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Fred Bongusto
Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, was an Italian light music singer, songwriter and composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Career history Bongusto was born in Campobasso. He made his recording debut with the song "Bella Bellissima", a song written by Ghigo Agosti and produced by the Milan-based label Primary. It was released on phonographic record in 1960. Some of his most successful songs include "Amore fermati", "Una rotonda sul mare", "Spaghetti a Detroit" and "Prima c'eri tu", which won the 1966 edition of Un disco per l'estate. Bongusto's proclivity for exploring Latin American rhythms and American Big Band swing made him very popular in South America, especially in Brazil. He had collaborated with Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto, who successfully covered Bongusto's song "Malaga" in his 1991 album João. He composed the soundtracks of more than 30 films, including '' Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republic, it is awarded for "merit acquired by the nation" in the fields of literature, the arts, economy, public service, and social, philanthropic and humanitarian activities and for long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers. The post-nominal letters for the order are OMRI. The order effectively replaced national orders such as the Civil Order of Savoy (1831), the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868), the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1362). Grades Investiture takes place twice a year – on 2 June, the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic, and on 27 December, the anniversary of the promulgation of the Italian Constitution. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples. It is a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself has a population of 315,284 inhabitants, over , while the urban area has 750,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has 1.3 million inhabitants. Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Hohenstaufen Castle built for Frederick II, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the majo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Questi Pazzi, Pazzi Italiani
''Questi pazzi, pazzi italiani'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Tullio Piacentini. Plot The film takes place in Ferrari, Italy about two young pizza chefs named Mario and Luigi that traverse all around the town looking for a lost violin. Throughout the film, they meet characters that assist them on the journey leading them throughout town realizing that despite the loss of their violin, they find themselves and who they really are. Cast *Fred Bongusto * Beppe Cardile *Gigliola Cinquetti *Petula Clark as Herself *Nicola Di Bari *Peppino Di Capri *Sergio Endrigo * Paolo Ferrara *Antonietta Fiorito as Storyteller (voice) *Ricky Gianco *Enzo Jannacci * Roberto Murolo * Diego Peano *Pino Presti *Tony Rossi *Nini Rosso Raffaele Celeste "Nini" Rosso (19 September 1926 – 5 October 1994) was an Italian jazz trumpeter and composer. Biography Born in San Michele Mondovì, Italy, Rosso's parents had attempted to send him to university, but at 19 he chose the trumpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obiettivo Ragazze
''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the military: a parachutist mistaking his sergeant's home for a brothel, a hypnotized sailor that believes he changed his sex, and two soldiers captured by an African tribe. Cast * Franco Franchi * Ciccio Ingrassia as Franco * Alighiero Noschese * Walter Chiari as Alberto * Vittorio Congia * Diletta D'Andrea * Renzo Palmer * Elio Pandolfi as Aurelio * Antonella Steni * Carlo Campanini as Roberto * Marisa Del Frate as Gina * Tony Renis Tony Renis (born 13 May 1938), stage name of Elio Cesari, is an Italian singer, composer, music producer and film actor. Life and career Renis was born in Milan. In the mid-1950s he met with Adriano Celentano, and the two started performing an i ... as himself References External links * 1963 films 1963 comedy films Italian comedy films 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfantozzi
''Superfantozzi'' is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. This film portrays the "evolution" of Fantozzi in History, from the Creation of the World to a far, science fiction-esque, future. Plot Genesis. After creating Heaven, Earth, the seas and the animals, God proceeds to create man, resulting in Ugo Fantozzi. Disappointed with his first attempt, God rests for one day then tries again, thus creating Adam and Eve, and also provides Fantozzi with a woman, his horrible future wife Pina. After Eve seduces Fantozzi into committing the original sin in her place, Fantozzi and Pina are banished from the garden of Eden and condemned to spend eternity as underlings of Adam's and Eve's descendants. Stone Age. As he struggles with dinosaurs and other prehistoric perils to feed his family (now including daughter Mariangela), Fantozzi meets another human being, his future colleague Filini. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fracchia La Belva Umana
