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Mario Monicelli
Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awarded the Golden Lion for his career. Biography The early times Monicelli was born in Rome to a well-do family from Ostiglia,. a ''comune'' in the province of Mantua, in the Northern Italian region of Lombardy, as the second of five children of Tomaso Monicelli, a journalist, and Maria Carreri, a housewife. His older half-brother, Giorgio (whose mother was actress Elisa Severi), worked as writer and translator. An older brother, Franco, was a journalist. Raised in Rome, Viareggio (Tuscany) and Milan,.. Monicelli lived a carefree youth, and many of the cinematic jokes he later shot in ''Amici Miei'' ( My Friends) were inspired by his own experiences during his youth in Tuscany. In Milan, he finished his third year of high school a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Bear For Best Director
The Silver Bear for Best Director (german: Silberner Bär/Bester Regie) is an award presented annually at the Berlin International Film Festival since 1956. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival held in 1956, Robert Aldrich was the first winner of this award for his work on '' Autumn Leaves'', and Claire Denis is the most recent winner in this category for her work on '' Both Sides of the Blade'' at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in 2022. History The award was first presented in 1956. The prize was not awarded on five occasions (1969, 1971, 1973–74, and 1981). In 1970, no awards were given as the festival was called off mid-way due to the controversy over official selection film, '' o.k.'' by Michael Verhoeven, which led to the resignation of the international jury. Mario Monicelli has received the most awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friends (film)
''My Friends'' ( it, Amici miei) is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. The film project belonged to Pietro Germi, who had no chance to make it happen because of his untimely death. The opening credits of the film, in fact, paid tribute to the author with the words "a film by Pietro Germi" which is followed only later by "directed by Mario Monicelli". The film, which made it to number one on the Italian box-office in front of Steven Spielberg's ''Jaws'', was followed by two sequels, ''Amici miei Atto II'' (1982, also by Monicelli), ''Amici miei Atto III'' (1985), directed by Nanni Loy. Plot Like in many other Monicelli movies, the main theme of ''Amici miei'' is friendship, seen from a rather bitter point of view. It tells the story of four middle-aged friends in Florence who organize together idle pranks (called ''zingarate'', "gypsy shenanigans") in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life. Count Mascetti (Ugo Tognazzi) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in the roles of reconnaissance, screening, and skirmishing in many armies, or as heavy cavalry for decisive shock attacks in other armies. An individual soldier in the cavalry is known by a number of designations depending on era and tactics, such as cavalryman, horseman, trooper, cataphract, knight, hussar, uhlan, mamluk, cuirassier, lancer, dragoon, or horse archer. The designation of ''cavalry'' was not usually given to any military forces that used other animals for mounts, such as camels or elephants. Infantry who moved on horseback, but dismounted to fight on foot, were known in the early 17th to the early 18th century as '' dragoons'', a class of mounted infantry which in most armies later evolved into standard cavalry while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Rain (1937 Film)
Summer Rain may refer to: *Rainfall during the summertime season Film and theatre * ''Summer Rain'' (1937 film), an Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli * ''A Summer Rain'', a 1978 Brazilian film directed by Carlos Diegues * ''Summer Rain'' (2006 film), directed by Antonio Banderas * ''Summer Rain'' (musical), a 1983 Australian stage musical Songs * "Summer Rain" (Belinda Carlisle song), 1990; covered by Slinkee Minx, 2004 * "Summer Rain" (GFriend song), 2017 * "Summer Rain" (Johnny Rivers song), 1967 * "Summer Rain" (Matthew Morrison song), 2011 * "Summer Rain", by Alphaville from ''The Breathtaking Blue'', 1989 * "Summer Rain", by ATB from ''The DJ 3 in the Mix'', 2006 * "Summer Rain", by Sia from ''This Is Acting'', 2016 * "Summer Rain", by U2 from ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'', 2000 * "Summer Rain", by Whitesnake from ''Good to Be Bad ''Good to Be Bad'' is the tenth studio album by Whitesnake released in April 2008. It was the band's first album of new stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giallo
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements. This particular style of Italian-produced murder mystery horror-thriller film usually blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction (such as slasher violence) and eroticism (similar to the French '' fantastique'' genre), and often involves a mysterious killer whose identity is not revealed until the final act of the film. The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later American slasher film genre. Literature In the Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Circuit (1943 Film)
