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Ratataplan
''Ratataplan'' is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed, written and starring Maurizio Nichetti. The film, despite its low budget, obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of Nichetti.AA.VV., "Ratataplan", ''La rivista del cinema'', N. 76, p. 3, Museo Nazionale del Cinema, Torino, December 2009. The film earned Nichetti a Silver Ribbon for Best New Director. Plot Life does not offer much satisfaction to the recent graduate engineer Colombo: in a job interview in which candidates are asked to draw a tree, he is the only one not hired by the company since his drawing, instead of being monochromatic and schematic as the executives would like, is colorful and lush. Colombo lives in a battered but lively palace with a railing; he has for neighbors a woman who is perpetually pregnant, the members of the theater cooperative "Quelli di Grock", a girl always intent on carrying heaps of rags and a ramshackle dance school attended by a student he is in love with, but s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Finocchiaro
Angela Finocchiaro (born 20 November 1955, in Milan) is an Italian actress. She won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her performance in ''The Beast in the Heart'' and in 2007 for her role of Amelia Benassi in '' My Brother Is an Only Child''. Filmography *''Ratataplan'' (1979) *'' Ho fatto splash'' (1980) *'' Il burbero'' (1986) *''It's Happening Tomorrow'' (1988) *'' Luisa, Carla, Lorenza e... le affettuose lontananze'' (1989) *'' Io, Peter Pan'' (1989) *'' Gentili signore'' (1989) *''The Rubber Wall'' (1991) *''The Yes Man'' (1991) *''To Want to Fly'' (1991) *''Acquitted for Having Committed the Deed'' (1992) *'' The Storm Is Coming'' (1993) *''Bidoni'' (1995) *''A che punto è la notte'' (1995) - TV film *''Kaputt Mundi'' (1998) *'' Le madri'' (1999) - TV film *''Don't Move'' (2004) *'' Signora'' (2004) *''13 at a Table'' (2004) *''The Beast in the Heart'' (2005) *'' Flying Lessons'' (2007) *'' My Brother Is an Only Child'' (2007) *''Il cosmo s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Nichetti
Maurizio Nichetti (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. His 1989 film ''The Icicle Thief'' won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1998 he was a member of the jury at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography Film Director * 1979 - ''Ratataplan'' * 1980 - '' Ho fatto splash'' * 1983 - ''Tomorrow We Dance'' (''Domani si balla!'') * 1986 - '' Il Bi e il Ba'' * 1989 - ''The Icicle Thief'' (''Ladri di saponette'') * 1991 - ''To Want to Fly'' (''Volere volare'') * 1993 - '' Stefano Quantestorie'' * 1995 - ''Snowball'' (''Palla di neve'') * 1996 - '' Luna e l'altra'' * 2001 - '' Honolulu Baby'' * 2008 - '' Dottor Clown'' Actor * 1979 - ''Ratataplan'' * 1976 - ''Allegro non troppo'' * 1982 - ''Tomorrow We Dance'' (''Domani si balla!'') * 1983 - ''Hearts and Armour'' (''I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori'') * 1984 - ''Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno'' * 1989 - ''The Icicle Thief'' (''Ladri di saponett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Topor
Roland Topor (7 January 1938 – 16 April 1997) was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, who was known for the surreal nature of his work. He was of Polish-Jewish origin. His parents were Jewish refugees from Warsaw. He spent the early years of his life in Savoy, where his family hid him from the Gestapo. Biography Roland Topor's parents came to France in the 1930s. In 1941 Topor's father, Abram, along with thousands of other Jewish men living in Paris, were required to register with the Vichy authorities. Topor's father was subsequently arrested and interned in a prison camp at Pithiviers, where inmates would be held before being sent to other concentration camps, usually Auschwitz. Of the thousands who were sent to Pithiviers only 159 survived. But Topor's father, Abram, managed to escape from Pithiviers and hide in an area south of Paris. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento For Best New Director
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. Thi is the list of the Nastro d'Argento Awards for the Best New Director, assigned since 1974. Four of the winners of this award have subsequently also received the Nastro d'Argento Award for the Best Director: Maurizio Nichetti, Giuseppe Tornatore, Paolo Virzì and Paolo Sorrentino. 1970s *1974 - Marco Leto - '' La villeggiatura'' *1975 - Luigi Di Gianni - '' Il tempo dell'inizio'' *1976 - Ennio Lorenzini - ''Quanto è bello lu murire acciso'' *1977 - Giorgio Ferrara - '' Un cuore simplice'' *1978 - Sergio Nuti - '' Non contate su di noi'' *1979 - Salvatore Nocita - '' Ligabue'' 1980s *1980 - Maurizio Nichetti - ''Ratataplan'' *1981 - Massimo Troisi - '' Ricomincio da tre'' *1982 - Alessandro Benvenuti - '' Ad ovest di Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian Films Of 1979
A list of films produced in Italy in 1979 (see 1979 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * * * * External linksItalian films of 1979at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1979 1979 Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... Lists of 1979 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edi Angelillo
