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Lilia Silvi
Lilia Silvi (22 December 1922 – 27 July 2013) was an Italian film actress. Silvi was one of several young actresses presented as an Italian equivalent to the Canadian-born Hollywood star Deanna Durbin. She appeared opposite Amedeo Nazzari, the most popular Italian star of the era, in five films.Gundle p.191 Selected filmography * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' Departure'' (1938) * ''Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) * ''The Jester's Supper'' (1941) * ''Scampolo'' (1941) * ''Happy Days'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''Lively Teresa'' (1943) * ''Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...'' (1951) References Bibliography * De Grazia, Victoria. ''How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945''. U ...
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Lively Teresa
''Lively Teresa'' (Italian: ''La vispa Teresa'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedies popular during the Fascist era. The film was only fully released following the Liberation of Rome, alongside other equally innocuous films such as ''The Innocent Casimiro''. This provoked criticism from supporters of the emerging neorealist movement who wanted to promote what they regarded as more innovative films, while the major film companies such as Lux Film and Minverva preferred more populist offerings.Gundle p.268 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Plot A wealthy engineer is disturbed when he discovers that his son Alberto has fallen in love with an ambitious manicurist Luisa. He arranges for him to go on holiday to Venice while he ...
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Then We'll Get A Divorce
''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (Italian: ''Dopo divorzieremo'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi and Lia Orlandini.Gundle p.197 The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was shot at the Palatino Studios 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 .... A separate Spanish-language version ''El marido provisional'' was also produced by the same director with a different cast. Cast References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1940 films Italian comedy films 1940 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma Italian ...
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Italian Film Actresses
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2013 Deaths
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1922 Births
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Napoleon (1951 Film)
''Napoleon'' ( it, Napoleone) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Renato Rascel Renato Rascel (), stage name of Renato Ranucci (; 27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991), was an Italian film actor and singer. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1972. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 with the s ... in the title role. Plot Cast References External links * Italian comedy films 1951 comedy films 1951 films Films directed by Carlo Borghesio Depictions of Napoleon on film Films scored by Nino Rota Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ...
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The Taming Of The Shrew (1942 Film)
''The Taming of the Shrew'' (Italian: ''La bisbetica domata'') is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Lauro Gazzolo.Gundle p.75 It is based on William Shakespeare's play ''The Taming of the Shrew'', with the setting updated to modern-day Rome. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios 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 .... The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin and Mario Rappini. Cast References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1942 films Italian comedy films 1942 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggio ...
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Happy Days (1942 Film)
''Happy Days'' (Italian: ''Giorni felici'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Lilia Silvi, Amedeo Nazzari and Leonardo Cortese.Ben-Ghiat p.331 It was based on a play by Claude-André Puget, which had been made into a French film '' Les jours heureux'' the previous year. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Synopsis Due to engine trouble, an aviator is forced to land and spend the day at a villa while his plane is repaired by mechanics. His arrival provokes both love and jealousy amongst the villa's inhabitants. Cast * Lilia Silvi as Franca * Amedeo Nazzari as Michele * Leonardo Cortese as Oliviero * Valentina Cortese as Marianna * Vera Carmi as Nietta * Paolo Stoppa as Bernardo * Silvio Bagolini as Il motorista * Alfredo Salvatori as Il meccanico References Bibliography * Ruth Ben-Ghiat Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an Am ...
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Scampolo (1941 Film)
''Scampolo'' is a 1941 Italian comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Lilia Silvi, Amedeo Nazzari and Carlo Romano.Pruzzo & Lancia p.77 The story is based on a play by Dario Niccodemi which has been adapted for the screen a number of times. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Lilia Silvi as Scampolo * Amedeo Nazzari as Tito Sacchi * Carlo Romano as Gerardo Bernini * Luisa Garella as Franca * Nice Raineri as Giulia Bernini * Giacomo Almirante as Il maestro Giglioli * Guglielmo Barnabò as Fallotti * Mario Siletti as Gastone * Anita Durante as La proprietaria della stireria * Arturo Bragaglia as Ernesto * Gildo Bocci Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 – 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Messalina'' (1924) - Apollonio * '' Quo Vadis'' (1924) - ... as Il ...
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The Jester's Supper
''La cena delle beffe'' (''The Jesters' Supper'') is an opera in four acts composed by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Sem Benelli adapted from his 1909 The Jester's Supper (play), play of the same name. The opera premiered on 20 December 1924 at La Scala. Milan. The story, set in Florence at the time of Lorenzo de' Medici, recounts the rivalry between Giannetto Malespini and Neri Chiaramantesi for the affections of the beautiful Ginevra and Giannetto's thirst for revenge over a cruel joke played on him by Neri and his brother Gabriello. Giannetto's revenge "joke" ultimately leads Neri to murder both Ginevra and (by mistake) his own brother. The opera ends with Neri's descent into madness. Composition history The libretto for Giordano's opera was adapted by the Italian playwright and poet, Sem Benelli, from his verse play, ''La cena delle beffe''. Described as a ''poema drammatico'' (dramatic poem), it premiered in 1909 at the Teatro Argentina in Rome with original mus ...
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Big Shoes
''Big Shoes'' (Italian: ''Scarpe grosse'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Dino Falconi and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lilia Silvi and Elena Altieri.Pruzzo & Lancia p.63 It is based on a play by Sándor Hunyady which had previously been turned into a 1939 Hungarian film '' Istvan Bors''. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Camillo Del Signore. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Stefano Di Marco * Lilia Silvi as Ninì * Elena Altieri as Marta * Enzo Biliotti as Il conte Carlo Garlandi * Tina Lattanzi as Sofia Garlandi * Lauro Gazzolo as Giancola * Olinto Cristina as Dossena, l'amministratore * Beatrice Mancini as Maria * Emilio Petacci as Il notaio Sandelli * Oreste Fares as Il curato * Gualtiero De Angelis as Il procuratore Guzzini * Gorella Gori as Concetta, la cuoca * Franca Volpini as Annetta, la cameriera * Gastone Schirato as Michele, il maggiordomo * Oscar An ...
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Unjustified Absence
''Unjustified Absence'' (Italian: ''Assenza ingiustificata'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Lilia Silvi. A girl leaves school to marry a doctor, but becomes annoyed by his constant absences and decides to secretly resume her studies.Gundle p.226 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios with sets designed by the art director Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was an Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Table of the P .... Cast References Bibliography *Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013. External links * 1939 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1939 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Max Neufeld Films shot ...
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