''Short Circuit'' (Italian: ''Cortocircuito'') is a 1943 Italian thriller film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Vivi Gioi, Umberto Melnati and Guglielmo Barnabò. The film was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. It is one of several films considered as a possible precursor to the giallo genre.Moliterno p.150 Plot Cast * Vivi Gioi as Cristina Redy * Umberto Melnati as Ugo Redy, suo marito * Guglielmo Barnabò as Il gionalista Saverio Funk * Bianca Doria as Eva Fredy * Lauro Gazzolo as L'editore Isidoro Storch * Gilda Marchiò as La signora Ipanoff * Giacomo Moschini as Il commissario Plunk * Egisto Olivieri as Il professore Ermanno Heker * Gualtiero Isnenghi as Il dottor Besson * Mario Besesti as Gruner, l'aiuntante del commissario * Enzo Biliotti as Il barone Von Springher * Dina Perbellini as La contessa * Mirka Bereny as L'infermiera * Dino Di Luca as Il primo giocatore di scacchi * Gerardo Frossi as Un domestico della clinica * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Gentilomo
Giacomo Gentilomo (5 April 1909 – 16 April 2001) was an Italian film director and painter. Biography Born in Trieste, at very young age Gentilomo moved to Rome, where at 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working as a script survivor and an assistant director. Active between 1933 and 1937 as a film editor, in 1939 he debuted as a director with ''Il Carnevale di Venezia''. In 1945 his film ''O sole mio'' got critical acclaim, but later his career was mainly devoted to genre films, and failed to achieve significant critical interest. Dissatisfied with cinema, in the mid-1960s Gentilomo decided to abandon films and to fulfill his passion for painting. Filmography * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (directed by Nunzio Malasomma, 1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (directed by Mario Mattoli, 1935) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''White Amazons'' (1936) * '' Sinfonia di Roma'' (1937, short) * ''Condottieri'' (directed by Luis Trenker, 1937) * ''The Carnival of Venice'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado D'Errico
Corrado D'Errico (1902–1941) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. D'Errico was one of a number of directors in the Fascist era to graduate from the Instituto Luce.Brunetta p.76 Selected filmography Director * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * '' The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) * '' All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * '' Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''Diamonds'' (1939) * ''Trial and Death of Socrates'' (1939) * '' Captain Tempest'' (1942) * '' The Lion of Damascus'' (1942) Screenwriter * ''Rails'' (1929) * ''Aldebaran'' (1937) * ''The Faceless Voice ''The Faceless Voice'' (French: ''La voix sans visage'') is a 1933 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p. 281 Plot The singer Saltore is accused of murder ...'' (1939) References Bibliography * Brunetta, Gian Piero. ''The History of Italian Cinema: A Guide to Italian Film from Its Origins to the Twenty-first Century''. Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Castiglioni Brothers
''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (Italian: ''I fratelli Castiglioni'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Camillo Pilotto, Ugo Ceseri and Amedeo Nazzari. It was based on a play of the same title by Alberto Colantuoni. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Nazzari, who would go on to be the leading star of Italian cinema over the next two decades, was previously given a screen test by D'Errico who was dismissive of his talents.Gundle p.186-87 Cast * Camillo Pilotto as Mario Castiglioni * Ugo Ceseri as Ismaele Castiglioni * Amedeo Nazzari as Fulvio Castiglioni * Armando Migliari as Armando Castiglioni * Luisa Ferida as Ninetta * Olga Capri as Eusebia * Silvio Bagolini as Valerio * Vanna Vanni as Gisa * Checco Durante as L'oste * Enrico Viarisio as Avvocato De Ambrosio * Raffaello Niccoli as Il notaio Giudi * Claudio Ermelli as L'usciere * Dina Perbellini Dina Perbellini (14 January, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Squadrone Bianco
''Lo squadrone bianco'' (Italian for "The White Squadron") is a 1936 Italian film directed by Augusto Genina. The plot features a cavalry lieutenant, unlucky in love, who redeems himself by battling the "rebels" of Tripolitania (modern Libya). The film won the Mussolini Cup at the Venice Film Festival, during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Plot Cristiana (Fulvia Lanzi) is seen enjoying herself, dancing and drinking with other men. Lieutenant Mario Ludovici (Antonio Centa) races down a dark road and calls Cristiana from a payphone with a sense of urgency. When she does not answer, he proceeds to her apartment and angrily pounds on the door and rings the bell. He demands a traditional relationship, and leaves when she refuses but tries to seduce him. Mario transfers to a desert fort in Tripolitania, where he replaces a heroic lieutenant who has recently perished in combat against the rebellious natives. Captain Santelia (Fosco Giachetti) distrusts Mario at first as a cowardly p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Genina
Augusto Genina (28 January 1892 – 18 September 1957) was an Italian film pioneer. He was a movie producer and director. Biography Born in Rome, Genina was a drama critic and wrote comedies for the ''Il Mondo'' Magazine, under advise of Aldo de Benedetti switches to movies for the "Film d'Arte Italiana", that produces his first film "La moglie di sua eccellenza". In 1929 Genina moved to France to direct Louise Brooks in sonorized film ''Miss Europe''. He studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy. He won Venice Film Festival Mussolini's cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by ''Lo squadrone bianco'' and in 1940 by ''The Siege of the Alcazar'', both Fascist propaganda films. In 1953, he filmed ''Three Forbidden Stories'', another version of the real accident depicted by Giuseppe De Santis one year before in '' Rome 11 o'clock'' (''Roma ore 11''). Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
