Gerardo Amato
Gerardo Amato (born 15 October 1948) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born Gerardo Placido in Ascoli Satriano, the brother of the actor and director Michele Placido, Gerardo Amato at a young age moved to Milan where he trained as an electrical engineer. He later worked on stage, generally cast in roles of seducers, with Giorgio Strehler, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Ernesto Calindri, among others. Amato was also active in films and TV-series, but mostly in secondary roles. In 1977, he won the Grolla d'oro for best new actor thanks to his performance in ''A Sold Life''. Filmography *'' Una vita venduta'' (1976) *''Nina'' (1976) *''Difficile morire'' (1977) *'' Blue Nude'' (1977) *'' La notte dell'alta marea'' (1977) *'' Eutanasia di un amore'' (1978) *''Io, Caligola'' (1979) *''Zappatore'' (1980) *'' Passione d'amore'' (1981) *''Notturno con grida'' (1982) *'' Caramelle da uno sconosciuto'' (1987) *'' I frati rossi'' (1988) *''Ad un passo dall'aurora'' (1989) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano (; nap, label= Foggiano, Àsculë) is a town and ''comune ''in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is located on the edge of a large plain in Northern Apulia known as the Tavoliere delle Puglie.Curtis, DanielIs there an ‘agro-town’ model for Southern Italy? Exploring the diverse roots and development of the agro-town structure through a comparative case study in Apulia. Continuity and Change Vol. 28 (03) December 2013, pp 377 - 419 DOI: 10.1017/S0268416013000362, Published online: 27 November 2013. History The earliest human presence in the area of Ascoli Satriano dates from around the 9th century BC, according to archaeological evidence, and similar dated earthworks are common in the area. The Marbles of Ascoli Satriano are a funerary collection from the 4th century BC. Ascoli Satriano (known as ''Asculum'') was a city of the Dauni, a warlike tribe who gave effective help to the Romans at the first Battle of Asculum in 279 B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zappatore
''Zappatore'' is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy on 5 December 1980. It is the "cine-scripted" which received the highest grossing theaters, ranking the 60th place of the most successful films in Italy in the 1980/81 season. The film is loosely based on the eponymous song, written by Libero Bovio and Albano. Story Francesco Esposito and his wife Madeleine are two farmers who raised Mario, their only child, with love and dedication. To finance his education, they became indebted to a lender. Mario becomes a brilliant lawyer in Naples, the city in which he works, and falls in love with Nancy, the daughter of an Italian-American industrialist. Despite the potential for a happy ending, the story is one of guilt and shame that Mario must reconcile his newfound social position contrasted with the humble beginnings of his parents. Cast *Mario Merola: Francesco, the digger *Regina Bianchi: Maddalena *Gerardo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italian Male Film Actors
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Italian Male Stage Actors
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People From The Province Of Foggia
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1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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7 Minuti
''7 Minutes'' ( it, 7 minuti) is a 2016 Italian-Swiss-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Placido. The film premiered at the 11th Rome Film Festival and was later screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Inspired by a true story, it is loosely based on a drama play of the same name by Stefano Massini. Plot A textile company is acquired by a foreign multinational corporation. The new owner seems intent on not making redundancies but asks the workers to sign a particular clause that provides for the 7-minute reduction of lunch time. The development of the debate among the workers will bring each one of them to a phase of profound reflection. Cast *Ottavia Piccolo as Bianca * Cristiana Capotondi as Isabella * Ambra Angiolini as Greta * Fiorella Mannoia as Ornella *Violante Placido as Marianna *Clémence Poésy as Hira *Maria Nazionale as Angela * Balkissa Maiga as Kidal *Sabine Timoteo as Micaela * Luisa Cattaneo as Sandra * Erika D'Ambrosio a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vallanzasca - Gli Angeli Del Male
''Angel of Evil'' ( it, Vallanzasca – Gli angeli del male, also known as ''Vallanzasca - Angels of Evil'') is a 2010 Italian crime film directed by Michele Placido. It is based on the biography ''Il fiore del male. Bandito a Milano'' (The flower of evil. Bandit in Milan) of bank robber Renato Vallanzasca, by Italian journalist Carlo Bonini. Plot Locked up in prison serving a life sentence for his crimes, an old Renato Vallanzasca (Kim Rossi Stuart) proceeds in the memories of a youth spent as head of a crime syndicate known as the chronicle Banda della Comasina, which raged in the 1970s in Milan between robberies, kidnappings, murders and evasions. Cast * Kim Rossi Stuart as Renato Vallanzasca * Filippo Timi as Enzo * Paz Vega as Antonella D'Agostino * Moritz Bleibtreu as Sergio * Francesco Scianna as Francis Turatello * as Carmen * as Spaghettino * Valeria Solarino as Ripalta Pioggia, aka Consuelo * Lino Guanciale: Nunzio * Nicola Acunzo: Rosario * : Faust ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Backward (2010 Film)
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Il Mattino Ha L'oro In Bocca
''The Early Bird Catches the Worm'' ( it, Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Patierno, based on autobiographical book ''Il giocatore (ogni scomessa e un debito)'' by Marco Baldini. Cast *Elio Germano as Marco Baldini *Laura Chiatti as Cristiana *Martina Stella as Cristina *Carlo Monni as Marco's father *Raffaella Lebboroni as Marco's Mother *Corrado Fortuna as Rosario Fiorello *Donato Placido as Giggetto *Dario Vergassola as Claudio Cecchetto *Gianmarco Tognazzi as Danny *Umberto Orsini as Zio Lino *Chiara Francini Chiara Francini (born 20 December 1976 in Florence) [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manuale D'amore 2 - Capitoli Successivi
''Manual of Love 2'' ( it, Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi) is a 2007 Italian romantic comedy film in four quartets directed by Giovanni Veronesi. It is the sequel of ''Manual of Love'' and was followed by ''Manual of Love 3''. Plot The film is divided into four episodes, centered on the theme of love. First segment Dario and Nicola, two men from Apulia, are involved in a car accident. Both are taken to hospital suffering from paralysis of the legs, and there Nicola meets a beautiful nurse named Lucia. While Nicola continues his rehabilitation therapy, he finds that he loves Lucia more and more, and she, too, in time, falls in love with him. Second segment Franco and Manuela have been married for a short time, and they want a child. However, Franco has a low semen count, and this creates many complications for the couple. Given that in Italy the two cannot use artificial insemination, because the law prevents it, Franco and Manuela travel to Spain, where Manuela is adm ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ritorno A Casa Gori
''Return to Home Gori'' ( it, Ritorno a casa Gori) is a 1996 comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. It is the sequel of '' Welcome to Home Gori''. Plot After 5 years from the fateful day of Christmas at ''Welcome to Home Gori'', the scenery changes during a robbery in a villa in Tuscany by Danilo (Massimo Ceccherini) and his friends addicts (one of whom is played by Alessandro Paci). Back home, he expect a sad circumstance, the death of his mother Adele (Ilaria Occhini). In fear of theft Danilo hiding the loot in the coffin of his mother exposed in the red room in the house for the wake. Cast *Alessandro Benvenuti as Luciano *Massimo Ceccherini as Danilo Gori *Ilaria Occhini as Adele Papini * Carlo Monni as Gino Gori *Novello Novelli as Annibale Papini *Athina Cenci as Bruna Papini *Alessandro Haber as Libero Salvini *Sabrina Ferilli as Sandra Salvini Sottili *Barbara Enrichi Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudony ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |