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Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer. Biography Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he made his debut as a comedian at the Derby Club in Milan. In 1964, he and his childhood friend Cochi Ponzoni formed the duo Cochi & Renato. They recorded several successful songs, often written in collaboration with Enzo Jannacci. These songs often had a satirical and/or nonsense take. Their most popular hits include "La canzone intelligente" ("The intelligent song", a satire about songwriting) and "E la vita, la vita". From the mid 1970s through the first half of the 1990s, Pozzetto enjoyed a prolific career in film, where he became famous for his trademark pronounced Milanese accent and for his shy and stuttering way of speaking. In the mid 2000s, following almost two decades of separation, he reunited with Ponzoni. Pozzetto has also lent ... [...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] |
The Career Of A Chambermaid
''Telefoni bianchi'' (''White Telephones'', internationally released as ''The Career of a Chambermaid'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. For this film Agostina Belli was awarded with a Special David di Donatello for her performance. The title refers to the White Telephone comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The film is a comic portrayal of the Italian film industry during the Fascist era in which an ambitious young woman briefly rises to become a film star. Cast * Agostina Belli: Marcella Valmarín * Cochi Ponzoni: Roberto Trevisan * Maurizio Arena: Luciani * William Berger: Franz * Lino Toffolo: Gondrano * Vittorio Gassman: Franco D’Enza * Ugo Tognazzi: Adelmo * Renato Pozzetto: Lt. Bruni * Dino Baldazzi: Benito Mussolini * Paolo Baroni: Gabriellino * Alvaro Vitali: Mario, the son in the brothel See also * List of Italian films of 1976 * Telefoni Bianchi ''Telefoni Bianchi'' (; white telephones) films, also called deco films, were made by Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Patata Bollente
''Hot Potato'' ( it, La patata bollente) is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno. The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left, ''Anni di piombo'' violence, working class culture, and the sustainability of Eurocommunism. Plot Bernardo Mambelli nicknamed "il Gandi" (Renato Pozzetto) is a PCI militant and pugilist working at a Milanese paint factory. One night, he sees a fascist gang beating a frail young man (Massimo Ranieri). He saves the man and brings him to his house to learn that he is Claudio, a homosexual. With nowhere to go and recovering from the assault, Claudio starts staying at Bernardo's house but a series of typical misunderstandings lead his comrades as well as his girlfriend Maria (Edwige Fenech) to believing that he has "turned gay". Bernardo is now seen as a potential lost cause and the ongoings soon reveal a "hot potato" situation for him. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Bernardo Mambelli nicknamed "il Gandi" * Massim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapolitan Mystery
''Neapolitan Mystery'' ( it, Giallo napoletano) is a 1979 Italian mystery film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film is also known as ''Atrocious Tales of Love and Death''.Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 3 Cast * Marcello Mastroianni as Raffaele Capece * Ornella Muti as Lucia Navarro * Renato Pozzetto as Police Inspector * Michel Piccoli as Conductor Navarro * Zeudi Araya as Elizabeth * Capucine as Sister Angela * Peppino De Filippo as Raffaele's father * Elena Fiore as Filomena * Peppe Barra as Giardino (as Giuseppe Barra) * Ennio Antonelli * Armando Curcio * Nicola Di Gioia as Prostituta * Salvatore Furnari * Franco Iavarone * Giovanni Imparato * Gennarino Palumbo * Franca Scagnetti * Carlo Taranto * Natale Tulli * Tomas Arana Tomas Clifford Arana (born April 3, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Vivere Meglio Divertitevi Con Noi
''Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi'' (Italian for "''To live better, have fun with us''") is a 1978 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast ; Segment "Un incontro molto ravvicinato" *Monica Vitti: Valentina Contarini *Cesare Barro: Azzurro *Eugene Walter: Nane ; Segment "Il teorema gregoriano" *Johnny Dorelli: Ottavio Del Bon *Catherine Spaak: Clodia ; Segment "Non si può spiegare, bisogna vederlo" *Renato Pozzetto: Siro Sante *Milena Vukotic: Picci *Elio Crovetto: Picci's husband *Francesco Salvi: Groom *Tiziana Pini Tiziana Pini (born 13 August 1958) is an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Sanremo, Pini started her career in 1976, when at eighteen years old she was chosen by Erminio Macario to enter his stage company for ...: Lilli References External links * 1978 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Flavio Mogherini Commedia all'italiana 1970s science fiction comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxofone (film)
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpiece), reed on a Mouthpiece (woodwind), mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The Pitch (music), pitch is controlled by opening and closing holes in the body to change the effective length of the tube. The holes are closed by leather pads attached to keys operated by the player. Saxophones are made in various sizes and are almost always treated as transposing instruments. Saxophone players are called ''wikt:saxophonist, saxophonists''. The saxophone is used in a wide range of musical styles including classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, List of concert works for saxophone, solo repertoire, and occasionally orchestras), military bands, marching bands, jazz (such as big bands and jazz comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
