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Piero Filippone
Piero Filippone (1911–1998) was an Italian art director who designed the sets for around two hundred films. He created the sets for Roberto Rossellini's 1954 film '' Journey to Italy''.Brunette p.416 Selected filmography * '' Three Cornered Hat'' (1935) * '' The Lady in White'' (1938) * '' For Men Only'' (1938) * '' We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * '' Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * '' The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * '' Big Shoes'' (1940) * '' Marco Visconti'' (1941) * ''Bluebeard'' (1941) * '' Seven Years of Good Luck'' (1942) * '' I Live as I Please'' (1942) * ''Happy Days'' (1942) * '' Seven Years of Happiness'' (1943) * '' Anything for a Song'' (1943) * ''Lively Teresa'' (1943) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) * '' The Elusive Twelve'' (1950) * '' The Merry Widower'' (1950) * ''The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) * '' Four Red Roses'' (1951) * '' Frontier Wolf'' (1952) * '' The Ship of Condemned Women'' (1953) * '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years Of Good Luck
''Seven Years of Good Luck'' (german: Sieben Jahre Glück) is a 1942 German comedy film directed by Ernst Marischka and starring Wolf Albach-Retty, Theo Lingen and Hans Moser. It is a sequel to the 1940 film '' Seven Years Hard Luck''.Von Dassanowsky p. 101 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. A separate Italian version ''Seven Years of Happiness'' was also released. Cast In alphabetical order * Wolf Albach-Retty as Heinz Kersten * Theo Lingen as Paul Griebling * Hans Moser as Dr. August Teisinger * Rio Nobile * Elli Parvo as Melitta * Hannelore Schroth as Hella Jüttner * Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sc ... References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter Of The Regiment (1953 Film)
''The Daughter of the Regiment'' (german: Die Tochter der Kompanie, it, La figlia del reggimento) is a 1953 musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Antonella Lualdi, Hannelore Schroth, and Isa Barzizza. Based on the opera '' The Daughter of the Regiment'' by Gaetano Donizetti, it was made as a co-production between Italy and West Germany with separate versions released in the two languages. The film' sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption .... Cast References External links * West German films 1953 musical comedy films German musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films 1950s multilingual films German m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ship Of Condemned Women
''The Ship of Condemned Women'' (Italian: ''La nave delle donne maledette'') is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based on the novel ''Histoire de 130 femmes'' by Léon Gozlan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Synopsis A young woman wrongly convicted or murder is sentenced to serve in a penal colony, departs on a ship carrying a hundred female prisoners. Cast * Kerima as Rosario *May Britt as Consuelo *Ettore Manni as Da Silva * Tania Weber as Isabella *Gualtiero Tumiati as Pietro Silveris *Olga Solbelli as Anita *Luigi Tosi as Fernandez *Marcella Rovena as Nora *Elvy Lissiak as Carmen *Romolo Costa as Manuel *Eduardo Ciannelli as Michele * Milly *Giovanna Ralli *Flo Sandon's *Anna Arena Anna Arena (June 21, 1919 – August 19, 1974) was an Italian film actress.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * ''Jealousy'' (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontier Wolf
''Frontier Wolf'' ( it, Il lupo della frontiera) is a 1952 Italian adventure film written and directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Piero Lulli, Maria Frau and Tamara Lees. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Synopsis Following a series of attacks on a railway near the border, the police send in an undercover agent to discover who is behind the campaign. Distribution It was first released on television on March 25, 2021 on Rete 4 at 2:50 am. Cast * Piero Lulli as Guido * Maria Frau as Gilda * Tamara Lees as Barbara * Tonio Selwart as Peter * Fausto Guerzoni as Falconiere * Amedeo Trilli as Don Luigi * Adalberto Roni as Enrico * Edoardo Anton as Lorenzo *Armando Annuale as Sacerdote References External links * ''Frontier Wolf''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Red Roses
''Four Red Roses'' (Italian: ''Quattro rose rosse'') is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Olga Villi, Jean-Claude Pascal and Fosco Giachetti. A melodrama, it is set during the early years of the twentieth century. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. It earned around 136 million lira at the box office. Plot In the early years of the twentieth century, during horse racing, a banker fails to conquer a model spotted by an already engaged boy and, in revenge, he makes the latter believe that he has conquered her and warns his girlfriend of her betrayal. The young man is challenged to a duel by her brother, but before the fight he manages to obtain evidence (which will later prove to be bogus) of the woman's betrayal. Several years later, the protagonists will meet again; when all things seem to be smoothed out, the banker's sudden jealousy sets off tragedy. Main cast * Olga Villi as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ungrateful Heart
