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Eraldo Da Roma
Eraldo Da Roma (born Eraldo Judiconi, 1 March 1900 – 27 May 1981) was an Italian film editor best known for his work with Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Michelangelo Antonioni. Life and career Da Roma was born on 1 March 1900 in Rome, Italy. At a young age he attempted a singing career as a tenor, but in the early 1930s, De Roma began working in the film industry as an assistant film operator. His earliest film as an editor was '' L'eredità dello zio… buonanima'' (1934) directed by Amleto Palermi. He adopted his 'pseudonym in the 1940s in the credits of some Goffredo Alessandrini's films. Da Roma's reputation as an editor came after World War II, when he became known as "the neorealist editor" because of his collaborations with Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica in films such as ''Bicycle Thieves'', ''Germany, Year Zero'', ''Rome, Open City'', ''Umberto D.'', ''Paisan'', and '' Miracle in Milan''. During his career, Da Roma also worked with Michelangelo Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such as ''Rome, Open City'' (1945), ''Paisan'' (1946), and ''Germany, Year Zero'' (1948). Early life Rossellini was born in Rome. His mother, Elettra (née Bellan), was a housewife born in Rovigo, Veneto, and his father, Angiolo Giuseppe "Peppino" Rossellini, who owned a construction firm, was born in Rome from a family originally from Pisa, Tuscany. His mother was of partial French descent, from immigrants who had arrived in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. He lived on the Via Ludovisi, where Benito Mussolini had his first Roman hotel in 1922 when Fascism obtained power in Italy. Rossellini's father built the first cinema in Rome, the "Barberini", a theatre where movies could be projected, granting his son an unlimited free pass; the young R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Ray
Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor best known for the 1955 film ''Rebel Without a Cause.'' He is appreciated for many narrative features produced between 1947 and 1963 including ''They Live By Night'', ''In A Lonely Place'', ''Johnny Guitar'', and ''Bigger Than Life'', as well as an experimental work produced throughout the 1970s titled '' We Can't Go Home Again'', which was unfinished at the time of Ray's death. Ray's compositions within the CinemaScope frame and use of color are particularly well-regarded and he was an important influence on the French New Wave, with Jean-Luc Godard famously writing in a review of '' Bitter Victory'', "... there is cinema. And the cinema is Nicholas Ray."Godard, Jean-Luc (1958). "Au-dela des étoiles," ''Cahiers du cinéma'' 79 (January); translated as "Jean-Luc Godard: Beyond the Stars," in ''Cahiers du CInéma: The 1950s. Neo-realism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Of The Sea (1938 Film)
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light. The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names. Astronomers have assembled star catalogues that identify the known stars and provide standardized stellar designations. The observable universe contains an estimated to stars. Only about 4,000 of these stars are visible to the naked eye, all within the Milky Way galaxy. A star's life begins with the gravitational collapse of a gaseous nebula of material composed primarily of hydrogen, along with helium and trace amounts of heavier elements. Its total mass is the main factor determining its evolution and eventual fate. A star shines for most of its active life due t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Brechard
''The Count of Brechard'' (Italian: ''Il conte di Brechard'') is a 1938 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, and Ugo Ceseri.Klossner p.83 It was adapted from the Giovacchino Forzano play. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Main cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Francesco di Bréchard * Luisa Ferida as Maria * Ugo Ceseri as Pérault * Camillo Pilotto as Licurgo * Mario Ferrari as Socrate * Maria Donati as Euterpe * Romano Calò as Gastel * Carlo Tamberlani as Carlo, Visconte di Bréchard * Armando Migliari as Roberto * Franco Coop as Matteo * Tina Lattanzi as Queen Marie Antoinette * Febo Mari as Richard * Giorgio Capecchi as Gerly * Aristide Garbini Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * ''Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of Life In One Night
''All of Life in One Night'' (Italian: ''Tutta la vita in una notte'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Luisa Ferida, Camillo Pilotto and Mino Doro.Lancia p.436 It was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. The film's sets were designed by Salvo D'Angelo. Main cast * Luisa Ferida as Maria * Camillo Pilotto as Francesco * Mino Doro as Giorgio * Germana Paolieri as Giulia * as Vinny * Umberto Sacripante as Walter * Fausto Guerzoni as Tramontana * Guglielmo Sinaz as Zanis * * Carla Fatarella * * Jucci Kellermann * Nais Lago * Ferruccio Manzetti * Livia Minelli * Renato Navarrini * * Yvonne Sandner * Edda Soligo Edda Soligo (1905–1984) was an Italian film and television actress.Verdone p.111 Selected filmography * '' Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' To Live'' ... References Bibliography * Enrico Lancia. ''Dizionario del c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Was I!
