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Mariano Rigillo
Mariano Rigillo (born 12 September 1939) is an Italian actor. Biography In the 1960s, Rigillo attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career on stage playing roles in plays by William Shakespeare, Carlo Goldoni, Bertolt Brecht and Luigi Pirandello, and in those years he met Giuseppe Patroni Griffi with whom he has worked on numerous occasions. In addition to his career as a theatrical, cinematographic and television actor, Rigillo also worked as a voice actor, giving his voice to Harvey Keitel in ''Camorra'', Ben Gazzara in '' Il camorrista'' and Geoffrey Rush in ''Elizabeth'' and '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age''. Selected filmography * ''Metti, una sera a cena'' (1969) - Comedian * ''Metello'' (1970) - Olindo Tinai * '' Chronicle of a Homicide'' (1972) - Luca Binda * ''Bronte: cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno raccontato'' (1972) - Nino Bixio * ''The Infamous Column'' (1972) * '' Soldier of Fortune'' (1976) - Albimonte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Infamous Column
''The Infamous Column'' ( it, La colonna infame, also known as ''Pillar of Shame'') is a 1973 Italian historical drama film directed by Nelo Risi. Plot It is 1630, and a devastating plague has descended upon the city of Milan. Guglielmo Piazza and Giacomo Mora are depicted as two city's artisans (really only Mora, a barber, was an artisan while Piazza was a sanity officer). One day a woman accuses Piazza of being an ''untore'' (i.e. a ''greaser''): a spreader of disease by anointing walls and furnitures with a pestiferous ointment. According to a superstitious belief held by the people, these ''untori'' were in league with the Devil, and were responsible for the spread of the pestilence. Immediately the Church and the Inquisition scapegoat the two artisans for the outbreak, and subject them to trial by torture, despite the protests of Cardinal Borromeo. Innocent victims of a panic which has gripped the populace, Piazza and Mora are found guilty of the imaginary crime of smearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella The Cat
''Cinderella the Cat'' (Italian: ''Gatta Cenerentola'') is a 2017 Italian adult animated crime drama film directed by Alessandro Rak (who previously directed '' The Art of Happiness''), Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone, loosely based on the Giambattista Basile's fable of the same name and Roberto De Simone's musical ''La Gatta Cenerentola''. The plot is set in a decaying future Naples and concerns a mysterious mute teenager called Mia, who struggles to escape from the Camorra boss Salvatore Lo Giusto and her vicious stepmother Angelica. It was screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Horizon Prize section, and was released in Italian cinemas on 14 September 2017. It was among the fourteen films shortlisted to be the Italian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not selected. Plot Vittorio Basile is a rich scientist and shipowner; one of his ships, the ''Megaride'', is a high-tech sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andiamo A Quel Paese
''Andiamo a quel paese'' (Italian for "Let's go to that village", a play on the phrase ''Vai a quel paese!'', "Go to hell!") is a 2014 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by the comedy duo Ficarra e Picone. It premiered out of competition at the 2014 Rome Film Festival. It was a box office hit, grossing over 8 million euros. It was also the most successful film starred by the comedy duo. Plot Salvo and Valentino are two friends who, along with Salvo's wife Donatella and daughter Adele, are evicted from their home in Palermo. With no job prospects, the four relocate to Salvo's hometown of Monteforte, where he is hoping for a job recommendation through a connection with a local bigwig named La Duca. In the meantime, the family relies on the economic support of the retirement benefits of Donatella's mother. Monteforte, once a thriving town thanks to the orange trade, is now economically destitute and the pensions of its elderly citizens are now the only source of inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Rome With Love (film)
''To Rome with Love'' is a 2012 magical realist romantic comedy film written, directed by and co-starring Woody Allen in his first acting appearance since 2006, as well as his most recent appearance in a film he's directed. The film is set in Rome, Italy; it was released in Italian theaters on April 13, 2012, and opened in Los Angeles and New York City on June 22, 2012. The film features an ensemble cast, including Allen himself. The story is told in four separate vignettes: a clerk who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and an Italian funeral director whose uncanny singing ability enraptures his soon to be in-law, an American opera director. Plot Hayley's Story American tourist Hayley becomes engaged to lawyer Michelangelo while spending a summer in Rome. Hayley's parents, Jerry and Phyllis, fly to Italy to meet her fiancé. During the visit, Michelangelo's morticia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Filmest Of Films
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry If I Want To Marry You
''Sorry If I Want to Marry You'' ( it, Scusa ma ti voglio sposare) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Federico Moccia. It is the sequel to the film Sorry but I call you love and is portrayed by Raoul Bova and Michela Quattrociocche with the original music by Emanuele Bossi and the Zero Assoluto. Cast * Raoul Bova - Alessandro 'Alex' Belli * Michela Quattrociocche - Niki * Andrea Montovoli - Guido * Francesco Apolloni - Pietro * Luca Angeletti - Enrico * Cecilia Dazzi - Simona * Ignazio Oliva Ignazio Oliva (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active near his natal city of Orta di Atella. He was a pupil of Domenico Gargiulo. He is known for painting outdoor vedute: seascapes and landscapes A landscape is th ... - Flavio * Francesco Arca - photographer * - Erica * - Susanna * - Diletta References External links * 2010 comedy films 2010 films Italian comedy films Films about weddings Italian sequel films 2010s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Lessons (2007 Film)
''Flying Lessons'' ( it, Lezioni di volo) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. For her performance Giovanna Mezzogiorno was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best actress and for David di Donatello in the same category. Cast *Giovanna Mezzogiorno: Chiara * Andrea Miglio Risi: Apollonio "Pollo" Sermoneta * Angel Tom Karumathy: "Curry" *Douglas Henshall: Aarto *Angela Finocchiaro: Annalisa *Roberto Citran: Stefano *Anna Galiena: Mother of Pollo *Flavio Bucci: Leone *Archie Panjabi Archana Panjabi (born 31 May 1972) is a British actress. She has had various roles in both UK and US television including as Maya Roy in ''Life on Mars'' (2006–07), Nas Kamal in NBC crime drama '' Blindspot'' (2016–17, 2020), Kendra Malle ...: Sharmila References External links * 2007 films Italian drama films 2007 drama films Films directed by Francesca Archibugi 2000s Italian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lark Farm
''The Lark Farm'' (Italian: ''La masseria delle allodole'') is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani about the Armenian genocide. Plot The story, drawn from ''La masseria delle allodole'', the best-selling novel by Antonia Arslan, tells about the Avakian clan, an Armenian family living in Turkey and having two houses. The Avakians feel convinced that the rising tide of Turkish hostility on the horizon means little to them and will scarcely affect their day-to-day lives. The Avakians do not pay attention to the warning signs, and set about preparing for a family reunion with the impending visit of two well-to-do sons - landowner Aram, who resides in Turkey, and Assadour, a physician living in Venice. These illusions come crashing down when a Turkish military regiment crops up at the house, annihilates every male member of the family and forces the ladies to trek off into the Syrian desert, where they will be left to rot. With them goes one of the little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Respectable Man
''A Respectable Man'' ( it, Un uomo perbene) is a 1999 Italian drama film written and directed by Maurizio Zaccaro. It depicts the judicial case of television presenter Enzo Tortora, who was falsely accused by several Pentito, pentiti to be a camorra man and who died of cancer a short time after being acquitted. For his performance Leo Gullotta won the David di Donatello for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor, best supporting actor. Cast *Michele Placido: Enzo Tortora *Stefano Accorsi: Lawyer Raffaele Della Valle *Giovanna Mezzogiorno: Silvia Tortora *Mariangela Melato: Anna Tortora *Leo Gullotta: Giovanni Pandico *Luigi Diberti: Public Prosecutor *Pino Ammendola: Lawyer Antonio Coppola *Giuliano Gemma: Lawyer Alberto Dall'Ora *Vincenzo Peluso: Gianni Melluso *Mariano Rigillo: Judge Antonio Fontana References External links * 1999 films Italian drama films 1999 drama films Films directed by Maurizio Zaccaro Films about miscarriage of justice Films scored by Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Postman
''The Postman'' is a post-apocalyptic dystopia science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which he puts on and then claims he is a mail carrier and federal inspector for the "Restored United States of America". His mail service and claims about the return of a central government gives hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, neofascist militia. The first two parts were published separately as "The Postman" (1982) and "Cyclops" (1984). In 1997, a film adaptation of the novel was released starring Kevin Costner and Will Patton. Plot Despite the post-apocalyptic scenario and several action sequences, the book is largely about civilization and its symbols. Each of the three sections deals with a different symbol. The first is the Postman himself, Gordon Krantz, who takes the uniform solely for warmth after he loses almost everything to bandits. He wanders amongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina (film)
''Regina'' (trad. "Queen") is a 1987 Cinema of Italy, Italian drama film co-written and directed by Salvatore Piscicelli. Plot Regina is a beautiful actress of forty in an existential crisis. During a party in the house of his agent Lalla he meets Lorenzo, a young man with whom he establishes a troubled relationship. Their relationship gradually consolidates, but in a sadomasochistic way: the violence and mutual humiliation between the two are continuous. Upon returning to the city after a vacation spent on an island, Regina no longer intends to see Lorenzo and closes herself in the house. But Lalla makes them meet again. In their dramatic encounter, Regina offends Lorenzo and injures her arm with a knife, telling him she would report him. Lorenzo takes the knife in his hand and hits Regina. Cast *Ida Di Benedetto: Regina *Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Lorenzo *Giuliana Calandra: Lalla *Mariano Rigillo See also * List of Italian films of 1987 References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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