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Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) ''The Guardian'' was an Italian . Together with , Ettore Scola and , he was considered among the masters of the '''' genre. His daughters |
Salò
Salò (; la, Salodium) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the seat of government of the Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, with the ISR often being referred to as the "Salò Republic" (''Repubblica di Salò'' in Italian). History Roman period Although legend has it that Salò has Etruscan origins, recorded history starts with the founding by ancient Romans of the colony of ''Pagus Salodium''. There are numerous ruins of the Roman settlement, as shown by the Lugone necropolis (in via Sant’Jago) and the findings (vase-flasks and funeral steles) in the Civic Archaeological Museum located at the ''Loggia della Magnifica Patria''. Middle Ages During the high Middle Ages, the city shared the same history as that of Lombardy. The origins of the municipality of Salò are barely known: its autonomy from Brescia can be dated towards the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armistice With Italy
The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice signed on 3 September 1943 and made public on 8 September between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allies during World War II. It was signed by Major General Walter Bedell Smith for the Allies and Brigade General Giuseppe Castellano for Italy at a conference of generals from both sides in an Allied military camp at Cassibile, in Sicily, which had recently been occupied by the Allies. The armistice was approved by both the Italian King Victor Emmanuel III and Marshal Badoglio, the Prime Minister of Italy at the time. Germany moved rapidly by freeing Benito Mussolini (12 September) and attacking Italian forces in Italy (8–19 September), southern France and the Balkans. The Italian forces were quickly defeated, and most of Italy was occupied by German troops, who established a puppet state, the Italian Social Republic. The king, the Italian government, and most of the navy escaped to territories occupied by the Allies. Background Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuore (TV Miniseries)
''Cuore'', , the Italian-language word for "heart", may refer to: * CUORE Experiment, a particle physics facility in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso in Italy * ''Cuore'' (magazine), a Spanish women's magazine established in 2006 * ''Cuore'' (zine), a satirical insert in the Italian communist newspaper ''l'Unità'' 1989–1997 * Daihatsu Cuore, a vehicle built by the Japanese car maker Daihatsu * ''Heart'' (1948 film), an Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica and Duilio Coletti * ''Heart'' (novel), an 1886 children's novel by Edmondo De Amicis **''3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart (novel), Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensi ...'', a Japanese animated television series and film based on the above novel * ''Cuore'' (album), a 1998 album by Gianna Nannini {{disam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Manfredi
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi (22 March 1921 – 4 June 2004) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter. He was one of the most prominent Italian actors in the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre. During his career he won several awards, including six David di Donatello awards, six Nastro d'Argento awards and the Prix de la première oeuvre (Best First Work Award) at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival for ''Between Miracles''. Typically playing losers, marginalised, working-class characters yet "in possession of their dignity, morality, and underlying optimism", he was referred to as "one of the few truly complete actors in Italian cinema". Life and career Early life Manfredi was born in Castro dei Volsci, Frosinone into a humble family of farmers. His father recruited in Public Safety, where he reached the rank of Maresciallo, and in the early 1930s, he was transferred to Rome, where Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Tognazzi
Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company. After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant. During World War II, he was inducted into the Army and returned home after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, and joined the Brigate Nere for a while. His passion for theater and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he organized shows for his fellow soldiers. In 1945, he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris. A few years later, he formed his own successful musical revue company. Career In 1950, Tognazzi made his cinematic debut in ''I cadetti di Guascogna'' directed by Mario Mattoli. The following year, he me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Xavier Trintignant (; 11 December 1930 – 17 June 2022) was a French actor. He made his theatrical debut in 1951, and went on to be regarded as one of the best French dramatic actors of the post-war era. He starred in many classic films of European cinema, and worked with many prominent auteur directors, including Roger Vadim, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Claude Chabrol, Bernardo Bertolucci, Éric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Krzysztof Kieślowski, and Michael Haneke. He made a critical and commercial breakthrough in '' And God Created Woman'' (1956), followed by a starmaking romantic turn in ''A Man and a Woman'' (1966), and '' The Great Silence'' (1968). He won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 1968 Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in '' The Man Who Lies'' and the Best Actor Award at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Costa-Gavras's ''Z''. Trintignant's other notable films include, '' My Night at Maud's'' (1969), '' The Conformist'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Bisset
Winifred Jacqueline Fraser Bisset ( ; born 13 September 1944) is a British actress. She began her film career in 1965 and first came to prominence in 1968 with roles in '' The Detective'', ''Bullitt'', and ''The Sweet Ride'', for which she received a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising Newcomer. In the 1970s, she starred in ''Airport'' (1970), ''The Mephisto Waltz'' (1971), ''Day for Night'' (1973), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, ''Le Magnifique'' (1973), ''Murder on the Orient Express'' (1974), '' St. Ives'' (1976), '' The Deep'' (1977), ''The Greek Tycoon'' (1978) and ''Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?'' (1978), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Bisset's other film and TV credits include '' Rich and Famous'' (1981), ''Class'' (1983), her Golden Globe-nominated role in ''Under the Volcano'' (1984), her CableACE Award-nominated role in '' Forbidden'' (1985), ''Scenes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top directors in a career spanning 147 films between 1939 and 1997, and garnered many international honors including 2 BAFTA Awards, 2 Best Actor awards at the Venice and Cannes film festivals, 2 Golden Globes, and 3 Academy Award nominations. Born in the province of Frosinone and raised in Turin and Rome, Mastroianni made his film debut in 1939 at the age of 14, but did not seriously pursue acting until the 1950s, when he made his critical and commercial breakthrough in the caper comedy ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' (1959). He became an international celebrity through his collaborations with director Federico Fellini, first as a disillusioned tabloid columnist in ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), then as a creatively-stifled filmmaker in ''8½'' (1963 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano (; 21 April 1930 – 16 December 1989) was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 1950s and '60s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times - for ''The Verona Trial'' (1963), ''The Witches'' (1967), and ''The Scientific Cardplayer'' (1973) - and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice. Raised in poverty during World War II, Mangano trained as a dancer and worked as a model before winning a Miss Rome beauty pageant in 1946. This led to work in films; she achieved success in ''Bitter Rice'' (1949) and went on to forge a successful career in films, working with many notable directors like Pier Paolo Pasolini, Luchino Visconti, Alberto Lattuada, and Vittorio De Sica. Her career continued well into her 50s, with supporting roles in David Lynch's ''Dune'' (1984) and Nikita Mikhalkov ''Dark Eyes'' (1987). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Scopone Scientifico
''The Scientific Cardplayer'', also known as ''The Scopone Game'' ( it, Lo scopone scientifico), is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama, comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. The screenplay was written by Rodolfo Sonego. Plot An aging and wealthy American woman journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game Scopa, scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. The annual scenario remains unchanged: she donates the initial stakes, then ultimately wins the game, shattering the couple's dream of scoring a victory and improving their lot in life. Eventually their daughter Cleopatra seeks revenge on her parents' behalf. Production notes Bette Davis was in the midst of a three-week vacation at the La Costa health spa in Carlsbad, California when she received the script. On 24-hour notice, she flew to Rome for filming, but did not learn that the dialogue was to be recorded in Italian until the first day of shooting. This was the third on-screen pairin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Pinocchio (1972 Miniseries)
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( it, Le avventure di Pinocchio) is a 1972 Italian five-part miniseries directed by Luigi Comencini, which originally aired weekly on Rai 1 between April 8 and May 6, 1972. Based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel with the same name, the miniseries received a large critical success, and had an average of twenty-one and a half million viewers during its first airing. All the episodes together make up 280 minutes of runtime. An extended cut of the series, totaling 320 minutes of runtime divided into six episodes, first aired in France on Première chaîne de l'ORTF between December 19 and December 31, 1972. Also, a 135-minute edit of the miniseries was released as a theatrical film in Italy on December 21, 1972, and later released in other countries. Plot In rolls, a wagon promoting a Marionette spectacle, out Geppetto to see what has rolled up, seeing the Marionettes, Geppetto gets an idea to make a puppet to earn him a crust of bread and a cup of wine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Montgomery
Florence Montgomery (1843–1923) was an English novelist and children's writer. Her 1869 novel ''Misunderstood'' was enjoyed by Lewis Carroll and George du Maurier, and by Vladimir Nabokov as a child. Her writings are pious in tone and set in fashionable society. Early life and family She was born Florence Harriet Montgomery in Chelsea, London, on 17 January 1843, the second of the seven surviving children of Admiral Alexander Leslie Montgomery (1807–1888) and his wife Caroline Rose Campbell (1818–1909) of Hampton Court, Middlesex. Her father was also an MP. He succeeded to a baronetcy in 1878. He was a cousin of the novelist Baroness von Tautphoeus (1807–1893). Her cousin, Sibyl Montgomery (died 1935), was the first wife of the Marquess of Queensberry and mother of Lord Alfred Douglas. Florence Montgomery's story-telling abilities were first tried on younger brothers and sisters, but the novelist G. J. Whyte-Melville saw a story of hers printed for a charity bazaar, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
