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My Widow And I
''My Widow and I'' ( it, Lo sbaglio di essere vivo) is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda and Gino Cervi. Plot The young Adriano Lari, perhaps due to congestion, finds himself in a state of catalepsy and is pronounced dead. The night before the funeral he wakes and despite the opposition of his wife decides to pretend to be dead so his wife can collect the insurance premium. Cast *Vittorio De Sica as Adriano Lari *Isa Miranda as Maria, sua moglie *Gino Cervi as Mr. Guglielmi *Dina Galli as Adriano's Mother *Luigi Almirante as The Cemetery Caretaker * Edda Soligo as The Neighbor * Giuseppe Pierozzi as The Doctor * Amalia Pellegrini *Liliana Laine Liliana Laine was a French film actress known for her roles in Italian cinema during the 1940s. She appeared in thirteen productions including the 1947 historical film ''Vanity''.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''My Widow and I'' (1945) * ''W ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 film ''Non ti pago!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Biography Bragaglia was born in Frosinone, Latium, and was a veteran of World War I. He was wounded in action, and subsequently received a medal. Upon his discharge, Bragaglia and his brother Arturo began to experiment with photography. He later connected with Anton Giulio, another brother, to found the Casa d'arte Bragaglio. The establishment quickly became a popular attraction for Rome artists. Bragaglio then founded an independent theater and launched his theatrical career. As with his earlier photography, he was primarily interested in the avant-garde. Bragaglia's father was the technical head of Cines Studios ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Almirante
Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of his father was touring at the time. He debuted on stage aged 14 years old.Roberta Ascarelli. "Almirante, Luigi". ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 34. Treccani, 1988. Active in humorous roles since 1907, Almirante had his acting breakthrough in 1909 with the "Grand Guignol" stage company directed by . During the World War I, he served at the Soldier's Theatre in Udine, under Renato Simoni. After the war, he was part of the Antonio Gandusio company for three years, and then joined the Theater Company Niccodemi, staying there until 1923.Roberta Ascarelli. "Almirante, Luigi". ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 34. Treccani, 1988. In 1925 Almirante formed with his cousin Italia Almirante Manzini a stage compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
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Italian Comedy Films
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1945 Films
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 26 – The film ''National Velvet'', starring Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor, Donald Crisp and Anne Revere, is released nationally in the United States. The film is an instant critical and commercial success, propelling 12-year-old Taylor to stardom and earning Revere the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. * January 30 – Restricted release of '' Kolberg'', an historical epic which is one of the last Nazi Germany propaganda pieces, in war-torn Berlin. Given its cast of 187,000, probably fewer people view it than appear in it. * April 20 – Release of ''Son of Lassie'', the 2nd Lassie film and the first film ever to be filmed using the Technicolor Monobook method, where a single magazine of film is used to record all of the primary colors. Prior to this method, the most popular reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Comedy Films
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Laine
Liliana Laine was a French film actress known for her roles in Italian cinema during the 1940s. She appeared in thirteen productions including the 1947 historical film ''Vanity''.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''My Widow and I'' (1945) * ''What a Distinguished Family'' (1945) * '' The Models of Margutta'' (1946) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * ''Vanity Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic ...'' (1947) References External links * Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1923 births Possibly living people French film actresses 20th-century French actresses People from Marne (department) {{France-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Pellegrini
Amalia Pellegrini (16 June 1873 – 13 September 1958) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * 1873 births 1958 deaths Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Pierozzi
Giuseppe Pierozzi (8 March 1883 – 22 April 1956) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.349 Selected filmography * ''Maddalena Ferat'' (1920) * '' Through the Shadows'' (1923) * ''Samson'' (1923) * '' The Faces of Love'' (1924) * '' The Fiery Cavalcade'' (1925) * '' Girls Do Not Joke'' (1929) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Resurrection'' (1931) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' La Wally'' (1932) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * ''The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * ''Pergolesi'' (1932) * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) * ''Together in the Dark'' (1933) * ''Those Two'' (1935) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * ''Bayonet'' (1936) * ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) *''The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * '' A Wife in Danger'' (1939) * ''Two Million for a Smile'' (1939) * ''The Dream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Galli
Dina Galli (1877–1951) was an Italian actress known for her comic stage roles. Galli also appeared in fourteen films during her career. Life and career Born Clotilde Annamaria Galli in Milan, Galli was the daughter of a well known theatrical character actress, Ernestina Nesti. She debuted on stage as a child actress in a Milanese dialect stage company, the Olivieri company, and in 1890 she joined the stage company led by . In 1900 she became main actress in the Talli-Gramatica-Calabresi, and in the following years she worked in the companies led by Enrico Viarisio, Enzo Biliotti, Antonio Gandusio and Nino Besozzi. Galli made her film debut in 1914, in two silent films directed by Nino Oxilia. During the World War I, she voluntarily served in hospitals, entertaining wounded soldiers as a puppeteer. In 1935 she had a large success with the Giuseppe Adami's comedy play ''Felicita Colombo'', and in 1937 she starred in a film adaptation with the same name directed by Mario Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo De Benedetti
Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Marco Visconti'' (1925) * ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) * ''Mr. Desire'' (1934) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (1936) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937) * ''Mother Song'' (1937) * '' These Children'' (1937) * '' Triumph of Love'' (1938) * ''Nonna Felicità'' (1938) * ''They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) *''The House of Shame'' (1938) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1939) * ''We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * ''Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' Mille chilometri al minuto'' (1939) * ''Red Roses'' (1940) * ''Red Tavern'' (1940) * '' Two on a Vac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalepsy
Catalepsy (from Ancient Greek , , "seizing, grasping") is a nervous condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain. Signs and symptoms Symptoms include a rigid body, rigid limbs, limbs staying in same position when moved (waxy flexibility), no response, loss of muscle control, and slowing down of bodily functions, such as breathing. Causes Catalepsy is a symptom of certain nervous disorders or conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. It is also a characteristic symptom of cocaine withdrawal, as well as one of the features of catatonia. It can be caused by schizophrenia treatment with anti-psychotics, such as haloperidol, and by the anesthetic ketamine. Protein kinase A has been suggested as a mediator of cataleptic behavior. Unsuggested waxy catalepsy, sometimes accompanied by spontaneous anesthesia, is seen as an indicator of hypnotic trance. Suggested or induced rigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
