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Luigi Serventi
Luigi Serventi (31 July 1885 – 18 August 1976) was an Italian film actor. Partial filmography * ''Il prezzo del perdono'' (1913) * ''Bianco contro negro'' (1913) * ''La lega dei diamanti'' (1913) * ''La parola che uccide'' (1914) * ''La dote del burattinaio'' (1914) * ''Dopo il veglione'' (1914) * ''Vizio atavico'' (1914) * ''La conquista dei diamanti'' (1914) * ''La fuga degli amanti'' (1914) * ''Mezzanotte'' (1915) * ''Passa la guerra'' (1915) * ''Il figlio della guerra'' (1916) * ''La piccola ombra'' (1916) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1916) * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1916) * ''Il malefico anello'' (1916) * ''Mimì e gli straccioni'' (1916) * ''La crociata degli innocenti'' (1917) * ''Il re, le Torri e gli Alfieri'' (1917) - Rolando, re di Fantasia * ''La Bohème'' (1917) * ''Le mogli e le arance'' (1917) - Marquis Marcello * ''Napoleoncina'' (1918) * ''Il giardino incantato'' (1918) * ''The Railway Owner'' (1919) - Duca di Bligny * ''Noris'' (1919) * ''A Woman's Story' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With The Limp
''The Man with the Limp'' (German:''Das Geheimnis von Genf'') is a 1928 German silent film directed by Willy Reiber and Franz Seitz and starring Christa Tordy, Alfred Abel and Carmen Cartellieri.Bock & Bergfelder p.2 The film's art direction was by Ludwig Reiber. It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Cast * Christa Tordy as Betty Marshall, amerikanische Journalistin * Alfred Abel as Baron Enderny, ein Journalist / Varenne, der Lahme * Carmen Cartellieri as Madame Pique * Eric Barclay as René * Bert Bloem as John Lavington, Sekretär des Völkerbunds * Luigi Serventi as McHenning, Völkerbund-Delegierter * Ernst Reicher as Mons. Durand - Chef der Genfer Polizei * Georg Henrich as Graf Firbach, Minister von Nordland * Rolf Pinegger as Herr von Wächter, sein Sekretär * Olly Orska * Max Weydner * Wilhelm Stauffen * Julius Riedmueller The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game results in a 4–1 victory for the National Hockey League's Philadelphia Flyers over HC CSKA Moscow of the Soviet Union. * January 16 – The trial against jailed members of the Red Army Faction (the West German extreme-left militant Baader–Meinhof Group) begins in Stuttgart. * January 18 ** Full diplomatic relations are established between Bangladesh and Pakistan 5 years after the Bangladesh Liberation War. ** The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. ** Super Bowl X in American football: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in Miami. * January 21 – First commercial Concorde flight, from London to Bahrain. * January 27 ** The United States v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militiaman Bruggler
''Home Guardsman Bruggler'' (german: Standschütze Bruggler) is a 1936 German war film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Ludwig Kerscher, Franziska Kinz and Rolf Pinegger. It is set in the Tyrol during the First World War and depicts the activities of the local home guard unit. It was based on a novel by Anton Graf Bossi-Fedrigotti, itself based on the diary of the titular Anton Bruggler.Stimpfl p. 85 Location shooting took place in the Dolomites. Cast and characters * Ludwig Kerscher as Toni Bruggler * Franziska Kinz as Mother Bruggler * Rolf Pinegger as Grandfather Bruggler * Eduard Köck as Anderl Theissbacher * Viktor Gehring as Waldemar * Friedrich Ulmer as Hans Oberwexer * Beppo Brem as Jorgl Trimml * Lola Chlud as Countess von Teuff * Gustl Gstettenbaur as Bartl Theissbacher * Hans Hanauer as Sepp Thaler * Fritz Hofbauer as Sebastian Mutschechner * Willy Schultes Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains On Fire
''Mountains on Fire'' (german: Berge in Flammen) is a 1931 German war film directed by Karl Hartl and Luis Trenker and starring Trenker, Lissy Arna and Luigi Serventi. The film was based on Luis Trenker's novel of the same title, partly based on his own experiences. Separate French and English-language productions were also made. Synopsis Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards they find themselves fighting on different sides.Naumann p. 173 The plot also features references to the Mines on the Italian Front (World War I). Cast * Luis Trenker as Florian Dimai * Lissy Arna as Pia, his wife * Luigi Serventi as Arthur Franchini, his friend * Claus Clausen as Leutnant (lieutenant) Kall * Erika Dannhoff * Paul Graetz * Michael von Newlinsky Michael von Newlinsky (21 June 1891 – 14 August 1964) was an Austrian film actor who appeared in numerous supporting roles during his career, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of Girls
''Ship of Girls'' or ''Living Goods'' (German: ''Lebende Ware'' or '' Das Mädchenschiff'') is a 1929 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Robert Wohlmuth and starring Margot Landa, Luigi Serventi and Attila Hörbiger.Gandert p.405 Its plot concerns white slavery. Cast * Margot Landa as Miss Europe * Luigi Serventi as Charles Barrow * Theodor Pištěk as Jack Brown * Attila Hörbiger as RIII * Eugen Neufeld as Prefect of Costo Roma * El' Dura as Myrrha * Paula Pfluger Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, List of The Larry Sanders Show characters, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (EastEnders), Paula Campbell (''East ... References Bibliography * Gandert, Gero. ''1929''. Walter de Gruyter, 1993. External links * 1929 films 1929 drama films German drama films Austrian drama films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Austrian silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Roses Of Ravensberg (1929 Film)
