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Growing Artichokes In Mimongo
''Growing Artichokes in Mimongo'' (Italian: ''Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo'') is a 1996 Italian independent comedy film directed by Fulvio Ottaviano. For this film Ottaviano won a David di Donatello for best new director. Cast * Daniele Liotti: Sergio Baldini * Francesca Schiavo: Rita * Valerio Mastandrea: Enzo * Simona Marchini: Stefania * Piero Natoli: Paolo Baldini * Rocco Papaleo: Esaminatore * Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), ...: Fattorino References External links * 1996 films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1996 directorial debut films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulvio Ottaviano
Fulvio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Andrea Fulvio (c. 1470 – 1527), Renaissance humanist, poet and antiquarian of Rome, advisor to Raphael *Fulvio de Assis (born 1981), Brazilian professional basketball player *Fulvio Bacchelli (born 1951), former Italian rally driver, won Rally New Zealand in 1977 *Fulvio Balatti (1938–2001), Italian rower *Fulvio Ballabio (born 1954), race car driver born in Milan, Italy * Fulvio Bernardini (1905–1984), Italian professional footballer and coach * Fulvio Caccia (born 1952), contemporary Italian poet, novelist and essayist * Fulvio Caldini (born 1959), Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist *Fulvio Cecere (born 1960), Canadian actor *Fulvio Collovati (born 1957), Italian former footballer, who played defense *Fulvio Conti (born 1947), Italian financier * Fulvio Giulio della Corgna) (1517–1583), Tuscan Catholic bishop and cardinal * Fulvio Croce, (1901–1977), Italian lawyer killed by the terrorist association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Marchini
Simona Marchini (born 19 December 1941) is an Italian actress, television and radio presenter, stage director, comedian and art dealer. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of the businessman Alvaro, Marchini graduated in modern literature at La Sapienza University. An art lover, since 1966 she directed several art galleries, notably directing the Contemporary Art Gallery "Nuova Pesa" between 1985 and 1995.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . After an intense stage career as actress and director, in 1980 she made her television debut as a comedian in the RAI variety show ''A tutto gag'', and appeared in character roles in some comedy films. In 1985 she had her breakout thanks to her participation to Renzo Arbore's ''Quelli della notte''. Marchini later hosted several television and radio programs, including ''Prossimamente non stop'', ''Pronto, è la Rai?'' and ''Piacere Raiuno''. She was also on the board of the Teatro d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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Italian Comedy Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Comedy Films
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1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), a novel which was later made into a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Biography Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree, his first novel, '' Branchie'' (published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997), drew on his unfinished dissertation. In 1999, ''Branchie'' was adapted into a movie with the same title. In 1995 Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essay ''Nel nome del figlio''. In 1996 he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movie '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo''. A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthology ''Gioventù Cannibale'' edited by Daniele Brolli came out in 1996, as did a collection of short s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Papaleo
Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Born in Lauria ( Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 1985 acting ''Sussurri rapidi'' by Salvatore Di Mattia. In 1989, he made his first cinema appearance in ''Senza Pelle'', directed by Alessandro D'Alatri and appeared in the television series '' Classe di ferro''. He is known for his long collaboration with director Leonardo Pieraccioni. He also starred in films like '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani and '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante. He made his debut as a film director in '' Basilicata coast to coast'' (2010), winning a Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello award for Best New Director. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Natoli
Piero Natoli (22 November 1947 – 8 May 2001) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Natoli entered the cinema industry as an assistant director to Marco Bellocchio. After an intense career as a documentarist for RAI, in 1980 he debuted as director and actor with ''Armonica a bocca''. Between the second half of 1980s and the early 2000s he had an intense career as a character actor, working with Gabriele Muccino, Paolo Virzì, Marco Risi, Carlo Verdone and Antonello Grimaldi, among others. He died of an intracranial aneurysm. His daughter Carlotta Natoli Carlotta Natoli (born 29 May 1971) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of Piero Natoli, she made her film debut in 1980, at the age of eight years, in her father's semi-autobiographical indie film ''Con... fusione ... is also an actress. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Natoli, Piero 1947 births 2001 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show '' Maurizio Costanzo Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film ''Palermo - Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''. Awards Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in ''The First Beautiful Thing'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's ''Balancing Act'' and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's ''Long Live Freedom''. Selected filmography Film * ''Palermo - Milan One Way' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Schiavo
Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name ''Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived from the same source as the female name ''Frances'', and the male names ''Francesc'', ''Francesco'' and ''Francis''. People named Francesca *Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player *Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician * Francesca Allinson, English author and musician *Francesca Annis, British actress * Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress *Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician *Francesca Beard, Malaysian performance poet *Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque *Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator *Francesca Capaldi, American child actress *Francesca Cumani, English racing presenter for ITV *Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano *Francesca da Rim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
