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Ricky Tognazzi
Ricky Tognazzi (born Riccardo Tognazzi; ; 1 May 1955) is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film '' The Escort'' was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his film ''Ultra''. Five years later, his film '' Strangled Lives'' won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. He is the son of film actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and the half-brother of actor Gianmarco Tognazzi and film director Maria Sole Tognazzi. In 2016, he appeared as an out-of touch variety show host in the music video for "''Tutti Frutti''" by English rock band New Order. He's an outspoken atheist, even if he admires some religious figures such as Saint Thomas, Pope John XXIII and Pope Francis. Selected filmography Director * ''Little Misunderstandings'' (1989) * ''Ultra'' (1991) * '' The Escort'' (1993) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas The Apostle
Thomas the Apostle ( arc, 𐡀𐡌𐡅𐡕𐡌, hbo, תוֹמא הקדוש or תוֹמָא שליחא (''Toma HaKadosh'' "Thomas the Holy" or ''Toma Shlikha'' "Thomas the Messenger/Apostle" in Hebrew-Aramaic), syc, ܬܐܘܡܐ, , meaning "twin"; grc-x-koine, Θωμᾶς),; cop, ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ; mal, തോമാ ശ്ലീഹാ also known as (Greek: Δίδυμος ''Didymos,'' meaning "twin"), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Thomas is commonly known as "Doubting Thomas" because he initially doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ when he was told of it (as is related in the Gospel of John); he later confessed his faith ("My Lord and my God") on seeing the wounds left over from the crucifixion. According to traditional accounts of the Saint Thomas Christians of modern-day Kerala in India, Saint Thomas travelled outside the Roman Empire to preach the Gospel, travelling as far as the Tamilakam which is in South India, and reached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Pompieri
''I pompieri'' ( it, The firemen) is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. A sequel entitled ''Missione eroica – I pompieri 2'' was released in 1987. Cast *Paolo Villaggio as Paolo Casalotti *Lino Banfi as Nicola Ruoppolo *Massimo Boldi as Max Pirovano *Christian De Sica as Alberto Spina *Andrea Roncato as Armando Bigotti *Ricky Tognazzi as Daniele Traversi *Gigi Sammarchi as Commander Pacini *Paola Onofri as Cristina *Claudio Boldi as Tom *Paola Tiziana Cruciani as Signora Casalotti *Moana Pozzi Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi (; 27 April 1961 – 15 September 1994), also known mononymously as Moana, was an Italian pornographic actress, television personality and politician. Early life Pozzi was born in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, the daughter of Alf ... as Amalia Ruoppolo References External links * 1985 films Films directed by Neri Parenti Films scored by Bruno Zambrini 1980s Italian-language films 1985 comedy films Italian comedy films 1980s Italian films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colpo Di Fulmine
''Love at First Sight'' ( it, Colpo di fulmine) is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Risi. Plot At the age of thirty Carlo is a chronic and complex boy, in full existential crisis, left by his wife for a more mature and self-confident man, and fired from a job he has never loved. Having reached the limit of endurance, he decides to change scenery for a while and, accepting the invitation of his historic friend Massimo, he leaves Rome to spend a few weeks in Venice, the city where man has rebuilt his life. Massimo also has a bankruptcy story behind him, from which his 11-year-old daughter Giulia was born. Carlo has not seen his friend's daughter for some years, and when he meets Giulia for the first time, he is strangely struck. Even the girl immediately shows a strong sympathy towards her father's young friend, with a very different character compared to the adults she knows. The time spent in the lagoon soon leads Carlo to forget his ex-girlfriend, while the commitme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora (1984 Film)
''Aurora'' ( it, Qualcosa di biondo) is a 1984 Italian made-for-television drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi and starring Sophia Loren, Edoardo Ponti and Daniel J. Travanti. In order to raise money for an operation for her son, a woman tells various former wealthy lovers that they are his father. The film originally premiered in the United States on NBC on October 21, 1984 and released theatrically in Italy on January 17, 1985. Plot A desperate woman (Loren), in crisis and poverty, is in search of the cruel husband (Noiret) who abandoned after giving her a son. The boy has now become almost an adult has a serious eye problem and is likely to become completely blind. The mother then choose to leave to go in search of his father, who in the meantime is starting a new life. When the mother finds out where he is, also learns that the cruel man has remade a family by marrying a young girl, who became the mother of a twenty-year-old son who has had the cruel man from another relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petomaniac
