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Giuliana Calandra
Giuliana Calandra (10 February 1936 – 25 November 2018) was an Italian film, television and stage actress, journalist and television hostess. Life and career Born in Moncalieri, Giuliana Calandra debuted in 1963 Pier Paolo Pasolini's ''La ricotta'' and appearing in hundreds of films, TV-series and stage works, including works by Dario Argento, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Sordi, Lina Wertmüller, Giorgio Albertazzi, Mario Monicelli, Costa-Gavras, Dino Risi, Sergio Corbucci, Alberto Lattuada. In the 1980s she started a parallel career as journalist and TV-author/presenter, mainly focusing on fashion and entertainment. Calandra died in Aprilia, Lazio, Aprilia on 25 November 2018, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * ''La calandria (1972 film), La calandria'' (1972) - Venegonda * ''Love and Anarchy'' (1973) * ''Story of a Cloistered Nun'' (1973) * ''All Screwed Up'' (1974) - Biki * ''The Beast (1974 film), The Beast'' (1974) - Amalia * ''Terminal'' (1974) * ''La nottata'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncalieri
Moncalieri (; pms, Moncalé ) is a town and ''comune'' of 56,134 inhabitants (31 January 2022) about directly south of downtown Turin (to whose Metropolitan City of Turin, Metropolitan City it belongs), in Piedmont, Italy. It is the most populous suburb of Turin and it is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and of his daughter Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy. It is part of the World Heritage Site ''Residences of the Royal House of Savoy''. History Moncalieri was founded in 1228 by some inhabitants of Testona (now a ''frazione'' of the ''comune ''of Moncalieri) as a refuge from the assaults from Chieri. The easy access to the Po River and the bridge (a Knights Templar, Templar possession for a long time) that it commanded granted a certain flourishing to the city, which became a free ''comune'' and housed a number of monastic institutions. In the 17th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Anarchy
''Love and Anarchy'' ( it, Film d'amore e d'anarchia, ovvero: stamattina alle 10, in via dei Fiori, nella nota casa di tolleranza..., lit=Film of love and anarchy, or rather: this morning at 10, in via dei Fiori, in the well-known brothel ...) is a 1973 Italian film directed by Lina Wertmüller and starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato. The story, set in Fascist Italy before the outbreak of World War II, centers on Giannini's character, an anarchist who stays in a brothel while preparing to assassinate Benito Mussolini. Giannini's character falls in love with one of the women working in the brothel. This film explores the depths of his emotions concerning love, his hate for fascism, and his fears of being killed while assassinating Mussolini. ''Love and Anarchy'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and Giannini was awarded Best Actor. Plot The film begins with Tunin (Giancarlo Giannini) learning that his friend, an anarchist who was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritratto Di Borghesia In Nero
''Nest of Vipers'' ( it, Ritratto di borghesia in nero, lit=Portrait of a Bourgeois in Black) is a 1978 Italian drama film directed by Tonino Cervi. Based on the 1949 short story ''La maîtresse de piano'' (''The Piano Teacher'') by Roger Peyrefitte and set in Venice under fascism, its themes include illicit sex, betrayal, revenge, blackmail, perjury, police corruption and murder. Plot In Venice in the 1930s, Mattia, a young man of modest background, arrives to take up a piano scholarship at the conservatory. He makes friends with another student, Renato, whose vivacious widowed mother, Carla, is short of money and survives by giving piano lessons. Mattia and Carla start a passionate affair in secret. However Renato, who is unhealthily close to his mother, gets suspicious and Mattia breaks it off abruptly. Carla is deeply hurt at this betrayal and nurses a desire for revenge. Her plan for Renato is to marry him to one of her students, Elena, daughter of a rich family, and she ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecco Noi Per Esempio
