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List Of Italian Films Of 1931 ...
A list of films produced in Italy in 1931 (see 1931 in film): See also *List of Italian films of 1930 *List of Italian films of 1932 References External linksItalian films of 1931at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1931 Italian 1931 Films 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
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 photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, 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 imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Petronilini
Ettore is a given name, the Italian version of Hector. People *Ettore Arrigoni degli Oddi (1867–1942), Italian naturalist *Ettore Bassi (born 1970), Italian actor and television presenter * Ettore Bastianini (1922–1967), Italian opera singer *Ettore Bastico (1876–1972), Italian World War II general *Ettore Boiardi (1897–1985), Italian-born chef famous for his Chef Boyardee brand of food products *Ettore Bugatti (1881–1947), Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer *Ettore Coco (1908–1991), New York City mobster *Ettore Ewen (born 1986), American professional wrestler performing in the WWE as ''Big E'' *Ettore Fieramosca (1476–1515), Italian ''condottiero'' (mercenary leader) and nobleman * Ettore Majorana (1906–1938?), Italian theoretical physicist who mysteriously disappeared *Ettore Mambretti (1859–1948), Italian general * Ettore Manni (1927–1979), Italian film actor * Ettore Maserati (1894–1990), Italian automotive engineer *Ettore Messina (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Giulio Bragaglia
__NOTOC__ Anton Giulio Bragaglia (11 February 1890 – 15 July 1960) was a pioneer in Italian Futurist Futurists (also known as futurologists, prospectivists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are people whose specialty or interest is futurology or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities abo ... photography and Italian Futurism (cinema), Futurist cinema. A versatile and intellectual artist with wide interests, he wrote about film, theatre, and dance. Early life Bragaglia was born in Frosinone, Lazio. His brothers were actor Arturo Bragaglia and film director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. In 1906 Bragaglia went to work as an assistant director of a Roman movie studio managed by his father Francesco. He gained a great deal of technical and artistic experience there, learning from directors Mario Caserini and Enrico Guazzoni. His younger siblings Arturo Bragaglia, Arturo (actor) and Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, Carlo Ludovico (film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowered Sails
''Lowered Sails'' (Italian: ''Vele ammainate'') is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Anton Giulio Bragaglia and starring Dria Paola, Carlo Fontana and Umberto Guarracino.Moliterno p.48 The film's sets were designed by the art directors, Gastone Medin and Ivo Perilli. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Cast * Dria Paola as Aurora - la ragazza della taverna * Carlo Fontana as Il capitano di marina * Umberto Guarracino as Il padrone della taverna * Enrica Fantis * Umberto Sacripante * Tullio Galvani * Umberto Cocchi * Amerigo Bomprezzi * Renato Chiantoni * Renato Malavasi * Otty Noceti * Giuseppe Pierozzi Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * ''Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The F ... * Riccardo Rivaroli * Idolo Tancredi References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leda Gloria
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Gianfranco Giachetti
Gianfranco Giachetti (27 September 1888 – 29 November 1936) was an Italian stage and film actor. He played the role of Father Costanzo in Alessandro Blasetti's historical film ''1860''.Landy p.63 The same year he appeared in '' The Old Guard'' as Doctor Cardini, the father of a young blackshirt who is killed in a street fight. Selected filmography * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''The Opera Singer'' (1932) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''Paprika'' (1933) * ''Model Wanted'' (1933) * ''The Lucky Diamond'' (1933) * ''1860'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Aldebaran Aldebaran (Arabic: “The Follower”, "الدبران") is the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Aldebar ...'' (1935) References Bibliography * Landy, Marcia. ''Italian Film''. Cambridge University Press, 2000 . External links * 1888 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Camerini
Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. The cousin of Augusto Genina, he made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. He directed about 50 films till 1972, including Ulysses (1954 film), ''Ulysses'' with American stars Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, one of the first Europe/U.S.A. film coproductions. He died in 1981 in Gardone Riviera, Gardone Rivera, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Wally (1923 film), Wally'' (1923) *''Jolly clown da circo'' (1923) * ''The House of Pulcini'' (1924) * ''Voglio tradire mio marito'' (1925) * ''Saetta, principe per un giorno'' (1925) * ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (1925) * ''Kif Tebbi'' (1928) * ''Rails (film), Rails'' (1929) * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''The Last Adventure (1932 film), The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) * ''Giallo (1933 film), Giallo'' (1933) * ''T'amerò sempre ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Figaro And His Great Day
