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Otello Martelli
Otello Martelli (19 May 1902 – 20 February 2000) Birth name Otello Martelli. was an Italian cinematographer whose films include '' La Dolce Vita''. Life and career Born in Rome, he began work in 1920. He collaborated with Roberto Rossellini, Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini, Alessandro Blasetti, Giuseppe De Santis, Vittorio De Sica and Pier Paolo Pasolini. Specially was his collaboration with Fellini from 1950 ('' Luci del varietà'') until 1961 (with the episode ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'' in ''Boccaccio '70''). His films include '' La Dolce Vita'', ''Paisà'', and '' L'oro di Napoli''. Selected filmography * ''Countess Sarah'' (1919) * '' The Youth of the Devil'' (1921) * ''Consuelita'' (1925) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''Cardinal Lambertini'' (1934) * ''The Ancestor'' (1936) * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * '' Bayonet'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''Marcella'' (1937) * ''Mad Animals'' (1939) * '' I, His Father'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy ( it, Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia was proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, proclaimed King of Italy, until 1946, when civil discontent led to an 1946 Italian institutional referendum, institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italy, Italian Republic. The state resulted from a decades-long process, the ''Italian unification, Risorgimento'', of consolidating the different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single state. That process was influenced by the House of Savoy, Savoy-led Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered Italy's legal Succession of states, predecessor state. Italy Third Italian War of Independence, declared war on Austrian Empire, Austria in alliance with Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia in 1866 and received the region of Veneto following their victory. Italian troops Capture of Rome, entered Rome in 1870, ending Papal States, more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Youth Of The Devil
''The Youth of the Devil'' (Italian: ''La giovinezza del diavolo'') is a 1921 Italian silent film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Francesca Bertini.Bianchi, Pietro. ''Francesca Bertini e le dive del cinema muto''. Unione tipografico-editrice torinese, 1969. p. 268. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Manzi. Cast *Francesca Bertini as the old Duchess / Fausta *Gino Viotti as the old Marquis *Ignazio Bracci *Maud de Mosley *Lydianne as adventurer *Ettore Piergiovanni as the young nephew of the Marquis *Raimondo Van Riel as Devil *Achille Vitti as the Quaestor References External links * Films directed by Roberto Roberti Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films 1920s Italian-language films {{Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Borgia (1940 Film)
''Lucrezia Borgia'' is a 1940 Italian historical film directed by Hans Hinrich and starring Isa Pola, Friedrich Benfer and Carlo Ninchi. The film portrays the life of Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), one of a number of Italian films of the era set during the Renaissance.Moudarres p.115-116 It was made at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Cast * Isa Pola as Lucrezia Borgia * Friedrich Benfer as Alessandro Strozzi * Carlo Ninchi as Ranuccio * Nerio Bernardi as Alfonsino d'Este, duca di Ferrara * Pina De Angelis as Barbara Torelli * Luigi Almirante as Riccio, il giullare * Guido Lazzarini as Pietro Bembo * Lina Marengo as La nutrice di Barbara * Nicola Maldacea as Cosimo * Giulio Tempesti as L'ambasciatore di Milano * Amina Pirani Maggi as Beatrice * Giovanni Stupin as Il taverniere * Luigi Zerbinati is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portraye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, His Father
''I, His Father'' (Italian: ''Io, suo padre'') is a 1939 Italian sports drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Erminio Spalla, Mariella Lotti and Clara Calamai. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Cast * Erminio Spalla as Romolo Tonelli * Augusto Lanza as Augusto Tonelli * Evi Maltagliati as Eva * Mariella Lotti as Anna * Clara Calamai as Renata * Margherita Bagni as Amalia Tonelli * Carlo Romano as Giorgio * Piero Pastore as Sandro * Guido Notari as Roberto * Vittorio Venturi as Radesio * Virgilio Riento as Il cavaliere * Lauro Gazzolo as Sardella * Alfredo Varelli as Un amico di Radesio * Gemma Bolognesi Gemma Bolognesi (4 November 1894 – 26 March 1983) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1916 to 1954. Biography Bolognesi began acting at an early age and made her debut with the ensemble of the Teatro Manzoni in ... as La signora Giulia Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Animals
''Mad Animals'' (Italian:''Animali pazzi'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Totò, Luisa Ferida and Calisto Bertramo.Moliterno p.316 It was made at the Titanus Studios in Rome. Plot Baron Tolomeo dei Tolemei is about to receive the inheritance of a relative, just died. The legacy, however, as he wants the will, must go in part to finance a medical structure for crazy animals. Only then Baron Tolomeo may have the rich heritage. The affair proves complicated, because Tolomeo has a love affair with the beautiful Maria Luisa. The troubles continue when in life of Tolomeo breaks his poor twin-brother Antonio, physically like him, who secretly falls in love with Maria Luisa. Cast * Totò as Barone Tolomeo dei Tolomei/His brother * Luisa Ferida as Maria Luisa * Calisto Bertramo as Fabrizio, il maggiordomo * Lilia Dale as Ninetta * Dina Perbellini as La direttrice dell'ospedale degli animali * Bianca Stagno Bellincion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (film)