''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as "Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Joseph Pujol * Mariangela Melato: Catherine Dumurier * Ricky Tognazzi: Michel Pujol * Gianmarco Tognazzi: Lucien Pujol * Stefano Roffi: Marc Pujol * Giovanni Grimaldi: Louis Pujol * Giuliana Calandra: Giulia Pujol * Vittorio Caprioli: Pitalugue * Anna Maria Gherardi: Misia Edwards * Peter Berling: Ziedler * Sergio Solli: Montesquieu * Felice Andreasi: Lawyer Mercier * Enzo Robutti : Giudice Istruttore * Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1942 and 1988. He was born in Florence, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - L'altro conspiratore * '' Don C ...: Prince d'Orleans References External links * 1983 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy Of A Ridiculous Man
''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man'' ( it, La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo) is a 1981 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Anouk Aimée and Ugo Tognazzi, who was awarded the Best Male Actor Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival for his performance. In his review, Vincent Canby describes the film as, "Bernardo Bertolucci's very good, cerebrally tantalizing new film, ''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man,'' the story of what may or may not be a terrorist kidnapping of the sort that has been making Italian headlines with increasing frequency in recent years." Plot Primo Spaggiari is a small cheese factory worker from Parma. Primo is of peasant origin and did not go beyond elementary school, so he is considered as a self-made man. His wife Barbara, on the other hand, is a refined woman of French origin. One day, their son Giovanni is kidnapped by a group of terrorists and Primo has to raise a billion of lire for the ransom. Meanwhile, the dairy he owns is hit by a serious econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Mostri
''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. In 1977 an Academy Award nominee sequel was filmed, entitled ''I nuovi mostri'' ('' Viva Italia!''). Plot The film features several episodes in which actors Ugo Tognazzi and Vittorio Gassman are the greatest performers. The themes of the short stories are intended to offer a clear picture of the habits, vices, of cheating and taste typical of the majority of Italians in the Sixties. Obviously the characters and funny situations are written and staged in a way that touches the limits of satire and coarseness, however many of these issues are still recognized by the Italian company. The satire of the episodes affects people of both noble origins of poor people, both political and police officers who abuse their power and, last but not least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Father And The Foreigner
''The Father and the Foreigner'' ( it, Il padre e lo straniero) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It is based on the novel ''Crime Novel'' by Giancarlo De Cataldo. Plot Diego (Alessandro Gassman), an employee from Rome with a disabled son, meets Walid (Amr Waked), a rich Syrian businessman whose son is also handicapped. From their shared suffering blooms quite an unusual friendship, and the two dads start spending time together at Turkish baths, luxury shopping sprees, and meeting a mysterious sister in law named Zaira (Nadine Labaki). With a private jet, they head to Syria to see the plot of land Walid purchased for his son. Once back from that short and rather unusual trip, the pain preventing Diego and his wife to enjoy some passionate moments starts fading away, while Walid disappears following terrorist allegations. Tailed by the Secret Service in a suffocating and ambiguous Rome, Diego sets out looking for the man, uncovering a shockingly sad truth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII ( la, Ioannes XXIII; it, Giovanni XXIII; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, ; 25 November 18813 June 1963) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 28 October 1958 until his death in 1963. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was one of thirteen children born to Marianna Mazzola and GianBattista Roncalli in a family of sharecroppers who lived in Sotto Il Monte, a village in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 August 1904 and served in a number of posts, as nuncio in France and a delegate to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. In a consistory on 12 January 1953 Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a cardinal as the Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca in addition to naming him as the Patriarch of Venice. Roncalli was unexpectedly elected pope on 28 October 1958 at age 76 after 11 ballots. Pope John XXIII surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excellent Cadavers (film)
''Excellent Cadavers'' ( it, I giudici) is a 1999 television film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. The film is based on the book with the same name by Alexander Stille and tells the real life events of judge Giovanni Falcone. It was filmed in Palermo and Rome. The TV movie was broadcast by HBO October 16, 1999. Plot Cast * Chazz Palminteri as Giovanni Falcone *F. Murray Abraham as Tommaso Buscetta *Tony Sperandeo as Stefano Bontate *Anna Galiena as Francesca Morvillo *Andy Luotto as Paolo Borsellino *Lina Sastri as Agnese Borsellino *Arnoldo Foà as Judge Antonino Caponnetto *Ivo Garrani as Judge Gaetano Costa *Gianmarco Tognazzi as Antonino Cassarà *Pierfrancesco Favino as Mario Fabbri *Mattia Sbragia as Judge Quinzi * Francesco Benigno as Giuseppe Greco *Mario Erpichini as Judge Rocco Chinnici * Paolo Paoloni as Salvo Lima *Victor Cavallo as Totò Riina *Giuseppe Cederna as Judge Giuseppe Ayala *Stefano Benassi as Inspector *Bruno Bilotta as Salvatore Inzerillo * Luigi Mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
