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Pinocchio (1972 Film)
''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( Italian: ''Un burattino di nome Pinocchio'', literally ''A puppet named Pinocchio'') is a 1972 Italian animated fantasy film produced by Cartoons Cinematografica Italiana. An adaptation of Carlo Collodi's 1883 book '' The Adventures of Pinocchio'', it is written, produced, directed and edited by Giuliano Cenci. The English dub, narrated by Victor Jory, was released in the United States by G.G. Communications in 1978. Production Development The film was directed by Giuliano Cenci with assistance from his brother Renzo. During production, Carlo Collodi's grandchildren Mario and Antonio Lorenzini were consulted. The subtle movements made by fidgeting children whilst speaking or under scrutiny were incorporated into Pinocchio's movements, particularly when he lies to the Fairy with the Turquoise Hair over the fate of his gold coins. For the design of the Fairy, Italian portrayals of the Blessed Virgin Mary in art were used as starting points. Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano Cenci
Giuliano Cenci (Florence, 10 August 1931 - Florence, 12 April 2018) was an Italian animated film director. Biography In 1949 he obtained the Diploma of Artistic Maturity at the Art School of Florence. Still a student, he began working in the graphic arts sector, cultivating, as a self-taught, a true passion for cartoons. His most famous work is the animated feature film ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1972), in which the artist wanted to create an adaptation of Carlo Collodi's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' as close as possible to the original. Cenci was the director, screenwriter and co-producer of the film, as well as having personally done a good part of the animation (shared with the animator Italo Marazzi). Giuliano Cenci is the artist who: * the first who realize in Italy, in 1957, the coupling between animated cartoon and live footage, i.e. the technique of live action / animated film, creating a short film mixed technique on Prehistory, filmed from the truth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittoria Febbi
Vittoria Febbi (born February 13, 1939) is an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Eritrea's capital city and raised in Italy, Febbi began her career as a child actress in 1949 starring in Luigi Zampa's '' Alarm Bells''. She also performed the Italian voice of the title character in '' Alice in Wonderland'' early in her voice dubbing venture. She ended her acting career in 1960. Febbi began to focus exclusively on voice acting and dubbing. She is the official Italian voice actress of Kathy Bates, Gena Rowlands, Liv Ullmann and Jessica Lange. She has also dubbed Talia Shire in her last three appearances in the ''Rocky'' films as well as Diane Keaton in ''The Godfather'' films and since 2006, she has dubbed Susan Flannery in the Italian dubbing of the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' after the death of Angiolina Quinterno. Personal life Febbi is married to Ennio Nobili. Together, they have two children, including dialogue adaptor Federico Nobili, who is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Parris
Patricia Parris (also professionally credited as Pat Parris, Patty Parris, Patti Parris and Patricia E. Parris) is an American actress who provided voice-overs for several animated television series for such studios as Hanna-Barbera, The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company. She has voice acted in television, film, radio, read-along story recordings, video games and theme park attractions. Early life Parris was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Col. Howard Lindsey Parris, a United States Air Force veteran, and Bernice Claire Rogers. She graduated from the women's college of Brenau University in 1972 where she majored in drama, English and secondary education, directing and performing in plays such as ''My Fair Lady'' and '' The Children's Hour''. She would also introduce her show on the school radio station with her ever-expanding uncanny knack for accents and impersonation. Career Once she graduated, Parris moved to Hollywood, California and studied voice actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Bellini
Gianfranco Bellini (10 July 1924 – 9 August 2006) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo to parents who were also actors, Bellini made his film debut at age 12 alongside his mother in the 1936 film '' The Two Sergeants.'' The following year, Bellini starred in Mario Camerini's ''Il signor Max''. He was credited under his mother's maiden name. In 1948, Bellini sought a career in voice dubbing. His first ever Italian dubbing role was in ''Bambi'' in which he voiced the title character as an adolescent. Bellini's career as a voice actor skyrocketed during the 1950s and 1960s. His most famous Italian dubbing roles included John Bosley (portrayed by David Doyle) in ''Charlie's Angels'' and HAL 9000 in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey''. Bellini was the official Italian voice of Donald O'Connor and he also dubbed James Tolkan and Elisha Cook Jr. in some of their films. In his animated roles, Bellini performed the Italian voices of Roger Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Fisherman
The Green Fisherman (Italian: ''Il Pescatore Verde'') is a fictional character who appears in Carlo Collodi's book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio''). According to Giacomo Maria Prati, The Green Fisherman is one example of the story's parallels with classical mythology, stating that the Fisherman is evocative of the cyclops Polyphemus of Homer's ''Odyssey''. He also writes that The Fisherman represents murder through ignorance, referring to the fact that he tries to eat Pinocchio, unaware he was not an edible fish. Role The Green Fisherman is an ogre who dwells in a sea cave on the coast of Busy Bee Island (''Isola delle Api Industriose'') where he lives on a diet seemingly composed entirely of sea life. He is described as "...so ugly, he looked like a sea monster. Instead of hair, he had on his head a dense clump of green grass; green was the skin on his body, green were his eyes, green was his long beard which drooped downwards. He looked like a gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Dominici
