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Gardenia (film)
''Gardenia'' ( it, Gardenia, il giustiziere della mala) is a 1979 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Domenico Paolella. It represents the first leading role for the singer-songwriter Franco Califano. Plot In the city of Rome lives Gardenia, a respected exponent of Roman organized crime who shows a certain humanity in managing his business. He runs a restaurant and a clandestine gambling house, and has a woman named Regina. Contacted by Don Salluzzo, a mafia boss, he categorically refuses to enter the drug business and sell it in his restaurant. Because of his refusal he comes into conflict with Salluzzo who tries several times to eliminate him, but with the help of some childhood friends he finally manages to win. Cast *Franco Califano as Gardenia *Martin Balsam as Salluzzo *Robert Webber as Tony Caruso * Eleonora Vallone as Regina *Licinia Lentini as Miriam Bella *Franco Diogene as Friend of Gardenia *María Baxa as Gardenia Girl *Venantino Venantini as Nocita *Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Paolella
Domenico Paolella (18 October 1915 - 7 October 2002) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. Born in Foggia, between 1933 and 1935 Paolella won several contests for amateur directors; in the same years he started working as a journalist for several newspapers and magazines. In 1937 he entered the film industry as assistant of Carmine Gallone for ''Scipio the African'', and the following year made his debut as a director of short films. During the war he was correspondent from the Soviet front. From 1946 to 1951 he was artistic director and chief editor of the INCOM newsreel production company. In 1939 Paolella directed his first feature film, ''The Last of the Road''. In subsequent years, he first directed a series of musical films of great success produced by Carlo Infascelli, then he specialized in the comic genre. Paolella directed his last film in 1979, and briefly rejoined the industry in the early nineties when he collaborated on several screenplays for film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Baxa
María Baxa (born Marija Baksa, sr-cyr, Марија Бакса, translit=; 15 April 1946 – 14 November 2019) was an Italian-Serbian film actress, mainly active in Italian cinema. Born in Osijek, Baxa made her film debut in Branko Čelović's ''Bokseri idu u raj'', then moved to Italy where she became a popular starlet in Italian genre cinema, especially in ''commedia sexy all'italiana The commedia sexy all'italiana (, lit. "sex comedy Italian style"), also known as commedia scollacciata or commedia erotica all'italiana, is a subgenre of Italian ''commedia all'italiana'' film genre. Style ''Commedia sexy'' is characterized typ ...'' (sex comedies). In the late 1980s, Baxa left showbusiness to be an architect. Filmography References External links * 1946 births 2019 deaths Serbian film actresses Italian film actresses People from Osijek Yugoslav expatriates in Italy {{Serbia-actor-stub Serbs of Croatia Italian people of Serbian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Italian-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Domenico Paolella
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Crime Films
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Poliziotteschi Films
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of the noun In Italian, ''poliziesco'' is the grammatically correct Italian adjective (resulting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian Films Of 1979
A list of films produced in Italy in 1979 (see 1979 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * * * * External linksItalian films of 1979at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1979 1979 Films 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 ... Lists of 1979 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Chimenti
Melissa Chimenti (born 1948 in Asmara, Eritrea as Maria Rosa Chimenti) aka ''Melissa'', is an Italian actress and singer. Her father was Italian and her mother was Eritrean. Her best-known role is Papaya in the film '' Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals'', directed by Joe D'Amato. Discography Singles *1968: '' La spiaggia è vuota/Le fragole'' (Decca, FI 713) *1969: '' Ricordati di me/Tam tam'' ( Parade, PRC 5069) *1969: '' Balla ancora insieme a me/Ricordati di me'' ( Parade, PRC 5078) *1971: '' Apparizione/Dove muore la città'' (Produttori Associati, PA/NP 3178) *Luglio 1973: '' Quel sorriso nelle sue mani/Che fai!'' ( Erre, RR 3062) *1980: '' Un po' gay/Jimmy'' ( Blitz Record, BLZ 021) *1985: '' Deliverer of my mind (Vocal version)/Deliverer of my mind (Instrumental version) ( Full Time Records, FTM 31567; recorded as ''Kwin Melissa'') *1986: '' Egyptian ring/Bad loser (Five Record, FM NP 13123; recorded as ''Kwin Melissa'') Filmography *'' Le mille e una notte... e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine De Selle
Lorraine de Selle is an Italian-born former actress noted for her work in Italian genre cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. Having worked with directors such as Joe D'Amato, Fernando di Leo, Ruggero Deodato and Umberto Lenzi, she remains best known for her roles in the horror films '' The House on the Edge of the Park'' and ''Cannibal Ferox'', co-starring with Giovanni Lombardo Radice in both. After retiring from acting, de Selle became a producer, responsible for the Italian TV series ''Carabinieri'' from 2002 to 2008. Selected filmography * ''Emanuelle in America'' (1977) - Gemini * ''Il ginecologo della mutua'' (1977) - Mara's lover * ''Women's Camp 119'' (1977) - Maria Black * '' Damned in Venice'' (1978) - Christine's friend * ''Where Are You Going on Holiday?'' (1978) - Girl at telephone * ''Lovers and Liars'' (1979) - Jennifer * ''Gardenia'' (1979) - Consuelo * ''A Woman in the Night'' (1979) - Bianca Maria * ''How to Seduce Your Teacher'' (1979) - Fedora * '' The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lory Del Santo
Loredana "Lory" Del Santo (born 28 September 1958) is an Italian television personality and actress, now retired. Early life Lory Del Santo was born Loredana Del Santo on 28 September 1958, in Povegliano Veronese, a ''comune'' in the Italian region Veneto. Biography Del Santo began her exposure to entertainment at sixteen when she served as a ''valletta'' (assistant) in the 1975 edition of Festivalbar, which took place for the first time, that year, at the Verona Arena. (As of this date, that arena continues as the permanent venue for the final evening of the music festival, and for the most important live concerts.) After graduating from high school, she left Verona for Rome and Milan alone (without her mother's consent), to attempt a career in film and fashion. In that period, Del Santo worked as a model, fashion photographer, and entrepreneur, and studied acting. She had her first film role, and then by the late 1970s had taken part in 20 films over six years—direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor. He was the father of Victoria Venantini and and appeared in more than 140 films between 1954 and 2018. He made his debut in the cinema with an appearance in '''' under the direction of Steno and he had his first important role in ' (1961), directed by Franco Rossi. Among the almost 150 films he performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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