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Serena Grandi
Serena Grandi (born 23 March 1958, in Bologna) is an Italian actress, famous as an icon and sex symbol in Italian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s. Known for her junoesque body and voluptuous measurements, she was considered one of the main pin-up girls of Italy. Some films credited her as Vanessa Steiger. Horror film buffs know her for her two gory opuses, ''Antropophagus'' (1980) and ''Delirium'' (1987). Biography Serena Grandi is the stage name for Serena Faggioli, born in Bologna. She graduated in computer programming and was first employed in a scientific analysis laboratory. She started her acting career in 1980, playing a supporting role in the comedy film ''La Compagna di viaggio'' by Ferdinando Baldi. In the same year, Grandi played the role of Maggie in the controversial film ''Antropophagus'', directed by Joe D'Amato. This film is well known among horror movie fans for its extreme gore sequences. After several minor roles, she took the title role in Tinto Brass' '' Mira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in 1980 directed his first solo feature film ''Macabre''. Bava continued working in the 1980s and collaborated with Dario Argento on films such as '' Demons''. After 1990, Bava's work was predominantly involved with television, such as his '' Fantaghirò'' series. Biography Lamberto Bava was born in Rome, Italy on 3 April 1944. Lamberto's father Mario Bava was a film director known primarily as a director of horror films. Lamberto's film career began in the mid-1960s working as an assistant director on his father's film ''Planet of the Vampires''. Lamberto would later collaborate with his father on several of his projects, including '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1966), ''Twitch of the Death Nerve'' (1971) and ''Shock'' (1977) (On ''Shock'', Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of The Night (1986 Film)
'' Lady of the Night'' ( it, La signora della notte, also known as ''Angelina'' and ''Angelina: Lady of the Night'') is a 1986 Italian erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Piero Schivazappa. Plot Simona and Marco live in a pleasant apartment in the centre of Rome and drive a large Lancia but, after three years of marriage, Simona feels unfulfilled. Remembering the passion when they first met, and wondering whether this could now be found with a stranger, she lets herself be seduced in the hallway of their building and later in a public toilet. When a couple come to dinner and at the end all four drive to the seaside, she is having sex with the other man when Marco finds them. After he beats the man unconscious and then beats Simona, she leaves him to stay with a friend from her aerobics class. When two attempts at reconciliation fail, Simona decides that she needs a baby and has her IUD removed. A few days later, to her horror, she is raped in her friend's apa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desiring Julia
''Desiderando Giulia'', internationally released as ''Desiring Julia'', is a 1986 Italian erotic drama film directed by Andrea Barzini. It is loosely based on the 1898 novel ''Senilità'' by Italo Svevo. Plot Emilio, an unsuccessful writer, lives in a comfortable apartment in Rome with his older sister Amalia. In a theatre he sees a mysterious woman and, following her into the wardrobe room, they make love. She is Giulia, who lives in Ostia and is trying to make a career as a photographic model. Following a disordered life, including many men, she has little appetite for an affair with Emilio, whose interest in her is obsessive, but does meet him from time to time and they make love. Amalia is jealous of Emilio's infatuation and, when a younger and more successful writer called Stefano visits the apartment, starts an affair with him. Emilio is outraged that his sister is having wild sex under his roof and breaks up the romance. As his eyes slowly open to the true nature of Giuli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euryale (Gorgon)
Euryale ( ; grc, Εὐρυάλη, lit=far-roaming), in Greek mythology, was the second eldest of the Gorgons, the three sisters that have the hair of living, venomous snakes. Family Euryale and her sisters were daughters of primordial sea god and goddess Phorcys and Ceto, who personified the dangers of the sea.Pindar, ''Pythian Ode'' 12.20Nonnus, ''Dionysiaca'' 25.58 According to Hyginus, the parents of the Gorgons were Gorgon and Ceto. In some variations of the myth of Orion, she is the hunter's mother by Poseidon, who lay with her following Medusa's death. Mythology Euryale and her sister Stheno were immortal, whereas Medusa was mortal. Euryale, like Stheno and Medusa, also had the ability to turn anyone to stone with her gaze. In many stories, Euryale is noted for her bellowing cries, particularly in the tale of Medusa's death at Perseus' hands, in which her anguished howls could make stone crumble to sand. See also * Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy And A Girl (1983 Film)
''A Boy and a Girl'' (Italian: ''Un ragazzo e una ragazza'') is a 1983 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Marco Risi. Cast *Jerry Calà as Calogero Bertoletti *Marina Suma as Anna De Rosa *Sandro Ghiani as Mario *Monica Scattini as Carmen *Francesca Ventura as Matilde *Serena Grandi as Prostitute See also * List of Italian films of 1983 A list of films produced in Italy in 1983 (see 1983 in film): References Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian films 1983 1983 Films Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a ... References External links * 1983 films Italian romantic comedy films 1983 romantic comedy films Films directed by Marco Risi Films scored by Manuel De Sica 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu Mi Turbi
