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Nora Ricci
Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, she moved to Rome to enroll in the Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she met Vittorio Gassman, who became her husband in 1944 and from whom she separated shortly after the birth of her only child, actress Paola Gassman (born June 1945), divorcing Vittorio in 1952 so he could marry Shelley Winters. Ricci made her professional debut in 1943, in the theatrical company led by Laura Adani. During her career she was active on stage, radio, television and in films, notably working with Luchino Visconti, Pietro Germi, Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birds, The Bees And The Italians
''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. Its original Italian title is ''Signore & Signori'', which means 'Ladies and Gentlemen'. The anthology film is a sex comedy that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them. In the third, men of the town all seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage, and they face prosecution for statutory rape. The film shared the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix with ''A Man and a Woman'' at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Virna Lisi – Milena Zulian * Gastone Moschin – Osvaldo Bisigato * Nora Ricci â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor Of The Mad
''The Doctor of the Mad'' ( it, Il medico dei pazzi) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Totò, Franca Marzi and Aldo Giuffrè.Bìspuri p.147 It is based on a 1908 Naples-set play of the same name by Eduardo Scarpetta. Plot summary Felice Sciosciammocca is the mayor of Roccasecca, who sent in Naples the nephew Ciccillo, so that he will become a good doctor. But Ciccillo does anything but study, and makes a debt with a loan shark. Also receives a letter that his uncle is going to come to Naples with his family to find him. Ciccillo, who lives in the "Stella Hotel", a full house of "eccentric" people, pretends that Felice believes that the pension is the clinic, and the customers the fools. Felice Sciosciammocca admires everything, but Ciccillo, to heal his debt, must move away. So Felice is left alone in the guest house, doesn't know how to get himself out of trouble... Cast * Totò as Felice Sciosciammocca * Franca Marzi as La moglie di Crist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Commissario De Vincenzi
''Il commissario De Vincenzi'' (''Inspector De Vincenzi'') is an Italian television crime series, starring Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ... in the title role. External links * Italian crime television series 1974 Italian television series debuts 1977 Italian television series endings 1970s Italian television series {{Italy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig (film)
''Ludwig'' (german: Ludwig II.) is a 1973 epic biographical drama film about Ludwig II, who ruled Bavaria from 1864 to 1886. Directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, the film stars Helmut Berger as Ludwig and Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria (reprising the role from the unrelated 1955 film '' Sissi'' and its two sequels), along with Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Helmut Griem, and Gert Fröbe. It is the third and final part of Visconti's "German Trilogy" - preceded by ''The Damned'' (which also starred Berger and Griem) and ''Death in Venice''. An international co-production (shot in English) by Italian producer Ugo Santalucia and West German producer Dieter Giessler, ''Ludwig'' was one of the most expensive European films at the time, and was a moderate success in its home territories, but was more lukewarmly received in the United States, where a heavily-truncated 177 minute version was released. It was filmed in Munich and surrounding parts of Bavaria, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death In Venice (film)
''Death in Venice'' ( it, Morte a Venezia) is a 1971 historical drama film directed and produced by Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, adapted by Visconti and Nicola Badalucco from the 1912 novella of the same name by German author Thomas Mann. It stars Dirk Bogarde as Gustav von Aschenbach and Björn Andrésen as Tadzio, with supporting roles played by Mark Burns, Marisa Berenson and Silvana Mangano. It was filmed in Technicolor by Pasqualino De Santis, with a soundtrack featuring classical composers such as Gustav Mahler, Ludwig van Beethoven and Modest Mussorgsky. It is the second part of Visconti's thematic "German Trilogy"—preceded by '' The Damned'' (1969) and followed by '' Ludwig'' (1973). The film premiered in London on 1 March 1971, and was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. It received positive reviews from critics and won several accolades, including BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design, and Best Soun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Bene
''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectable characters. It is actually a parade of dingy types: the Baron is a jewel thief, among the others there are social climbers, unscrupulous nobles who staged fake kidnappings and extortion attempts, and even a wife who comes to commission the murder of the ship-owner husband. The fate of these people will be the same: death at sea, but their misdeeds instead will remain unaddressed and an overzealous police commissioner will be promoted and transferred. Cast *Nino Manfredi: Commissario Quintilio Tartamella * Philippe Leroy: Giorgio Santi *Virna Lisi: Duchessa Silvia Santi *Mario Feliciani: Teo Teopulos *Irene Papas: Elena Teopulos *Evi Maltagliati: La madre di Elena *Umberto Orsini: Principe Rubio Marescalli *Senta Berger: Principessa D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FBI – Francesco Bertolazzi Investigatore
