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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 organization and promotion of cultural events with the group Nuova Cultura. In 1975 he was co-founder of the stage company Teatro dei Mutamenti, in which he was active until 1980 as a director, an actor and a playwright. He made his film debut in 1990, almost fifty years old, in Gianni Amelio's '' Porte aperte''. In 1993 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Gabriele Salvatores' '' Puerto Escondido''. Since 1995 he has been the artistic director of the Neapolitan stage company Libera Scena Ensemble. Partial filmography *'' Open Doors'' (1990) *''The Yes Man'' (1991) *''The Stolen Children'' (1992) *'' Puerto Escondido'' (1992) *''Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' (1992) *'' Sud'' (1993) *''Caro diario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savignano Irpino
Savignano Irpino is a village and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy. Located in Irpinia historical district, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, and it is awarded ''I Borghi più belli d'Italia'' ("the most beautiful villages of Italy") quality mark. Geography Savignano Irpino lies towards the north-east of the province up in the Cervaro Valley, near the border of the province of Foggia. Located in the Apennines along Daunian Mountains, its territory is bordered by the municipalities of Ariano Irpino, Greci, Montaguto, Monteleone di Puglia and Panni. The village is split into two areas, Scalo is the bottom part where there is a railway station and a commercial area. The upper part is mostly residential and this is where the Piazza is located. History Savignano has historical archaeological remains from the pre-Roman and Roman era. In the Ferrara district the ruins of a Norman fort c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorile
''Fiorile'' is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. The title ''Fiorile'' allegedly is derived from the month of Floréal (April–May) in the French Republican Calendar. The film is also known as ''Wild Flower''. Plot While travelling to visit their grandfather in Tuscany, two children are told the story of a family curse that has lasted two hundred years. During Napoleon's Italian invasion, Elisabetta Benedetti fell in love with French soldier Jean but while he was distracted by her, Elisabetta's brother Corrado unintentionally stole the regiment's gold that Jean was guarding, causing Jean's death by firing squad and set the curse in train. The Benedettis become wealthy, corrupt and hated by their former friends, who rename them the ''Maledetti'', the cursed (''Benedetti'' means 'blessed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordinary Happiness
''Ordinary Happiness'' ( it, Momenti di trascurabile felicità) is a 2019 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. Cast *Pif (television host), Pif as Paolo *Thony as Agata *Renato Carpentieri as Paradise employee *Franz Cantalupo as Giuseppe *Vincenzo Ferrera as Carmine *Roberta Caronia as Silvana *Angelica Alleruzzo as Aurora *Francesco Giammanco as Filippo References External links * 2019 films Films directed by Daniele Luchetti Films set in Palermo Films shot in Palermo 2010s Italian-language films 2019 comedy-drama films Italian comedy-drama films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranhas (2019 Film)
''Piranhas'' ( it, La paranza dei bambini, lit=The Fishing trawler, trawler of children) is a 2019 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Giovannesi. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay. Plot A group of 15-year-old boys from the neighbourhood Rione Sanità in Naples, dreaming to gain power and easy money, make their way on to the city's world of crime. In the unconsciousness of their age, they live between good and evil deeds, thinking that crime can be their only chance of life. Cast * Francesco Di Napoli as Nicola * Viviana Aprea as Letizia * Alfredo Turitto as Biscottino * Ar Tem as Tyson * Carmine Pizzo as Limone * Ciro Pellechia as Lollipop * Ciro Vecchione as 'O Russ * Luca Nacarlo as Cristian * Mattia Piano Del Balzo as Briatò * Pasquale Marotta as Agostino Striano * Valentina Vannino as Nicola's mother * Adam Jendoubi as Aucelluzzo Reception The film received c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella The Cat
''Cinderella the Cat'' (Italian: ''Gatta Cenerentola'') is a 2017 Italian adult animated crime drama film directed by Alessandro Rak (who previously directed '' The Art of Happiness''), Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone, loosely based on the Giambattista Basile's fable of the same name and Roberto De Simone's musical ''La Gatta Cenerentola''. The plot is set in a decaying future Naples and concerns a mysterious mute teenager called Mia, who struggles to escape from the Camorra boss Salvatore Lo Giusto and her vicious stepmother Angelica. It was screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Horizon Prize section, and was released in Italian cinemas on 14 September 2017. It was among the fourteen films shortlisted to be the Italian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but was not selected. Plot Vittorio Basile is a rich scientist and shipowner; one of his ships, the ''Megaride'', is a high-tech sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenderness (2017 Film)
''Tenderness'' (also titled ''La tenerezza'' and ''Tenerezza: Holding Hands'') is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio and starring Elio Germano, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Micaela Ramazzotti, Greta Scacchi and Renato Carpentieri. It is based on the novel ''The Temptation to Be Happy'' by Lorenzo Marone. Plot Lorenzo, an elderly retired lawyer, has just had a heart attack but in the hospital he refuses to speak with his children Elena and Saverio, with whom he has no relationship. The only relative with whom he has affectionate relations is Francesco, the son Elena had while studying in Egypt to become an interpreter. Back home, Lorenzo makes the acquaintance of Michela, his new neighbor, who moved with her husband Fabio and their two children to the apartment next to his, while he was in hospital. Lorenzo grows fond of this family from the north, especially Michela who invites him to smile more, proving to be an affectionate presence in his solitary life. Lorenzo soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopardi (film)
