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Egisto Macchi
Egisto Macchi (4 August 1928 – 8 August 1992) was an Italian composer. Biography Born in Grosseto, Macchi moved to Rome to study composition, piano, violin and singing with Roman Vlad (1946–51) and Hermann Scherchen (1949–54), among others. It was around this period that he also studied literature and human physiology at La Sapienza University. From the late fifties, he began his collaboration with a group of musicians ( Franco Evangelisti, Domenico Guaccero and Daniele Paris), to whom he was bound by intense friendship. Together with Domenico Guaccero, Daniele Paris and Antonino Titone, he was one of the editors of the magazine ''Orders'', which first appeared in 1959. With Bertoncini, Bortolotti, Clementi, De Blasio, Evangelisti, Guaccero, Paris, Pennisi, and Franco Norris, he founded the Association of New Consonance in 1960. He made a frequent hand at directing the association, and he held the office of President from 1980 to 1982, and also in 1989. From the day of it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grosseto
Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the most populous city in Maremma, with 82,284 inhabitants. The comune of Grosseto includes the ''frazioni'' of Marina di Grosseto, the largest one, Roselle, Principina a Mare, Principina Terra, Montepescali, Braccagni, Istia d'Ombrone, Batignano, Alberese and Rispescia. History The origins of Grosseto can be traced back to the High Middle Ages. It was first mentioned in 803 as a fief of the Counts Aldobrandeschi, in a document recording the assignment of the church of St. George to Ildebrando degli Aldobrandeschi, whose successors were counts of the Grossetana Mark until the end of the 12th century. Grosseto steadily grew in importance, owing to the decline of Rusellae and Vetulonia until it was one of the principal Tuscan cities. In 1137 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avant Garde
The avant-garde (; In 'advance guard' or 'vanguard', literally 'fore-guard') is a person or work that is experimental, radical, or unorthodox with respect to art, culture, or society.John Picchione, The New Avant-garde in Italy: Theoretical Debate and Poetic Practices' (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004), p. 64 . It is frequently characterized by aesthetic innovation and initial unacceptability.Kostelanetz, Richard, ''A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes'', Routledge, May 13, 2013 The avant-garde pushes the boundaries of what is accepted as the or the '' |
The Malady Of Love
''The Malady of Love'' ( it, La coda del diavolo, french: Le Mal d'aimer) is a 1986 Italian-French romantic drama film directed by Giorgio Treves. For this film Treves won the David di Donatello for David di Donatello for Best New Director, Best New Director. Cast * Robin Renucci : Robert Briand * Isabelle Pasco : Marte-Blanche * Piera Degli Esposti : Thérèse * Erland Josephson : Robert's Father * Carole Bouquet : Eleonore * Paolo Rossi (actor), Paolo Rossi : Laurent * Franco Citti : Cigal * Andrzej Seweryn : The Pedlar * Gianfranco Barra References External links * 1986 films 1986 romantic drama films Italian romantic drama films French romantic drama films Films with screenplays by Vincenzo Cerami 1986 directorial debut films 1980s Italian films 1980s French films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minuet (film)
''Menuet'' is a 1982 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Lili Rademakers. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast See also * List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ... * List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * 1982 films 1982 drama films Dutch drama films 1980s Dutch-language films Belgian drama films {{Netherlands-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte (1981 Film)
'' Charlotte'' is a 1981 West German-Dutch film directed by Frans Weisz. It is a biography about German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, who died in the Holocaust. Cast *Birgit Doll ... Charlotte Salomon *Elisabeth Trissenaar ... Paulinka *Brigitte Horney ... Grandma *Max Croiset... Albert *Peter Capell ... Grandfather *Derek Jacobi ... Daberlohn *Buddy Elias ... Herr Schwartz *Peter Faber ... Frits Blech * Eric Vaessen ... Herr Deutscher *Maria Machado ... Frau Schwartz * Shireen Strooker ... Mukki * Lous Hensen ... Frau Deutscher *Yoka Berretty ... Frau Morgan *Patricia Hodge Patricia Ann Hodge, OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actor. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in ''Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1983), Penny in '' Mirand ... ... Teacher * Irene Jarosch ... Magda External links * 1981 films 1980s German-language films 1980s Dutch-language films Films set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Days Of Prison
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be 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 nouns 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 the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Padrone
''Padre Padrone'' is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. The Tavianis used both professional and non-professional actors from the Sardinian countryside. The title () literally means "Father Master"; it has been translated as ''My Father, My Master'' or ''Father and Master''. The drama was originally filmed by the Taviani brothers for Italian television but won the 1977 ''Palme d'Or'' prize at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The film depicts a Sardinian shepherd who is terrorized by his domineering father and tries to escape by educating himself. He eventually becomes a celebrated linguist. The drama is based on an autobiographical book of the same title by Gavino Ledda. Plot The film opens in documentary style at the elementary school in Siligo that six-year-old Gavino (Saverio Marconi) is attending. His tyrannical peasant father (Omero Antonutti) barges in and announces to the teacher and the students that Gavino must leave school and tend the fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Klein