''Marcella'' is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Emma Gramatica, Caterina Boratto and Antonio Centa. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou.Goble p.858 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Emma Gramatica as La baronessa Contuni * Caterina Boratto as Marcella * Antonio Centa as Oliviero * Mino Doro as Renato * Aristide Baghetti * Mario Ferrari * Paolo Stoppa * Guglielmo Barnabò * Giuseppe Addobbati Giuseppe Addobbati (31 December 1909 – 4 January 1986) was an Italian film actor known for his roles in Spaghetti Western and action films in the 1960s and 1970s. He was often billed as John MacDouglas for films released to an American audien ... * Nada Fiorelli * Gian Paolo Rosmino * Rina Molé * Luigi Pellegrini * Laura Redi References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films Italian drama f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live (1937 Film)
''To Live'' (Italian: ''Vivere!'') is a 1937 Italian musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Tito Schipa, Caterina Boratto and Nino Besozzi. The film is noted for its title song, composed by Cesare A. Bixio.Moliterno p.53 It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded on April 17, 1924 a .... Cast References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1937 films 1930s musical drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian black-and-white films Italian musical drama films 1937 drama films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ambassador (1936 Film)
''The Ambassador'' (Italian: ''L'ambasciatore'') is a 1936 Italian historical comedy film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Leda Gloria, Luisa Ferida and Maurizio D'Ancora.Chiti & Poppi p.25 It was shot at the Safa Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast *Leda Gloria as Marchesa di Savignano *Luisa Ferida as Isabella de Quevedo *Maurizio D'Ancora as Lelio Di Santelmo *Cesare Zoppetti as ambasciatore di Spagna *Enzo Biliotti as ambasciatore di Sassonia *Romolo Costa as Duca Paolo *Achille Majeroni as Granduca di Modena *Vasco Creti as segretario del Duca *Oreste Bilancia * Rosanna Schettina * Tina Lattanzi * Rosetta Calavetta Rosetta Calavetta (27 August 1914 – 3 February 1993) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Palermo, Calavetta made her breakthrough role as a teenager in the 1930 film ''Before the Jury'' in which she had a small role. ... References Bibliography * Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayonet (1936 Film)
''Bayonet'' (Italian:''Arma bianca'') is a 1936 Italian historical adventure film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Nerio Bernardi, Leda Gloria and Mimì Aylmer.Moliterno p.258 It portrays the life of Giacomo Casanova. Cast * Nerio Bernardi as Giacomo Casanova *Leda Gloria as Manon, la ballerina *Mimì Aylmer as Agata *Romolo Costa as il duca di Parma *Tina Lattanzi as la duchessa di Parma *Antonio Centa as il servitore di Casanova *Enzo Biliotti as conte Paliski *Oreste Bilancia as cav. Kauffmann * Cesare Zoppetti as magg. Bertolan *Giuseppe Pierozzi as proprietario osteria *Lydia Simoneschi as Marina, la figlia dell'oste *Gino Viotti as Dubois *Mauro Serra as carceriere *Andrea Checchi Andrea Checchi (21 October 1916 – 29 March 1974) was a prolific Italian film actor. Biography Born in Florence, Checchi appeared in over 150 films in his lengthy career, which spanned from 1934 to his death in 1974. The son of a painter, ... as attendente del duca Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Parma
''The Countess of Parma'' (Italian: ''La contessa di Parma'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Elisa Cegani, Antonio Centa and María Denis. Marcella, a mannequin working in a fashion store in Turin, falls in love with an Italian International football player whose aunt has just acquired the store intending to replace its reliance on French fashions with Italian designs. Blasetti later described it as his only " white telephone" film,Moliterno p.41 although his 1939 comedy '' Backstage'' has also been noted for its similar characteristics. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin and on location around the city including at the Stadio Municipale and the Mirafiori district where the racetrack scenes were staged. Exterior shots were also taken at the Avigliana Lakes and the resort town of Sestriere to the west of the city on the French border. Filming began in November 1936 and lasted through the winter, with the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ancestor
''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as barone di Montespanto *Paola Barbara as Germana *Mercedes Brignone as signora Leuci *Aldo Silvani as Ascanio * Olivia Fried as Vannetta * Minna Rubino Rossini as Fanny *Maurizio D'Ancora as Guiscardo di Montespanto *Guglielmo Barnabò as Bergandi *Claudio Ermelli as Samuele * Vittorio Simbolotti as Egido *Dina Romano * Alessandra Varna *Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ... * Giovanni Conforti References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |