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Ergastolo
''Ergastolo'' (aka ''Prison'') is a black and white Italian films of 1952, 1952 Italy, Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Plot Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano is in love with Lydia, the granddaughter of the professor. The couple has a gambling addiction: the need to obtain a large sum to meet gambling debts, which pushes him to accept the loving invitation of Jeannette, owner of a dance school, where Stefano goes to play. But Jeannette is the lover of Pasquale Anitra, head of a criminal gang. When he is killed in Jeannette's home, Stefano is framed and arrested and tried for the murder. Stefano is sentenced to life in prison. Lydia, attending dance school, later hears a conversation in which Jeannette confesses to the murder. She tells the police, but is kidnapped by the criminal gang. During the chase, Jeannette is wounded and before dying, confesses to the authoriti ...
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Wilma Montesi
Wilma Montesi (3 February 1932 – 9 April 1953) was an Italian woman whose body was discovered near Rome. The finding of her lifeless body on a public beach near Torvajanica, on Rome's littoral, led to prolonged investigations involving sensational allegations of drug and sex orgies in Roman society. The alleged involvement of Ugo Montagna and Piero Piccioni (son of deputy prime minister, Attilio Piccioni and lover of actress Alida Valli) caused a scandal. Subsequently they were absolved of all charges. The case remains unsolved, including the cause of death. Discovery of the body and murder investigation The discovery Saturday, April 11, 1953, the day before Easter, the body of 21 year-old Wilma Montesi was discovered on the beach of Torvajanica, near Rome. She had been missing since April 9. Wilma Montesi was born in 1932 in Rome, where she lived in via Tagliamento 76. At the time of her disappearance, she was engaged to a policeman from Potenza whom she was about t ...
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Franco Interlenghi
Franco Interlenghi (29 October 1931 – 10 September 2015) was an Italian actor. He made his acting debut at 15 in Vittorio De Sica's 1946 Neorealist film ''Sciuscià''. He has worked with great directors such as Alessandro Blasetti in '' Fabiola'', Roberto Rossellini in ''Viva l'Italia!'' and '' Il generale della Rovere'', Federico Fellini in ''I vitelloni'', Michelangelo Antonioni in '' I vinti'', Mauro Bolognini in ''La notte brava'' and Luchino Visconti in his stage adaptation of ''Death of a Salesman''. He also appeared in international films, such as Joseph L. Mankiewicz's '' The Barefoot Contessa'', Julien Duvivier's '' Le petit monde de don Camillo'', Charles Vidor's ''A Farewell to Arms'' and the Italian-American co-production '' Ulysses'', directed by Mario Camerini. With his wife, Antonella Lualdi, he had two children, one of whom is actress Antonellina Interlenghi. Franco Interlenghi died on 10 September 2015, aged 83. Filmography *''Sciuscià'' (1946) - Pasq ...
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Ernesto Almirante
Ernesto Almirante (24 September 1877 – 13 December 1964) was an Italian film and stage actor. Life and career Born in Mistretta into a family of actors, Almirante worked several years on stage along his father Nunzio. He was also active as agent and organizer of several stage companies. After an occasional film role in the 1919 mute film ''Federica d'Illirio'', starting from mid-1930s Almirante became one of the most active character actors of his time. In 1955 he retired from acting and moved into a retirement home for actors in Bologna. He was the uncle of politician Giorgio Almirante. Partial filmography * ''Federica d'Illiria'' (1919) * ''Red Passport'' (1935) - L'addetto di passaporto clandestini * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) - Lorot, l'impiegato del notaio * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) - L'anziano capitano della nave * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) - André Copersche, il presidente del tribunal * ''La mia canzone al vento'' (1939) * ''The Document'' (193 ...