''Monsieur Klein'' ( eng, "Mr. Klein") is a 1976 mystery drama film directed by Joseph Losey, produced by and starring Alain Delon in the title role. Set in Vichy France, the Kafkaesque narrative follows an apparently Gentile Parisian art dealer who is seemingly mistaken for a Jewish man of the same name and targeted in the Holocaust, unable to prove his identity. The film is a French and Italian co-production, and premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. It received widespread acclaim from critics and won three César Awards; Best Film, Best Director (Joseph Losey), and Best Production Design ( Alexandre Trauner). Alain Delon was nominated for Best Actor. Plot Paris, January 1942. France is occupied by the Nazis. Robert Klein, apparently apolitical and amoral, is a well-to-do art dealer, Roman Catholic and Alsatian by birth, who takes advantage of French Jews who need to sell artworks to raise cash to leave the country. One day, the local Jewish newspaper, addressed to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Holiday
''Black Holiday'' ( it, La villeggiatura) is a 1973 Italian political drama film directed by Marco Leto and starring Adolfo Celi. Cast * Adolfo Celi as Commissioner Rizzuto * Adalberto Maria Merli as Franco Rossini * John Steiner as Scagnetti * Luigi Uzzo as Massanesi * Aldo De Correllis as Prisoner * Gianfranco Barra as Priest * Silvio Anselmo as Inventor * Vito Cipolla as Renzetti * Roberto Herlitzka as Guasco * Biagio Pelligra as Mastrodonato * Giuliano Petrelli as Nino * Nello Riviè as Prisoner * Milena Vukotic Milena Vukotic (, ; born 23 April 1935) is an Italian former ballerina and a stage, television, and film actress. Biography Vukotic was born in Rome, to a Serb Montenegrin comedy playwright father and an Italian pianist/composer mother. A ... as Daria Rossini References External links * 1973 films Italian political drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s political drama films 1973 directorial debut films 1973 drama films 1970s Italian fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Assassination Of Trotsky
''The Assassination of Trotsky'' is a 1972 British historical drama film, directed by Joseph Losey with a screenplay by Nicholas Mosley. It stars Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky, as well as Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. Plot Exiled from the Soviet Union in 1929, Leon Trotsky travels from Turkey to France to Norway, before arriving in Mexico in January 1937. The film begins in Mexico City in 1940, during a May Day celebration. Trotsky has not escaped the attention of the Soviet dictator of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, who sends out an assassin named Frank Jacson. The killer decides to infiltrate Trotsky's house by befriending one of the young communists in Trotsky's circle. Cast * Richard Burton as Leon Trotsky * Alain Delon as Frank Jacson * Romy Schneider as Gita Samuels * Valentina Cortese as Natalia Sedowa Trotsky * Luigi Vannucchi as Ruiz * Jean Desailly as Alfred Rosmer * Simone Valère as Marguerite Rosmer * Duilio Del Prete as Felipe * Jack Betts as Lou ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Fire
''Days of Fire'' ( it, Gangsters '70) is a 1968 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Mino Guerrini. Plot Cast * Joseph Cotten as Fabio Destil * Franca Polesello as Franca * Giulio Brogi as Rudy * Giampiero Albertini as Sempre si * Bruno Corazzari as Affattato * Dennis Patrick Kilbane as Biochemist * Jean Louis as Affatato's accomplice * Milly Vitale as Anna * Franco Ressel as Passenger * Linda Sini Production ''Days of Fire'' was written by Fernando Di Leo under the title ''Elegia in un cimitero d'asfalto o Il sol nero'' (. Release ''Days of Fire'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by I.N.D.I.E.F. on 30 April 1968. The film grossed a total of 83,977,000 Italian lire The lira (; plural lire) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was first introduced by the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually f ... domestically. Italian film histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandidos (film)
''Bandidos'' is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film. It marked the directorial debut of then-cinematographer Massimo Dallamano. Synopsis Renowned gunman Richard Martin is travelling on a train which is held up by Billy Kane, a former student of Martin's. Kane spares Martin, but only after shooting his hands. Years later, Martin meets an escaped convict, wrongly convicted for the train robbery. Martin trains his new student and both men seek out Billy Kane. Cast Production ''Bandidos'' was Massimo Dallamano's first film as a director. The film was produced by Solly V. Bianco, who had previously worked with Dallamano on '' Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West''. The film was an Italian and Spanish co-production, between E.P.I.C. Film (Edizioni Produzioni Internazionali Cinematografic) in Rome and Hesperia Films in Madrid. The film was shot in both Italy and Spain, including near Madrid. In Lazio in Italy, Dallamano shot at the gorge in Tolfa and along the River Treja. Although Emi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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