Edi Angelillo (born 7 September 1961) is an Italian actress, television personality and singer. She is sometimes credited as Edy Angelillo. Life and career Born Edilberta Angelillo in Venice, she is the daughter of singers and stage artists who performed with the name Franco & Regina. Angelillo studied dance, mime and acting, and at 19 years old, in 1979, she made her film debut in Maurizio Nichetti's ''Ratataplan''. The same year, Angelillo debuted on television as an assistant in Rai 1 variety show ''Domenica in'', and recorded her first single as a singer. In 1981, she acted in theatre the play La vita comincia ogni mattina, with Gino Bramieri. In 1984, after having been an assistant of Pippo Baudo at the Sanremo Music Festival, she focused her activities on stage. In 1997 she was nominated to the David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in ''La bruttina stagionata''.Silvia Fumarola (8 April 1997). "Nirvana e Tregua record di David", p.37. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Ribbon
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani''). It is the oldest Italian film award, given every year at the ''Teatro Antico'' in Taormina (Sicily). Awards The awards are currently given in the following categories: *Best Film (''Miglior film''; since 2017) *Best Director (''Miglior regista'', since 2017) *Best Comedy (''Migliore commedia''; since 2009) *Best New Director (''Miglior regista esordiente''; since 1974) *Best Producer (''Miglior produttore''; since 1954) *Best Original Story (''Migliore soggetto'') * Best Screenplay (''Migliore sceneggiatura''; since 1948) * Best Actor (''Migliore attore protagonista'') * Best Actress (''Migliore attrice protagonista'') * Best Supporting Actor (''Migliore attore non protagonista'') * Best Supporting Actress (''Migliore attrice non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film and it is derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1930s, comedy films took another swing, as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, puts much more focus on individual stars, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry due to their popularity. In '' The Screenwriters Taxonomy'' (2017), Eric R. Williams contends that film genres are fundamentally based upon a film's atmosphere, character, and story. Therefore the labels "drama" and "comedy" are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detto Mariano
Detto Mariano (27 July 1937 – 25 March 2020) was an Italian composer, arranger, lyricist, pianist, record producer and music publisher. Early life and career Born Mariano Detto in Monte Urano, Mariano started his career in 1958 but was launched by entering Adriano Celentano's "Clan Celentano", becoming keyboardist in his accompanying group " I Ribelli", sporadic lyricist and official arranger of all the songs of the Clan between 1962 and 1967. He also collaborated with Lucio Battisti, Mina, Milva, Equipe 84. Later he focused on composing numerous film soundtracks, especially comedy films. Death On 25 March 2020, Mariano died of COVID-19 at the age of 82. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidia Biondi
Lidia Biondi (3 February 1941 – 14 June 2016), often credited as Lydia Biondi, was an Italian film and television actress who appeared in more than 40 Italian and foreign films since the 1960s. Her international film credits included ''Eat Pray Love'' (2010), starring Julia Roberts, and ''Letters to Juliet'' (2010), directed by Gary Winick, in which she appeared opposite Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave. Most recently, Biondi appeared in a series of television dramas, including '' La squadra'', ''Compagni di banco'', ''Il bello delle donne'', ''Diritto di difesa'', ''L'onore e il rispetto'', ''Il Sangue e la Rosa'', and ''Aldo Moro - Il presidente'' during the 2000s and 2010s. Biondi was born and brought up in Livorno, Tuscany. She died 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 , m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Italy
The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film has been the most important factor in the history of Italian film. As of 2018, Italian films have won 14 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (the most of any country) as well as 12 Palmes d'Or (the second-most of any country), one Academy Award for Best Picture and many Golden Lions and Golden Bears. The history of Italian cinema began a few months after the Lumière brothers began motion picture exhibitions. The first Italian director is considered to be Vittorio Calcina, a collaborator of the Lumière Brothers, who filmed Pope Leo XIII in 1896. The first films date back to 1896 and were made in the main cities of the Italian peninsula. These brief experiments immediately met the curiosity of the popular class, encouraging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Cristaldi
Franco Cristaldi (3 October 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Italian film producer, credited with producing (or co-producing) feature films from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career In 1946 Cristaldi founded ''Vides Cinematografica'' in Turin. This production company initially produced short and documentary films, and would later be renamed to ''Cristaldifilm'' in the 1980s. In the 1950s, Cristaldi changed his attention to feature films and moved to Rome. During his long career, he worked with directors and screenwriters such as Francesco Rosi, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, and Giuseppe Tornatore. A noted film producer from some years in his native Italy, some of Cristaldi's most successful films internationally included ''The Name of the Rose'' and ''Nuovo cinema Paradiso''. (The former winning a César and two BAFTAs, and the latter winning several BAFTAs, the Grand Prix at Cannes, and Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
