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Goffredo Alessandrini
Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904, in Cairo – 16 May 1978, in Rome) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion on 110 meters hurdles in 1925. Biography He started in films collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and was one of the most important film directors under Italian Fascism. His films received several awards at the Venice Film Festival during the Fascist era: the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938, for ''Luciano Serra pilota'', and in 1939 for ''Abuna Messias''. He received the Biennale Award in 1942, for ''Noi Vivi'' and ''Addio Kira!'' His most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films (combined to comprise 4 hours), both based on Ayn Rand's ''We the Living''. Without Rand's permission, ''We the Living'' was made into a pair of films, ''Noi vivi'' and ''Addio, Kira'' in 1942, by Scalara Films, Rome. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Private Secretary (1931 Italian Film)
''The Private Secretary'' (Italian:''La segretaria privata'') is a 1931 Italian " white-telephones" musical film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Sergio Tofano. It was the Italian-language version of the German film '' Die Privatsekretärin''. Cast * Elsa Merlini - Elsa Lorenzi * Nino Besozzi - Il banchiere Roberto Berri * Sergio Tofano - Otello, l'usciere * Cesare Zoppetti - Rossi, il capo del personale * Umberto Sacripante - Il direttore del 'Pergolato' * Ermanno Roveri - Il gagà alla stazione * Marisa Botti - La signorina Botti, segretaria * Renato Malavasi as Un signore che riceve uno schiaffo al 'Pergolato' * Alfredo Martinelli as Un cliente del 'Pergolato' * Noemi Orsini as Padrona della Pensione Primavera Other film versions * ''Tales of the Typewriter'' (December 1916, Hungary, directed by Alexander Korda) * ''The Private Secretary'' (January 1931, Germany, directed by Wilhelm Thiele) * ''Dactylo'' (April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettere Al Sottotenente
Lettere is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the southern central Italian region Campania, located about 30 km southeast of Naples. Lettere borders the following municipalities: Angri, Casola di Napoli, Corbara, Gragnano, Ravello, Sant'Antonio Abate, Tramonti. It was built near Ancient Liternum. From 987 it was the see of a bishopric, which was renamed Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano (viz.) from 1169 till its merger into the Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia. In 1968 it was nominally restored as Latin Titular bishopric of Lettere. See also * List of Catholic dioceses in Italy The following is the List of the Catholic dioceses in Italy. , the Catholic Church in Italy is divided into sixteen ecclesiastical regions. While they are similar to the 20 civil regions of the Italian state, there are some differences. Most eccl ... References Sources and external links GCatholic - residential and titular bishoppic Cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi L'ha Visto?
Chi or CHI may refer to: Greek *Chi (letter), the Greek letter (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ); Chinese * ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon *Chi (surname) (池, pinyin: ''chí'') * ''Ch'i'' or ''qi'' (氣), "energy force" *Chinese language (ISO 639-2 code "chi") *Ji (surname), various surnames written Chi in Wade–Giles Arts and entertainment * ''Chi'' (2013 film), a Canadian documentary * ''Chi'' (2019 film), a Burmese drama *'' Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite'', a manga series by Uoto *''The Chi'', an American drama series created by Lena Waithe for Showtime * Chi (''Chobits''), a character in ''Chobits'' media *Sailor Chi, a villain in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga *Chi, a character in ''Chi's Sweet Home'' media *"Chi", a song by Korn from ''Life Is Peachy'' Science and mathematics *Chi, the hyperbolic cosine integral *A symbol for electronegativity People *Chi Cheng (musician) (1970–2013), American musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giarabub (film)
''Giarabub'' is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Carlo Ninchi, Mario Ferrari and Doris Duranti.Gundle p.237 The film was a propaganda work which portrayed the Siege of Giarabub (1940–41) during the Second World War, in which Italian troops defended Jaghbub, Libya for nine months against British forces. Partial Cast * Carlo Ninchi as Il maggiore Castagna * Mario Ferrari as Il capitano Del Grande * Doris Duranti as Dolores * Carlo Romano as Il maresciallo Romano * Annibale Betrone as Il dottor Alberti * Elio Steiner as Il tenente Negri * Erminio Spalla as Il meccanico "Mago Bakù" Brambilla * Corrado De Cenzo as Il capitano De Cenzo * Guido Notari as Il maggiore Squillace * Mario Liberati as Il telegrafista Liberati * Nico Pepe as Il tenente Corsi * Emilio Cigoli Emilio Cardi Cigoli (18 November 1909 – 7 November 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Cigoli was born in Livorno to actress Giovanna Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Wedding (1941 Film)
''Blood Wedding'' (Italian: ''Nozze di sangue'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Beatrice Mancini, Fosco Giachetti and Luisa Ferida.Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013, p. 215. It is set in 19th century South America, and features an arranged marriage. The film is based on the novel ''Immacolata'' by Lina Pietravalle. Cast * Beatrice Mancini as Immacolata * Fosco Giachetti as Gidda * Luisa Ferida as Nazaria * Nino Pavese as Pietro * Umberto Spadaro as Maso * Adele Garavaglia as Gliceria, la comare * Elio Marcuzzo as Angelo * Felice Romano as Matteo * Fedele Gentile as Raffaele * Claudia Marti as Lina * Giuseppe Bordonaro as Un boscaiolo * Vasco Creti as Il padrone * Achille Majeroni as L'affittuario della falegnameria * Felice Minotti as Un boscaiolo * Katiuscia Odinzova as La danzatrice * Emilio Petacci as Lo sposo per procura * Mirella Scriatto as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravaggio, Il Pittore Maledetto
''Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto'' is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles. Main cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Michelangelo Merisi, il "Caravaggio" * Clara Calamai as Madonna Giaconella * Lamberto Picasso as Il cavalier d'Arpino * Nino Crisman as Alef di Wignacourt * Lauro Gazzolo as Zio Nello * Beatrice Mancini as Lena * Olinto Cristina as Il cardinale Dal Monte * Maria Dominiani as Alessandra * Achille Majeroni as Il cardinale Scipione Borghese * Renato Malavasi as Mauro Production Screenwriter Riccardo Freda met Francesco Curato and parter of his Carbone, who were trying to produce a film on the Italian painter Caravaggio. The budget of the film became higher and higher. It was shot in 1940 and was released the following year, making it the first film from Elica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Of Glass (film)
''Bridge of Glass'' (Italian: ''Il ponte di vetro'') is a 1940 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola, Rossano Brazzi and Filippo Scelzo.Savio p.271 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast *Isa Pola as Luciana Dorelli *Rossano Brazzias comandante Mario Marchi *Filippo Scelzo as dottor Paolo Dorelli *Regina Bianchi as Anna *Carlo Romano as Leone *Adriano Rimoldi *Renato Chiantoni *Fedele Gentile *Walter Grant *Mario Lodolini *Felice Romano Felice is a name that can be used as both a given name, masculine or feminine, and a surname. It is a common name in Italian, where it is equivalent to Felix. Notable people with the name include: Given name Arts and literature Film and theater * F ... References Bibliography * Savio, Francesco. ''Ma l'amore no''. Sonzogno, 1975. External links * {{Goffredo Alessandrini 1940 films Italian drama films 1940 drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Goffredo Aless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardinal Messias
''Cardinal Messias'' (Italian: ''Abuna Messias'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari.Moliterno p.313 The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 1939 Venice film festival. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire. Cast * Camillo Pilotto as il cardinale Guglielmo Massaia, detto Abuna Messias *Enrico Glori as il re Menelik *Mario Ferrari as Abuna Atanasio *Amedeo Trilli as Ghebrà Selassié, il consigliere di Alem *Berché Zaitù Taclè as la principessa Alem *Ippolito Silvestri as il re Johannes * Francesco Sala as il marchese Antinori *Roberto Pasetti as padre Leone *Abd-el-Uad as il capo indigeno Abu Beker * Oscar Andriani as padre Reginaldo Giuliani *Corrado Racca Corrado Racca (November 14, 1889 – May 12, 1950) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Corrado began his career on sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widow (1939 Film)
''The Widow'' (Italian:''La vedova'') is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Pola, Leonardo Cortese and Osvaldo Valenti. A mother's possessive love for her dead son leads to a hostile attitude towards his widow.Reich & Garofalo p.18 Main cast * Isa Pola as Maddalena * Leonardo Cortese as Carlo * Osvaldo Valenti as Padova, il pittore * Ruggero Ruggeri as Alessandro * Emma Gramatica as Adelaide, moglie di Alessandro * Cesco Baseggio as Anselmo * Nicola Maldacea as Gennarino * Cesare Zoppetti as Ogniben * Bice Parisi as Donna Clementina * Emi Rai as Gemma * Anna Capodaglio as Rosa * Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ... as Il medico * Albino Principe as Mario References Bibliography * Reich, Jacque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Serra, Pilot
''Luciano Serra, Pilot'' (Italian: ''Luciano Serra pilota'') is a 1938 Italian war drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Germana Paolieri and Roberto Villa. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival in August 1938, where it was awarded the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian Film. It was considered the defining film of Nazzari's career, establishing him as the leading male star in Italy. The film's assistant director Roberto Rossellini supervised the shooting of footage on location in North Africa.Bondanella p.27 Rossellini made his own directorial debut three years later with '' The White Ship'', and went on to become a leading Italian filmmaker. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Luciano Serra * Germana Paolieri as Sandra Serra * Roberto Villa as Aldo Serra * Mario Ferrari as Colonel Franco Morelli * Beatrice Mancini as Bice Mancinotti * Egisto Olivieri as Nardini * Guglielmo Sinaz as José Ribera * Andrea Checchi as Lieutenant Binelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Between Two Worlds
''A Woman Between Two Worlds'' (Italian: ''Una donna tra due mondi'') is a 1936 Italian Telefoni Bianchi, white telephone drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Isa Miranda, Assia Noris and Giulio Donadio. The film's sets were designed by art director Hans Ledersteger. It is the Italian version of the German film ''The Love of the Maharaja''. The film largely takes place in a grand hotel setting.Clarke & Doel p.37 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Cast *Isa Miranda as Mina Salviati *Assia Noris as Daisy Atkins *Giulio Donadio as Suraj *Váša Příhoda as Saverio Lancia *Mario Ferrari as dottor Lawburn *Oreste Bilancia as Saverio Lancia *Tatiana Pavoni as Mimi *Ernesto Sabatini as Lord Winston *Vinicio Sofia as l'amministratore di Trenchman *Renato Malavasi as il segretario di Trenchman *Alfredo Martinelli as Il barbiere *Gino Viotti as Il direttore dell'hotel *Olinto Cristina *Carlo Petrangeli References Bibliography *Clarke, David B. & Doel, Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
