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Guido Brignone
Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934). He died in Rome in 1959. Selected filmography * '' Odette'' (1916) * ''The Painting of Osvaldo Mars'' (1921) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1922) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Maciste in Hell'' (1925)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 288. . * ''Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (1926) * ''The Giant of the Dolomites'' (1927) * '' Mary's Big Secret'' (1928) * ''Devotion'' (1929) * '' The Man Without Love'' (1929) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Jury
''Before the Jury'' (Italian title:''Corte d'Assise'') is a 1931 Italian crime film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Lia Franca and Carlo Ninchi. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film is a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.Moliterno p.150 Cast * Marcella Albani as Leda Astorri * Lia Franca as Dora Bardi * Carlo Ninchi as Marcello Barra, il guardacaccia * Renzo Ricci as Aroldo Cramoli * Elio Steiner as Giulio Alberti * Elvira Marchionni as La cognata del guardiacaccia * Giovanni Cimara as Alberto Astorri * Camillo De Rossi as Adolfo Calandri * Vasco Creti as Giovanni, il cameriere di casa Astorri * Franco Coop as Il portiere di casa Calandri * Giorgio Bianchi as Lo sconosciuoto * Luigi Carini as Il presidente del tribunale * Raimondo Van Riel as Il procuratore generale * Oreste Fares as L'avvocato difensore * Nino Altieri * Augusto Bandini * Vittorio Bianchi * Amerigo Bombrazzi * Mercedes Brigno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Southern Cross (1938 Film)
''Under the Southern Cross'' (Italian: ''Sotto la croce del sud'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Centa, Doris Duranti and Enrico Glori. The film is set in Italian-occupied Abyssinia following the recent Italian victory there. It was one of a sequence of eight films set in Italy's African Empire during the Fascist era that were released between 1936 and 1939.Palumbo p.294 The film is a propaganda piece designed to support Fascist policy on empire and concerns about inter-racial romances. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany and on location in the Galla Territory of Italian Ethiopia. Synopsis Marco the owner of a coffee plantation in Abyssinia, is trying to play his part in building the new Italian Empire. He becomes concerned however that his Italian staff, in the absence of their wives and families, are becoming overly attracted to native woman. His junior partner Paolo has to resist the allures of Mailù, an attr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Men Only (1938 Film)
''For Men Only'' (Italian:''Per uomini soli'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Carlo Buti and Paola Barbara.Masi & Lancia p.209 The film's sets were designed by Piero Filippone. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as Barnaba Tamburini * Carlo Buti as Carlo Lupoli * Paola Barbara as Cecchina Spolveri * Fanny Marchiò as Herta Gerbins, l'attrice * Guido Riccioli as Ulisse Lupoli * Loris Gizzi as Ladislao Paszkowsky, il regista * Pina Renzi as Miss Betty Thompson * Virgilio Riento as Pasquale Pappalardo * Giulio Alfieri as Natalino Sperenza * Nino Altieri * Oreste Bilancia * Enzo Biliotti * Pasquale Braucci * Remo Brignardelli * Giorgio Capecchi * Giovanni Conforti * Luigi Erminio D'Olivo * Bianca Della Corte * Alba Ferrarotti *Giuseppe Gambardella * Renato Malavasi * Nicola Maldacea * Thea Martinero * Bebi Nucci * Massimo Pianforini Massimo Pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (film)
''Marcella'' is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Emma Gramatica, Caterina Boratto and Antonio Centa. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou.Goble p.858 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Emma Gramatica as La baronessa Contuni * Caterina Boratto as Marcella * Antonio Centa as Oliviero * Mino Doro as Renato * Aristide Baghetti * Mario Ferrari * Paolo Stoppa * Guglielmo Barnabò * Giuseppe Addobbati Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian film actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western and action films in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audien ... * Nada Fiorelli * Gian Paolo Rosmino * Rina Molé * Luigi Pellegrini * Laura Redi References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films Italian drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live (1937 Film)
''To Live'' (Italian: ''Vivere!'') is a 1937 Italian musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Tito Schipa, Caterina Boratto and Nino Besozzi. The film is noted for its title song, composed by Cesare A. Bixio.Moliterno p.53 It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a .... Cast References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1937 films 1930s musical drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian black-and-white films Italian musical drama films 1937 drama films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ancestor
