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Francesco Pegoretti
Francesco Pegoretti is an Italian make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film '' Pinocchio''. The son of hairstylist Alberta Pegoretti, he also won two David di Donatello Awards, in 2016 for '' Tale of Tales'' and in 2021 for ''Pinocchio''. Selected filmography * ''Virginia, la monaca di Monza'' (2004) * '' My Brother Is an Only Child'' (2007) * ''Purple Sea'' (2009) * ''The Big Dream'' (2009) * ''La nostra vita'' (2010) * '' Barabbas'' (2012) * '' Anna Karenina'' (2012) * '' Romeo & Juliet'' (2013) * ''White as Milk, Red as Blood'' (2013) * '' Siberian Education'' (2013) * '' Hercules'' (2014) * '' Tale of Tales'' (2015) * ''Ben-Hur'' (2016) * '' The Young Messiah'' (2016) * '' Naples in Veils '' (2017) * '' Black Butterfly'' (2017) * '' Beirut'' (2018) * '' The Happy Prince'' (2018) * '' Pinocchio'' (2019; Academy Award co-nominated with Dalia Colli and Mark Coulier) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make-up Artist
A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions including all aspects of the modeling industry. Awards given for this profession in the entertainment industry include the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and entertainment industry awards such as the Emmy Awards, and the Golden Globes. In some countries professional licenses are required by agencies in order for them to hire the MUA. Bigger production companies have in-house makeup artists on their payroll although most MUA's generally are freelance and their times remain flexible depending on the project. Makeup techniques Fashion Fashion makeup is used in magazine photography as well as on the fashion runway. Avant-garde makeup is also an applicable technique used for projects that require experimental themes. Fashion mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo & Juliet (2013 Film)
''Romeo & Juliet'' is a 2013 romantic drama film adaptation of William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy of the same name written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Carlo Carlei. The film stars Douglas Booth, Hailee Steinfeld, Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick, Stellan Skarsgård and Paul Giamatti. The film opened in the United Kingdom and the United States on 11 October 2013. Like Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, this film uses the traditional setting of Renaissance Verona, but, unlike previous major film adaptations, only follows the plot and uses only some of the dialogue as written by Shakespeare. This has led to several critics denouncing the film's advertising as misleading and losing the essence of the play. The film grossed $3 million. Plot During the late Middle Ages in Verona, two wealthy families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been feuding for centuries. One day at the market place, the feuding families start a brawl which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon (2023 Film)
''Napoleon'' is an upcoming Epic film, epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by David Scarpa. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and depicts the French leader's rise to power. The film is scheduled to be released on Apple TV+. Premise The film depicts Napoleon's rise to power through the lens of his addictive and volatile relationship with Empress Joséphine. Cast * Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte * Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine * Tahar Rahim as Paul Barras * Ben Miles as Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Caulaincourt * Ludivine Sagnier as Thérésa Tallien, Theresa Cabarrus * Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte * Youssef Kerkour as Louis-Nicolas Davout, General Davout * Phil Cornwell as Charles-Henri Sanson, Sanson 'The Bourreau' * Edouard Philipponnat as Alexander I of Russia, Tsar Alexander * Ian McNeice * Paul Rhys as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Talleyrand * John Hollingworth (actor), John H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevalier (2022 Film)
''Chevalier'' is a 2022 biographical drama film based on the life of the titular French-Caribbean musician Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who is played by Kelvin Harrison Jr. The film is directed by Stephen Williams and written by Stefani Robinson. It also stars Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Marton Csokas, Alex Fitzalan, and Minnie Driver. ''Chevalier'' had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022. Searchlight Pictures plans to release the film in theaters in the United States on April 7, 2023. Plot The rise and resurgence of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a French-Caribbean violinist and composer (sometimes referred to by the derogatory nickname "Black Mozart") who rose to fame through his musical prodigy. But a complicated love life and the racism of the ''ancien regime'' leads to a falling out with Marie Antoinette, and Saint-Georges realizes that things must change. Cast * Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Coulier
Mark Coulier (born 1964) is a British make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert, who has worked in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, '' X-Men'' and ''The Mummy Returns''. He and J. Roy Helland won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair for '' The Iron Lady'' (2011). Coulier received his second Oscar for the film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' at the 87th Academy Awards. His win was shared with Frances Hannon. Selected filmography * ''The Mummy Returns'' (2001) * ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (2001) * ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003) * ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005) * ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' (2007) * ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2009) * ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010) * '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011) * ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' (2011) * '' The Iron Lady'' (2011) * ''World War Z'' (2013) * ''Dracula Untol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalia Colli