''Fracchia la belva umana'' (''Fracchia the fanatic'' or ''Fracchia The Human Beast)'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The film is loosely inspired by The Whole Town's Talking. It was screened at the 67th Venice International Film Festival as an Italian comedy. Its cast includes: Paolo Villaggio, Lino Banfi and the then young Massimo Boldi and Francesco Salvi. Plot Due to misfortune, Giandomenico Fracchia (an employee in a chocolate factory) ends up becoming a body double of a terrible criminal known as "the human beast": which leads into series of problems and misunderstandings for him. Cast * Paolo Villaggio as Giandomenico Fracchia / La Belva Umana * Lino Banfi as Commissario Auricchio * Anna Mazzamauro as Miss Corvino * Francesco Salvi as Neuro * Sandro Ghiani as De Simone * Antonio Allocca as Carabinieri's Marshal * Jole Silvani as Palmira (as Iole Silvani) * Fiammetta Baralla as chubby girl doing jogging * Ugo Bologna as bank director * Giul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantozzi Contro Tutti
''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio. The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, unhappy and frustrated at work and with family, and is known for its use of surreal humor and for several scenes which have entered popular culture. The success of this movie rendered it a cult film that topped IT box office on sales for eight months. In the decades since its release, the film's reputation has remained almost unmutated, launching Paolo Villaggio's career. Its success led to a franchise of nine sequels, from 1976 to 1999. Plot In the prologue, miss Pina Fantozzi calls "ItalPetrolCementThermoTextilPharmMetalChemical" holding (simplified as "Mega-Company") where her husband works, demanding news of her husband since she hasn't had any news from him in eighteen days: Fantozzi is casually found walled into the company's ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cricket (1980 Film)
''The Cricket'' (Italian: ''La Cicala'') is a 1980 Italian erotic drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. For this film Virna Lisi was awarded David di Donatello for best actress, while Fred Bongusto won the Nastro d'Argento for best score. Plot summary Clio plays a fun-loving girl who likes men. She leaves her home town and meets up with Wilma, a once-famous singer. After Wilma bombs out at a local joint they hook up together and become prostitutes. Enter Tony who falls for Wilma and opens a gas/food/lodging establishment after they marry. Tony slowly gets fed up with Wilma, especially after her beautiful daughter arrives. An erotic yet tragic film. Cast * Virna Lisi: Wilma Malinverni * Anthony Franciosa: Annibale Mereghetti aka Ulisses * Renato Salvatori: Carburo * Clio Goldsmith: Cicala * Barbara De Rossi: Saveria * Aristide Caporale Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh, Serafina!
''Oh, Serafina!'' is a 1976 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is strictly based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Fred Bongusto was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score. Cast *Renato Pozzetto: Augusto Valle *Dalila Di Lazzaro: Serafina *Angelica Ippolito: Palmira Radice, moglie di Augusto *Marisa Merlini: mamma di Augusto *Gino Bramieri: Il sindaco *Aldo Giuffrè: Professor Caroniti *Fausto Tozzi: Carlo Vigeva *Enrico Beruschi: Impiegato anagrafe *Lilla Brignone: Segretaria della ditta Valle * Howard Ross: Romeo Radice * Brizio Montinaro: Rag.Cusetti * Gianni Magni: Tommaso *Ettore Manni: padre di Serafina *Alberto Lattuada: Medico del manicomio *Daniele Vargas: Assessore Buglio *Maria Monti See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1976at the Internet Movie Database ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Piacere Di Rivederla
''Al piacere di rivederla'' is a 1976 Italian giallo-comedy film directed by Marco Leto. It is based on the novel ''Ritratto di provincia in rosso'' by Paolo Levi. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Mario Aldara * Françoise Fabian: Viviana Bonfigli * Miou-Miou: Patrizia * Alberto Lionello: Don Luigi * Franco Graziosi: Pietro Bonfigli * Biagio Pelligra: Maresciallo dei Carabinieri * Maria Monti: Bianca Bonfigli * : Morlacchi * : La vecchia Bonfigli * Paolo Bonacelli: the moneylender * Claudio Bigagli: * Roberto Longo: * Francesco Comegna: * Lia Tanzi: * Barbara Nay: * Shirley Corrigan: * : * Angelo Botti: See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1976at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1976 1976 Films A film ... References External links * 1976 films Italian crime comedy films Giallo films 1970s cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conviene Far Bene L'amore
''Conviene far bene l'amore'' (internationally released as ''The Sex Machine'' and ''Love and Energy'') is a 1975 sci-fi - sexy comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film is based on a novel with the same name written by the same Campanile. Cast * Gigi Proietti: Prof. Enrico Coppola * Agostina Belli: Francesca Renzi * Eleonora Giorgi: Piera * Christian De Sica: Daniele Venturoli * Mario Scaccia: Mons. Alberoni * Adriana Asti: Irene Nobili * Franco Agostini: Dr. Spina * Monica Strebel: Angela * Quinto Parmeggiani: De Renzi * Gino Pernice: Coppola's Assistant * Mario Pisu: Minister * Franco Angrisano: Hotel Director * Enzo Robutti: Matteis * Oreste Lionello: Driver * Aldo Reggiani * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
