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I Nicotera
''I Nicotera'' is a 1972 Italian drama television miniseries directed by Salvatore Nocita and starring Turi Ferro. A story of ordinary discomfort of a Sicilian family immigrated to North Italy, the miniseries got large critical acclaim.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Cast *Turi Ferro as Salvatore Nicotera * Bruno Cirino as Gianni Nicotera *Gabriele Lavia as Luciano Nicotera * Micaela Esdra as Anna Nicotera *Francesca De Seta as Patrizia Nicotera *Nella Bartoli as Cettina Nicotera *Nicoletta Rizzi as Marisa Nicotera *Bruno Cattaneo as Mario *Daria Nicolodi as Alessandra *Antonio Casagrande as Osvaldo * Donatina Furlone as Roberta *Paolo Modugno as Federico *Claudio Cassinelli as Psychologist * Pietro Calderini as Il Piana * Livia Cerini as Livia *Ernesto Colli as Giacomo *Giampiero Albertini as Il Giacovazzo *Isabella Riva as Mario's Grandma *Adriana Asti as Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Bianciardi
Luciano Bianciardi (; 14 December 1922 – 14 November 1971) was an Italian journalist, translator and writer of short stories and novels. He contributed significantly to the cultural ferment in post-war Italy, working actively with various publishing houses, magazines and newspapers. His work is characterized by periods of rebellion against the cultural establishment, to which he also belonged, and by a careful analysis of social habits during Italian economic miracle. He was the first Italian translator of Henry Miller's ''Tropic of Cancer'' and ''Tropic of Capricorn'', Saul Bellow's ''Henderson the Rain King'', John Steinbeck's ''The Winter of Our Discontent'' and ''Travels with Charley'', Jack London's ''John Barleycorn'', J.P. Donleavy's ''The Ginger Man'' and William Faulkner's ''A Fable'' and '' The Mansion''. Among the others, he also translated: Stephen Crane's '' Maggie'' and ''The Red Badge of Courage'', Fred Hoyle's ''The Black Cloud'', Osamu Dazai's '' The Setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Cassinelli
Claudio Cassinelli (13 September 1938 – 13 July 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Bologna to Giuseppina Tafani and Antonio Cassinelli, a well known opera singer, he had two sisters, Paola Cristina and Loretta. Cassinelli began his career in theater, later dedicating himself to film and television work. His film career is divided equally between auteur films (with, among others, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Liliana Cavani, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Damiano Damiani) and genre films, especially poliziotteschi and action films. Cassinelli died in Page, Arizona during the filming of a scene in Sergio Martino's ''Vendetta dal futuro''. He was on a helicopter that crashed into the Navajo Bridge due to pilot error. He was 46 and left three children: Sebastiano, Filippo and Giovanni. Selected filmography * '' China Is Near'' (1967) - Furio * ''Galileo'' (1968) * '' The Devil Is a Woman'' (1973) - Rodolfo Solina * ''Flavia the Hereti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Ennio Morricone
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Salvatore Nocita
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Television Films
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1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Berlin Film Festival, Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :''The Canterbury Tales (film), The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies American films of 1972, United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 American films of 1972, United States unless stated # *''The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho (actress), Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong films of 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Television Films
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 on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Gora
Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s he did dabble with directing and screenwriting and directed the film Three Strangers in Rome in 1958 which was incidentally the first leading role by Claudia Cardinale. Some of his notable roles includes ''Adua e le compagne'', directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, '' Tutti a casa'' by Luigi Comencini, and Dino Risi's ''A Difficult Life'' and ''Il Sorpasso''. Selected filmography * ''Torna, caro ideal!'' (1939) - Francesco Paolo Tosti * ''Wealth Without a Future'' (1940) - Giovanni Di Cora * ' (1940) - Il fidanzato della segretaria * ''Il Bazar delle idee'' (1940) * ''Love Me, Alfredo!'' (1940) - Il compositore Giacomo Varni * ''Eternal Melodies'' (1940) - L'imperatore Giuseppe * ''Amore imperiale'' (1941) - Alessio Romowski * '' A Woman Has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Bagno
Carlo Bagno (21 March 1920 – 19 January 1990) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lendinara, Rovigo, Bagno studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1941. Bagno was mainly active on stage, where he was appreciated especially as an actor of Ruzante plays and as a member of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. Bagno was also active on radio, television and cinema. In 1978 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Luigi Magni's '' In the Name of the Pope King''. Partial filmography *''Lo svitato'' (1956) *'' The Police Commissioner'' (1962) - Dr. Longo (uncredited) *''Il successo'' (1963) - Varelli *'' The Terrorist'' (1963) - Oscar Varino *''I mostri'' (1963) - Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario") *''Love in Four Dimensions'' (1964) - Trapattoni, il tassista (segment "Amore e alfabeto") *''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' (1966) - Bepi Cristofoletto *'' Shoot Loud, Loud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Ballista
Gigi Ballista (1 December 1918 – 2 August 1980) was an Italian film and television actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1961 and 1980. Life and career Born in Florence, Ballista graduated in Law, then he started working as a PR consultant in the field of advertising and industrial documentaries. He debuted as an actor at a mature age in the early 1960s with some minor roles, but his breakout came in 1966 with a role of weight in Pietro Germi's ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians''. Following the critical and commercial success of the film, Ballista decided to pursue a professional career as an actor, and he became, mainly thanks to his characteristic hoarse and dysphonic voice, one of the most recognizable character actors in Italian cinema and television. Selected filmography * ''A Day for Lionhearts'' (1961) - Il frate * ''I maniaci'' (1964) - Count at the party (segment "l'hobby") (uncredited) * '' The Dreamer'' (1965) - Medico * ''The Birds, the Bees and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Asti
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three Men for Amalia''. She won the SIAE prize in 1990, and the Duse prize in 1993. In 1999, she wrote and starred in Alcohol. In 2000, she starred in ''French Ferdinand''. Personal life She was first married to Bernardo Bertolucci. Selected filmography *''Arrangiatevi!'', by Mauro Bolognini (1959) *''Rocco and His Brothers'', by Luchino Visconti (1960) *''Accattone'', by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1961) *'' Il disordine'', by Franco Brusati (1962) *''Before the Revolution'', by Bernardo Bertolucci (1964) *'' I visionari'', by Maurizio Ponzi (1968) *'' Più tardi, Claire, più tardi'', by Brunello Rondi (1968) *''Metti una sera a cena'', by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (1969) *''Homo Eroticus'', by Marco Vicario (1971) *''La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Riva
Isabella Riva (22 April 1887 - 10 August 1985) was an Italian actress. Born in Nizza Monferrato, Asti as Isabella Trufarelli, daughter of actors, Riva began acting as a child in the stage company ran by her grandparents. After working in several companies, in 1919 she became main actress of the Alfredo Sainati stage company. She was also a film and television actress. Riva retired in 1968, moving to Bologna in the retirement home for actors "Lyda Borelli" where she continued to teach acting for several years. Selected filmography * ''Snow White and the Seven Thieves'' (1949) * ''The Mill on the Po'' (1949) * ''The Angel of the Alps ''The Angel of the Alps'' ( it, L'angelo delle Alpi) is a 1957 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Luisella Boni, Alberto Farnese and Gino Sinimberghi.Goble p. 238 The film's art direction was by Gianc ...'' (1957) References External links * Italian film actresses 1887 births People f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
