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Regina Bianchi
Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change her surname, she adopted the surname of her paternal grandmother. At age 16, she entered the stage company of Raffaele Viviani and, that year, debuted in the comedy play ''Campagna napoletana'', in the leading role of Reginella. In 1939, she starred in the drama film ''Il ponte di vetro''; on the film set she became engaged to the director Goffredo Alessandrini, who remained her partner for over 20 years. After having announced her retirement in 1944, she came back in 1959 with the title role in Eduardo De Filippo's '' Filumena Marturano''. She won two Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, in 1963 for Nanni Loy's '' The Four Days of Naples'', and in 1996 for Leone Pompucci's '' Camerieri'', and she appeared as Anna, the mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Bianchi
Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change her surname, she adopted the surname of her paternal grandmother. At age 16, she entered the stage company of Raffaele Viviani and, that year, debuted in the comedy play ''Campagna napoletana'', in the leading role of Reginella. In 1939, she starred in the drama film ''Il ponte di vetro''; on the film set she became engaged to the director Goffredo Alessandrini, who remained her partner for over 20 years. After having announced her retirement in 1944, she came back in 1959 with the title role in Eduardo De Filippo's '' Filumena Marturano''. She won two Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, in 1963 for Nanni Loy's '' The Four Days of Naples'', and in 1996 for Leone Pompucci's '' Camerieri'', and she appeared as Anna, the mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as a leftist newspaper, it has since moderated to a milder centre-left political stance, and moved further to the centre after the appointment of Maurizio Molinari as editor. History Foundation ''la Repubblica'' was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine '' L'Espresso''. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues: Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999. Early years The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of Courage
''Law of Courage'' ( it, Il giudice ragazzino, literally "the kid judge") is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Di Robilant. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Blue Angel Award. For this film Giulio Scarpati was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actor. Cast * Giulio Scarpati as Rosario Livatino * Sabrina Ferilli as Angela Guarnera * Leopoldo Trieste as Mr. Livatino * Regina Bianchi as Mrs. Livatino (as Régina Bianchi) * Paolo De Vita as Maresciallo * Francesco Bellomi as Vincenzo Calò * Virginia Bellomo as Moglie di Saetta * Giovanni Boncoddo as Giudice Cali' * Gabriella Bove as Moglie del Maresciallo * Antonino Bruschetta as Di Salvo * Renato Carpentieri Renato Carpentieri (born 2 April 1943) is an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Life and career Born in Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Carpentieri studied architecture in Naples, where from 1965 to 1974 he was engaged in the organizati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaos (film)
''Kaos'' (originally ''Chaos'' in the US) is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936). The film's title is after Pirandello's explanation of the local name ''Càvusu'' of the woods near his birthplace in the neighborhood of Girgenti (Agrigento), on the southern coast of Sicily, as deriving from the ancient Greek word ''kaos''. Plot The film depicts four short stories from Pirandello's 15-volume series ''Novelle per un anno'', which play around his birthplace in the 19th century. A raven, which in the introduction is shown to get a bell around his neck from locals, leads one from one story to the next. Each of the stories is approximately 40 minutes in length. * ''L’altro figlio'' ("The Other Son") is about a mother whose two sons have emigrated to the United States. She hasn't heard from them since (14 years ago), but she still favors them over a third son who has stayed behind and tries to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcerato (1981 Film)
''Carcerato'' (i.e. "Inmate") is a 1981 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. Plot Francesco Improta is an honest fruit and vegetable peddler who lives with his elderly mother Assunta and daughter Fiorella. His wife Lucia left home two years earlier, as, in order to help the family, she did not hesitate to give herself to the boss Peppino Ascalone, with whom she is now forced to live together. Francesco decides to welcome his wife back to get her away from her lover: he telephones her, but the communication is interrupted by Peppino, who is accused by Lucia of the disdain for the state she is in because of him. In response, Ascalone slaps her, causing her to escape, before receiving a visit from another boss, Nicola Esposito, who colds him with three gunshots and then runs away. Just at that moment Francesco enters the villa, being therefore mistakenly found guilty of the murder of Ascalone: the man is sentenced to fifteen years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zappatore
''Zappatore'' is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy on 5 December 1980. It is the "cine-scripted" which received the highest grossing theaters, ranking the 60th place of the most successful films in Italy in the 1980/81 season. The film is loosely based on the eponymous song, written by Libero Bovio and Albano. Story Francesco Esposito and his wife Madeleine are two farmers who raised Mario, their only child, with love and dedication. To finance his education, they became indebted to a lender. Mario becomes a brilliant lawyer in Naples, the city in which he works, and falls in love with Nancy, the daughter of an Italian-American industrialist. Despite the potential for a happy ending, the story is one of guilt and shame that Mario must reconcile his newfound social position contrasted with the humble beginnings of his parents. Cast *Mario Merola: Francesco, the digger *Regina Bianchi: Maddalena * Gerardo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove Volano I Corvi D'argento
