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Johnny Stecchino
''Johnny Stecchino'' is an Italian comedy film directed by and starring Roberto Benigni in dual roles. This film is one of Benigni's many collaborations with co-star and wife, Nicoletta Braschi. It was the highest-grossing film of all-time in Italy with a gross of 39 billion lira. This film follows the life of Dante, a quirky school bus driver (Benigni) for students with Down syndrome, who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino, an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder. The film's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria, the wife of Stecchino, who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino. The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante, and it becomes clear that Dante cannot possibly be the cold-blooded killer Johnny Stecchino. The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version. It trims several conversatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), for which he received the Academy Awards for Best Actor (the first for a non-English speaking male performance) and Best International Feature Film. Benigni made his acting debut in 1977's '' Berlinguer, I Love You'', which he also wrote, and which was directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. Benigni's directorial debut was the 1983 anthology film ''Tu mi turbi'', which was also the acting debut of his wife, Nicoletta Braschi. In 1986, Benigni made his first English-language film, '' Down by Law'', written and directed by Jim Jarmusch with whom Benigni would make two more films: '' Night on Earth'' (1991) and '' Coffee and Cigarettes'' (2003). In 1988, Benigni was acclaimed for the film ''The Little Devil'', which he directed, wrote and starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguishing them from dessert bananas. The fruit is variable in size, color, and firmness, but is usually elongated and curved, with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind, which may be green, yellow, red, purple, or brown when ripe. The fruits grow upward in clusters near the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible seedless ( parthenocarp) bananas come from two wild species – '' Musa acuminata'' and '' Musa balbisiana''. The scientific names of most cultivated bananas are ''Musa acuminata'', ''Musa balbisiana'', and ''Musa'' × ''paradisiaca'' for the hybrid ''Musa acuminata'' × ''M. balbisiana'', depending on their genomic constitution. The old scientific name for this hybrid, ''Musa sapientum'', is no longer used. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Borgese
Sal Borgese (born 5 March 1937, in Rome) is an Italian film actor. He is sometimes credited as Salvatore Borghese or Mark Trevor. He is noted for extensive work in the Italian film industry from the 1960s to present day, and for his work as a stuntman and acrobat. Borgese's credits include parts in Spaghetti Westerns, sword-and-sandal, and spy films. Partial filmography * '' Colossus of the Arena'' (1962) * ''Challenge of the Gladiator'' (1965) * '' 008: Operation Exterminate'' (1965) * '' Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966) * '' Blueprint for a Massacre'' (1967) * ''Lotus Flowers for Miss Quon'' (1967) * ''I quattro del pater noster'' (1969) * '' Adios Sabata'' (1970) * '' Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming'' (1970) * '' Blackie the Pirate'' (1971) * ''Delusions of Grandeur'' (1971) * '' Si può fare... amigo'' (1972) * ''Man Called Invincible'' (1973) * ''The Big Family'' (1973) * '' Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (1974) * ''Three Supermen of the West'' (1974) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Sperandeo
Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on ''La Nuova Squadra'', a police drama televised by Rai Tre, as the Superintendent Salvatore Sciacca. Career He was born Gaetano Sperandeo in Palermo. In 1983, his acting career began with a small part in the film '' Kaos'', directed by the Taviani brothers. In 1985, he landed a role in a cinematographic film '' Pizza Connection'', by Damiano Damiani. He also acted in four of the sequels of the popular television drama, ''"La piovra"'', which is about the Mafia and had a little role in The Sicilian of Michael Cimino. He has appeared in many other Italian films, the most notable being ''La scorta'' (" The escort") by Ricky Tognazzi, as well as ''" Ragazzi fuori"'' and ''"Mery per sempre"'', the latter two set in his home town of Palermo. They are both directed by Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loredana Romito
Loredana is a feminine given name, claimed to be invented by French author Lucile Aurore Dupin (George Sand) in her novel ''Mattea'' (1833), and later used by Luciano Zuccoli in ''L'amore di Loredana'' (1908). It may have been inspired by the real-life Venetian surname Loredan, itself from the toponym Loreo, Veneto, which originated from its Latin name ''Lauretum'', meaning laurel. It is a common name in Italy and Romania. There is a related version without the opening letter ''l'', Oredana, because is wrongly perceveid as an article (''L'Oredana'') and thus removed. The name may refer to: * Loredana (actress) (1924–2016), Italian actress *Loredana Bertè (born 1950), Italian singer * Loredana Boboc, Romanian gymnast *Loredana De Petris (born 1957), Italian politician * Loredana Dinu, Romanian épée fencer * Loredana Errore, Romanian-born Italian singer * Loredana Groza, Romanian singer * Loredana Lanzani (born 1965), Italian-American mathematician * Loredana Marcello (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignazio Pappalardo
