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Guendalina
''Guendalina'' is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jacqueline Sassard as Guendalina * Raf Mattioli as Oberdan * Sylva Koscina as Francesca, Guendalina's mother * Raf Vallone as Guido, Guendalina's father * Leda Gloria as Oberdan's mother * Lili Cerasoli as Bianchina * Fanny Landini * Loretta Capitoli * Leonardo Botta * Antonio Mambretti as Businessman * Flavia Solivani * Tonino Cianci * Enzo Cerusico as Postman * Giancarlo Cobelli as Barber * Decimo Cristiani References External links * 1957 films 1950s Italian-language films 1957 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Alberto Lattuada Films produced by Carlo Ponti Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis Italian comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Fortunato Pietro Ponti Sr. (11 December 1912 – 9 January 2007) was an Italian film producer with more than 140 productions to his credit. Along with Dino De Laurentiis, he is credited with reinvigorating and popularizing Italian cinema post-World War II, producing some of the country's most acclaimed and financially-successful films of the 1950s and 1960s. Ponti worked with many of the most important directors of Italian cinema of the era, including Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Vittorio De Sica, as well as many international directors. He helped launch the career of his wife, international film star Sophia Loren. He won the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film for ''La Strada'' (1954) and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture for producing Doctor Zhivago (film), ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965). In 1996, he was ascended as a Knight Grand Cross to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Career Ponti was born in Magenta, Lomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, maybe best remembered for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and ''Hercules Unchained'' (1960). She also played Paul Newman's romantic interest in ''The Secret War of Harry Frigg'' (1968). Early life She was born Silvija Košćina ( el, label=Greek, Σύλβα Κοσκινού, Sýlva Koskinoú) to a Greek father, who had a hotel in the "West Coast" section of Split, Dalmatia, and a Polish mother. During World War II, in her preadolescence, Košćina was brought to Italy to live with her older sister, who had married an Italian citizen. After winning beauty contests as a teenager, she was offered modelling work. In 1954, while studying physics at the University of Naples, and living in a boarding school of nuns, she was asked to be ''Miss di Tappa'' ("Stage Miss"), who presents flowers to the winner of a stage of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Zurlini
Valerio Zurlini (19 March 1926 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter. Biography During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party.Elliott SteinValerio Zurlini’s Autumn Tales ''The Village Voice'', August 22, 2000. He filmed short documentaries in the immediate post-war period and in 1954 directed his first feature film, '' The Girls of San Frediano'', his only comedy.Biography of Valerio Zurlini In 1958 together with , |
Jacqueline Sassard
Jacqueline Sassard (13 March 1940 – 17 July 2021) was a French actress who appeared in Italian films such as '' Guendalina'' directed by Alberto Lattuada, a young woman with family and financial troubles in Luigi Zampa's '' Il Magistrato'' and Valerio Zurlini's ''Violent Summer'' (1959), in which her character was left by Jean-Louis Trintignant. In 1959 she also played in Italy the role of an English journalist on a business trip to the Kingdom of Naples in the comedy film Ferdinando I °, Re di Napoli (Ferdinand the 1st, King of Naples) starring the brothers Eduardo, Peppino and Titina De Filippo, Neapolitan leading figures of Italian theater. In the cast were also other glorious names of Italian comedy such as Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica, Renato Rascel as well as a young Marcello Mastroianni. Her best remembered role was in Joseph Losey's ''Accident'', with a script by Harold Pinter (1967), where she played an Austrian princess. Her final screen appearance was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly ''Camminare...'' (1932) and part of the artists' group ''Corrente di Vita'' (1938). Before entering the film industry, Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies. He began his film career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's '' Piccolo mondo antico'' ("Old-Fashioned World", 1940). The first film he directed was ''Giacomo l'idealista'' (1943). '' Luci del Varietà'' (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. Lattuada's film ''La steppa'' (1962) was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Cannes Film Festival
The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. ''Nights of Cabiria'' by Federico Fellini, ''La casa del ángel'' by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, ''A Man Escaped'' by Robert Bresson, and ''The Seventh Seal'' by Ingmar Bergman were entered for the Palme d'Or. They lost to '' Friendly Persuasion'' by William Wyler. The festival opened with ''Around the World in 80 Days'' by Michael Anderson. During the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, Dolores del Río was the first female member of the jury for the official selection. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1957 competition: Feature films *André Maurois (France) Jury President *Jean Cocteau (France) Honorary President *Maurice Genevoix (France) * Georges Huisman (France) (historian) *Maurice Lehmann (France) *Marcel Pagnol (France) *Michael Powell (UK) *Jules Romains (France) *Dolores del Río (Mexico) *George Stevens (USA) *Vladimír Vlček (Czechoslovakia) Short films *Claude Aveline (France) *Roman Karme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Benvenuti