''Dove volano i corvi d'argento'' ( Italian for "Where The Silver Crows Fly") is a 1977 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Piero Livi and starring Corrado Pani, Jenny Tamburi, Flavio Bucci and Renzo Montagnani. Plot A young Italian man who witnesses a kidnapping is killed by criminals. The victim's brother, a Milan metalworker, is then pressured by family and friends to take revenge on his brother's killers. Cast *Corrado Pani as Istevene * Jenny Tamburi as Giovannangela *Flavio Bucci as Simbula * Renzo Montagnani as Maineddu * Giampiero Albertini as Istevene's Father *Regina Bianchi Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change he ... as Istevene's Mother * Piero Gerlini as Maresciallo * Paolo Malco as Podda * Mariangela Giordano as Basilia *Massimo De R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot Loud, Louder
In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages, leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spring, perennial plant shoots are the new growth that grows from the ground in herbaceous plants or the new stem or flower growth that grows on woody plants. In everyday speech, shoots are often synonymous with stems. Stems, which are an integral component of shoots, provide an axis for buds, fruits, and leaves. Young shoots are often eaten by animals because the fibers in the new growth have not yet completed secondary cell wall development, making the young shoots softer and easier to chew and digest. As shoots grow and age, the cells develop secondary cell walls that have a hard and tough structure. Some plants (e.g. bracken) produce toxins that make their shoots inedible or less palatable. File:Cucumber leaf.jpg, The shoot of a cucum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Milanese Story
''A Milanese Story'' ( it, Una storia milanese) is a 1962 Italian drama film. It is the directorial debut of Eriprando Visconti. For his performance Romolo Valli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Cast * Enrique Thibaut as Giampiero Gessner *Danièle Gaubert as Valeria *Romolo Valli as Mr. Gessner * Lucilla Morlacchi as Francesca Gessner *Regina Bianchi as Valeria's mother *Ermanno Olmi Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Olmi was born to a Catholic ... as Turchi References External links * 1962 films Italian drama films Films directed by Eriprando Visconti 1962 drama films 1960s Italian-language films Films scored by John Lewis Films set in Milan 1962 directorial debut films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Days Are Numbered
''Days are Numbered'' ( it, I giorni contati) is a 1962 Italian film directed by Elio Petri. It was awarded best film at the Mar del Plata Film Festival. It also won the Silver Ribbon for Best Original Story. Cast *Salvo Randone as Cesare *Franco Sportelli as Amilcare *Regina Bianchi as Giulia *Lando Buzzanca as the child * Paolo Ferrari as Vinicio *Vittorio Caprioli as mercante d'arte *Giulio Battiferri as Spartaco Release ''Days are Numbered'' was released on March 25, 1962 at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival ( es, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata) is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature fes .... References Sources * External links * 1962 films Italian drama films 1962 drama films Films directed by Elio Petri Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra Films set in Rome Titanus films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Day For Lionhearts
''Un giorno da leoni'' (internationally released as ''A Day for Lionhearts'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Nanni Loy. The film describes the gradual evolution towards anti-fascism of Italian people during the Second World War. Cast * Renato Salvatori: Orlando *Tomas Milian: Gino Migliacci *Nino Castelnuovo: Danilo *Romolo Valli: Edoardo *Leopoldo Trieste: Michele * Carla Gravina: Mariuccia * Anna Maria Ferrero: Ida *Valeria Moriconi: Orlando's wife *Saro Urzì: the sergeant *Corrado Pani: Mortati *Carlo D'Angelo: the priest * Tino Bianchi: the father of Danilo *Gigi Ballista: the friar *Enzo Turco: Commissioner of Police *Regina Bianchi: Edoardo's wife *Rina Franchetti Rina Franchetti (23 December 1907 – 18 August 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Selected filmography * '' Two Happy Hearts'' (1932) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * '' The Peddler and ...: the plebeian References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Judgment (1961 Film)
''The Last Judgment'' ( it, Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France. It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine; Greek Melina Mercouri and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino Ventura. The film was a huge flop, massacred by critics and audiences when it was released. It was filmed in black and white, but the last sequence, the dance at theatre, is in color. Plot At the morning of a normal day of a Naples that begins to hear complex and not always positive effects of the economic boom, a stentorian voice (Nicola Rossi-Lemeni) which seems to come down from heaven announces that "At 18 begins the Last Judgement!". The announcement is repeated with increasing insistence, first treated with disdain and then more and more frightening. The plot is fragmented into a series of scenarios and stories intertwined: the preparation of the great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |