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Giannina Chiantoni
Giannina Chiantoni (24 June 1881 - 17 May 1972) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than twelve films from 1910 to 1955. Selected filmography References External links * 1881 births 1972 deaths Italian film actresses People from the Province of Matera {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernalda
Bernalda ( Metapontino: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The frazione of Metaponto is the site of the ancient city of Metapontum. Until the 15th century, it was called Camarda. It is home to a castle built in the 15th century during the Aragonese rule in the Kingdom of Naples. The patron Saint of Bernalda is Saint Bernardino of Siena. The celebration of Saint Bernardino is on 20 May and on 23 August. Main sights Religious buildings *Mother Church, built in the 1530s by Bernardino de Bernaudo. Originally the church was very small with only one nave. During the XVII, the church was built up with a second nave. In the church there were: a cemetery for priests under the choir, and a second cemetery, near the baptismal font, for children who died within the seventh year of life. The church was refurbished in the 1950s, 1960s and 2000s. *Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: this church was subject to at least two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Lear (1910 Film)
''King Lear'' ( it, Re Lear) is a 1910 Italian silent historical drama film directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio and starring Ermete Novelli, Francesca Bertini and Olga Giannini Novelli.Moliterno p.33 It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's ''King Lear''. Cast * Ermete Novelli as King Lear * Francesca Bertini as Cordelia * Olga Giannini Novelli as King Lear's Daughter * Giannina Chiantoni Giannina Chiantoni (24 June 1881 - 17 May 1972) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than twelve films from 1910 to 1955. Selected filmography References External links * 1881 births 1972 deaths Italian film actresses Peop ... as King Lear's Daughter References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1910 films 1910s historical drama films Italian historical drama films 1910s Italian-language films Italian silent short films Films based on King Lear Films directed by Gerolamo Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Antonio (1937 Film)
''Doctor Antonio'' (Italian: ''Il dottor Antonio'') is a 1937 Italian historical drama film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Ennio Cerlesi, Maria Gambarelli, and Lamberto Picasso.Goble p.401 The film is an adaptation of the 1855 Doctor Antonio (novel), novel of the same title by Giovanni Ruffini set during the Risorgimento. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome with location shooting on the island of Ischia off Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gherardo Gherardi. The story takes place during the reign of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand II. A revolutionary leader falls in love with the daughter of an Englishman. Cast * Ennio Cerlesi Ennio Cerlesi (21 January 1901 – 20 September 1951) was an Italian film actor. He played the title role in the 1937 film '' Doctor Antonio''.Goble p.401 Cerlesi was also a leading voice actor, dubbing international films for release in Italy. H ... as Il dottor Antonio * Maria Gambarelli as Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Parma
''The Countess of Parma'' (Italian: ''La contessa di Parma'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Elisa Cegani, Antonio Centa and María Denis. Marcella, a mannequin working in a fashion store in Turin, falls in love with an Italian International football player whose aunt has just acquired the store intending to replace its reliance on French fashions with Italian designs. Blasetti later described it as his only " white telephone" film,Moliterno p.41 although his 1939 comedy '' Backstage'' has also been noted for its similar characteristics. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin and on location around the city including at the Stadio Municipale and the Mirafiori district where the racetrack scenes were staged. Exterior shots were also taken at the Avigliana Lakes and the resort town of Sestriere to the west of the city on the French border. Filming began in November 1936 and lasted through the winter, with the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Village
''Magic Village'' (French: ''Village magique'', Italian:''Vacanze d'amore'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois and starring Robert Lamoureux, Lucia Bosè and Hélène Rémy.Sancisi Location shooting took place around Cefalù near Palermo. Synopsis Robert, a Parisian, is planning a holiday in Sicily with his new fiancée. However his work means he has to follow on a later train than his fiancée. While travelling he meets Lucienne an attractive Sicilian girl. Cast * Robert Lamoureux as Robert * Lucia Bosé as Thérèse Miceli * Hélène Rémy as Lucienne Dumas * Delia Scala as Agatina * Walter Chiari as Momo * Umberto Spadaro as Don Puglisi * Jacqueline Plessis as Colette * Giovanni Grasso as Sindaco * Domenico Modugno as Un frère d'Agatina * Renato Chiantoni * Yvon Jeanclaude as Pierre * Giannina Chiantoni * Germaine de France * Judith Magre * Jany Vallières * René Clermont as L'homme chiffres * Jean Péméja * Jea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Births
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Deaths
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Film Actresses
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