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Il Sindaco
''The Mayor'' ( it, Il sindaco) is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ugo Fabrizio Giordani. It is based on the Eduardo De Filippo's play ''Il sindaco del Rione Sanità''. Cast * Anthony Quinn: Antonio Barracano *Raoul Bova: Rafiluccio Santaniello *Maria Grazia Cucinotta: Rituccia * Lino Troisi: Fabio Della Ragione *Anna Bonaiuto: Armida * Romina Mondello: Geraldina *Franco Citti Franco Citti (; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film ''Accattone'', which brought hi ...: Arturo Santaniello * Gaetano Amato: Pasquale 'o naso References External links * 1997 films Italian comedy-drama films 1997 comedy-drama films Italian films based on plays Films based on works by Eduardo De Filippo 1990s Italian films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Fabrizio Giordani
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Lino Troisi
Lino Troisi (4 May 1932 - 4 May 1998) was an Italian stage, film, television and voice actor. Life and career Born in Maddaloni, Troisi grew up in Rome, where he studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. He was mainly active in theatre, in which he worked with Giorgio Strehler, Klaus Michael Grüber and Luca Ronconi, among others. He was also active in films and on television, and was also a voice actor and a dubber. He died of cancer, at the age of 66. Selected filmography * ''Day by Day, Desperately'', directed by Alfredo Giannetti (1961) * ''Tony Arzenta'', directed by Duccio Tessari (1973) * '' The Murri Affair'', directed by Mauro Bolognini (1974) * ''Gambling City'', directed by Sergio Martino (1975) * '' I'm Starting from Three'', directed by Massimo Troisi (1981) * ''Honey'', directed by Gianfranco Angelucci (1981) * ''Sciopèn'', directed by Luciano Odorisio (1982) * ''Il ras del quartiere'', directed by Carlo Vanzina (1983) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Films Based On Plays
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1997 Comedy-drama Films
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Italian Comedy-drama Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Films
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Gaetano Amato
Gaetano (anglicized ''Cajetan'') is an Italian masculine given name. It is also used as a surname. It is derived from the Latin ''Caietanus'', meaning "from ''Caieta''" (the modern Gaeta). The given name has been in use in Italy since medieval period, although it also remained in use as a byname indicating people from Gaeta, as in Thomas Cajetan or ''Gaetanus'' (1469–1534). The modern given name can be traced to Saint Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene (1480–1547) who was canonized in 1671. Other variants of the name exist in other Romance languages, the French form of the name is ''Gaëtan, Gaétan'', the Portuguese form is ''Caetano (other), Caetano'', and the Spanish form is ''Cayetano''. The feminine form is ''Gaetana'' (also ''Caetana'' and ''Cayetana''). People with the given name ''Gaetano'' Clergy and religious figures * Pope Nicholas III (Giovanni Gaetano Orsini), Pope from 1277–1280 * Thomas Cajetan (Tomasso de Vio Cardinal Cajetan), (1469 – 1534), I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Citti
Franco Citti (; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film ''Accattone'', which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films, as well as 60 other film and television roles. His brother was the director and screenwriter Sergio Citti. Biography Citti was born in Fiumicino in 1935 and was raised with his older brother Sergio Citti, working as a painter and day laborer. At the age of 26, he was discovered by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who appreciated his distinctly Roman features, and cast him in the title role of his 1961 directorial debut ''Accattone''. Citti lead a cast of other non-professional actors, and proved the breakthrough of the cast, earning a BAFTA Award nomination for a Best Foreign Actor, as well as a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romina Mondello
Romina Mondello (born 1 March 1974) is an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, at young age Mondello attended a theater workshop under the stage director Candido Coppetelli and studied singing and classical and modern dance. After entering the Miss Italia selections in 1992, the same year she was cast in the variety shows ''Bulli e pupe'' and ''Non è la Rai''. She made her acting debut in 1993, in the film ''Estasi'', alongside Ornella Muti. The notoriety came in 1995 with the TV-series ''La piovra'' in season 7, which was immediately followed by the successful action film '' Palermo-Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso Claudio Fragasso (born 2 October 1951) is a film director and screenwriter. Fragasso first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s, then became a screenwriter in the Italian film industry in the mid-1970s. Fragasso met director Bruno Matte .... Active in films, television and on stage, Mondello is married to a publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Bonaiuto
Anna Bonaiuto (born 28 January 1950) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in 48 films and television shows since 1973. She starred in '' L'amore molesto'', which was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography References External links * 1950 births Living people Italian film actresses People from Latisana Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Volpi Cup for Best Actress winners 20th-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Maria Grazia Cucinotta (; born 27 July 1968) is an Italian actress who has featured in films and television series since 1990. She has also worked as a film producer, screenwriter and model. Internationally she is best known for her roles in ''Il Postino'' and as the Bond girl, credited as "Cigar Girl", in the James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough''. Early life and career Cucinotta was born in Messina in Sicily, Italy. She is well known in Italy as a movie and television actress. She guest starred in ''The Sopranos'' episode "Isabella" as the titular character. She also appeared on ''The Simpsons'' episode "The Italian Bob" voicing Sideshow Bob's wife, Francesca. Cucinotta won the ''America Award'' of the Italy-USA Foundation in 2010. In 2012, Cucinotta received a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Maria Grazia Cucinotta is Roman Catholic and devoted to Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pupi Avati
Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati (born 3 November 1938), is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two giallo masterpieces, ''The House with Laughing Windows'' (1976) and '' Zeder'' (1983). Early life and career Pupi Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying Political Science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member. Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's ''8½'' and its portrait of the role of a director. Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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