''It Was I!'' (Italian: ''Sono stato io!'') is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo and Titina De Filippo.Moliterno p.101 The film was based on a play, ''Sarà stato Giovannino'' by Paola Riccora. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Giovannino Apicella * Peppino De Filippo as Carlino * Titina De Filippo as Donna Rosa * Isa Pola as Lisa * Alida Valli as Lauretta * Federico Collino as Matteo * Lina Gennari as Fiammetta * Tecla Scarano as Fiammetta's mother * Silvio Bagolini * Calisto Bertramo * Corrado De Cenzo * Silvana Jachino * Armando Migliari * Dina Perbellini * Albino Principe * Mirella Scriatto * Guglielmo Sinaz * Vinicio Sofia * Marisa Vernati Marisa Vernati (21 June 1920 – 1 February 1988) was an Italian actress. Born in Rome, Vernati was helped by her aunt soprano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ferocious Saladin
''The Ferocious Saladin'' (Italian: ''Il feroce Saladino'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Alida Valli and Lino Carenzio. The film was made at Cinecittà in Rome. On 28 April 1937, Benito Mussolini visited the newly completed studio. Along with the historical epic '' Scipio Africanus'', this was one of the films he saw being made.Gundle p.22 The film, a vehicle for the Sicilian comedian Angelo Musco, is about an unsuccessful old comedian forced to find another work. While he is selling cakes in a theatre, the audience discover the highly sought-after collectible cards of "The Ferocious Saladin". Inspired by the event, the comedian sets up a successful comic piece on stage. The film's sets were designed by art director Alfredo Montori. Cast *Angelo Musco as il professor Pompeo Darly / Il Feroce Saladino *Alida Valli as Dora Florida / Sulamita * Lino Carenzio as Gastone, il fine dicitore *Mario Mazza as l'ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Seconds Of Love
''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (Italian:''Trenta secondi d'amore'') is a 1936 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1931 and 1970. He was born in and died in Milan, Italy. Partial filmography * '' The Private Secretary'' (1931) - Il ba ..., Elsa Merlini and Enrico Viarisio.Hochkofler p.52 Cast References Bibliography * Matilde Hochkofler. ''Anna Magnani''. Gremese Editore, 2001. External links * 1936 films 1936 romantic comedy films Italian romantic comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Bonnard Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Territorial Militia
''Territorial Militia'' (Italian: ''Milizia territoriale'') is a 1935 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Antonio Gandusio, Rosina Anselmi and Leda Gloria.Chiti & Poppi p.224 The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Synopsis A mild-mannered man, overpowered at home and the shoe factory where he is employed, is called up to military service during the First World War with the rank of Major. He enjoys the daring and comradeship of fighting, but at the end of the war returns home to resume his former downtrodden life. However, one day he snaps and begins to assert himself once more. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Cav. Francesco Orlandi * Rosina Anselmi as Erminia - sua sorella * Leda Gloria as Martina * Maurizio D'Ancora as Guido Reani * Luigi Almirante as Salvatore Reani * Enrico Viarisio as Gasparri * Guido De Rege as Trimella * Gemma Bolognesi as Antonietta * Piero Pastore as Il soldato Grotta * Enzo Gainotti * Loris Gizzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli (1 October 1925 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian film editor with more than 200 film credits. Among his films in English, ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966) and ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968), both directed by Sergio Leone, are perhaps the best known. Born in Rome as Giovanni Baragli, he was introduced in the film industry by his uncle, the renowned editor Eraldo Da Roma. He started his career in 1944 as film operator and assistant editor for ''Marinai senza stelle'' by Francesco De Robertis. An interview with Baragli was published in this book; it was translated in During his career he worked as editor in more than 200 productions between 1944 and 1996, including works by Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergio Leone, Damiano Damiani, Luigi Zampa, Giuliano Montaldo, Sergio Corbucci, Mauro Bolognini, Luigi Comencini, Cristina Comencini, Florestano Vancini, Gabriele Salvatores, Alberto Lattuada, Tinto Brass, Margarethe von Trotta, Pál Sándor, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' Madame du Barry'' (1954), and ''Nana'' (1955). Christian-Jaque's 1946 film '' A Lover's Return'' was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. He won the Best Director award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival for his popular swashbuckler ''Fanfan la Tulipe''. At the 2nd Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Silver Bear award for the same film. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Christian-Jaque began his motion picture career in the 1920s as an art director and production designer. By the early 1930s, he had moved into screenwriting and directing. He continued working into the mid-1980s, though from 1970 on, most of his work was done for television. In 1979, he was a member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. After earning a master's degree in architecture at the University of Florence, Bolognini enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Italian National Film Academy) in Rome, where he studied stage design. After graduation, he became interested in film direction and set out to work as an assistant to directors Luigi Zampa in Italy, and Yves Allégret and Jean Delannoy in France. Film and television Bolognini began directing his own feature films in the mid-1950s, and received his first international success with '' Wild Love'' (''Gli innamorati''). His other notable films of the 1950s and early 1960s include ''Young Husbands'' (''Giovani mariti''), '' The Big Night'' (''La notte brava''), '' From a Roman Balcony'' (''La giornata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
