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Facing Windows
''Facing Windows'' (Italian: ''La finestra di fronte'') is a 2003 Italian movie directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Plot Giovanna ( Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her husband Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have settled into life. They both have jobs that make them unhappy. She works in a poultry factory. He works the graveyard shift because he lacks seniority. They argue about money, sex, time and work... There is a subtle sense that this is a marriage whose love is dwindling fast, and that perhaps they are only going through the motions for the sake of their children. One morning, the two of them are walking home and cross paths with an elderly man (Massimo Girotti). He is suffering from transient global amnesia, remembering nothing about himself and his current situation, although recalling random episodes from his remote past. And despite Giovanna's protests, Filippo brings him back to their home for the night so that he can take him to the police the next morning in the hopes of unraveling the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferzan Özpetek
Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy. Biography Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza University of Rome. He completed his education attending art history and costume design classes at the Navona Academy. He also attended director classes at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art. After receiving stage experience with Julian Beck's Living Theatre, he moved to the cinema landscape, by working as a director assistant to Massimo Troisi, Maurizio Ponzi, Ricky Tognazzi, Sergio Citti and Francesco Nuti. His first work was as Troisi's assistant director for ''Scusate il ritardo'', followed by Ponzi's '' Sono contento'', where he had a small role performing as a “ madonnaro". His directorial debut was with '' Hamam'', an Italian, Spanish and Turkish co-production. The movie, released in May 1997, was presented at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Grazia Bon
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada * Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines *María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Maria'' (Ukrainian novel), a 1934 novel by the Ukrainian writer Ulas Samchuk * ''Maria'' (play), a 1935 play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Rome
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Italian-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Drama Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees. The SIFF runs for more than three weeks (24 days), in May/June, and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films, and a strong contingent of documentaries. SIFF 2006 included more than 300 films and was the first SIFF to include a venue in neighboring Bellevue, Washington, after an ill-fated early attempt. However, in 2008, the festival was back to being entirely in Seattle, and had a slight decrease in the number of feature films. The 2010 festival featured over 400 films, shown primarily in downtown Seattle and its nearby neighborhoods, and in Renton, Kirkland, and Juanita Beach Park. History The festival began in 1976 at a then-independent cinema, the Moore Egyptian Theater, under the direction of managers Jim Duncan, Dan Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The 38th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 12 July 2003. The Crystal Globe was won by '' Facing Windows'', an Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by '' Babusya'', a Croatian drama film directed by Lidiya Bobrova. Juries The following people formed the juries of the festival: Main competition * Rock Demers, Jury President (Canada) * Buddhadeb Dasgupta (India) * Aňa Geislerová (Czech Republic) * Baltasar Kormákur (Poland) * Felice Laudadio (Italy) * Sunmin Park (USA) * Branko Šömen (Slovenia) Documentaries * Gunnar Bergdahl, president (Sweden) * Ivan Vojnár (Czech Republic) * Ludmila Cviková (Netherlands) * Jelena Stišová (Russia) * Atahualpa Lichy (Venezuela) Official selection awards The following feature films and people received the official selection awards: * Crystal Globe (Grand Prix) - '' Facing Windows'' (''La Finestra di fronte'') by Ferzan Özpetek (Italy, UK, Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Director Award (Karlovy Vary IFF)
The Best Director Award is one of main awards of the Feature Film Competition at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Since 1990, it is conferred on the best director. Best Director Award winners References External links The official festival site / History {{Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Czech film awards International film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Crystal Globe ( cs, Křišťálový glóbus) is the main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, first given in the Czech Republic city of Karlovy Vary in 1948. IFFKV presents the following awards in the international film competition,: Official selection awards * Grand Prix - Crystal Globe for best feature film * Special Jury Prize * Best Director Award * Best Actress Award * Best Actor Award Other awards * East of the West Award * Grand Prix for Best Documentary Film (For films over 30 minutes in length, and one for under 30 minutes) * Festival President’s Award * Právo Audience Award * Non-statutory awards Crystal Globe Winners - Grand Prix Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema *2008 - Robert DeNiro * 2009 - John Malkovich, Isabelle Huppert * 2010 - Jude Law * 2011 - Judi Dench * 2012 - Susan Sarandon, Helen Mirren *2013 - John Travolta, Oliver Stone, Theodor Pištěk * 2014 - Mel Gibson * 2015 - Richard Gere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani''). It is the oldest Italian film award, given every year at the ''Teatro Antico'' in Taormina (Sicily). Awards The awards are currently given in the following categories: *Best Film (''Miglior film''; since 2017) *Best Director (''Miglior regista'', since 2017) *Best Comedy (''Migliore commedia''; since 2009) * Best New Director (''Miglior regista esordiente''; since 1974) *Best Producer (''Miglior produttore''; since 1954) *Best Original Story (''Migliore soggetto'') * Best Screenplay (''Migliore sceneggiatura''; since 1948) * Best Actor (''Migliore attore protagonista'') * Best Actress (''Migliore attrice protagonista'') * Best Supporting Actor (''Migliore attore non protagonista'') * Best Supporting Actress (''Migliore attrice non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Di Donatello
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award categories, as of 2021. The industry-voted awards are considered the Italian equivalent of the American Academy Awards and rank among top-tier awards such as the Premio Regia Televisiva for television, the Premio Ubu for stage performances, the Sanremo Music Festival, and the annual Venice Film Festival, which hosts the Golden Lion film award. History The David di Donatello film awards follow the same criteria as the American Academy Awards.) The ceremony was established in 1955 in order to honour the best of each year's Italian and foreign films, and first awarded in Rome on 5 July 1956. Similar prizes had already existed in Italy for about a decade, such as the Nastro d.'Gentro, but these were voted on by film critics and journalists. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