''Tu mi turbi'' (also known as ''You Upset Me'' and ''You Disturb Me'') is a 1983 Italian anthology comedy film written, directed and starred by Roberto Benigni. It is both the directorial debut of Benigni and the film debut of Nicoletta Braschi. Plot summary The film is divided into four episodes. In the first of these, the pastor Benigno is called by Mary of Nazareth and Joseph to take care of the newborn baby Jesus, who proves to be a brat. He performs a spiteful miracle series, including that of floating in the tub where he has to swim. Benigno confesses to the baby to being hopelessly in love with Mary, but he has to resign, because the Madonna has now taken a husband. The tramp Benigno desperately searches for his beloved angel of heaven named Angela. When he gets information from other angels about the pure soul, Benigno discovers that she is in love with God, and that the two are getting married. The unemployed Benigno goes to the bank to get a loan for the purchase of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malamore
''Malamore'' is a 1982 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Eriprando Visconti and starring Nathalie Nell and Jimmy Briscoe. It was Visconti's last film. It premiered at the 39th edition of the Venice International Film Festival in the De Sica section.Corrado Colombo (2004). "Eriprando Visconti: Lo sguardo negato". ''Controcorrente: il cinema milanese di Eriprando Visconti, Cesare Canevari, Alberto Cavallone''. Nocturno Dossier (19). pp. 8, 24. Plot Friuli, autumn of 1917. The dwarf Marcello Giammarco, the only son of a wealthy lawyer, is held by his father confined in a majestic country villa near Palmanova. The villa is located in the Italian rear of the front and has been partially converted into a military hospital. In this unreal atmosphere, between servants and dying, which precedes the defeat of Caporetto, the courteous and dignified Marcello tries to lead a normal existence, pursuing the sentimental dream of bonding with Maria, a prostitute of the local brothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierino Colpisce Ancora
''Pierino colpisce ancora'' (also known as ''Desirable Teacher 2'') is a 1982 comedy film directed by Marino Girolami. Plot Rome: Pierino has again flunked the exams. Therefore, his desperate parents send him to boarding school in Grosseto. Cast *Alvaro Vitali: Pierino *Michela Miti: Substitute *Sophia Lombardo: Teacher Mazzacurati *Enzo Robutti: Teacher Pomari *Enzo Liberti: Pierino's father *Riccardo Billi: Pierino's grandfather *Toni Ucci: Francesco * Nicoletta Piersanti: Enrichetta *Gianfranco Barra: Teacher *Serena Grandi: Rosina *Stefania Stella: Waitress Release The film was released in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ... on February 23, 1982. References External links * 1980 films Italian comedy films 1980 comedy films Films directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Photogenic
''I'm Photogenic'' ( it, Sono fotogenico) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Italy, early 1980s. Antonio Barozzi (Renato Pozzetto), an aspiring actor, goes to the film studios in Rome, where he seeks both fame and fortune. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Antonio Barozzi * Edwige Fenech as Cinzia Pancaldi * Aldo Maccione as Pedretti - Lawyer * Julien Guiomar as Carlo Simoni * Michel Galabru as Del Giudice - Producer * Gino Santercole as Sergio * Massimo Boldi as Sandro Rubizzi * Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ... as Attilio Turchese References External links * 1980 films 1980 comedy films 1980s Italian-language films Films directed by Dino Risi Films sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Moglie è Una Strega
''Mia moglie è una strega'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. Plot The spirit of Finnicella, a witch burned at the stake, is liberated. She immediately goes on the trail of a descendant of the cardinal who ordered her death, Emilio, a stock broker. Nevertheless, her plans for revenge will collide with love. Cast *Renato Pozzetto as Emilio Altieri/ Cardinal Altieri *Eleonora Giorgi as Finnicella *Lia Tanzi as Tania Grisanti *Helmut Berger as Asmodeo Production ''Mia moglie è una strega'' began shooting on May 19, 1980. Often described as a remake of ''I Married a Witch'' by René Clair, Castellano & Pipolo denied that the film was a remake, stating that the film was not a "remake, a retelling, or a rip-off" stating the film was more of an attempt at an American ''fantastique'' type film comparing it to ''Mary Poppins'' or ''The Love Bug''. According to the directors, the film was made for about 800 million Italian lire. Release ''Mia moglie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother
''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguests are local celebrities. The format of the celebrity version usually keeps the same as the original version. In some countries, the prize money normally awarded to the winning housemate is donated to a charity, and all celebrities are paid to appear in the show as long as they do not voluntarily leave before their eviction or the end of the series. The rest of the rules are nearly the same as those of the original version. History The first-ever celebrity version of ''Big Brother'' aired in Netherlands on 22 May 2000 with the name of '' Big Brother VIPs''. It's a spin-off of the original of the original ''Big Brother''. The show was pre-recorded with four different groups of well-known Dutch celebrities (knowns as VIPs) entered the house. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