''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as barone di Montespanto *Paola Barbara as Germana *Mercedes Brignone as signora Leuci *Aldo Silvani as Ascanio * Olivia Fried as Vannetta * Minna Rubino Rossini as Fanny *Maurizio D'Ancora as Guiscardo di Montespanto *Guglielmo Barnabò as Bergandi *Claudio Ermelli as Samuele * Vittorio Simbolotti as Egido *Dina Romano * Alessandra Varna *Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ... * Giovanni Conforti References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginevra Degli Almieri
''Ginevra degli Almieri'' is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Uberto Palmarini. Merlini had spotted Nazzari during a stage play, and lobbied for his casting in his film debut.Gundle p.191 Nazzari went on to be a leading star of Italian cinema. It is set in Florence in the fifteenth century. Partial cast * Elsa Merlini as Ginevra Degli Almieri * Amedeo Nazzari as Antonio Rondinelli * Uberto Palmarini as Padre di Ginevra * Ugo Ceseri as Francesco Agolanti * Guido Riccioli as Il Burchiello * Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolino * Ermanno Roveri as Menicuccio * Tina Lattanzi as Dianora * Luigi Almirante Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of ... as Il notaro References Bibliography * Gundl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Passport
''Red Passport'' (Italian: ''Passaporto rosso'') is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Isa Miranda, Filippo Scelzo and Ugo Ceseri. A group of Italian immigrants to South America join in a revolution. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location at Sabaudia in Lazio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini watched the film, and ordered some scenes to be altered as he felt the film was providing an example of revolutionary techniques to potential enemies of his Fascist regime.Gundle p.35 Partial cast * Isa Miranda as Maria Brunetti * Filippo Scelzo as Lorenzo Casati * Ugo Ceseri as Antonio Spinelli * Giulio Donadio as Don Pancho Rivera * Tina Lattanzi as Giulia Martini * Federico Collino as Luigi Martini * Olga Pescatori as Manuela Martini * Mario Pisu as Gianni Casati * Oreste Fares as Andrea Brunetti * Mario Ferrari as Don Pablo Ramirez * Carlo Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Married (1934 Film)
''Just Married'' (Italian: ''Oggi sposi'') is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Umberto Melnati, Leda Gloria and Ugo Ceseri. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.Mancini p.88 Synopsis A newly-married couple from a small town near Como take advantage of a government policy offering new couples a honeymoon in the capital Rome. They enjoy a series of misadventures, and struggle to understand the ways of the city's inhabitants. In one of the most celebrated scenes they win a thoroughbred racehorse which they then have to navigate through the city's traffic. Cast * Umberto Melnati as Renzo * Leda Gloria as Lucia * Ugo Ceseri * Giuseppe Porelli * Marcella Melnati * Mario Gallina * Gino Viotti * Ada Dondini Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. She was born in Cosenza, Italy and died in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyalty Of Love
''Loyalty of Love'' (Italian: ''Teresa Confalonieri'') is a 1934 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marta Abba, Nerio Bernardi and Luigi Cimara. It is based on the story of Teresa Confalonieri, a celebrated figure of the Italian reunification campaign. It was one of several films made during the 1930s that portrayed this era.Bouchard p. 255 It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 1934. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Marta Abba as Teresa Confalonieri * Nerio Bernardi as Il conte Federico Confalonieri * Luigi Cimara as Il principe de Metternich * Elsa De Giorgi as La principessa Carolina Jablonowska * Filippo Scelzo as Il barone Salvotti * Luigi Carini as Il conte Vitaliano Confalonieri * Riccardo Tassani as Franz the First * Tina Lattanzi as L'imperatrice Carolina * Achille Majeroni as Il feldmaresciallo Bubna * Giovanni Barrella as Bolchesi – i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (1932 Film)
''Paradise'' (Italian: ''Paradiso'') is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Nino Besozzi, Sandra Ravel and Lamberto Picasso. It was part of a group of "White Telephone" films made during the decade.Dixon & Foster p.159 It was produced by Cines, the largest Italian film studio at the time. Cast * Nino Besozzi as Max * Sandra Ravel as Eva * Lamberto Picasso as Il prestigiatore * Calisto Bertramo as Il presidente della società zoofila * Olga Capri as Una congressista * Pio Campa * Giuseppe Pierozzi * Giacomo Almirante * Oreste Bilancia * Alfredo Martinelli * Giacomo Moschini * Turi Pandinolfi * Roberto Pasetti * Alfredo Robert * Carlo Simoneschi * Gino Viotti Gino Viotti (1875–1951) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films, mostly in supporting roles. He played the part of Chilone Chilonides in the 1924 epic '' Quo Vadis''.Wyke p.214 Selected filmography * ''Nemesis'' (1920) ... References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
