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Friends By Chance
''Friends by Chance'' () is a 2017 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Francesco Bruni. Loosely based on a novel by Cosimo Calamini, the film premiered at the Bari International Film Festival. For his performance, Giuliano Montaldo was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor and a special Nastro d'Argento. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Screenplay. Plot The unlikely friendship between a 22-year-old scoundrel and an 85-year-old poet. Cast * Andrea Carpenzano as Alessandro * Giuliano Montaldo as Giorgio Gherarducci * Arturo Bruni as Riccardo * Emanuele Propizio as Tommi * Riccardo Vitiello as Leo * Donatella Finocchiaro as Claudia * Antonio Gerardi as Alessandro's father * Raffaella Lebboroni as Laura * Andrea Lehotská Andrea Lehotská (born December 2, 1981, in Detva, Slovakia) is a Slovak-Italian television hostess, actress and model. Biography In March 2001, Lehotská was one of the twelve finalists in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Francesco Bruni (screenwriter)
Francesco Bruni (born 30 September 1961) is an Italian screenwriter and director. Life and career Born in Rome, Bruni started his professional career as a screenwriter in 1991, for the film '' Condominio''. In 1994 he started a long collaboration with director Paolo Virzì with Virzì's debut film '' Living It Up''. In 2011 Bruni made his directorial debut with '' Easy!'', which got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the Nastro d'Argento in the same category. His 2020 feature '' Everything's Gonna Be Alright'' brought him Premio Flaiano for Best Director. Personal life Bruni teaches screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. He is the father of rapper and singer Side Baby. Selected filmography * '' Living It Up'' (1994) * '' August Vacation '' (1995) * '' The Second Time'' (1995) * ''Ovosodo'' (1997) * ''Notes of Love'' (1998) * '' Kisses and Hugs'' (1999) * '' I Prefer the Sound of the Sea'' (2000) * '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Di Donatello For Best Supporting Actor
The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor () is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actor who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. It has been awarded every year since 1981. Actors Giuseppe Battiston and Leo Gullotta are the record holders in this category, with three awards each. Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also * Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor * Cinema of Italy The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by List of Italian film directors, Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and ... References External links * Daviddidonatello. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Films About Old Age
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Italian Comedy-drama Films
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2017 Comedy-drama Films
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2017 Films
2017 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' observed that for 2017, "the most important event in the world of movies was the revelation, in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'', of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein, and the resulting liberation of the long-stifled voices of the people who had been abused by him or other powerful figures in the movie business, and, for that matter, in other arts and industries, too." He emphasizes that in effect, " at's missing from the year-end list, and from the era in movies, isn't only the unmade work by these filmmakers but the artistry and the careers of cast and crew members who would have been in their unrealized films." Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2017 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'', '' Beauty and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aurora Quattrocchi
Aurora "Rori" Quattrocchi (born 18 March 1943) is an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Matulji (at the time part of the Kingdom of Italy with the name Mattuglie) where her Sicilian father was serving as an army officer, at 5 years old Quattrocchi lost her mother and went to live in Palermo with her aunt and uncle. She started her career on stage in the 1970s, and made her film debut in 1989, in Marco Risi's ''Forever Mary''. Among Quattrocchi's best known roles, there are Fortunata in '' Golden Door'', which got her a Chlotrudis Award nomination, and the mother in ''Nostalgia'', for which Quattrocchi got David di Donatello and Nastro d'Argento nominations as best supporting actress. Quattrocchi was awarded the International Starlight Cinema Award for her career at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Forever Mary'' directed by Marco Risi (1989) * ''Boys on the Outside'', directed by Marco Risi (1990) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Andrea Lehotská
Andrea Lehotská (born December 2, 1981, in Detva, Slovakia) is a Slovak-Italian television hostess, actress and model. Biography In March 2001, Lehotská was one of the twelve finalists in the Miss Slovakia contest for Miss Universe 2001. In 2003, in Croatia, Lehotská appeared in a television advertisement for Coca-Cola. In 2004, Lehotská was the VJ for All Music and in the cast of "Spicy Tg"; she debuted as an actress in '' What Will Happen to Us'' of Giovanni Veronesi. In 2005, she appeared in the film ''Fratello e padre''. Also in 2005, Lehotská was in the music videos of Vasco Rossi ''Buoni o cattivi'', ''Come stai'', ''Un senso'' ''E...'' and ''Señorita''. On September 9, 2005, Rossi released the double DVD ''È solo un Rock 'n Roll show'' (with 12 music videos) with Lehotská as protagonist. From 2005 to 2008, she was a columnist for the television program ''Markette''. In 2007, she was a finalist in ''Uno due tre stalla'', reality show of Canale 5. In 2008, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Raffaella Lebboroni
Raffaella Lebboroni (born 10 June 1961) is an Italian actress. Biography Born in Bologna, Lebboroni attended the Accademia dell'Antoniano, graduating in 1988. In 1992 she married the screenwriter and director Francesco Bruni, with the couple having two children. A versatile and charismatic actress even in her supporting roles, Lebboroni is also remembered in Marco Risi's ''The Rubber Wall'' (1991) and Roberto Benigni's ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997)''.'' She also starred in Paolo Virzì's ''August Vacation'' (1996) and in Carlo Virzì's (2006). Lebboroni has also starred in other films, such as '' The Early Bird Catches the Worm'' by Francesco Patierno, as well as ''Easy!'' (2011), (2014), '' Friends by Chance'' (2017), and '' Everything's Gonna Be Alright'' (2020), all directed by her husband Bruni. In 2019 she was part of the cast of ''The Traitor'' by Marco Bellocchio, and in 2020 she is in the film '' Everything's Gonna Be Alright'' by Bruni. Filmography * (1989) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emanuele Propizio
Vittorio Emanuele Propizio (born 30 December 1991) is an Italian actor in cinema and television. Career Propizio was born in Rome to Sicilian parents. Among his films are: My Brother is an Only Child (2007), where he played a young Accio; '' Grande, grosso e... Verdone'', where he played the child of Carlo Verdone; '' Natale a Rio'', starring Christian De Sica, Massimo Ghini and Ludovico Fremont. Also in 2009, he acted in the film ''Natale a Beverly Hills'', directed by Neri Parenti, and in 2010 he played one of the protagonists of '' Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using'', a film by Giovanni Veronesi, and also with Veronesi he performed in '' The Ages of Love'', where he played Cupid In classical mythology, Cupid ( , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor (Latin: .... In 2015 he was in the cast of ''An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wired Italia
''Wired'' is a bi-monthly American magazine that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. It is published in both print and Online magazine, online editions by Condé Nast. The magazine has been in publication since its launch in January 1993. Its editorial office is based in San Francisco, California, with its business headquarters located in New York City. ''Wired'' quickly became recognized as the voice of the emerging digital economy and culture and a pace setter in print design and web design. From 1998 until 2006, the magazine and its website, ''Wired.com'', experienced separate ownership before being fully consolidated under Condé Nast in 2006. It has won multiple National Magazine Awards and has been credited with shaping discourse around the digital revolution. The magazine also coined the term Crowdsourcing, ''crowdsourcing'', as well as its annual tradition of handing out Vaporware Awards. ''Wired'' has launched several in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Di Donatello For Best Screenplay
The David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay (Italian: ''David di Donatello per la migliore sceneggiatura'') was a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding screenwriting in a film released in Italy during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was presented annually from 1975 to 2016, when it was split between the Original and Adapted Screenplay categories. Nominees and winners were selected via runoff voting by all the members of the Accademia. Winners and nominees Below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by other nominees. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also * Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay * Cinema of Italy The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by List of Italian film directors, Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
