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Renato Cialente
Renato Cialente (2 February 1897 – 25 November 1943) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1920 and 1943. His younger sister Fausta Cialente (1898-1994) was a novelist, journalist and political activist. Life and career Born in Treviglio, Lombardy, Cialente began acting at his boarding school and made his professional debut with the stage company of Ermete Zacconi. After having known the Russian actress Tatyana Pavlova he was among the first Italian actors to adopt the Stanislavski's system, and in the 1920s he started being considered a highly regarded actor by renowned dramatists such as Luigi Pirandello and Pier Maria Rosso di San Secondo. In 1934 he formed a stage company with Elsa Merlini and gradually focused in the comedy genre. Also active in cinema, Cialente tragically died in 1943 in Nazi occupied Rome, when upon leaving the theatre where he had performed Maxim Gorky's ''The Lower Depths'' he was accidentally struck by a Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treviglio
Treviglio (, Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' (i.e. municipality) in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Northern Italy. It lies south of the province capital, in the lower territory called "Bassa Bergamasca". It's also part of the geographic area named "Gera d'Adda", included among the rivers Fosso Bergamasco to the North, Adda to the West and Serio to the East. With approximately 30,000 inhabitants, the comune is now the second most populous town in the province. It is rarely called "The tractor town" for the presence of the SAME Deutz-Fahr headquarters or seldom "The town of courtyards" for their preponderant presence in the Old Town. It is subdivided in five main quarters: Old town, West zone, North zone, the recent built East zone and the PIP (Industrial Zone). Northward lie four frazioni (subdivisions): Geromina, Castel Cerreto, Battaglie and Cascina Pezzoli; once the village of Castel Rozzone was also a frazione of Treviglio. The coat of arms is composed of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paprika (1933 Italian Film)
''Paprika'' is a 1933 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Vittorio De Sica. A German-language version ''Paprika'' and a French version ''Paprika'' were also made. Cast * Renato Cialente as Paolo * Vittorio De Sica * Gianfranco Giachetti as Urbano * Eva Magni as Lida Bonelli * Elsa Merlini as Ilonka * Sergio Tofano as Checco * Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ... as Massimo Bonelli See also * Italian films of 1933 References External links * 1933 films 1933 comedy films 1933 multilingual films Italian comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carl Boese Italian multilingual films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen Of Navarre
''The Queen of Navarre'' (Italian: ''La regina di Navarra'') is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" historical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Elsa Merlini, Gino Cervi and Renato Cialente.Nowell-Smith, Hay & Volpi p.57 It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, based on a play by Eugène Scribe. The film portrays a series of intrigues at the Madrid court of Charles V in the Sixteenth century. Cast * Elsa Merlini as Margherita di Valois * Gino Cervi as Carlo Vº * Renato Cialente as Francesco Iº * Leonardo Cortese as Enrico D'albret * Clara Calamai as Isabella del Portogallo * Paolo Stoppa as Il corriere Babieca * Valentina Cortese as Eleonora d'Austria * Nerio Bernardi as Il marchese di Gattinara * Greta Gonda as Conchita Babieca * Margherita Bagni as La duchessa di Ossuna * Wanda Capodaglio as Una dama di corte * Oreste Fares as Il sacerdote * Enzo Musumeci Greco as Il maestro di scherma * Adriano Vitale Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Countess Of Castiglione
''The Countess of Castiglione'' (Italian: ''La contessa Castiglione'') is a 1942 Italian historical film directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Doris Duranti, Andrea Checchi and Renato Cialente. The film portrays the life of the nineteenth-century Italian aristocrat Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, best known as the lover of Napoleon III of France. Cast *Doris Duranti as Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione *Andrea Checchi as Baldo Princivalli *Renato Cialente as Costantino Nigra *Enzo Biliotti as Napoleon III *Lamberto Picasso as marchese Oldoini *Clara Auteri Pepe as Martina * Annibale Betrone as L'urbanista barone Haussmann * Giacomo Moschini as Mocquart * Cesare Barbetti as Il piccolo Peruzzi * Marisa Dianora as Marianna * Claudio Ermelli as Il nobile sulla sedia a rotelle * Nino Marchesini as Connot * Alfredo Martinelli as Un amico degli Oldoini * Armando Migliari as Un amico degli Oldoini * Nico Pepe as Un amico degli Oldoini * Emilio Petacci as Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Pistol Shot (1942 Film)
''A Pistol Shot'' (Italian: ''Un colpo di pistola'') is a 1942 Italian historical drama film directed by Renato Castellani and starring Assia Noris, Fosco Giachetti, and Antonio Centa.Gundle p.170 The film was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Gino Brosio. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Synopsis In Nineteenth century Russia, two men fight a duel over a woman. Partial cast * Assia Noris as Mascia *Fosco Giachetti as Andrea *Antonio Centa as Sergio *Rubi Dalma as zia di Mascia *Anna Capodaglio as la governante *Renato Cialente as Gerardo De Valmont *Mimì Dugini as Antonietta *Romolo Costa as Il Generale *Saro Urzì Rosario "Saro" Urzì (24 February 1913 – 1 November 1979) was an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' In the Name of the Law'' (1949), ''The Railroad Man'' (1956), '' Seduced and Abandoned'' (1964), which earned him a ... as Uno Dei Servitori Alla Scampagnata References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Dance (1941 Film)