''FBI – Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore'' is an Italian television series. See also *List of Italian television series The following is a list of television series produced in Italy: # *1992 *1993 *1994 * 48 ore * 7 vite A * Adrian (TV series) * Al di là del lago *AleX *Le ali della vita * All Stars *All'ultimo minuto * Amiche mie *Amico mio * Andata e ri ... External links * Italian television series 1970 Italian television series debuts {{Italy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Damned (1969 Film)
german: Die Verdammten , image_size = , alt = , caption = American film poster , director = Luchino Visconti , producer = Ever HaggiagAlfred Levy , writer = Nicola BadaluccoEnrico MedioliLuchino Visconti , screenplay = , story = , based_on = , starring = , narrator = , music = Maurice Jarre , cinematography = Pasqualino De SantisArmando Nannuzzi , editing = Ruggero Mastroianni , studio = PraesidensPegaso CinematograficaItal-Noleggio CinematograficoEichberg-Film , distributor = Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico Warner Bros.-Seven Arts , released = , runtime = 154 minutes , country = ItalyWest Germany , language = EnglishGerman , budget = $2 million , gross = 2,638,507 admissions (France)$1.2 million ''The Damned''; german: Die Verdammten, lit=The Damned. The Italian title ''La caduta degli dei'' is the convent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metti, Una Sera A Cena
''Metti, una sera a cena'' (a.k.a. "Love Circle", literally "Let's Say, an Evening for Dinner") is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a successful bourgeois playwright who fantasizes an affair between his beautiful wife, Nina (Florinda Bolkan), and his best friend, Max (Tony Musante), a bisexual actor. Unbeknownst to him, the pair have in fact been lovers for years, though Max is really in love with Michel. While Nina is occupied with Max, Michel drifts into an affair with a rich, but lonely, single woman (Annie Girardot). The four meet regularly for dinner at the home of Michel and Nina where they indulge in bored, amoral conversation. As a diversion, Max suggests to Nina that they add a third player to their bedroom games: Ric (Lino Capolicchio), Max's anarchist/poet boyfriend who lives in a dankly luxurious basement and sells himself to both men and women. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Libertine (1968 Film)
''The Libertine'' (Italian: ''La matriarca'', lit. "The matriarch") is a 1968 Italian film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Plot This is a sex comedy film about Mimi (Catherine Spaak), a young widow who discovers that her recently deceased husband kept a secret apartment for his kinky desires. Frustrated that he did not explore his sexual fantasies with her, she embarks on a quest to understand perversion and sexuality. She uses her late husband's apartment to seduce various men, each time learning more about the depths of human depravation, as well as the extent of the sexual double standard for women (late in the film, she states, "I notice men only call me a whore when I say no. Or stop saying yes.") Finally, she meets the man who shares himself fully with her, appreciates her sexual daring and accepts her for whoever she is. Cast * Catherine Spaak as Margherita, aka Mimmi * Jean-Louis Trintignant as Dr. Carlo De Marchi * Gigi Proietti as Sandro Maldini * Luigi Pistill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witches (1967 Film)
''The Witches'' ( it, Le streghe) is a 1967 ''commedia all'italiana'' anthology film produced by Dino De Laurentiis in 1965. It consists of five comic stories, directed by Luchino Visconti, Franco Rossi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mauro Bolognini and Vittorio De Sica. Each story is about witches and features Silvana Mangano. This is one of De Laurentiis' more eclectic films. Clint Eastwood also makes an appearance in the final story. It was the last film starring Totò to be released in his lifetime. Segments "The Witch Burned Alive" A famous actress arrives in an Austrian chalet to spend an evening with friends. The woman is gotten drunk by the guests, and when she falls unconscious, friends remove her makeup to look at the imperfections of her face, always believed beautiful by her fans. "Civic Spirit" A man is wounded in a traffic accident. A woman stops the car and offers to take him to the hospital. The woman, however, only does this to pass the road traffic. When she a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto to a provincial family of moderate means, receiving a musical education with the help of a local patron. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, whose works significantly influenced him. In his early operas, Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy. He also participated briefly as an elected politician. The chorus "Va, pensiero" from his early opera ''Nabucco'' (1842), and similar choruses in later operas, were much in the spirit of the unification movement, and the composer himself became esteemed as a representative of these ideals. An intensely private person, Verdi did not seek to ingratiate himself with popular movements. As he became professionally successful, he was able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
