a loveless partnership with a depressed woman. His aimless existence reaches a crisis point when he falls for one of his pupils, a beautiful but badly damaged girl. Plot While a teacher is on sick leave, despite his dishevelled appearance and an employment history with unexplained gaps, Daniele is hired to take a class in Rimini. To get to know his pupils, he asks them to write a free essay or, if they prefer, one on the writer Manzoni. To his surprise, only one chooses the latter, the quiet and very attractive V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendori E Miserie Di Madame Royale
''Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale'' (also known as ''Madame Royale'') is a 1970 Italian comedy drama film directed by Vittorio Caprioli. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Alessio/Madame Royale * Vittorio Caprioli: Bambola di Pekino * Jenny Tamburi: Mimmina * Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet (13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer. Early life Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Rob ...: commissioner * Maurizio Bonuglia: Pino Rinotti * Simonetta Stefanelli: the prisoner References External links * 1970 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Vittorio Caprioli 1970 comedy-drama films Italian LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy-drama films 1970 LGBT-related films Films scored by Fiorenzo Carpi 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listen, Let's Make Love
''Scusi, facciamo l'amore?'' (internationally released as ''Listen, Let's Make Love'') is a 1969 Italian commedia all'italiana written and directed by Vittorio Caprioli. Plot Lallo di San Marciano moves from Naples to Milan after the death of his father Bebe. Because the father did not own anything, except a series of elegant dresses, Lallo is welcomed into the home of his uncle Carlo. Lallo begins attending the wealthy friends of his aunt, with whom he starts a series of sexual relations in order to be kept. Cast * Pierre Clémenti: Lallo di San Marciano * Claudine Auger: Ida Bernasconi * Beba Lončar: Lidia * Carlo Caprioli: Carlo * Valentina Cortese: Mrs. di San Marciano * Massimo Girotti: Tassi * Franca Valeri: Diraghi * Edwige Feuillère: Giuditta * Juliette Mayniel: Gilberta * Tanya Lopert Tanya Lopert (born 19 June 1942 in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra (1965 Film)
''Sandra'' ( it, Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa, lit=Glimmering stars of the Great Bear) is a 1965 drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, and starring Claudia Cardinale, Jean Sorel, and Michael Craig. A modern-day retelling of the Electra story, the film centers on the incestuous relationship between a young Italian woman (Cardinale) and her brother (Sorel), on her return to their ancestral home of Volterra. It premiered at the 26th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. Plot Visconti's retelling of the Electra story starts with Sandra/Electra (Claudia Cardinale) returning to her ancestral home in Italy. On the eve of an official ceremony commemorating the death of her Jewish father in a Nazi concentration camp, she revives an intimate involvement with her brother (Jean Sorel), which troubles her naive husband ( Michael Craig). As ever with Visconti, he is ambivalently drawn to the decadent society he is ostensibly criticising; and Armando Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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