''The Last Dance'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo ballo'') is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari and Renato Cialente. It is considered to be in the tradition of White Telephone films, popular during the Fascist era.Moliterno p.10 It is based on a play by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Herczeg and features Merlini in a dual role as mother and daughter. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Cast * Elsa Merlini as La baronessa Titta Marcus & la baronessina Giuditta Marcus * Amedeo Nazzari as Il professore Stefano Boronkay * Renato Cialente as Andrea Marcus * Paolo Stoppa as Felix * Margherita Bagni as La vedova Jurika * Nerio Bernardi as Il pittore Blanche * Armando Migliari as Il capo cameriere Vittorio * Carlo Minello as Marcello * Luisa Garella as La Zelinger, l'amica pettegola * Nando Tamberlani as Il rettore de l'Universita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccolo Mondo Antico
''Piccolo mondo antico'' (literally: Little Ancient World), known in English as ''Old-Fashioned World '', is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Soldati and based on the 1895 novel by Antonio Fogazzaro. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Plot summary During the Italian Risorgimento (mid-nineteenth century), in Austrian-occupied Lombardy, Franco Maironi (Massimo Serato), a young man from an aristocratic family, decides to marry Luisa (Alida Valli), a humble clerk's daughter, against his grandmother, the Marquess Orsola Maironi's wishes. The old lady makes the life of the newly married couple miserable (she destroys the will which would grant Franco his wealth, and causes Luisa's uncle to lose his job, as he was helping them). In the meantime, Luisa gives birth to little Maria. Franco is forced to go to Turin in search of a job. During his absence, Luisa's daughter drowns in Lake of Lugano and she is almost driven mad. Franco returns home for a short ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight Of San Marco
''The Knight of San Marco'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere di San Marco'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Mario Ferrari, Dria Paola and Laura Nucci.Zanotto p.73 It is set during the Risorgimento. It was made at Cinecittà, with sets designed by Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad .... Cast References Bibliography * Piero Zanotto. ''Veneto in film: il censimento del cinema ambientato nel territorio, 1895-2002''. Marsilio, 2002. External links * 1939 films 1930s historical films Italian historical films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Films set in the 19th century Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Of Butterfly
''The Dream of Butterfly'' (Italian: '' Il sogno di Butterfly'', German: ''Premiere der Butterfly'') is a 1939 musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Maria Cebotari, Fosco Giachetti and Germana Paolieri. It is an variation of the plot of the opera ''Madame Butterfly''. A co-production between Italy and Germany, two separate versions were produced in the respective languages. It is also alternatively titled ''Madame Butterfly''. It was one of several opera-related films directed by Gallone following on from '' Casta Diva'' (1935) and '' Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938).Barron p.142-34 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ivo Battelli and Guido Fiorini. It was shown at the 1939 Venice Film Festival. Synopsis In nineteenth-century Italy, promising singer Rosi Belloni meets American music student Harry Peters and the two become engaged and she falls pregnant by him. Before she can tell him this news he in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Thousand Lire A Month
''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (Italian: ''Mille lire al mese'') is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith p.119 It is a remake of the 1936 Hungarian film ''Havi 200 fix''. The plot concerns an electronic engineer who goes to Budapest, accompanied by his girlfriend, to work on experiments for a new television system leading to countless mix-ups. It was shot at the Safa Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Cast * Alida Valli as Magda * Umberto Melnati as Matteo * Osvaldo Valenti as Gabriele Corodi * Renato Cialente as Il direttore generale della Radio di Budapest * Niní Gordini Cervi as Lilli * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Axel, il capo del personale * Anna Doré as Lia Loletta * Amina Pirani Maggi as La madre di Magda * Maria Polese as La zia di Magda * Fausto Guerzoni as Leopoldo Almos * Vasco Creti as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Mothers
''The Two Mothers'' (Italian: ''Le due madri'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Renato Cialente.Cardullo p.268 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. It was released in the United States in 1940, and is sometimes dated by that year. Cast References Bibliography * Bert Cardullo. ''Screening the Stage: Studies in Cinedramatic Art''. Peter Lang, 2006. External links * ''The Two Mothers''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ... 1938 drama films Italian drama films 1938 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Amleto Palermi Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films Films s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Micca (film)
''Pietro Micca'' is a 1938 Italian historical war film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Guido Celano, Renato Cialente and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film marked the screen debut of Clara Calamai, who went on to be a leading Italian star of the next decade.Moliterno p.57-58 The film portrays the life and death of Pietro Micca who was killed in 1706 at the Siege of Turin while fighting for the Duchy of Savoy against France in the War of the Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil .... Cast References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1938 films Italian war films Italian historical films 1930s war films 1930s historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |