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Giorgio Arlorio
Giorgio Arlorio (27 February 1929 – 25 July 2019) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Biography Born in Turin, Arlorio began his career in 1951 as an assistant director for Pietro Germi, Mario Soldati and Michelangelo Antonioni, while between the 1960s and the 1970s became a regular collaborator of Gillo Pontecorvo and Carlo Lizzani, with whom he co-wrote some of their films. He also directed some political documentaries. For many years, Arlorio taught Screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Arlorio died in his home in Rome on 25 July 2019, at the age of 90. Partial filmography Screenwriter * ''Esterina'' (1959) * '' Crimen'' (1960) * '' The Golden Arrow'' (1962) * ''The Shortest Day'' (1963) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1967) * ''Arabella'' (1967) * '' The Mercenary'' (1968) * ''Burn!'' (1969) * ''Zorro'' (1975) * ''Ogro'' (1979) * '' Hot Potato'' (1979) * ''Days of Inspector Ambrosio ''Days of Inspector Ambrosio'' (Italian: ''I giorni del comm ... [...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] |
La Repubblica
''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as a leftist newspaper, it has since moderated to a milder centre-left political stance, and moved further to the centre after the appointment of Maurizio Molinari as editor. History Foundation ''la Repubblica'' was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine ''L'Espresso''. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues: Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999. Early years The newspaper first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Days Of Inspector Ambrosio
''Days of Inspector Ambrosio'' (Italian: ''I giorni del commissario Ambrosio'') is a 1988 Italian crime film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It is loosely based on several novels written by Renato Olivieri. Plot A few days before Inspector Ambrosio's holiday, a usual bank robbery takes place opposite his house. Then a playboy dies in a car “accident” that points to murder. The Inspector finds that his chief witness, a timid violinist and his drug-addicted daughter were closely involved with the victim. Can he “clear his desk” in time for his well-earned break? Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Commissario Ambrosio * Carlo Delle Piane: Renzo Bandelli * Claudio Amendola: Luciano * Cristina Marsillach: Sandra * Amanda Sandrelli: Antonia Quadri * Duilio Del Prete: Francesco Borghi * Rossella Falk: Rossella * Carla Gravina: Giulia Bandelli * Athina Cenci: Emanuela Quadri * Pupella Maggio: Rosa Cuomo * Teo Teocoli: Barbieri * Elvire Audray: "Friend" of Barbieri * Elio Crovett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Potato (1979 Film)
''Hot Potato'' ( it, La patata bollente) is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno. The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left, ''Anni di piombo'' violence, working class culture, and the sustainability of Eurocommunism. Plot Bernardo Mambelli nicknamed "il Gandi" (Renato Pozzetto) is a PCI militant and pugilist working at a Milanese paint factory. One night, he sees a fascist gang beating a frail young man ( Massimo Ranieri). He saves the man and brings him to his house to learn that he is Claudio, a homosexual. With nowhere to go and recovering from the assault, Claudio starts staying at Bernardo's house but a series of typical misunderstandings lead his comrades as well as his girlfriend Maria ( Edwige Fenech) to believing that he has "turned gay". Bernardo is now seen as a potential lost cause and the ongoings soon reveal a "hot potato" situation for him. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Bernardo Mambelli nicknamed "il Gandi" * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogro
''Operación Ogro'' is a 1979 Spanish and Italian drama film written and directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. The film is based on true events in Spain during the early 1970s and is based on the eponymous book by Julen Agirre (pseudonym of Eva Forest). ''The Guardian''. The film won the David di Donatello (an annual Italian motion picture award) for Best Film. All the actors, a mix of Spaniards and Italians, spoke Spanish in the dubbed version released in Spain, and in Italian in the dubbed Italian version. Plot This drama documentary film describes the attack - known as Operación Ogro - made by four Basque separatist members of |
Zorro (1975 Italian Film)
