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Lino Capolicchio
Lino Capolicchio (21 August 1943 – 3 May 2022) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He won a special David di Donatello acting award for his role in Vittorio de Sica's 1970 film, '' The Garden of the Finzi-Contini''. Capolicchio was a well-known television actor before breaking into film with an uncredited role in Franco Zeffirelli's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' in 1967. He appeared in over seventy films and television dramas. In 1995 he wrote and directed '' Pugili'', an award-winning film about the world of boxing. For three seasons, Capolicchio provided the voice for Bo Duke in the Italian broadcasts of ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. Partial filmography *1967: ''The Taming of the Shrew'' - Gregory (uncredited) *1968: '' Escalation'' - Luca Lambertinghi *1969: ''Metti una sera a cena'' - Rick / Nina's lover *1969: '' Il giovane normale'' - Giordano *1969: ''Vergogna schifosi'' - Carletto *1970: ''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' - Giorgio *1970: ''Le tue mani sul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of The Finzi-Continis (film)
''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' ( it, Il giardino dei Finzi Contini, link=no) is a 1970 historical drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay by Ugo Pirro and Vittorio Bonicelli adapts Italian Jewish author Giorgio Bassani's 1962 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, about the lives of an upper-class Jewish family in Ferrara during the Fascist era. The film stars Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda, Helmut Berger, Romolo Valli, and Fabio Testi in his breakthrough role. An Italian production with West German financing, ''The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival and won the Golden Bear. It received positive acclaim from international critics, winning the 1972 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and earning a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film holds a 100% review score on Rotten Tomatoes. Plot In 1938 in Ferrara, the Finzi Contini are a rich Jewish family living in a mansion set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Days Of Mussolini
''Last Days of Mussolini'' (Italian: ''Mussolini: Ultimo atto'') is a 1974 Italian historical drama film co-written and directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Rod Steiger, Franco Nero and Lisa Gastoni. The film depicts the days leading up to the death of Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, when he attempted to flee Milan in April 1945 at the end of World War II in Europe. Plot summary In 1945, Benito Mussolini goes to Milan to talk with Archbishop Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster to request his help in escaping from Italy. The Republic of Salò, the last bastion of fascism, is decaying, and the Americans, along with the partisans are about to win control of Milan. Mussolini flees, pursued by his lover Claretta Petacci, and manages to get to the northern village of Dongo. There he clashes with the Germans, who order him to disguise himself as an officer of Germany rather than be captured by the partisans. Mussolini accepts without objection, always hoping for a revolt of his lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango (ticket Service)
Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website as well as through their mobile app, as well as a provider of television and streaming media information through its subsidiary Rotten Tomatoes. History On April 11, 2007, Comcast acquired Fandango, with plans to integrate it into a new entertainment website called "Fancast.com," set to launch the summer of 2007. In June 2008, the domain Movies.com was acquired from Disney. In March 2012, Fandango announced a partnership with Yahoo! Movies, making Fandango the official online and mobile ticketer for registered users of the Yahoo! service. That October, Paul Yanover was named President of Fandango. Fandango made its first international acquisition in September 2015 when it bought the Brazilian ticketing company Ingresso, which provides ticketing to a variety of Brazilian entertainment events, including the biannual Rock in Rio festival. On January 29, 2016, Fandango announced its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Second Childhood
''A Second Childhood'' ( it, Una sconfinata giovinezza, also known as ''Endless Youth'') is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. Cast * Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Lino Settembre * Francesca Neri: Francesca * Serena Grandi: Aunt Amabile * Gianni Cavina: Preda * Lino Capolicchio: Emilio * Manuela Morabito: Teta * Erika Blanc: The Widow * Isabelle Adriani: Nicoletta * Vincenzo Crocitti Vincenzo Crocitti (16 July 1949 – 29 September 2010) was an Italian cinema and television actor. Crocitti was born in Rome. He won a David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for the role of Mario Vivaldi in '' An Average Little Man''. Selec ...: Don Nico References External links * 2010 films Italian drama films 2010 drama films Films directed by Pupi Avati Italian films about Alzheimer's disease Films scored by Riz Ortolani 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porzûs
''Porzûs'' (also spelled ''Porzus'') is a 1997 Italian historical war-drama film written and directed by Renzo Martinelli. For his performance in this film Lorenzo Crespi won the Globo d'oro for best breakthrough actor, while Gastone Moschin was nominated for Silver Ribbon for best supporting actor. Plot One of the survivors of the Porzûs massacre, Storno, travels to Slovenia to visit Geko, who did not see since the end of the war. The two recall all the dramatic events that have seen them protagonists between late 1944 and February 1945. Cast *Lorenzo Crespi as Carlo Tofani "Geko" (young) *Gastone Moschin as Carlo Tofani "Geko" (old) *Lorenzo Flaherty as Umberto Pautassi "Storno" (young) *Gabriele Ferzetti as Umberto Pautassi "Storno" (old) *Giuseppe Cederna as "Nullo" *Giulia Boschi as Ada Zambon * Bruno Bilotta as "Dinamo" *Massimo Bonetti as "Gobbo" *Lino Capolicchio as "Galvano" *Gianni Cavina as "Spaccaossi" * Salvatore Calaciura as "Africa" *Victor Cavallo as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traveling Companion
''Traveling Companion'' ( it, Compagna di viaggio) is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Asia Argento won the 1997 David di Donatello for Best Actress. Cast * Asia Argento - Cora * Michel Piccoli - Cosimo Giusti * Lino Capolicchio - Pepe * Silvia Cohen - Ada * Max Malatesta - Giulio * Sebastiano Colla - Fabio * Germano Di Mattia - Raul * Silvana Gasparini - Daria (girl of the pottery workshop) * Maddalena Maggi - Cora's mother * Patrizia Pezza - Waitress friend of Cora * Pier Francesco Poggi - Furniture salesman (as Pierfrancesco Poggi) * Elisabetta Rocchetti - Beautician friend * Teresa Saponangelo - Woman in the room (as Maria Teresa Saponangelo) * Chantal Ughi Chantal Ughi (born 17 December 1981) is an Italian American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion. Ughi started training Muay Thai in New York aged 20, and in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorile
''Fiorile'' is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. The title ''Fiorile'' allegedly is derived from the month of Floréal (April–May) in the French Republican Calendar. The film is also known as ''Wild Flower''. Plot While travelling to visit their grandfather in Tuscany, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the ''Maledetti'', the cursed (''Benedetti'' means 'blessed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fratelli E Sorelle
''Fratelli e sorelle'', internationally released as ''Brothers and Sisters'', is an Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered in the 1992 Venice Film Festival. For her performance in this film, Paola Quattrini won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actress. Cast * Stefano Accorsi as Matteo * Anna Bonaiuto as Gloria *Paola Quattrini as Lea * Lidia Broccolino as Elsa *Franco Nero as Franco * Matthew Buzzel as Scott *Lino Capolicchio as Aldo *Luciano Federico as Francesco *Consuelo Ferrara Consuelo or Consuela may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Consuelo'' (novel), an 1842–1843 novel by George Sand * Consuela (''Family Guy''), a character in ''Family Guy'' *"Consuelo", a 2002 song by Belle and Sebastian from ''Storytelling'' ... References External links * 1992 films Italian drama films Films directed by Pupi Avati Films set in the United States Films scored by Riz Ortolani 1992 drama films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimo Minuto
''Ultimo minuto'' (also known as ''The Last Minute'') is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. The film won the David di Donatello for best sound (to Raffaele De Luca) and for best original song (to Riz Ortolani). Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Walter Ferroni * Elena Sofia Ricci: Marta Ferroni * Diego Abatantuono: Duccio Venturi * Massimo Bonetti: Emilio Boschi * Lino Capolicchio: Renzo Di Carlo * Giovanna Maldotti: Egle Di Carlo * Marco Leporatti: Di Carlo's son * Luigi Diberti: Claudio Corti * Nik Novecento: Nik * Cesare Barbetti: Lele Costanzi * Cinzia De Ponti: Boschi's wife * Marco Leonardi Marco Leonardi (born 14 November 1971) is an Italian actor. Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and at 17 starred in the acclaimed Italian film '' Cinema Paradiso'' (1988). He later starred i ...: Paolo Tassoni References External links * 1987 films Italian sports comedy-drama films Commedia all'italiana Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Of Us (1984 Film)
''The Three of Us'' (Italian: ''Noi tre'') is an Italian comedy film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 41° Venice Film Festival, in which it won a special Lion for technical values. Cast * Cristopher Davidson as Wolfgang "Amadè" Mozart *Lino Capolicchio as Leopold Mozart *Gianni Cavina as The cousin * Carlo Schincaglia as The butler * Carlo Delle Piane as Count Pallavicini * Ida Di Benedetto as Maria Caterina Pallavicini * as Giuseppe Pallavicini *Nik Novecento Nik Novecento (19 February 1964 – 15 October 1987) was an Italian actor and television personality. Life and career Born in Bologna as Leonardo Sottani, Novecento's career was launched by film director Pupi Avati, who discovered Novecento w ... as Nicola * Guido Pizzirani as Padre Martini References External links * 1984 films 1980s coming-of-age comedy films Films directed by Pupi Avati Films about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Italian coming-of-age comedy films Films set in the 1770s Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion Of The Desert
''Lion of the Desert'' is a 1980 epic historical war film about the Second Italo-Senussi War, starring Anthony Quinn as Libyan tribal leader Omar Mukhtar, a Bedouin leader fighting the ''Regio Esercito'' ( Royal Italian Army) and Oliver Reed as Italian General Rodolfo Graziani, who defeated Mukhtar. It was directed by Moustapha Akkad and funded by the government under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Released in May 1981, the film has received positive reviews from critics, but performed poorly at the box office, gaining revenues of US$1.5 million worldwide despite having a $35 million budget. The film was banned in Italy in 1982 and was only shown on pay TV in 2009. Plot In 1929, Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini ( Rod Steiger) is still faced with the 10-year-long war waged by patriots in the Italian colony of Libya to combat Italian colonization and the establishment of "The Fourth Shore"—the rebirth of a Roman Empire in Africa. Mussolini appoints General Rodolfo Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
