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Gherardo Gossi
Gherardo Gossi (born in 1958) is an Italian cinematographer. Born in Turin, Gossi followed the courses of film history and criticism held by Gianni Rondolino at the University of Turin, even without concluding his studies. He began his professional career as an operator in a local television network, Teleuropa 3, and then founded with Lucia Moisio and Walter Buccino the production company "MDP Cinema e Video", specialized in documentaries and short films. In the troupe of cinematographer Claudio Meloni, he worked in advertising, in some television series and in the film ''Zen'' (1987) directed by Gian Vittorio Baldi. He debuted as cinematographer in 1991, in Guido Chiesa's ''Il caso Martello''. Gossi was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography twice, in 2009 for '' The Past Is a Foreign Land'' and '' Lecture 21'' and in 2014 for '' Come il vento''. He was nominated for a David di Donatello in 2012 for the cinematography of '' Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny The Partisan
''Il partigiano Johnny'', internationally released as ''Johnny the Partisan'', is a 2000 Italian war drama film set in the Second World War and directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on the novel of the same name by Beppe Fenoglio. The film entered the competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Children and Cinema Award. Plot Johnny, a university student with a passion for English literature, deserts the Italian Army in Rome after the September 1943 Badoglio Proclamation, and returns home to Alba. He initially takes refuge in a villa in the hills, where he devotes himself to his studies. After the death of a friend, he decides to take action. He leaves the city and joins the first partisan formation he meets, the "Reds", led by Biondo. He doesn't share their communist ideology, only their desire to fight the Fascists. Left alone after the group has dispersed under a German attack, he manages to reach a formation of the Badogliani, also call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Cinematographers
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Film People From Turin
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Macaluso Sisters
''The Macaluso Sisters'' ( it, Le sorelle Macaluso) is a 2020 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Emma Dante, based on her own 2014 play of the same name. It was entered in the main competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Following the sudden death of one of them during childhood, the four Macaluso sisters experience trauma and grief in their entire lives. Cast Production Principal photography began in March 2019 in Palermo, Sicily. Release The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Ti ... on 9 September 2020. It was released in Italy on 10 September 2020 by Teodora Film. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macaluso Sisters, The 2020 films 2020 dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana (film)
''Banana'' is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Andrea Jublin. For this film Jublin was nominated for David di Donatello for Best New Director. Cast * Marco Todisco as Banana * Camilla Filippi as Emma * Gianfelice Imparato as Banana's Father * Giselda Volodi as Banana's Mother * Anna Bonaiuto as Professor Colonna * Giorgio Colangeli as The Principal * Andrea Jublin as Gianni * Beatrice Modica as Jessica See also * List of Italian films of 2015 This is a list of Italian films first released in 2015 (see 2015 in film). See also *2015 in Italy * 2015 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2015at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2015 2015 Fi ... References External links * 2010s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Italian coming-of-age comedy-drama films 2015 directorial debut films 2015 films Films scored by Nicola Piovani 2010s Italian films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Street In Palermo
''A Street in Palermo'' ( it, Via Castellana Bandiera) is a 2013 Italian drama film written and directed by Emma Dante. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Elena Cotta won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Plot During hot and sunny Sunday afternoon in Palermo, two women, Rosa and Clara, who have come to celebrate a friend's wedding, get lost in the streets of the city and end up in tiny alley: via Castellana Bandiera (a road that actually exists in the area of Mount Pellegrino). At the same moment another car, driven by Samira and with the Calafiore family crammed inside, arrives in the opposite direction and enters the same street. Neither Rosa nor Samira, an old and stubborn woman driving her car, intend to give way to each other. Locked in their cars, the two women face off in a silent duel that takes place in the intimate violence of the looks. An all-female challenge punctuated by the refusal to drink, eat and sleep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery At Dawn
''Discovery at Dawn'' ( it, La scoperta dell'alba) is a 2012 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''La scoperta dell'alba'' by Walter Veltroni. The film premiered at the 2012 Rome International Film Festival. Plot Thirty years after the disappearance of her father, a woman discovers she can make phone calls to her past self. Cast *Margherita Buy as Caterina Astengo *Susanna Nicchiarelli as Barbara Astengo *Sergio Rubini as Lorenzo *Lino Guanciale as Marco Tessandori *Renato Carpentieri as Giovanni Tonini *Lina Sastri as Marianna Dall'Acqua See also * List of Italian films of 2012 This is a list of Italian films first released in 2012 (see 2012 in film). See also *2012 in Italy * 2012 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2012at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2012 2012 Fi ... References External links * 2012 drama films 2012 films Italian drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmonaut (film)
''Cosmonaut'' ( it, Cosmonauta) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work. Plot Cosmonaut follows a young girl named Luciana, who struggles to have her voice heard in a youth communist group dominated by men. She comes up with the platform to mobilize communism in her town by bringing recognition to the Soviet's progress in the space race. As a strong and stubborn female character, she struggles to balance new relationships and her role as her epileptic brother's supervisor. Cast *Miriana Raschillà as Luciana Proietti * Pietro Del Giudice as Arturo Proietti * Michelangelo Ciminale as Vittorio * Chiara Arrighi as Fiorella * Valentino Campitelli as Angelo *Claudia Pandolfi as Rosalba * Sergio Rubini as Armando * Susanna Nicchiarelli as Marisa * Angelo Orlando as Leonardo See also * List of Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas (2005 Film)
''Texas'' is a 2005 Italian drama film written and directed by Fausto Paravidino and starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Valeria Golino. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival. Plot Cast *Valeria Golino as Maria *Riccardo Scamarcio as Gianluca * Valerio Binasco as Alessandro * Fausto Paravidino as Enrico * Iris Fusetti as Cinzia * Alessia Bellotto as Elisa * Carlo Orlando as Davide See also * List of Italian films of 2005 A list of films produced in Italy in 2005 (see 2005 in film): External linksItalian films of 2005at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2005 2005 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or rela ... References External links * Italian drama films 2005 drama films 2005 directorial debut films 2005 films 2000s Italian-language films 2000s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Slowly (Radio Alice)
''Lavorare con lentezza'' (internationally released as ''Working Slowly (Radio Alice)'') is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on actual events involving Radio Alice, a 1970s pirate radio which was politically aligned with the autonomism movement. It entered the competition at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, in which Tommaso Ramenghi and Marco Luisi won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. The Wu Ming collective is also credited as co-writers of the screenplay. The film is published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license, and can be downloaded from Archive.org Plot 1976, Bologna. Radio Alice is the radio of the movement: fantasy, refusal of wage labor, sexual freedom and cultural provocations. The radio, located in via del Pratello, is kept under control by the police, even if Lieutenant Lippolis is convinced that it is not worth wasting time on what he defines as a bunch of unrealistic, artistic and drug addicted students. A world forei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now Or Never (2003 Film)
''Now or Never'' ( it, Ora o mai più) is a 2003 Italian coming of age comedy-drama film written and directed by Lucio Pellegrini. Plot David is a model student in the last year of the physics faculty at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa; he practically lives in a parallel reality, made up of books and arguments on the highest systems, without any contact with everyday reality. Everything changes when, a few minutes before his last exam, he participates in a student collective to follow the unknown Viola, after the latter had given him a flyer: the exam skips, and with it most of David's certainties. The boy immediately falls in love with Viola, but he is also a good friend of Luca, Viola's boyfriend. The events lead David to participate in the occupation of a social center, and even in pseudo-subversive actions to the point of catapulting the entire group of dissidents in the midst of the violence that shook Genoa in 2001 on the occasion of the G8 summit. Cast * Jacopo Bonvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
