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Sergio Solli
Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director. Life and career Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point in the 1970s after a successful audition with Eduardo De Filippo; he stayed with his stage for numerous years, also appearing in several De Filippo's television works. Solli was also a theatre director, and worked on stage with the companies of Carlo Giuffrè Carlo Giuffrè (3 December 1928 – 1 November 2018) was an Italian stage, film and television actor and a stage director. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1942 and 2002. Biography Giuffrè was born in Naples, Italy and was the brothe ..., Mariano Rigillo, Roberto De Simone, among others. In cinema he had a busy career as a character actor, both in dramatic and comedic roles, and is best remembered for his roles in Luciano De Crescenzo's films. Solli died on 3 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32 Dicembre
''32 dicembre'' (''32 December'') is a 1988 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film written and directed by Luciano De Crescenzo. It is loosely based on the De Crescenzo's novel ''Oi Dialogoi''. For his performance Enzo Cannavale won the Nastro d'Argento for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor, best supporting actor. Cast *Luciano De Crescenzo: Psichiatra/ confessore/ astronomo *Caterina Boratto: Carlotta *Renato Scarpa: Oscar *Massimo Serato: Ferruccio Ceravolo *Enzo Cannavale: Alfonso Caputo *: brother of Alfonso *Silvio Ceccato: Cavalier Sanfilippo/Socrate *: Salvatore Coppola/Antistene *: Saverio Pezzullo/Aristippo *: Marlon Cacace/Diogene *Riccardo Cucciolla: General Emanuele Anselmi *: Antonietta Bisogno *: Adelina Bisogno *Vanessa Gravina: Mimma *Antonio Allocca: merciaio *: Peppe o' criminale *Riccardo Pazzaglia: cliente del bar See also *List of Italian films of 1988 References External links * 1988 films 1988 comedy films Italian comedy films 1980s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Rome With Love (film)
''To Rome with Love'' is a 2012 magical realist romantic comedy film written, directed by and co-starring Woody Allen in his first acting appearance since 2006, as well as his most recent appearance in a film he's directed. The film is set in Rome, Italy; it was released in Italian theaters on April 13, 2012, and opened in Los Angeles and New York City on June 22, 2012. The film features an ensemble cast, including Allen himself. The story is told in four separate vignettes: a clerk who wakes up to find himself a celebrity, an architect who takes a trip back to the street he lived on as a student, a young couple on their honeymoon, and an Italian funeral director whose uncanny singing ability enraptures his soon to be in-law, an American opera director. Plot Hayley's Story American tourist Hayley becomes engaged to lawyer Michelangelo while spending a summer in Rome. Hayley's parents, Jerry and Phyllis, fly to Italy to meet her fiancé. During the visit, Michelangelo's morticia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Italian Conspiracy
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryptonite!
''Kryptonite!'' ( it, La kryptonite nella borsa) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Ivan Cotroneo. Cast * Valeria Golino as Rosaria * Cristiana Capotondi as Titina * Luca Zingaretti as Antonio * Antonia Truppo as Valeria * Libero De Rienzo as Salvatore * Luigi Catani as Peppino * Vincenzo Nemolato as Gennaro * Monica Nappo as Assunta * Massimiliano Gallo as Arturo * Lucia Ragni as Carmela * Gennaro Cuomo as Federico * Sergio Solli as Vincenzo * Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ... as Madonna * Fabrizio Gifuni as Matarrese Awards References External links * 2011 films 2011 comedy-drama films Italian comedy-drama films 2010s Italian-language films Films set in 1973 2010s Italian films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wholly Family
''The Wholly Family'' is a 2011 Italian short fantasy film written and directed by Terry Gilliam. The film was funded by the Garofalo Pasta Company and shot in the Naples area. Plot Jake, a ten-year-old boy, is on holiday with his bickering parents in Naples. Jake asks them to buy him a Pulcinella figure from a street stall, but they refuse. Jake's father tells him a piece of local Naples lore: buying a figure for oneself will bring bad luck – good luck can be found only by stealing one. While his parents continue to argue over trivial affairs, Jake sneaks away and attempts to steal the figure. The stall holder catches Jake in the act, and directs him instead towards a series of glass bell jars containing models of the idealised Holy Family. Before Jake can make a purchase, his mother arrives, furious at her son's disappearance. After another argument with Jake's father, the family leave to return to their hotel. The stall holder, noticing that Jake has stolen one of the figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Undone (film)