''Leopardi'' ( it, Il giovane favoloso) is a 2014 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot The film tells the story of the short life of the great Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi. He was a noble, born in Recanati, and soon began to study Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic and English in the rich library of his palace that his father built. Giacomo, however, possessing an inquisitive, restless spirit, would like to travel abroad to widen his views and enrich his knowledge, as was usual for European landed gentry in the 19th century, though this desire is at odds with his parents (even if his father had a sensibility akin to his, he is too bound by the social conventions and the expectations tied to his role as 'Pater Familias'; his mother, on the other hand, is too busy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery At Dawn
''Discovery at Dawn'' ( it, La scoperta dell'alba) is a 2012 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''La scoperta dell'alba'' by Walter Veltroni. The film premiered at the 2012 Rome International Film Festival. Plot Thirty years after the disappearance of her father, a woman discovers she can make phone calls to her past self. Cast *Margherita Buy as Caterina Astengo *Susanna Nicchiarelli as Barbara Astengo *Sergio Rubini as Lorenzo *Lino Guanciale as Marco Tessandori *Renato Carpentieri as Giovanni Tonini *Lina Sastri as Marianna Dall'Acqua See also * List of Italian films of 2012 This is a list of Italian films first released in 2012 (see 2012 in film). See also *2012 in Italy * 2012 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2012at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2012 2012 Fi ... References External links * 2012 drama films 2012 films Italian drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly Body (film)
''Heavenly Body'' ( it, Corpo celeste) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Alice Rohrwacher. Plot The film relates a young girl's experience of coming to age and receiving Confirmation. Her parish is run by a corrupt priest, Don Mario, and his helpers. The film covers her relationship not only with herself but with the alienating world which surrounds her, including the Catholic Church. Cast * Salvatore Cantalupo as Don Mario * Anita Caprioli as Rita * Renato Carpentieri as Don Lorenzo * Paola Lavini as Fortunata * Pasqualina Scuncia as Santa * Yle Vianello as Marta References External links * * * * * * 2011 drama films 2011 films 2010s coming-of-age drama films 2010s Italian-language films Films directed by Alice Rohrwacher Films set in Calabria Italian coming-of-age drama films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jewel (2011 Film)
''The Jewel'' ( it, Il gioiellino) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli. The film was mainly shot in Acqui Terme and its surroundings, including the ancient palace former seat of the Court, and in Turin. Other shots were taken in New York, Moscow-Russia. Cast * Toni Servillo as Ernesto Botta * Remo Girone as Amanzio Rastelli * Sarah Felberbaum as Laura Aliprandi * Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Franco Schianchi * Lino Guanciale as Filippo Magnaghi * Vanessa Compagnucci as Barbara Magnaghi * Lisa Galantini as Segretaria * Renato Carpentieri as Crusco * Gianna Paola Scaffidi as Augusta Rastelli * Maurizio Marchetti as Giulio Fontana * Igor Chernevich as Igor Yashenko * Jay O. Sanders Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. Early life and education Sanders was born on April 16, 1953 in Austin, ... as Mr. Rothman See also * Parmal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noi Credevamo
''We Believed'' ( it, Noi credevamo) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on a screenplay by Martone and Giancarlo De Cataldo inspired by events around the 19th-century Young Italy political movement and based on the novel of the late art historian Anna Banti. Nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, the film was released in Italy on 12 November 2010. Plot The film is divided into four chapters, titled "Le scelte" ("Choices"), "Domenico," "Angelo," and "L'alba della Nazione" ("Dawn of the Nation"). The story follows three boys growing up in the Cilento Valley in southern Italy in the early 19th century in what was then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Salvatore, who is all about patriotic spirit, Domenico, who believes in friendship, and Angelo, a restless and violent man. In 1828 all three join Young Italy, a political movement seeking unification if Italy founded by Giuseppe Mazzini. Following this decision, their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Apache Napoli
''Fort Apache Napoli'' ( it, Fortapàsc) is a 2009 Italian biographical film directed by Marco Risi about the fight against the Camorra and subsequent assassination of journalist Giancarlo Siani, played by Libero De Rienzo. Plot The film tells the story of Giancarlo Siani, a young Neapolitan journalist who works in the editorial room of ''Il Mattino'' in Torre Annunziata. He works the crime beat (). While writing about crimes and murders by the Camorra, Siani begins to investigate the Camorra's alliances with the politicians of Torre Annunziata, and to discover large areas of corruption and collusion between politicians and organized crime. Despite the somewhat veiled threats of the local political class, Siani continues his inquiries, especially after the "massacre of the circle of fishermen". His articles particularly annoy the local Camorra bosses because they undermine their political and criminal alliances mainly with the Valentino Gionta's arrest. After he is transferre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |