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Natasha Hovey
Natasha Hovey (born August 14, 1967) is a Lebanese-Italian-French former film and television actress and a radio-hostess. Hovey was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the daughter of an American musician father and a Dutch graphologist mother. She moved to Rome at 7, and at 16 debuted as actress with a leading role in Carlo Verdone's ''Acqua e sapone''. Her typical role was the young, pretty high-class girl. She also appeared in commercials, television programs and stage works. In the late 1990s she moved to Paris and retired from the entertainment industry. Selected filmography * ''Acqua e sapone'' (1983) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''Demons'' (1985) * '' Compagni di scuola'' (1988) * '' Volevo i pantaloni'' (1990) * ''La piovra ''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Flores ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demons (1985 Film)
''Demons'' ( it, Dèmoni) is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Lamberto Bava, produced by Dario Argento, and starring Urbano Barberini and Natasha Hovey. Its plot follows two female university students who, along with a number of random people, are given complimentary tickets to a mysterious movie screening, where they soon find themselves trapped in the theater with a horde of ravenous demons. The story was originally planned to be part of a three-story horror anthology film written by Dardano Sacchetti, but Bava took interest in the story more than the others, so he and Sacchetti began developing it into a separate feature. Argento, beginning to be interested in producing films, would contribute to the screenplay with Franco Ferrini, who was brought in by Argento. Filming took place in Berlin and Rome in the summer of 1985. The film features an instrumental score composed by Claudio Simonetti, as well as a soundtrack that includes songs by such artists as Mötley Crüe a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volevo I Pantaloni (film)
''Volevo i pantaloni'' (also known as ''Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers'' and ''I Wanted Pants'') is a 1990 Italian coming-of-age drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. It is based on the bestseller novel '' Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers'' written by Lara Cardella. The film was a bomb at the Italian box office, grossing about one billion lire in spite of a budget of five billion lire. Plot Annetta is a teenage girl living in rural Italy who attends highschool and lives with her strict parents and brother. Her parents don't allow her much freedom and expect her to comply to traditional cultural norms, especially in relation to how women must behave. Something she has always longed for is to wear trousers, yet her mother forbids her since she doesn't want the other families in the village thinking that Annetta is a "puttana". Annetta is desperate to wear trousers so decides to become a puttana. To learn how, she befriends Angelina, one of the popular girls, who soon invites her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Rome
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] |
Lebanese Emigrants To Italy
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Italian Television Actresses
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Film Actresses
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Piovra
''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Florestano Vancini (second season), Luigi Perelli (from the third to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and Giacomo Battiato (from the eighth to the ninth seasons). The music was written by Riz Ortolani (first season), Ennio Morricone (from the second to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and by Paolo Buonvino (from the eighth to the ninth season). The show was successfully exported to over 80 countries during and after its close to 20-year run. All ten seasons were released in Australia on DVD with English subtitles by Aztec International Entertainment, having originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagni Di Scuola
''Compagni di scuola'' is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Federica is a 35 years old a kept woman. She decides to organize a reunion with her high school classmates, 15 years after graduation. They gather at her villa and begin to recall cheerfully the years at school, and their life afterward. However, for many of them this has been disappointing, and for many the regrets and dissatisfaction quickly emerge and turn the encounter into a melancholic or even tragic experience. Some attempt to forcefully recreate the atmosphere of their youth, a failed singer tries to exploit the occasion to make some money, another one who had successfully pursued a career in politics will end up raping the young lover of one of his old classmates. In the morning, the guests leave and return to their life, although for some the event has been a turning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the Port o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Games (1984 Film)
''Summer Games'' ( it, Giochi d'estate) is a 1984 Italian teen comedy film written and directed by Bruno Cortini. Plot In Porto Rotondo the stories of love and jealousy of a group of young people follow one another, including boat trips, beach games and parties in the villas and clubs of the Costa Smeralda. Cast * Massimo Ciavarro: Brando * Natasha Hovey: Ale Donelli * Mauro Di Francesco: Gianni Perego * Corinne Cléry: Lisa Donelli * Karina Huff: Ambra Carimati * Fabio Testi: Roberto Ripa * Lidia Broccolino: Zaccaria, Zac * Valeria Cavalli: Teodora Theodoli, a.k.a. Teo * Andrea Prodan: The Marquis * Guido Nicheli: Gino Carimati, a.k.a. Nogi * Odoacre Chierico: Himself * Francesco Graziani: Himself See also * List of Italian films of 1984 A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film): External linksItalian films of 1984at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1984 Lists of Italian films by year, 1984 1984 in It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
