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Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto
Giulia Cassini Rizzotto (15 June 1865 – 24 August 1943) was an Italian actress and film director, kindergarten teacher, novelist, translator and writer. She appeared in many films in Italy including '' Malombra'' (1917) and '' Fabiola'' (1918). Biography Rizzotto was born in 1865 into a family of theatre actors with her father, Giuseppe Rizzotto a dialect actor who had his own theatre troupe. She first appeared on stage in his troupe. They worked together as daughter and father on the Latium Film in Rome, Giulia Cassini Rizzotto met Alfonso Cassini; and they married in 1902. Her husband was a film actor throughout his life. She made her film debut in 1912 at the age of forty-seven where she appeared in melodrama films set in Rome. An early appearance was in 1914 in '' Paternità'', a short film that also starred Alfonso Cassini and Eugenio de Liguoro. Her directing career from the 1910s to the early 1920s includes '' La Piccola Manon'' (1920) and '' Scugni'' (1918). She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Melato
Maria Melato (16 October 1885 – 24 August 1950) was an Italian actress of the stage, screen, and radio. Early life Maria Melato was born in Reggio Emilia on 16 October 1885, the daughter of Silvio Melato and Elisa Friggieri. Her father was a fencing master and cavalry officer. Her mother traveled with Melato during her theatrical career.Giorgio Pangaro"Maria Melato"in ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'' 73(2009). Career Melato began acting as a young woman. She joined the troupe of Irma Gramatica in about 1905, and found her first acclaim in 1908, substituting for Gramatica in Milan. From 1909 to 1921 she worked with director Virgilio Talli in the Compagnia Drammatica Italiana.Antonella Babbone, "Review of Paola Daniela Giovanelli, ''Maria Melato. Voci d'archivio, voce di scena''" ''La critica - Recensioni libri'' (Università degli Studi di Salerno). "She seems to play as if acting was not the exciting, soul-wracking thing that some of its critics would have it, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Onori Della Guerra (1917 Film)
Gli ( 2004 – 7 November 2020) was a Turkish European Shorthair cat from Istanbul best known for living in the Hagia Sophia, for which she became an Internet celebrity An Internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, internet personality, or simply influencer) is a celebrity who has acquired or developed their fame and notability through the Internet. The rise of social ..., grabbing the attention of visiting tourists. Gli was born in 2004 and was raised at Hagia Sophia. She gained significant media attention when the Hagia Sophia was re-opened to worship in 2020. Gli died on 7 November 2020, after receiving treatment in a veterinary clinic in Levent, Istanbul, since 24 September. It was announced that she would be buried in the premises of the Hagia Sophia. The Instagram account @hagiasophiacat was dedicated to Gli and was followed by more than 118,000 people at the time of her death. Life Gli was born at Hagia Sophia in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alla Capitale (1916 Flilm) (الله), the Arabic term for "God"
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Alla may refer to: * Ara Gaya, also called Alla (안라), a city-state kingdom in the part of Gaya confederacy, in modern-day Haman County of Korea Music * "Alla" (song) a song by Swedish singer Sofia * Allá, a rock band from Chicago * '' At.Long.Last.A$AP'', an album by American rapper A$AP Rocky People * Alla (female name), a Slavic female given name * Alla (surname), a surname Places * Alla, Bhutan * Alla, California, aka Alla Station or Alla Junction * Alla, Iran, a village in Semnan Province, Iran See also * Alla, the Maltese term for "God" *Allah Allah (; ar, الله, translit=Allāh, ) is the common Arabic word for God. In the English language, the word generally refers to God in Islam. The word is thought to be derived by contraction from '' al- ilāh'', which means "the god", an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Falena (film)
''La falena'' is a 1916 silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana. Plot Thea (Borelli) is a sculptor diagnosed with phthisis before she marries Filippo (Habay). After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organises a final party, inviting her estranged husband. He fails to show, as he's now married to another woman. Thea appears naked in front of her guests before she kills herself. Cast * Lyda Borelli as Thea di Marlievo * Andrea Habay Andrea Habay (1883–1941) was a French film actor. Habay appeared in more forty films during the silent era, mostly in Italy. He also directed three films during the early 1920s. He played the role of Petronius in the 1924 epic '' Quo Vadis'',S ... as Filippo * Francesco Cacace as Lignères * Giulia Cassini-Rizzotto as Principessa Maria * Nella Montagna as La madre di Thea * Lina Dax as Allegra * Alfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille (1915 Film)
''Camille'' is a 1915 American silent film based on the story ''La Dame aux Camélias'' (''The Lady of the Camellias'') by Alexandre Dumas, ''fils'', first published in French as a novel in 1848 and as a play in 1852. Adapted for the screen by Frances Marion, ''Camille'' was directed by Albert Capellani and starred Clara Kimball Young as Marguerite Gautier and Paul Capellani as her lover, Armand. Plot Cast * Clara Kimball Young as Marguerite Gautier * Paul Capellani as Armand Duval * Lillian Cook as Cecile * Robert W. Cummings as Monsieur Duval * Dan Baker as Joseph * Stanhope Wheatcroft as Robert Bousac * Frederick Truesdell as the Count de Varville * William Jefferson as Gaston * Edward Kimball Edward Marshall Kimball (June 26, 1859 – January 4, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1912 and 1936. Like many older actors of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, he enjoyed a varied stage ...as The doctor * Louise Duce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulcinella (1915 Film)
Pulcinella (; nap, Pulecenella) is a classical character that originated in of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude has captivated audiences worldwide and kept the character popular in countless forms since his introduction to by in 1620. His visual appearance includes a humpback, a crooked nose, gangly legs, a potbelly, large cheeks, and a gigantic mouth. These traits were inherited from two stock characters of the Atellan Farce. He typically wears a pointed hat (conical hat). When depicted as a member of the upper class, Pulcinella is a cunning thief and schemer. When depicted as a member of the servant class, Pulcinella is a perverted bumpkin. In either case, he is a social climber, striving to rise above his station in life. He is an opportunist who always sides with the winner in any situation and who fears no consequences. His main motivations are self-interest and self-preservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redde Rationem (1912 Film)
{{unreferenced, date=October 2012 The Latin phrase ''redde rationem'', literally translated, means ''to give an account''. It is taken from the Gospel of Luke 16:2. The evangelist tells of a rich man who had entrusted the management of his assets to an administrator. When he heard rumors that the manager was wasting the money entrusted to him, he called the manager to his presence and asked him to account for its actions, saying: "redde rationem villicationis Tuae: iam enim non poteris villicare" (give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward). In standard Italian, is used as a synonym for a showdown A showdown is a duel. The term may also refer to: Places * Showdown Ski Area, in Montana, United States Books * ''Showdown'' (Amado novel), a 1984 novel by Jorge Amado * ''Showdown'' (Dekker novel), a 2006 novel by Ted Dekker * ''Showdown'' (F ..., as for example in the sentence: "Siamo giunti al (we have reached the) redde rationem!". See also * La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Bella Salamandra (1917 Film)
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Primo Ed Ultimo Bacio (1916 Film)
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