Dalia Colli (born 23 May 1976) is an Italian make-up artist. Life and career Born in Livorno, Colli studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. She made her professional debut as assistant of Paola Gattabrusi, and in 2001 she worked as a prosthetic moulder and sculptor in the workshop of Vittorio Sodano. During her career she was awarded three David di Donatello and a European Film Award for '' Dogman''. In 2021 she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Matteo Garrone's '' Pinocchio''. Her nomination was shared with Mark Coulier and Francesco Pegoretti. Selected filmography *''Caravaggio'', directed by Angelo Longoni (2007) *'' Gomorrah'', directed by Matteo Garrone (2008) *''The Red Shadows'', directed by Francesco Maselli (2009) *''The Perfect Life'', directed by Lucio Pellegrini (2011) *'' Reality'', directed by Matteo Garrone (2012) *'' Padroni di casa'', directed by Edoardo Gab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Prince (2018 Film)
''The Happy Prince'' is a 2018 biographical drama film about Oscar Wilde, written and directed by Rupert Everett in his directorial debut. The film stars Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Edwin Thomas and Tom Wilkinson. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was shown at the 2018 BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. At the 9th Magritte Awards, it received a nomination in the category of Best Foreign Film. The film's title alludes to the children's story by Oscar Wilde, '' The Happy Prince and Other Tales'', which Wilde would read aloud to his children. The film was released in Italy on 12 April 2018, in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2018 and in the United States on 10 October 2018 to positive reviews from critics. Plot 1897. Oscar Wilde has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for gross indecency. Separated from his wife and children, he arrives in Dieppe, where old friends Reggie Turner and Robert Ross await him. Wilde ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut (film)
''Beirut'', also known as ''The Negotiator'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2018 American political thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy. Set in 1982 during the Lebanese Civil War, the film stars Jon Hamm as Mason Skiles, a former U.S. diplomat who returns to service in Beirut in order to save a colleague from the group responsible for the death of Skiles' family. Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, Larry Pine and Mark Pellegrino also star. The film premiered on January 22, 2018, at the Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 11, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who called it "absorbing despite its flaws" and praised Hamm's and Pike's performances. Plot In 1972, Mason Skiles is a U.S. diplomat in Lebanon living in Beirut with his Lebanese wife, Nadia. They have recently begun caring for Karim, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who claims he is without a family. While hosting a party, Skiles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Butterfly (2017 Film)
''Black Butterfly'' is a 2017 American thriller film directed by Brian Goodman and written by Marc Frydman and Justin Stanley. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Abel Ferrara, Vincent Riotta and Nathalie Rapti Gomez. It was released on May 26, 2017, by Lionsgate Premiere. It is based on a 2008 French television film, ''Papillon Noir'', directed by Christian Faure (director), Christian Faure. Plot On the outskirts of a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul, a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter with a drifter named Jack, Paul offers Jack a place to stay. Soon, the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game that will bring at least one tale to an end. Cast * Antonio Banderas as Paul Lopez * Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Jack * Piper Perabo as Laura Johnson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples In Veils
''Naples in Veils'' ( it, Napoli velata) is a 2017 mystery, thriller and noir film directed by Turkish-Italian filmmaker Ferzan Özpetek. The plot is centered around Adriana, a Naples-based medical examiner in her forties who falls for a younger man and spends the night with him at her place. Plot During a Neapolitan ceremony involving ''femminielli'' at her aunt's house, medical examiner Adriana (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) is seduced by a handsome young man, Andrea ( Alessandro Borghi). The two spend a sex-filled night at her place. Andrea asks Adriana to meet again later that afternoon, but he disappoints her by not showing up for the date. The following day, Adriana discovers that the young man on whom she is carrying out a post-mortem examination is Andrea. Someone murdered him and gouged out his eyes. Additionally, Adriana finds out from police inspectors that Andrea had taken pictures of her naked after they had sex. Soon after, she decides to investigate the circumstances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Messiah
''The Young Messiah'' is a 2016 American biblical drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-written by Betsy and Cyrus Nowrasteh, based on the novel '' Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt'' by Anne Rice. The film stars Adam Greaves-Neal, Sean Bean, David Bradley, Lee Boardman, Jonathan Bailey, and David Burke. The film revolves around a fictional interpretation of a seven-year-old Jesus, who tries to discover the truth about his life when he returns to Nazareth from Egypt. Nowrasteh acquired the film rights in 2011, and wrote the script along with his wife Betsy Giffen. Chris Columbus developed the film through his 1492 Pictures banner and helped the film financing by Ocean Blue Entertainment. FilmDistrict acquired the US distribution rights in 2013, which were later transferred to Focus Features in 2014. Filming began on September 15, 2014, in Matera and Rome, Italy. Although the film was known throughout production as ''Christ the Lord'', Focus Features announced on September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben-Hur (2016 Film)
''Ben-Hur'' is a 2016 epic historical drama film directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Keith Clarke and John Ridley. It is the fifth film adaptation of the 1880 novel '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' by Lew Wallace following the 1907 silent short film, the 1925 silent film, the Academy Award-winning 1959 film and the 2003 animated film; it is the third version produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It has been termed a "re-adaptation", "reimagining", and "new interpretation" of the novel, and follows Judah Ben-Hur, a young prince who is falsely accused by his step-brother, an officer of the Roman army, and is sent to slavery, only to escape and seek vengeance. The film stars Jack Huston as the titular character, alongside Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Morgan Freeman. Principal photography began on February 2, 2015, in Matera, Italy and lasted about five months, finishing in June 2015. ''Ben-Hur'' premiered on August 9, 2016, in Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