''Zorro'' is a 1975 swashbuckler Spaghetti Western film based on the character created by Johnston McCulley, directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Alain Delon in the title role. The film was an Italian-French co-production, filmed in Almería, Spain. Ottavia Piccolo and Stanley Baker also star, with ''Zorro'' being Baker's final film before his death in 1976. It was released by United Artists on March 5, 1975, and was both a critical and commercial success. Plot On the eve of his return to Spain from Alta California, Don Diego de la Vega meets his old friend Miguel de la Serna, who is about to take up the governorship of Nueva Aragón - after his uncle Don Fernando died of “malaria” in a malaria-free region, and was replaced by the dictatorial Colonel Huerta. Diego vainly warns the idealistic Miguel that Nueva Aragón is ruled by greed and hatred; later that very evening Miguel is assassinated by Huerta's underlings. Diego vows to avenge Miguel by taking his place, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn! (1969 Film)
''Burn!'' (original title: ''Queimada'') is a 1969 historical war drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Set in the mid-19th century, the film stars Marlon Brando as a British ''agent provocateur'' sent to overthrow a Portuguese colony in the Caribbean by manipulating a slave revolt to serve the interests of the sugar trade, and the complications that arise from the formation of a subsequent puppet state. The fictional plot is partly based on the activities of American filibuster William Walker, after whom the main character is named, and his 1855 invasion of Nicaragua. Screenwriters Franco Solinas and Giorgio Arlorio also drew on the experiences of intelligence agent Edward Lansdale, who served the United States government in the Philippines and Indochina in the 1950s through the 60s, and the Cuban Revolution. The film is an Italian and French co-production by Alberto Grimaldi, distributed internationally by United Artists. It features a musical score composed by Enni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercenary (film)
''The Mercenary'' ( it, Il mercenario), known in the United Kingdom, UK as ''A Professional Gun'', is a 1968 Zapata Western film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Franco Nero, Jack Palance, Tony Musante, Eduardo Fajardo and Giovanna Ralli, and features a musical score by Ennio Morricone, taking inspriration from his work in ''Guns for San Sebastian'', and Bruno Nicolai. Plot On the northern side of the Mexico–United States border, Sergei "Polack" Kowalski, a well-groomed, greedy mercenary, attends a circus performance where he recognizes the show's lead rodeo clown as Paco Roman. During the performance, Kowalski Flashback (narrative), reminisces on how he and Paco fought together as revolutionaries against the Mexican Government. Prior to the start of their partnership, Paco, a peon working in a silver mine owned by Elias Garcia, rebels against his boss and humiliates him and his two brothers, including Colonel Alfonso Garcia. He is soon captured, but saved from exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabella (1967 Film)
''Arabella'' is an Italian comedy film in the English language, starring Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas and James Fox. It was directed by Mauro Bolognini. The film is a comic farce set in Italy, playing off the interaction between English and Italian stereotypes. Cast *Virna Lisi as Arabella Danesi *James Fox as Giorgio *Margaret Rutherford as Princess Ilaria *Terry-Thomas as General Sir Horace Gordon; Duke Pietro Moretti; hotel manager; insurance manager *Giancarlo Giannini as Saverio * Milena Vukotic as Graziella *Paola Borboni as Duchess Moretti References External links ''Arabella''at the British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... * 1967 films 1967 comedy films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films scored by Ennio Morricone Italian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Head Of The Family (1967 Film)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shortest Day
''The Shortest Day'' ( it, Il giorno più corto) is a 1963 Italian comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie '' The Longest Day'' and stars the popular duo Franco and Ciccio in the leading roles. Dozens of other well-known actors, from both European and American cinema, agreed to appear in the movie in cameo roles for free to avert the bankruptcy of the production company, Titanus. Plot Two Sicilians, Franco and Ciccio, are taken from a small town in Sicily and shipped out with a unit in the Italian army which has to fight the Austrian troops in World War I. Upon war's end, Franco and Ciccio, more clumsy than ever, return to Italy but find themselves out of work. Cast *Gino Cervi *Totò *Annie Girardot *Ugo Tognazzi *Eduardo De Filippo *Peppino De Filippo *Aldo Fabrizi *Gabriele Ferzetti * Philippe Leroy *Amedeo Nazzari *Tomas Milian *Romolo Valli *Renato Salvatori *Paolo Stoppa *Walter Chiari *Franca Valeri *Anouk Aimée *Franco Citti *Sylva Koscina *Virna Lisi *Carlo Pisaca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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