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Good For Nothing (2014 Film)
''Good for Nothing'' ( it, Buoni a nulla) is a 2014 comedy film written and directed by Gianni Di Gregorio. It premiered at the 2014 Rome Film Festival. Plot Rome. Gianni Brandani is a meek man on the verge of retirement who works as a clerk in an "Italian-style" public facility, doing little or nothing. At home he has to deal with the bulky presence of his ex-wife, the daughter who has just started a family and the gruff elderly tenant downstairs. Suddenly he receives the news that to get the pension he will have to work another three years in a modern and more efficient branch. In this branch all its limitations and backwardness come out. Among the new colleagues is Marco, a good, docile and very efficient man who does favors to all the others, who take advantage of the fact that he cannot say no. He is also in love with the busty colleague Cinzia, younger than him, who deludes him. Gianni and Marco make friends, and learn to be respected by everyone. Cast *Gianni Di Greg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Di Gregorio
Gianni Di Gregorio (born 19 February 1949) is an Italian director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Di Gregorio trained as a stage actor and director in the Drama School of Alessandro Fersen. He started his professional career as a screenwriter in the second half of the 1980s. In the 1990s Di Gregorio started collaborating with Matteo Garrone as a screenwriter, an actor and an assistant director, their most famous work being the 2008 award winning film '' Gomorrah''. He made his directorial debut in 2008, with the critically acclaimed Mid-August Lunch, which he also wrote and starred; he followed that up with three other films in the same vein The Salt of Life (2011), Good for Nothing (2014) & Citizen of the World (2019). Filmography * ''Giovanni Senzapensieri'' (1986, co-writer) * '' Sembra morto... ma è solo svenuto'' (1986, co-writer) * '' Stazione di servizio'' (1989, co-writer, 2 episodes) * '' Affetti speciali'' (1989, co-writer) * '' Naufraghi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Messeri
Marco Messeri (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor. Life and career Born in Livorno, Messeri studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and acting at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. He debuted on stage in 1969, in Paolo Poli's ''Il Brasile''. After several supporting roles, in 1987 he debuted in a leading role in Carlo Mazzacurati's '' Notte italiana'', winning a Globo d'oro for best new actor. The same year, he received a Ciak d'oro for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in Massimo Troisi's ''Le vie del Signore sono finite''. In 1995 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Francesca Archibugi's ''Con gli occhi chiusi''. Messeri is also a singer-songwriter and composer of songs, usually used in his stage works. Selected filmography * '' La locandiera'' (1980) * '' I'm Starting from Three'' (1981) * ''Il paramedico'' (1982) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Gianni Di Gregorio
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] |
Italian Comedy Films
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2014 Comedy Films
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List Of Italian Films Of 2014
The Italian film industry produced over two hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Italy. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014. Also included is an overview of the major events in Italian film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially. Major Releases Notable Deaths See also * 2014 in film * 2014 in Italy * 2014 in Italian television * Cinema of Italy * List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2014 Italian 2014 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Bonaiuto
Anna Bonaiuto (born 28 January 1950) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in 48 films and television shows since 1973. She starred in '' L'amore molesto'', which was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography References External links * 1950 births Living people Italian film actresses People from Latisana Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Filippi
Camilla Filippi (born 13 October 1979) is an Italian film, stage and television actress. Life and career Born in Brescia, Filippi started her career, when she was a teenager, appearing in a series of Barilla commercials. She made her acting debut in 1998, appearing in the television miniseries ''Costanza'' alongside Monica Guerritore. In 2001, she made her film debut in the low-budget horror ''The House of Chicken''. Also a visual artist, she held several exhibitions, notably at the 2015 Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto. Personal life Filippi is married to the film director Lucio Pellegrini. She suffered from bulimia nervosa Bulimia nervosa, also known as simply bulimia, is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging or fasting, and excessive concern with body shape and weight. The aim of this activity is to expel the body of calories eate ... for about twenty years. Filmography Films Television References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Giordano
Daniela Giordano (7 November 1947– 16 December 2022) was an Italian actress, who is foremost known for her appearances in the Italian exploitation cinema in the late 1960s and in the 1970s. She is not to be confused with the stage actress and director of the same name. Miss Italia Daniela Giordano was the winner of local beauty pageants in her hometown Palermo and by the year 1966, as ''Miss Sicily'', won the Miss Italia contest. She was in the second place at the Miss Europe contest in 1967. Film career Giordano made her cinema debut in 1967 with the Franco and Ciccio film ''I barbieri di Sicilia'' by Marcello Ciorciolini. She had been active in a plethora of genres including commedia all'italiana, commedia sexy all'italiana, poliziottesco, and Spaghetti Western. Giordano retired from cinema by 1980, temporarily ending her career with ''Secrets d'adolescentes'' by Gérard Loubeau featuring French porn star Brigitte Lahaie. Giordano returned to acting in 2015 with roles in Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Marzocca
Marco Marzocca (born 14 September 1962) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, Marzocca worked as a pharmacist until 1994, when he began working as a sidekick of the comedian Corrado Guzzanti in a series of stage and television shows. During the TV show ''Il caso Scrafoglia'' he created Ariel, a comic caricature of a bizarre Filipino domestic worker, a character he later reprised in a series of television variety shows including Rai 2's ''Bulldozer'' and Canale 5 Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...'s ''Zelig''. He is also well known for the role of the policeman Ugo Lombardi in the crime TV-series '' Distretto di Polizia'', of which he was in the main cast for all the 11 seasons. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Lodovini
Valentina Lodovini (born 14 May 1978) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Umbertide, Lodovini grew up in Sansepolcro and attended the School of Dramatic Arts in Perugia, then moved in Rome to continue her studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After some secondary roles, Lodovini emerged in 2007 with Carlo Mazzacurati's drama film '' La giusta distanza'', for which she was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Actress. In 2011 Lodovini won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for the role of Maria in '' Benvenuti al Sud''. She reprised the role in the film sequel ''Benvenuti al Nord''. Selected filmography * ''Ovunque sei'' (2004) * '' Our Country'' (2006) * ''Donna Roma'' (2007) * ''Pornorama'' (2007) * '' The Right Distance'' (2007) * ''Riprendimi'' (2008) * ''The Past Is a Foreign Land'' (2008) * ''Coco Chanel'' (2008) * '' Generation 1000 Euros'' (2009) * ''Fort Apache Napoli'' (2009) * '' The Woman of My Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen International
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. The magazine in its current form was founded in 1975, and its website, ''Screendaily.com'', was added in 2001. ''Screen International'' also produces daily publications at film festivals and markets in Berlin, Germany; Cannes, France; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California; and Hong Kong. History ''Screen International'' traces its history back to 1889 with the publication of ''Optical Magic Lantern and Photographic Enlarger''. At the turn of the 20th century, the name changed to ''Cinematographic Journal'' and in 1907 it was renamed '' Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly''. Kinematograph Weekly ''Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly'' contained trade news, advertisements, reviews, exhibition advice, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