''Ecco noi per esempio'' ("here's us, for example") is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. It was the first movie starring the comedian-star duo composed of Adriano Celentano and Renato Pozzetto. It is mostly set in Milan. Cast * Adriano Celentano: Antonmatteo Colombo aka Click * Renato Pozzetto: Palmambrogio Guanziroli * Barbara Bach: Ludovica * Giuliana Calandra Beatrice * Capucine: Mariarosa Colombo, former wife of Click * Antonio Casagrande: Commissioner of Police * Felice Andreasi: the publisher * Georges Wilson: Melano Melani * Elio Crovetto: the newsagent * Franca Marzi: Carmen, the landlady * Imma Piro: Vincenzina, girlfriend of Click * Sal Borgese horse thief * Ugo Bologna: Gianni * Walter Valdi: friend of Click * Carmen Russo ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Squad (film)
''Hit Squad'' ( it, Squadra antifurto) is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco"-comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It is the second chapter in the Nico Giraldi film series starred by Tomas Milian. Plot In the anti-theft team, Giraldi Marshal deals with criminals who commit thefts in apartments or steal cars. Among these is a band to which it belongs Blinds, a little thief inclined to confess things, Zagaja, a stutterer thief, and the Sicilians Rosario and Salvatore Trapani. Performed the theft in the villa of an American (former CIA), the thieves come into possession of documents about a system of bribes concerning some important personalities in the United States, the Deal Zebra Point. Having become in contact with emissaries of the US Ralf Douglas Blinds requires a sum of money for the return of the booklet: is killed. The murder of Zagaja puts Giraldi Marshal in alarm, which senses that Douglas had been robbed of something important: to ascertain what are stalked the Trapanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro Michele
''Caro Michele'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Mariangela Melato as Mara Castorelli * Delphine Seyrig as Adriana Vivanti, the mother * Aurore Clément as Angelica Vivanti * Lou Castel as Osvaldo * Fabio Carpi as Fabio Colarosa * Marcella Michelangeli as Viola Vivanti * Alfonso Gatto as Vivanti padre * Eriprando Visconti as Filippo * Isa Danieli as Livia, Mara's friend * Renato Romano as Oreste, Angelica's husband * Giuliana Calandra as Ada, Osvaldo's wife * Costantino Carrozza as Livia's Husband * Luca Dal Fabbro as Ray * Adriana Innocenti as Matilde, Adriana's sister-in-law * Loredana Martínez as Mara's Cousin * Eleonora Morana as Colarosa's Servant * Alfredo Pea Alfredo Pea (born 17 November 1954) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Pea studied acting at the "Studio di a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Woman
''The Last Woman'' (french: La Dernière femme, it, L'ultima donna, german: Die letzte Frau) is a 1976 French-Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu and Ornella Muti. Depardieu was nominated for best actor for his role in the César ceremony in 1977. Plot Gérard is an engineer who is married to Gabrielle and has a nine-month-old son, for whom he cares deeply. When his wife leaves him for feminist reasons, he is left with custody of their son. To satisfy his romantic longings, Gerard embarks on an affair with Valérie, his son's daycare worker. However, Gabrielle fights for custody of the child, and when Gérard's affair with Valérie threatens his custody chances, Gérard responds by mutilating himself. Cast * Ornella Muti : Valérie * Gérard Depardieu : Gérard * Michel Piccoli : Michel * Renato Salvatori : René * Giuliana Calandra : Benoîte * Zouzou : Gabrielle * Benjamin Labonnelie : Pierrot * Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Gorilla Go
''Go Gorilla Go'' ( it, Vai gorilla) is a 1975 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Tonino Valerii. The script of the film continued some scenes from the debut film of Valerii, '' Per il gusto di uccidere'', including the final duel between Fabio Testi and Antonio Marsina. The censorship commission banned the film to people under 18 years old and Valerii refused the cuts requested by the production to lower the ban; the film eventually had a significant commercial success, grossing over 1 billion and 800 million lire.Maurizio Baroni, ''Platea in piedi 1969-1978. Manifesti e dati statistici del cinema italiano'', Bolelli Editore, Bologna 1996. Cast *Fabio Testi as Marco Sartori *Renzo Palmer as Gaetani Sampioni *Claudia Marsani as Vera Sampioni *Al Lettieri as Ciro Sartori *Saverio Marconi as Piero *Adriano Amidei Migliano as Police Commissioner Vannuzzi *Antonio Marsina as Berto *Luciano Catenacci as Manager of the Shooting Range *Giuliana Calandra as Sampioni's Wife Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Di Che Segno Sei?
