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OcchioPinocchio
''OcchioPinocchio'' (also ''Occhio Pinocchio'') is a 1994 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. Cast *Francesco Nuti as Pinocchio/Leonardo *Chiara Caselli as Lucy Light *Joss Ackland as Brando Della Valle *Victor Cavallo as the director of the retirement house *Pina Cei as Colomba *Novello Novelli as Segugio References External links *''OcchioPinocchio''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... 1994 films Films directed by Francesco Nuti 1990s Italian-language films 1990s fantasy comedy films Italian fantasy comedy films Pinocchio films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti (born 17 May 1955) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' together with Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci. The group took part in the TV shows ''Black Out'' and ''Non Stop'' for RAI TV, and shot their first feature film, '' West of Paperino'' (1981), written and directed by Benvenuti. The following year Nuti abandoned the trio and began a solo career with three movies directed by Maurizio Ponzi: '' What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight'' (1982), ''The Pool Hustlers'' (1982) and '' Son contento'' (1983). Starting in 1985, he began to direct his movies, scoring an immediate success with the films '' Casablanca, Casablanca '' and '' All the Fault of Paradise'' (1985), '' Stregati'' (1987), '' Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole'' (1988), ''Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' 1990 and '' Women in Skirts'' (1991) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novello Novelli
Novello Novelli (2 March 1930 – 10 January 2018) was an Italian character actor. Life and career Born in Poggibonsi, province of Siena, as Novellantonio Novelli, a former footballer and surveyor, Novelli initially was the manager of the cabaret group "I Giancattivi" consisting of Francesco Nuti, Athina Cenci and Alessandro Benvenuti. In 1981, he made his acting debut in the Giancattivi's film ''West of Paperino'', then, after the group disbanded, Novelli remained associated to Nuti, appearing in almost all his films. He also worked with Benvenuti, being critically appreciated for his performances in ''Welcome to Home Gori'' and its sequel, ''Return to Home Gori''. Death Novelli died in Poggibonsi on 10 January 2018, aged 87. Partial filmography *''West of Paperino'' (1981) - Francesco's father *'' What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight'' (1982) - Chiaramonti *''The Pool Hustlers'' (1983) - Merlo *'' Son contento'' (1983) - 'Kursaal' director *''Casablanca, Casablanca'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Veronesi
Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Massimo Ceccherini and Carlo Verdone. He debuted as film director with ''Maramao'' in 1987, before reaching commercial success with ''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004). He is known for his ''Manual of Love'' romantic comedy trilogy: '' Manual of Love'' (2005), ''Manual of Love 2'' (2007) and ''The Ages of Love'' (2011). His partner is actress Valeria Solarino, whom Veronesi directed in ''What Will Happen to Us''. Filmography Film director *''Maramao'' (1987) *'' For Love, Only for Love'' (1993) *'' Silenzio... si nasce'' (1996) *''The Barber of Rio'' (1996) *''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (1998) *''Gunslinger's Revenge'' (1998) *'' Witches to the North'' (2001) *''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004) *'' Manual of Love'' (2005) *''Manual of Love 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiara Caselli
Chiara Caselli (born 22 December 1967) is an Italian actress. In 1994, Caselli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress award as well as the David di Donatello for Best Actress award. Caselli has appeared in American films including ''My Own Private Idaho'' opposite River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. In 2002 she also appeared opposite John Malkovich in ''Ripley's Game''. Filmography * ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' (1990) * '' The Secret'' (1990) * ''My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) * '' Especially on Sunday'' (1991) * ''Nero'' (1992) * ''Sabato italiano'' (1992) * '' The Little Apocalypse'' (1993) * ''Fiorile'' (1993) * '' Where Are You? I'm Here'' (1993) * '' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) * '' Beyond the Clouds'' (1995) * ''Love Story with Cramps'' (1995) * '' Oui'' (1996) * '' The Return of El Coyote'' (1998) * '' The Vivero Letter'' (1999) * ''Olympic Garage'' (1999) * '' Waiting for the Messiah'' (2000) * '' Sleepless'' (2001) * ''Ripley's Game'' (2002) * '' The Good Pope: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joss Ackland