''Figaro e la sua gran giornata'' (in English, ''Figaro and his Great Day'') is a 1931 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gianfranco Giachetti, Leda Gloria and Ugo Ceseri.Celli & Cottino-Jones p.192 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Ivo Perilli. Synopsis In a small town in the Veneto region, an attempt to stage Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville'' is threatened when the prima donna loses her voice. An attempt is made to replace her with a singing student, but both her father and boyfriend object. Cast * Gianfranco Giachetti as Piero Basoto * Leda Gloria as Nina * Ugo Ceseri as Rantoloni, l'impresario * Maurizio D'Ancora as Asdrubale Chiodini * Umberto Sacripante as Gedeone, il portaceste * Olga Capri as Caterina, la fantesca * Gemma Schirato as Costanza Basoto * Augusto Bandini as Il maestro Salsuga * Umberto Cocchi as Felicetti, il farmacista * Giuseppe Gambardella a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letizia Quaranta
Letizia Quaranta (30 December 1892 – 9 January 1977) was an Italian film actress. Mainly active in the silent era, she also appeared in a few sound films. She was married to the director Carlo Campogalliani and appeared in a number of his films.Moliterno p.62 Letizia Quaranta had a twin sister, Isabella Quaranta, who was also an actress. Her older sister was actress Lidia Quaranta. Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1913) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (1920) * ''The Woman at Midnight'' (1925) * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * ''Forbidden Music'' (1942) * ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''Orphan of the Ghetto ''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (Italian: ''L'orfana del ghetto'') is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.Goble p.238 Cast * Franca Marzi * Luisella B ...'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Petrolini
Ettore Petrolini (13 January 1884 – 29 June 1936) was an Italian stage and film actor, playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is considered one of the most important figures of avanspettacolo, vaudeville and revue. He was noted for his numerous caricature sketches, and was the "inventor of a revolutionary and anticonformist way of performing". Petrolini is also remembered for having created the Dadaist character Fortunello. His contribution to the history of Italian theater is now widely acknowledged, especially with regard to his influence on 20th century comedy. His iconic character Gastone became a byword in Italian for a certain type of stagey snob. His satirical caricature of the Roman Emperor Nero (created in 1917 and later the subject of a 1930 film) was widely perceived as a parody of Benito Mussolini, although it may itself have influenced the mannerisms of the Fascist dictator. Early years Born in Rome on 13 January 1884, Petrolini was the fourth of six children of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor In Spite Of Himself (1931 Film)
''The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (Italian: ''Medico per forza'') is a 1931 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is a free adaptation of Molière's play Le Médecin malgré lui. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. After starring the comedy, for many times in the theaters, Ettore Petrolini reinvents ''Sganarelle'', in a way close to the character Bertoldo of Giulio Cesare Croce. Referring to Petrolini, the film critic Filippo Sacchi had written "''You have to accept it as it is, with his temperament and his admirable qualities ... with the grotesque and the joke that elude even without logic in the comic genre''" Cast *Ettore Petrolini as Sganarello * Tilde Mercandalli as Lucinda * Letizia Quaranta as Martina * Augusto Contardi as Geronte * Sergio Rovida as Leandro * Elma Krimer as the nurse * Dria Paola * Enzo De Felice *Checco Durante Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Gualandri
Carlo Gualandri (1895–1972) was an Italian film actor.Pethő p.127 Selected filmography * ''Nemesis'' (1920) * '' The Knot'' (1921) * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1926) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * ''The Man with the Claw'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Lantern ''The Devil's Lantern'' (Italian: ''La lanterna del diavolo'') is a 1931 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Nella Maria Bonora, Donatella Neri, and Carlo Gualandri.Mancini p.54 It was made at the Cines Studios in ...'' (1931) References Bibliography * Ágnes Pethő. ''The Cinema of Sensations''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015. External links * 1895 births 1972 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Rome {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
