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Nada (1947 Film)
''Nada'' is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on Carmen Laforet's famous novel Nada which won the Premio Nadal. It was written by Carmen Laforet. The novel was filmed also in Argentina in (1956) by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson with the title Graciela. Although the film is an entirely Spanish production, the cast includes some Italian actors: Fosco Giachetti, María Denis, Adriano Rimoldi. The film was censored and cut by 34 minutes, so credited actors such as Félix Navarro, María Bru and Rafael Bardem disappeared from the film. The role of José María Mompín was hardly reduced. Most of the Barcelona exteriors were removed. Cast *Conchita Montes as Andrea *Fosco Giachetti as Román * Tomás Blanco as Juan * Mary Delgado as Gloria *María Cañete as Angustias *Julia Caba Alba as Antonia *María Denis as Ena *Adriano Rimoldi Adriano Rimoldi (1912–1965) was an Italian film actor. Career He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Neville
Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero (28 December 1899 – 23 April 1967) was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the "other" Generation of '27. Biography Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in the 1930s, in the period of the dubbed Spanish language, Spanish versions of the studios' English-language films. He wrote dialogue for MGM's Spanish language films, and won acclaim for his script adapted from George Hill's ''The Big House'' (1930). During the Spanish Civil War, Neville made a few short propaganda films for the Francoist, Nationalist side. He also made three movies in Rome. The films he directed in the 1940s and 1950s mixed Realism (arts), realism and romanticism, but did not perform particularly well at the box-office. He was captain of the Spain men's national ice hockey team at the 1924 Ice Hockey European Championship and also played at the 1926 Ice Hockey European Championship. Family Parents His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Blanco (actor)
Tomás Blanco García (10 November 1910 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1942 and 1983. He was born in Bilbao, Spain and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * '' A Famous Gentleman'' (1943) – Don Álvaro * '' Mariona Rebull'' (1947) – Ernesto Villar * ''Nada'' (1947) – Juan Brunet * '' Four Women'' (1947) – soldado enamorado de Blanca * ''Amanhã Como Hoje'' (1948) – Arturo * ''Guest of Darkness'' (1948) – Míster Arlen * ''Las aguas bajan negras'' (1948) – Sergio, el pagador * ''El verdugo'' (1948) * ''Just Any Woman'' (1949) – Marido de Nieves (uncredited) * '' Wings of Youth'' (1949) – Capitán Rueda * ''El santuario no se rinde'' (1949) – Capitán Cortés * ''Pequeñeces...'' (1950) * '' The Troublemaker'' (1950) – Don Leo * ''Tempestad en el alma'' (1950) * ''I'm Not Mata Hari'' (1950) – Richard disfrazado (uncredited) * ''El pasado amenaza'' (1950) * ''Apartado de correos 1001'' (1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Edgar Neville
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Films Set In Barcelona
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Spanish Novels
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Black-and-white Films
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1947 Drama Films
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1940s Spanish-language Films
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1947 Films
The year 1947 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1947 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 19 – Monogram Pictures release their first film under their Allied Artists banner, ''It Happened on Fifth Avenue''. *May 22 – ''Great Expectations'' is premiered in New York. *August 31 – The first Edinburgh International Film Festival opens at the Playhouse Cinema, presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild as part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Arts. Originally specialising in documentaries, it will become the world's oldest continually running film festival. *November 24 – The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten". *November 25 – The Waldorf Statement is released by the executives of the United States motion picture industry that marks the beginning of the Hollywood blacklist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano Rimoldi
Adriano Rimoldi (1912–1965) was an Italian film actor. Career He appeared in more than sixty films during his career, which stretched from the late 1930s to his death in the mid 1960s. In 1940 he played the male lead in the melodrama '' Goodbye Youth'', alongside Maria Denis and Clara Calamai, two of the leading actresses of the Fascist era.Goble p.356 He appeared alongside the world-famous comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their final film ''Atoll K''. Selected filmography * ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) - Un impiegato della radio * ''Bridge of Glass'' (1940) * ''Il signore della taverna'' (1940) - Il suo fidanzato * ''Kean'' (1940) - Orazio nell' Amleto * ''Miseria e nobiltà'' (1940) - Il marchesino Eugenio * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1940) - Mario * '' The Story of Tosca'' (1941) - Angelotti * ''La compagnia della teppa'' (1941) - Giorgio Appiani * ''Tosca'' (1941) * ''Captain Tempest'' (1942) - Marcello Corner * ''Tragic Night'' (1942) - Il conte Paolo Martorelli * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Denis
María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 and 1942 playing girl next door characters.Reich & Garofalo p.334 Denis later appeared in films in several other countries. In 1949 she appeared in the British film '' Private Angelo''. Her younger sister Michela Belmonte was also an actress. Selected filmography * ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) - (uncredited) * '' Non c'è bisogno di denaro'' (1933) - Caterina * ''1860'' (1933) - Clelia * '' My Little One'' (1933) - La ragazza nel bar all'aperto * ''Tourist Train'' (1933) - Maria * '' L'impiegata di papà'' (1933) - Collega * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) - Marta Renzi * ''The Matchmaker'' (1934) * '' La mia vita sei tu'' (1934) - La graziosa ragazza * ''Mr. Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Caba Alba
Julia Caba Alba (31 July 1902 – 14 November 1988) was a Spanish actress who appeared in more than a hundred films and television series during her career. She was a noted character actress.Mira p.83 Her sister was the actress Irene Caba Alba. Selected filmography * ''Saint Rogelia'' (1940) * ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) * ''The Bullfighter's Suit'' (1947) * ''Anguish'' (1947) * ''The Sunless Street'' (1948) * ''Just Any Woman'' (1949) * ''Ninety Minutes'' (1949) * '' The Duchess of Benameji'' (1949) * '' The Maragatan Sphinx'' (1950) * ''Black Sky'' (1951) * ''Our Lady of Fatima'' (1951) * ''Malibran's Song'' (1951) * '' Captain Poison'' (1951) * ''From Madrid to Heaven'' (1952) * ''The Song of Sister Maria'' (1952) * '' Sister San Sulpicio'' (1952) * ''Such is Madrid'' (1953) *''I Was a Parish Priest''. (1953) * ''Airport'' (1953) * ''Morena Clara'' (1954) * '' Malvaloca'' (1954) * ''An Andalusian Gentleman'' (1954) * ''It Happened in Seville'' (1955) * ''Let's Make t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