Ignazio () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Arts *Ignazio Collino (1736–1793), Italian sculptor *Ignazio Fresu (born 1957), Italian sculptor *Ignazio Gardella (1905–1999), Italian architect and designer *Ignazio Hugford (1703–1777), Italian painter *Ignazio Marabitti (1719–1797), Sicilian sculptor *Ignazio Oliva (17th century), Italian painter *Carlo Ignazio Pozzi (1786–1842), Italian painter and architect * Ignazio Stern (1679–1748), Austrian painter Literature *Ignazio Buttitta (1899–1997), Sicilian dialectal poet * Ignazio Giorgi (1675–1737), Italian poet and translator *Ignazio Silone (1900–1978), Italian novelist and poet Music * Ignazio Albertini (1644–1685), Italian violinist and composer * Ignazio Cirri (1711–1787), Italian organist and composer *Ignazio Boschetto, Italian singer-songwriter & member of Il Volo *Ignazio Donati (1570–1638), Italian composer *Ignazio Fiorillo (1715–1787), Italian composer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turi Scalia
Turi or TURI may refer to: Places ;Ecuador *Turi, Ecuador, a town and parish ;Estonia * Türi, a town * Türi Parish, a rural municipality in Järva County ;Indonesia * Turi, Lamongan, a district in Lamongan Regency, East Java * Turi, Magetan, a village in Panekan, Magetan Regency, East Java * Turi, Yogyakarta, a district in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta ;Italy * Turi, Apulia, a ''comune'' in the province of Bari ;Kenya * Turi, Kenya, a settlement west of Nakuru Persons with the name ''"Turi" is also nickname for the given name Salvatore'' * Turi (Māori ancestor), an historical Maori leader * Indrek Turi (born 1981), Estonian decathlete * Johan Turi (1854–1936), Norwegian-Sami wolf-hunter and writer * Pasquale Turi (born 1993), Italian footballer * Géza Turi (born 1974), Hungarian footballer Other uses * Turi (Caste), a social group of East India * Turi (Pashtun tribe), a Pashtun tribe in Pakistan and Afghanistan * Aheria, an ethnic group of India also known as Turi * Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano Marescotti
Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director. Life and career Born in Villanova di Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Marescotti worked as a clerk in the urban sector of the Councillorship of Ravenna.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He began acting at 35 years old, first in local amateur stage works, then in some major stage companies. After acting in small film roles, Marescotti had his breakout role in 1991 as Tobia the chemist in Silvio Soldini's comedy film '' The Peaceful Air of the West''. From then Marescotti started appearing in dozens of films, usually in supporting roles, establishing himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian cinema of the 1990s and 2000s. In recent years, he took part in several international productions. In 2004 he won a Silver Ribbon for the short film ''Assicurazione sulla vita''. In 2007 he was elected to the regional con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Volpi (actor)
Franco Volpi (11 July 1921 – 1 January 1997) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Milan, Volpi formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and debuted on stage in 1938, aged 17, in the company held by Renzo Ricci and Laura Adani. He often worked with Ernesto Calindri, on stage, on television and in a popular series of commercials. He is regarded as one of the early stars of Italian television miniseries (the so-called "sceneggiati"). Volpi died of a tumour in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., on 1 January 1977, at the age of 75. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Volpi, Franco 1921 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo Bonacelli (born 28 February 1937) is an Italian actor. He is best known for his performance as the Duke de Blangis in Pier Paolo Pasolini's final film, ''Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom'' (1975). He was in '' Midnight Express'' (1978) as the despised prison trustee Rifki and ''Caligula'' (1979), in which he plays the role of Cassius Chaerea. He co-starred with Roberto Benigni in the films ''Johnny Stecchino'' and ''Night on Earth'', both from 1991. In 1992, Bonacelli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. Filmography *'' Cadavere per signora'' (1964) .... Gedeon *'' La congiuntura'' (1965) .... Zenone *'' Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (1965) .... Capitano Hume (uncredited) *''Le piacevoli notti'' (1966) .... Messenger *'' The Devil in Love'' (1966) .... Inn's customer *'' Il padre di famiglia'' (1967) .... Geometra *'' Sette volte sette'' (1968) .... (uncredited) *''Lady Barbara'' (1970) .... Edward *'' Lacrime d'amore'' (1970) .... Cormick *''Una prostituta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocaine
Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South America, ''Erythroxylum coca'' and ''Erythroxylum novogranatense''. After extraction from coca leaves and further processing into cocaine hydrochloride (powdered cocaine), the drug is often snorted, applied topically to the mouth, or dissolved and injected into a vein. It can also then be turned into free base form ( crack cocaine), in which it can be heated until sublimated and then the vapours can be inhaled. Cocaine stimulates the reward pathway in the brain. Mental effects may include an intense feeling of happiness, sexual arousal, loss of contact with reality, or agitation. Physical effects may include a fast heart rate, sweating, and dilated pupils. High doses can result in high blood pressure or high body temperature. Effects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