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born 29 February 1928) is an English retired actor who has appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in '' White Mischief'' (1987). Early life Ackland was born in North Kensington, London on 29 February 1928, the son of Major Sydney Norman Ackland (died 1981), an Irish journalist who had been sent to England to live with an aunt by his parents for seducing their maid, but subsequently seduced his aunt's maid, Ruth Izod (died 1957), whom he married. He was trained by Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama, then based at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Ackland and Rosemary Kirkcaldy were married on 18 August 1951, when Ackland was 23 and she 22. She was an actress and Ackland wooed her when they appeared on stage together in Pitlochry, Scotland. The couple struggled initially as Ackland's acting career was in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Calvesi
Maurizio Calvesi (born 1954) is an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome, Calvesi began his career in 1977 as a camera operator before debuting as cinematographer in 1990. In 1992 he won a special Ciak d'oro for his work in Aurelio Grimaldi's '' Acla's Descent into Floristella''. In 2003 Calvesi won the Golden Pegasus at the Flaiano Film Festival for his work in Roberto Faenza's '' The Soul Keeper''. He won the Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography twice, in 2007 for Roberto Andò's '' Secret Journey'' and in 2010 for Ferzan Özpetek's '' Loose Cannons''. He also won two Globi d'oro (Italian Golden Globes), in 2007 for Mohsen Melliti's '' I, the Other'' and in 2008 for Faenza's '' I Vicerè''. Selected filmography * '' Volevo i pantaloni'' (1990) * '' Acla's Descent into Floristella'' (1992) * '' Vietato ai minori '' (1992) * '' The Rebel'' (1993) * '' The Whores '' (1994) * '' OcchioPinocchio '' (1994) * '' A Cold, Cold Winter'' (1996) * '' Nerolio'' (1996) * '' Giovani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Cavallo
Victor Cavallo (birth name Vittorio Vitolo, 8 May 1947 in Rome – 21 January 2000 in Rome) was an Italian actor and underground writer. He started his acting career on stage in 1974, in cinema worked for directors such as Bernardo Bertolucci and Francesca Archibugi. He died of Hepatitis C. Selected filmography * ''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man'' (1981) * ''W la foca'' (1982) * ''Lontano da dove'' (1983) * '' Io con te non ci sto più'' (1983) * ''La piovra'', (1986, TV series, 2 episodes, "Alvaro Marilli") * ''Grandi magazzini'' (1986) * ''Naso di cane'' (1986, TV) * ''The Invisible Ones'' (1988) * ''Burro'' (1989) * ''Towards Evening'' (1990) * ''Piedipiatti'' (1991) * ''The Great Pumpkin'' (1993) * '' Amami'' (1993) * '' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) * ''Who Killed Pasolini?'' (1995) * ''Porzûs'' (1997) * ''Shooting the Moon'' (1998) * '' The Ballad of the Windshield Washers'' (1998) * ''Excellent Cadavers ''Excellent Cadavers'' is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pina Cei
Pina Cei (born Giuseppina Casini; 13 June 1904 – 1 February 2000) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1933 to 1995. Life and career The daughter of the stage actress Luisa Cei, she made her theatrical debut in 1922, in the company of Raffaele Niccoli. She later worked in several high-profile stage companies, including Emma Gramatica's and Ruggero Ruggeri Ruggero Ruggeri (14 November 1871 – 20 July 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor. Ruggeri was a celebrated theatre actor, appearing alongside Lyda Borelli on stage in 1909.Dalle Vacche p.260 From 1914 onward he sporadically made films in ...'s, until 1942, when she founded her own stage company. She made her film debut in 1933, in ''Villafranca'', in which she is credited as Pia Torriani (from her husband's surname). Her younger sister Dory was also an actress. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cei, Pina 1904 births 2000 deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Fantasy Comedy Films
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1990s Fantasy Comedy Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Italian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Francesco Nuti
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