Leonardo Benvenuti (8 September 1923 – 3 November 2000) also called Leo, was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 130 films between 1948 and 2000. He was born in Florence, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984) * ''All My Friends Part 2'' (1982) * '' Bianco, rosso e Verdone'' (1981) * ''Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen'' (1978) * ''Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania'' (1978) * '' My Friends'' (1975) * ''The Flower in His Mouth'' (1975) * ''Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) * ''Lo chiameremo Andrea'' (1972) * ''Between Miracles'' (1971) * '' Let's Have a Riot'' (1970) * '' Ghosts – Italian Style'' (1968) * '' Misunderstood'' (1966) * ''I complessi'' (1965) * '' A Question of Honour'' (1965) * ''Marriage Italian-Style'' (1964) * '' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' (1963) * ''Shivers in Summer'' (1963) * ''Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961) * ''The Joy of Living'' (1961) * ''A Man of Straw'' (1958) * ''Guendalina'' (1957) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero De Bernardi
Piero De Bernardi (12 April 1926 – 8 January 2010) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1954 and 2010. He was born in Prato, Tuscany. Biography De Bernardi was part of a writing duo that included Leonardo Benvenuti who died in 2000. Among many others, the writing team worked on '''' which won quite a few awards and the 1964 comedy '''' starring Sophie Loren which won two Oscars. Over the course of his life's work, Piero De Bernardi won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otello Martelli
Otello Martelli (19 May 1902 – 20 February 2000) Birth name Otello Martelli. was an Italian cinematographer whose films include '' La Dolce Vita''. Life and career Born in Rome, he began work in 1920. He collaborated with Roberto Rossellini, Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini, Alessandro Blasetti, Giuseppe De Santis, Vittorio De Sica and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Specially was his collaboration with Fellini from 1950 ('' Luci del varietà'') until 1961 (with the episode ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'' in ''Boccaccio '70''). His films include '' La Dolce Vita'', ''Paisà'', and '' L'oro di Napoli''. Selected filmography * ''Countess Sarah'' (1919) * '' The Youth of the Devil'' (1921) * ''Consuelita'' (1925) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Cardinal Lambertini'' (1934) * ''The Ancestor'' (1936) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * '' Bayonet'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''Marcella'' (1937) * ''Mad Animals'' (1939) * '' I, His Father'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Cerusico
Enzo Cerusico (22 October 1937 – 26 November 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1984. Career in the United States Cerusico's first role on American television was in a 1966 episode of ''I Spy'' filmed in Rome. Producer Sheldon Leonard held a casting call for an English-speaking actor to play the kid brother of the female Italian guest star. Cerusico spoke no English but with a friend's help he memorized one line — "I studied English in the school since four years" — and managed to bluff his way into an interview with Leonard.Goodwin, Fritz. (1969, 31 May – 6 June). ''The operation was a failure ... but the patient survived''. ''TV Guide''. Leonard realized Cerusico wasn't fluent in English but he thought the young man possessed "Jean Paul Belmondo's jaunty virility and the swaggering charm of Maurice Chevalier." Leonard chose Cerusico for the ''I Spy'' guest role and Cerusico learned his lines phonetically and delive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonino Cianci
Tonino is an Italian and Spanish given name, surname or nickname. As a given name it is a diminutive form of Antonio in use in Italy, Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands. Notable people with this name include the following: People *Tonino Accolla (born 1949), Italian actor *Tonino Baliardo, French guitarist (Gipsy Kings) *Tonino Benacquista (born 1961), French author *Tonino Carotone (born 1970), Spanish singer *Tonino Cervi (1929-2002), Italian film director and producer *Tonino Delli Colli (1922-2005), Italian cinematographer *Tonino Guerra (1920–2012), Italian writer and concentration camp survivor *Tonino Picula (born 1961), Croatian politician *Tonino Sorrentino (born 1985), Italian footballer *Tonino Valerii (born 1934), Italian film director *Tonino Viali (1960), It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giancarlo Cobelli
Giancarlo Cobelli (12 December 1929 – 16 March 2012) was an Italian actor and stage director. He was considered one of the most important directors of Italian theatre. Early life Born in Milan, Cobelli studied acting at Giorgio Strehler's Piccolo Teatro, then obtained some success as actor and mime, on stage and on television. Cobelli later was primarily active as theater director, especially devoting himself to operas alongside names such as Riccardo Muti, Roberto Abbado and Riccardo Chailly Riccardo Chailly (, ; born 20 February 1953) is an Italian conductor. He is currently music director of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, since 2016, and music director of La Scala, since 2017. Prior to this, he held chief conducting positions .... Career He won several UBU Awards as best director. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobelli, Giancarlo Italian male film actors 1929 births 2012 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian theatre directors Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