''Di che segno sei?'' (translation: ''What's Your Sign?'') is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci, starring Alberto Sordi. Plot The film is divided into four episodes. In the first Paolo Villaggio plays the role of a sailor from Genoa who learns from his doctor that he will soon become a woman. He begins to make plans and to daydream of what it will be like to be a woman. In the second episode Adriano Celentano is a former dancer in Emilia Romagna who now trains a woman for boxing fights. When he meets a beautiful emilian girl who is enrolling in a dance competition where a large sum of money will be awarded to the winners, Adriano does not miss the opportunity. He first tries to kill the boxer woman he works with, called "King Kong" and then leaves to go dancing with the girl, winning one turn after another. But as the couple wins the first prize Adriano is arrested by the police. In the third episode Renato Pozzetto plays the role of a poor mason from Mila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Convoy Buddies
''Convoy Buddies'' ( it, Simone e Matteo - Un gioco da ragazzi, es, Simón y Mateo, also known as ''Kid Stuff'') is a 1975 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith. The film was selected for American release by Film Ventures International, and producer Edward L. Montoro changed Smith's name to Bob Spencer and Cantafora's name to Terrance Hall. Smith sued, successfully arguing that an actor's name recognition is vital to his career. The judicial system agreed and ruled against FVI, which paid Smith damages and court costs. Plot Toby and Butch are a couple of incompetent crooks who get a truck hauling job bringing insecticide from Italy to France. Unbeknownst to the bumbling duo, they are really smuggling guns. A group of equally inept mobsters try to steal the guns to no avail. Cast * Michael Coby as Butch (Matteo) *Paul L. Smith as Toby (Simone) * Dominic Barto as Lucky *Giuliana Calandra as Rosy *Edua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Red
''Deep Red'' ( it, Profondo rosso), also known as ''The Hatchet Murders'', is a 1975 Italian Thriller film, thriller- giallo film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi. It stars David Hemmings as a musician who investigates a series of murders performed by a mysterious figure wearing black leather gloves. The cast also stars Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril, and Clara Calamai. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin (band), Goblin, the first in a long-running collaboration with Argento. The film was released during the height of the "giallo craze" of Italian popular cinema, and was a critical and commercial success. Retrospective reviews have been equally positive, and the film is considered one of the genre's definitive entries, as well as one of Argento's best works. Plot During Christmas at a family home, one figure stabs another to death. A bloody knife falls to the floor at a child's feet. Twenty years later in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nottata
''La nottata'' () is a 1974 Italian film directed by Tonino Cervi. Plot The film is set in Milan, where Susy and Angela meet in a club bathroom. There, they take possession of a ring forgotten by a lady. After going to movie, they meet Vito, a taxi-driver who promises to help them selling the ring. The search for a buyer begins at a fence's house and continues until a party at the house of Destino, a travesti, where a jeweler buys the ring at a fraudulent price that the trio are forced to pay. But, after going out and loading a "''life boy''" (ragazzo di vita In Italy, the ''ragazzi di vita'' are unemployed boys who walk the sidewalks at night to wait for customers and who dream of a good life, but who most often end their lives sadly, in disease and drugs. See also the novel Ragazzi di vita by Pier Paolo Pasolini.) in the car, they realize that the money is gone. Despite this setback, the evening continues and, after a meeting with Marta and Davide, a rich vicious couple who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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