Arturo Dominici (2 January 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Italian film, television and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Dominici became best known for his many villainous roles in horror and fantasy films. He is best remembered for his performance as the monstrous Igor Javuto in Mario Bava's ''Black Sunday (1960 film), Black Sunday'' (1960) and the evil Eurysteus in the 1958 Steve Reeves epic ''Hercules (1958 film), Hercules''. His filmography includes more than 80 titles, including Antonio Margheriti's ''Castle of Blood'' (1964), in which he appeared with ''Black Sunday'' star Barbara Steele. Dominici dubbed the voice of Austrian actor Walter Ladengast in the Italian release version of Werner Herzog's ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' (1979). Dominici's daughter, Germana, is an Italian stage actress; at the age of 14 she had a small role as a farm girl in ''Black Sunday''. Death Dominici died of cancer on 7 September 1992 and is buried in Rome. Partial filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coachman
The Coachman ( it, Il Conduttore del Carro), also known as The Little Man (''L'Omino''), is a fictional character and a major antagonist who appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio''). In the novel The Coachman is introduced in chapter XXXI, and is described as thus:Picture for yourselves a little man, broader than he is tall, tender and greasy like a ball of butter, with a rosy face, a small, constantly laughing mouth and a thin, adorable voice of a cat wishing all the best to its master. The Coachman's name is never revealed, though he identifies himself in Chapter XXXI as merely "The Little Man" (''L’Omino''). He drives to the Island of Busy Bees (''Isola delle Api Industriose'') on a coach pulled by twenty-four donkeys which mysteriously wear white shoes on their hooves. By the time he arrives to take Pinocchio and Candlewick (''Lucignolo'') to the Land of Toys (''Il Paese dei Balocchi''), his carriage is completely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Bonagura
Gianfelice "Gianni" Bonagura (27 October 1925 – 8 October 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Milan, Bonagura was active on film, stage, television and radio. He appeared in 40 films between 1950 and 2001. He arrived at the threshold of a degree in philosophy, then in 1946 he abandoned his studies to attend the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts. Essentially a stage actor, Bonagura became popular in the second half of the fifties as a radio actor, protagonist of vignettes together with Nino Manfredi and Paolo Ferrari. In cinema and television, he was only used as a character actor, with the exception of the role of Dr. Watson in the 1968 RAI television series ''Sherlock Holmes''. Bonagura also worked as a voice actor. He occasionally dubbed over the voices of Danny De Vito, Mel Brooks and Ian Holm. One of his most popular dubbing roles includes providing the Italian voice of Palpatine's alter ego, Darth Sidious in '' Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Tedesco
Sergio Tedesco (23 April 1928 – 3 June 2012) was an Italian actor, voice actor and operatic tenor. Biography Tedesco was born in La Spezia. His father died when he was nine years old and he moved to Rome with his mother to help get a head start on his career. He eventually made his film debut in the 1941 film ''Il bazar delle idee'' directed by Marcello Albani. He acted in two other films that same year. As the years passed, Tedesco showed a natural talent in singing. He performed as a tenor at the Rome Opera House a few times and has acted and sung in several plays and made collaborations with Mario Zafred, Tito Gobbi, Renato Capecchi and Carlo Maria Giulini. Tedesco also performed at the Carignano Theatre in Turin and La Fenice in Venice. In 1998, Tedesco officially retired from opera singing. Tedesco was also a very successful voice dubber. He voiced Kaa in the Italian version of ''The Jungle Book'' and he even reprised the role in the 2003 sequel. He also dubbed Avery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candlewick (character)
Candlewick ( it, Lucignolo, , which can also translate to 'Lampwick') is a fictional character who appears in Carlo Collodi's 1883 book ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (''Le avventure di Pinocchio''). Role Candlewick is introduced in chapter XXX of ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. His real name is Romeo, though he is given his nickname on account of his slender, polished build. He is described as the most unruly of Pinocchio's class, though he is the puppet’s best friend. He declines Pinocchio’s invitation to a party celebrating his upcoming transformation into a real boy, and persuades the puppet to instead come with him to the Land of Toys (''Paese dei Balocchi''), a place where the boys spend their days having fun, and eating candy, where education, responsibility and nutrition simply aren't a thing. The two are transported to the Land of Toys by the Coachman, and spend their days indulging in play and idleness. After five months, both of them awake with donkey ears, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flaminia Jandolo
Flaminia Jandolo (February 11, 1930 – May 22, 2019) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Daughter of writer Rina De Felici, Jandolo began her career in the early 1950s in Rai's radio prose, before addressing to voice acting and dubbing. Among the several actresses she dubbed, there are Brigitte Bardot, Jean Simmons, Joan Plowright, Joanne Woodward, Maggie Smith and Debbie Reynolds. Jandolo was also very active in dubbing many animated characters, including Lady in ''Lady and the Tramp'', the fairy Merryweather in ''Sleeping Beauty'', Perdita in ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' and Mrs. Brisby in ''The Secret of NIMH''. Personal life Jandolo was married to dialogue adapter Alberto Piferi, from whom she divorced and from whom she had her children Leonardo and Susanna, who were also dialogue adapters, and Caterina, who is a dubbing assistant. Dubbing roles Animation *Lady in ''Lady and the Tramp'' *Fairy Merryweather in ''Sleeping Beauty'' *Perdita in ''One Hund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
