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Giorgio Pasotti
Giorgio Pasotti (born 22 June 1973) is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete. Life and career Born in Bergamo, Pasotti started performing martial arts at a very young age, practicing karate and kobudo and became European and World champion of wushu.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He speaks five languages. Between 1994 and 1996 he lived in China, where, while studying at the Beijing Sport University, he made his film debut in ''American Shaolin'' and appeared in several other martial arts films. Back in Italy, Pasotti continued his film career appearing in art films, blockbusters, television series and commercials. In 2005 he was appointed Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival. The same year, he was nominated at David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in '' After Midnight''. Selected filmography * '' Treasure Hunt'' (1994) * ''Drunken Master III'' (1994) * ''Ecco fatto'' (1998) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como and Iseo and 70 km (43 mi) from Garda and Maggiore. The Bergamo Alps (''Alpi Orobie'') begin immediately north of the city. With a population of around 120,000, Bergamo is the fourth-largest city in Lombardy. Bergamo is the seat of the Province of Bergamo, which counts over 1,103,000 residents (2020). The metropolitan area of Bergamo extends beyond the administrative city limits, spanning over a densely urbanized area with slightly less than 500,000 inhabitants. The Bergamo metropolitan area is itself part of the broader Milan metropolitan area, home to over 8 million people. The city of Bergamo is composed of an old walled core, known as ''Città Alta'' ("Upper Town"), nestled within a system of hills, and the modern expan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treasure Hunt (1994 Film)
''Treasure Hunt'' is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu. Plot Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he became friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance. Cast *Chow Yun-fat as Jeffrey Cheung Ching *Jacklyn Wu as Mui Siu-ching * Chin Han as Tong Ling / Captain Chiu *Gordon Liu as Abbot Hung Chi * Michael Wong as Michael *Philip Kwok as Kung Ching *Roy Chiao a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulipani, Love, Honour And A Bicycle
''Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle'' ( nl, Tulipani, Liefde, Eer en een Fiets) is a 2017 Dutch comedy film, written by Peter van Wijk and directed by Mike van Diem. It was shortlisted by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands as one of the eight films to be selected as the potential Dutch submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. However, it was not selected, with ''Layla M.'' being chosen as the Dutch entry. Cast * Ksenia Solo as Anna * Giancarlo Giannini as Catarella * Gijs Naber as Gauke * Lidia Vitale as Immacolata * Donatella Finocchiaro as Chiara * Giorgio Pasotti Giorgio Pasotti (born 22 June 1973) is an Italian actor and former martial arts athlete. Life and career Born in Bergamo, Pasotti started performing martial arts at a very young age, practicing karate and kobudo and became European and World ... as Piero References External links * * Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle' at Library and Archives Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fairy-Tale Wedding
''A Fairy-Tale Wedding'' ( it, Un matrimonio da favola) is a 2014 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Adriano Giannini as Luca Maggi *Ricky Memphis as Daniele Baldini *Paola Minaccioni as Paola De Donno *Andrea Osvárt as Barbara Meyer *Giorgio Pasotti as Alessandro Germani *Stefania Rocca as Luciana Rivetti *Riccardo Rossi as Fabio Rocchetti *Emilio Solfrizzi as Giovanni Guastamaglia *Ilaria Spada as Sara Farinacci *Max Tortora Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor. Biography Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio ... as Nando Croce *Luca Angeletti as Roberto Astolfi *Pia Engleberth as Brunella Mittelmach *Teco Celio as Casimiro Guallinetti *Stephan Käfer as Michael Timonov *Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Ludmilla Pitermev *Francesco Cataldo as Angelo Guerrini *Roberta Fiorentini as Iole Capozzi Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapore Di Te
''Sapore di te'' () is a 2014 Italian film directed by Carlo Vanzina and written by Carlo and Enrico Vanzina. It depicts the lives of several groups of characters interacting at the beach of Forte dei Marmi during the mid-1980s. The film is set thirty years after the Vanzinas' 1982 film ''Sapore di mare'', also set at Forte dei Marmi, but is not a sequel to that film. Cast * Vincenzo Salemme: Onorevole Piero De Marco * Maurizio Mattioli: Alberto Proietti * Nancy Brilli: Elena Proietti * Katy Saunders: Sabrina Proietti * Serena Autieri: Susy Acampora * Martina Stella: Anna Malorni * Giorgio Pasotti: Armando Malenotti * Andrea Pucci: Sandro * Valeria Graci: Cristina * Fiammetta Cicogna Fiammetta Cicogna (born 17 May 1988, Milan) is an Italian television presenter, actress, and model. In 2022, she launched a jewelry brand called Inbilico. Life Daughter of a Milanese candle maker, she began studying piano at the age of three. ...: Nicoletta References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Beauty
''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2013 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (winning Grand Prix), and at the 2013 Reykjavik European Film Festival. The film won Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, as well as the Golden Globe and the BAFTA award in the same category. It is a co-production between the Italian Medusa Film and Indigo Film and the French Babe Films, with support from Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Pathé and France 2 Cinéma. With a production budget of €9.2 million, the film grossed over $24 million worldwide. Plot The film opens with a quote from Céline's novel ''Journey to the End of the Night'': "Travel is useful; it exercises the imagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Garibaldi (miniseries)
''Anita Garibaldi'' is a 2012 Italian television miniseries directed by Claudio Bonivento and starring Valeria Solarino in the title role. It is based on real life events of Anita Garibaldi, wife and comrade-in-arms of Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. It was shot between Portugal, Bulgaria and Italy, with a budget of about 6 million euros. Plot Cast * Valeria Solarino as Anita * Giorgio Pasotti as Giuseppe Garibaldi * Tosca D'Aquino as Ester * Nicoletta Romanoff as Margareth Furrell * Fabio Galli as Luigi Rossetti * Nini Salerno as Aurelio Saffi * Thamisanqa Molepo as Andrea Aguyar * Massimiliano Franciosa as Leggero * Bruno Conti as Domenico Cirillo * Mauro Marino as Ugo Bassi * Lorenzo Roma as Righetto * Jonis Bashir as Pedro * Gianfelice Facchetti as Luciano Manara * Filippo Scarafia as Goffredo Mameli * Pietro Ghislandi as Gioacchino Bonnet * Francesca Antonelli as Annetta * Maria Pia Calzone as Enrichetta Pisacane * Rosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baciami Ancora
''Kiss Me Again'' ( it, Baciami ancora) is a 2010 Italian film written and directed by Gabriele Muccino. The film, a sequel to '' The Last Kiss'', was released in theaters on 29 January 2010. In its opening weekend the film grossed €3,119,351. In total it grossed over €9 million. Plot The story takes place in Rome, ten years after the first episode, and chronicles the development of the story told in The Last Kiss: Carlo and Giulia are about to conclude their divorce, and she, having the custody of their child, has been living with a man named Simon for three years while Carlo has an affair with the twenty-five year old Anna. Paul, depressed and addicted to tranquillizers, began a relationship with Livia the wife of Hadrian, returning after serving a long sentence for attempting to import a shipment of cocaine from Colombia. Marco, apparently happily married to Veronica, actually conceals a deep crisis aggravated by the expectation of a child. Alberto, who returned from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Air
''Salty Air'' ( it, L'aria salata) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini and starring Giorgio Pasotti, Giorgio Colangeli and Michela Cescon. The film entered the competition at the 2006 Rome Film Festival, in which Giorgio Colangeli won the award for best actor. For his performance Colangeli also won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Fabio, who works as an educator in the prison of Rebibbia, finds by chance his father, Luigi Sparta, who was convicted of murder and is now pretending to be epileptic in order to obtain the libertà condizionata. Fabio and Luigi have not been seen since the man abandoned his son, when he was only six years old. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Fabio * Giorgio Colangeli as Luigi Sparti * Michela Cescon as Cristina * Katy Louise Saunders as Emma * Sergio Solli as Lodi * Paolo De Vita as Umberto Sparti * Paolo Pierobon as Brunetti Reception In her review for ''Variety Variety may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Roses Of The Desert
''The Roses of the Desert'' ( it, Le rose del deserto) is an Italian film released in 2006. It was directed by Mario Monicelli, in his final film, and was loosely inspired by the romance '' Il deserto della Libia'' of Mario Tobino. Plot In World War II a group of Italian soldiers is sent to Egypt to provide assistance to the local population. The military, however, should expect other directives from the Duce Benito Mussolini but completely lose contact with the Italy. Soon the members of the brigade, which includes some very curious and picturesque characters such as the Captain who loves poetry, get acquainted with the local customs and forget their duty as soldiers. Again however the war impose its presence, after an encounter with an outspoken missionary (Michele Placido) who is walking through the desert with a troop of Germans. As hostilities begin again, the soldiers take up arms, but something has changed through their experience and they begin to consider war as useless, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Sleep Next To Her
''To Sleep Next To Her'' ( it, Volevo solo dormirle addosso) is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Eugenio Cappuccio. It entered the Midnight section at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Marco Pressi * Cristiana Capotondi as Laura * Elizabeth Olumoroti Fajuyigbe as Angélique * Marcello Catalano as Jean-Claude Rondeau * Massimo Molea as Giorgio Borghi * Jun Ichikawa as Fabienne Lo * Giuseppe Gandini as Alberto Spontini * Mariella Valentini as Anna Mentosti * Ninni Bruschetta as Syndicalist See also * List of Italian films of 2004 A list of films produced in Italy in 2004 (see 2004 in film): See also * 2004 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2004at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2004 2004 Films Italian Italian(s) ... References External links * 2004 films Italian drama films 2004 drama films 2000s Italian-language films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Kiss (2001 Film)
''The Last Kiss'' ( it, L'ultimo bacio ) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Gabriele Muccino. It was remade into '' The Last Kiss'' in 2006 by Tony Goldwyn starring Zach Braff and Rachel Bilson. A sequel to the film ( it, link=no, Baciami ancora; en, Kiss me again, italics=yes) was released in Italy in February 2010. Plot Giulia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a bewitching 18-year-old girl, Francesca (Martina Stella), whom he meets by chance at a wedding. The possibility of one last youthful crazy fling before the impending prison of parenthood proves to be too attractive to resist. But a short-term fling with Francesca comes with serious consequences that threaten to damage his three-year relations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