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Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini (6 August 1923 – 27 July 2008) was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appeared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005. In Luigi Comencini's 1953 film '' Pane, amore e fantasia'', she portrayed Annarella, a village midwife, who marries the local police marshal, played by Vittorio De Sica. Biography A native of Rome, where she was born on 6 August 1923, Merlini was well known for playing the ''romana verace'', or "born-and-bred Roman" characters. Merlini also appeared in several high-profile comedic films alongside Italian actor, Totò, as well as the 1960 film '' Il vigile'' with actor Alberto Sordi. Additionally, Merlini appeared in a number of films opposite her real life friend, Italian actress Anna Magnani. Merlini's awards included the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon), a film critics' award in 1957 for portraying a tourist in the 1956 Antonio Racioppi directed film, '' T ...
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Italian Films Of 1952
A list of films produced in Italy in 1952 (see 1952 in film): A-F G-N O-Z Documentaries and Shorts References External linksItalian films of 1952at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1952 Italian 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ... Films ...
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Tina Pica
Tina Pica (31 March 1884 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with '' The Three-Cornered Hat''. In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramella in the successful film series ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953), '' Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (1954), '' Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955), '' Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) and the last one, (which was never filmed). In 1955, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress. Partial filmography * (1916) * (1916) * '' The Three-Cornered Hat'' (1935) as Assunta, a commoner (uncredited) * ''Hands Off Me!'' (1937) as Giulia, the housemaid * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) as Teresa, the doorkeeper * ''The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) as Miss Mangialardo * ''No Man's Land'' (1939) as Maruzza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) as Maddalena, the cook * (1950) * ''Filumena Marturano'' (1951) as Rosalia Solimena * (19 ...
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Natale Cirino
Natale Cirino (5 February 1894 – 29 May 1962) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Cirino started his career entering the most important theatrical companies active in Sicily (including the ones held by Turi Pandolfini, Michele Abruzzo, Rosina Anselmi and Giovanni Grasso) before forming his own stage company in 1928. In 1943 he made his film debut in the Pino Mercanti's historical drama ''All'ombra della gloria'', and from then he started an intense career as a character actor, with some sporadic main roles. He was married to stage actress Rita Alaimo (1894-1964). Selected filmography * ''For the Love of Mariastella'' (1946) * '' Appointment for Murder'' (1951) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) * '' Carcerato'' (1951) * '' Lorenzaccio'' (1951) * ''Buon viaggio pover'uomo'' (1951) * '' Ergastolo'' (1952) * '' Saluti e baci'' (1953) * ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) * '' Letter from Naples'' (1954) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * '' M ...
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Bruno Corelli
Bruno Corelli (20 August 1918 – 17 February 1983) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Bologna, after being part of a dramatic society of his hometown Corelli moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He made his film debut in 1938, when together with several of his classmates he took part to the film '' Giuseppe Verdi''. Corelli then abandoned the courses to take part in several stage plays and riviste, and also to perform as a mime-dancer. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Corelli started an intense film activity, mostly appearing in supporting roles in comedy films. Selected filmography * '' Eleonora Duse'' (1947) * '' Baron Carlo Mazza'' (1948) * ''The Transporter'' (1950) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' A Dog's Life'' (1950) * ''I'm the Capataz'' (1951) * ''In Olden Days'' (1952) * '' Repentance'' (1952) * '' Toto in Color'' (1952) * '' Viva il cinema!'' (1952) * ''Abracadabra'' (1952) * ''They Stole a Tram ''Th ...
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Italian Drama Films
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Melodrama Films
A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or excessively sentimental, rather than action. Characters are often flat, and written to fulfill stereotypes. Melodramas are typically set in the private sphere of the home, focusing on morality and family issues, love, and marriage, often with challenges from an outside source, such as a "temptress", a scoundrel, or an aristocratic villain. A melodrama on stage, filmed, or on television is usually accompanied by dramatic and suggestive music that offers cues to the audience of the drama being presented. In scholarly and historical musical contexts, ''melodramas'' are Victorian dramas in which orchestral music or song was used to accompany the action. The term is now also applied to stage performances without incidental music, novels, films, te ...
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Films Directed By Luigi Capuano
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ...
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1952 Drama Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 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 * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ...
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