''The Ungrateful Heart'' ( nap, Core 'ngrato) is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carla Del Poggio, Frank Latimore and Gabriele Ferzetti.Forgacs & Gundle p.29 It takes its name from the Neapolitan song "Core 'ngrato". It was released in West Germany in 1953. The film's sets were designed by Piero Filippone Piero Filippone (1911–1998) was an Italian art director who designed the sets for around two hundred films. He created the sets for Roberto Rossellini's 1954 film '' Journey to Italy''.Brunette p.416 Selected filmography * '' Three Cornered H .... Cast References Bibliography * Forgacs, David & Gundle, Stephen. ''Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War''. Indiana University Press, 2007. External links * 1951 films 1951 drama films Italian drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widower (1950 Film)
''The Merry Widower'' (Italian: ''Il vedovo allegro'') is a 1950 Italian romance film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Isa Barzizza and Amedeo Nazzari.Chiti & Poppi p.394 It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Plot Bebè, a variety artist, runs a nightclub in Cannes on the French Riviera. Unknown to both his girlfriend Lucy and the other performers, he has a young daughter living in San Remo with his grandmother. Lucy becomes suspicious due to his repeated absences, unaware that Bebè's daughter is ill and needs an expensive operation. Cast * Carlo Dapporto as Bebè * Isa Barzizza as Lucy * Amedeo Nazzari as Il professore De Carlo * Ave Ninchi as Dolores * Irasema Dilián as Peggy * Luigi Pavese as Il commissario dell'Interpol * Mimma Beccari as La piccola Anna Maria * Arnoldo Foà as Roy * Tina De Mola as La maestrina * Toti Dal Monte as La suocera * Cesco Baseggio as Il suocero * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elusive Twelve
''The Elusive Twelve'' (Italian: ''L'inafferrabile 12'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini and Isa Barzizza. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It earned 400 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti & Poppi p.189 Plot When his wife gives birth to twin boys, her husband sends one to the orphanage as they already have eleven children and thirteen would be unlucky. The two boys grow up completely apart, one becoming a professional footballer for Juventus and the other an employee of the state lottery. Without meeting, the two now keep accidentally crossing paths. The second man is mistaken for the first man by his girlfriend, and ends up playing in a football match in place of his twin. Cast * Walter Chiari as Carletto Esposito\Brandoletti * Silvana Pampanini as Clara * Isa Barzizza as Teresa * Carlo Campanini as Bepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assunta Spina (1948 Film)
''Assunta Spina'' is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Anna Magnani, Antonio Centa and Giacomo Furia. It was adapted from Salvatore Di Giacomo's 1909 play of the same title. It was released in the United States with the title ''Scarred''. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Distributed by Titanus it earned around 70 million lira at the domestic box office.Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 46-47. Plot The film takes place in Naples at the turn of the twentieth century. Assunta, a passionate and impulsive woman, is scarred on the face by her lover Michele for making him jealous. He is sentenced to serve two years in prison in Avellino, despite her efforts to exonerate him at the trial. While he is inside she begins a relationship with a court official. When Michele is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lively Teresa
''Lively Teresa'' (Italian: ''La vispa Teresa'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedies popular during the Fascist era. The film was only fully released following the Liberation of Rome, alongside other equally innocuous films such as ''The Innocent Casimiro''. This provoked criticism from supporters of the emerging neorealist movement who wanted to promote what they regarded as more innovative films, while the major film companies such as Lux Film and Minverva preferred more populist offerings.Gundle p.268 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Plot A wealthy engineer is disturbed when he discovers that his son Alberto has fallen in love with an ambitious manicurist Luisa. He arranges for him to go on holiday to Venice while he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything For A Song
''Anything for a Song'' ( it, Ho tanta voglia di cantare) is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Vera Carmi and Luisa Rossi.Chiti & Poppi p.176 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini as Il tenore * Vera Carmi as La fanciulla * Luisa Rossi as La ragazza cieca * Carlo Campanini as L'amico del tenore * Virgilio Riento as L'industriale * Tino Scotti as Il maestro di musica * Aldo Silvani as Il padre del tenore * Luigi Cimara * Carlo Romano as * as * Mario Siletti as * as * Totò Mignone as * Lia Orlandini as * Emilio Petacci Emilio Petacci (1886–1965) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.74 Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) * '' The Joker King'' (1935) * '' Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * '' Joe the Red'' (193 ... as References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