''The White Roses of Ravensberg'' (German: ''Die weißen Rosen von Ravensberg'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Diana Karenne, Viola Garden and Jack Trevor. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. It was based on the 1887 novel '' The White Roses of Ravensberg'' by Eufemia von Adlersfeld-BallestremPrawer p.88 which had previously been made into a film in 1919. Cast * Diana Karenne as Maria von Ravensberg * Viola Garden as Sigrid von Erlenstein * Jack Trevor as Dr. Marcel Hochwald * Walter Janssen as Graf von Erlenstein * Dolly Davis as Iris von Ravensberg * Luigi Serventi as von Kurla * Willi Forst as Boris * Emil Heyse as Jacob * John Mylong John Mylong (September 27, 1892 – September 8, 1975), also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States. Selected filmography * ''Der heilige Hass, 1. Teil'' (1921) - Rabo ... as Andreas, der Gà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Storyteller Of Venice
''The Storyteller of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il Cantastorie di Venezia'') is a 1929 Italian silent film, silent comedy film directed by Retti Marsani and starring Hertha von Walther and Luigi Serventi.Reich & Garofalo p.68 Cast * Luigi Serventi as Adolfo * Hertha von Walther as Nina * Pietro Cimarro as il barone * Daisy Lorand as Maria Rosa * Roberto Pasetti as Marco, il cantastorie * Gildo Bocci * Alfredo Martinelli References Bibliography * Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002. External links * 1929 films Films directed by Retti Marsani Italian silent feature films 1929 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Silent Italian comedy films 1920s Italian films 1920s Italian-language films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotikon (1929 Film)
''Erotikon'' is a 1929 silent erotic melodrama film by Czech director Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by VÃtÄ›zslav Nezval. Production The shooting started in November 1928. Exterior scenes were shot in Prague and Karlovy Vary. Machatý and his cinematographer Václav VÃch used modern American lenses making the image very soft. Production designers were Julius von Borsody and Alexandr Hackenschmied. Cast * Olaf Fjord as George Sydney, a travelling seducer * Ita Rina as Andrea, an innocent girl * Karel Schleichert as Andrea's father, the railway crossing keeper * Theodor PiÅ¡tÄ›k as Hilbert * Charlotte Susa as Gilda * Luigi Serventi as Jan Release The premiere was held in Karlovy Vary on 27 February 1929. The movie was praised by critics for its Soviet-style montage and visual storytelling through symbolic imagery; however, most journalists criticised its weak story. Versions In 1933 Czech and German sound versions were made with the music by Erno Košťál. Both v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl With Temperament
''A Girl with Temperament'' (German: ''Ein Mädel mit Temperament'') is a 1928 German silent comedy film directed by Victor Janson and starring Maria Paudler, Eugen Neufeld and Luigi Serventi.Krautz p.383 It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction was by Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle. Cast * Maria Paudler as Lillebil * Eugen Neufeld as Tobias Budd, Lillebils Vater * Luigi Serventi as Prinz Solm * Paul Biensfeldt as Take Miliescu * Grit Haid as Prinzessin Gaby * Margot Landa as Rita * Kurt Vespermann as Bela Körtecz * Harry Gondi as Werner Straaten * Dene Morel as Charlie Toddie * Gertrud de Lalsky as Minchen Minding * Ernst Udet Ernst Udet (26 April 1896 – 17 November 1941) was a German pilot during World War I and a ''Luftwaffe'' Colonel-General (''Generaloberst'') during World War II. Udet joined the Imperial German Air Service at the age of 19, and eventually ... as Kunstflieger - Himself References Bibliography * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confessions Of A Woman
''The Confessions of a Woman'' (Italian: ''Le confessioni di una donna'') is a 1928 Italian silent drama film directed by Amleto Palermi.Bayman p.90 The film relates a woman falling into high-class prostitution, and her eventual redemption. It is set in Palermo. Cast * Augusto Bandini * Maria Catalano * Gemma De Ferrari * Americo De Giorgio * Enrica Fantis * Pina Marini * Valentina Negri * Renato Nirvana * Filippo Ricci * Luigi Serventi Luigi Serventi (31 July 1885 – 18 August 1976) was an Italian film actor. Partial filmography * ''Il prezzo del perdono'' (1913) * ''Bianco contro negro'' (1913) * ''La lega dei diamanti'' (1913) * ''La parola che uccide'' (1914) * ''La dote d ... References Bibliography * Bayman, Louis. ''Directory of World Cinema: Italy''. Intellect Books, 2011. External links * 1928 films 1928 drama films Italian silent feature films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Amleto Palermi Films set in Palermo Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