''Come Undone'' ( it, Cosa voglio di più) is a 2010 film directed by Italian director Silvio Soldini. Plot Anna ( Alba Rohrwacher) works at an insurance company and is married to Alessio (Giuseppe Battiston) who wants to have a baby. She then happens to meet Domenico (Pierfrancesco Favino), headwaiter at a local restaurant. The two start a passionate relationship, but their personal lives get in the way. And they won't happy each other. Cast * Alba Rohrwacher as Anna * Pierfrancesco Favino as Domenico * Giuseppe Battiston as Alessio, Anna's husband * Teresa Saponangelo as Miriam, Domenico's wife * Fabio Troiano as Bruno * Tatiana Lepore as Bianca * Adriana De Guilmi as Anna's mother * Gigio Alberti as Anna's boss * Ninni Bruschetta as Domenico's brother Awards * Cabourg Film Festival The Cabourg Film Festival (french: Festival du Film de Cabourg – Journées romantiques or simply ) is an annual film festival held every June in Cabourg, France. Founded in 1983 by write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Seconda Volta Non Si Scorda Mai
''La seconda volta non si scorda mai'' (The Second Time Is Never Forgotten) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Ranieri Martinotti and starring Alessandro Siani and Elisabetta Canalis. The theme song, "O munn va", by Pino Daniele, was nominated for a Nastro d'Argento award for Best Original Song. Synopsis Young Giulio is a successful real estate agent. One day, he discovers that the girlfriend of one of his clients is Ilaria, a girl that Giulio loved at school. Inside Giulio, the old flame is rekindled; however, Ilaria is about to marry a man much older than her. When she sends Giulio an email, asking him to meet, he discovers that the passion is mutual and the two become lovers. The emotional response of Giulio's parents, combined with the fact that Ilaria is ready to give up her impending marriage for him, send Giulio into a state chaos. Cast * Alessandro Siani as Giulio Terracciano * Elisabetta Canalis as Ilaria Fiorito * Paolo Ruffini as Filippo * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salty Air
''Salty Air'' ( it, L'aria salata) is a 2006 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini and starring Giorgio Pasotti, Giorgio Colangeli and Michela Cescon. The film entered the competition at the 2006 Rome Film Festival, in which Giorgio Colangeli won the award for best actor. For his performance Colangeli also won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Fabio, who works as an educator in the prison of Rebibbia, finds by chance his father, Luigi Sparta, who was convicted of murder and is now pretending to be epileptic in order to obtain the libertà condizionata. Fabio and Luigi have not been seen since the man abandoned his son, when he was only six years old. Cast * Giorgio Pasotti as Fabio * Giorgio Colangeli as Luigi Sparti * Michela Cescon as Cristina * Katy Louise Saunders as Emma * Sergio Solli as Lodi * Paolo De Vita as Umberto Sparti * Paolo Pierobon as Brunetti Reception In her review for ''Variety Variety may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pater Familias (film)
''Pater Familias'' is a 2003 Italian crime-drama film written and directed by Francesco Patierno. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Massimo Cacciapuoti. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival. Cast *Antonella Migliore as Anna *Luigi Jacuzio as Matteo * Federica Bonavolontà as Rosa * Francesco Pirozzi as Michele * Francesco Di Leva as Gerardo * Domenico Balsamo as Alessandro *Marina Suma as Rosa's mother * Sergio Solli as Rosa's father *Ernesto Mahieux Ernesto Mahieux (born 12 July 1946) is an Italian actor, sometimes credited under the name Ernesto Maiè. Biography Born in Naples in 1946, he abandoned school to work in different jobs and to live in Milan and Rome. From the second half of ... as Preside References External links * Italian crime drama films Films based on Italian novels 2003 crime drama films 2003 films 2003 directorial debut films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Adesso Sesso
''E adesso sesso'' (''And now sex'') is a 2001 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. It consists of eight segments, set in different Italian cities, all sharing sex as main theme. Plot In Italy there's the 2000s, bringing fresh air. In several episodes, Carlo Vanzina offers a glimpse of the typical behavior of the Italian character of the middle-class who is struggling with beautiful women, betrayal, love affairs, and much more. Cast * Elena Russo: Assunta Potito * Adolfo Margiotta: Romeo *Youma Diakite: Brigitte * Antonello Fassari: Padre di Barbara * Emanuela Rossi: Madre di Barbara * Virginie Marsan: Barbara * Alessio Modica: Matteo * Luigi Maria Burruano: Barone *Tony Sperandeo: Don Calogero * Guia Jelo: Anna * Max Giusti: Cesare * Anna Longhi: Nonna di Cesare * Éva Henger: Spogliarellista alla finestra * Francesca Nunzi: Adalgisa *Angelo Russo: Antonio * Paolo Triestino: Isidoro *Antonio Allocca Antonio Allocca (24 June 1937 & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Spasso Nel Tempo – L'avventura Continua
''A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua'' () is a 1997 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is a sequel to 1996 film '' A spasso nel tempo''. Cast *Christian De Sica as Ascanio Orsini Varaldo/Maresciallo Amabile *Massimo Boldi as Walter Boso/Antonio *Marco Messeri as Lorenzo the Magnificent * as Sofia * as Rosanna Orsini Varaldo * as Aspreno Orsini Varaldo *Erica Beltrami as Gina * as Giusy *Sergio Solli as Don Gaetano *Laura Valci as young Gina * as Baccio * as Baccio's wife * as Girolamo Savonarola *David J. Nicholls as Highlander *Antonio Allocca Antonio Allocca (24 June 1937 – 31 December 2013) was an Italian character actor. Life and career Born in Portici, Naples, Allocca debuted on stage in 1956, then in 1958 he worked with Eduardo De Filippo at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan ... as Don Peppino * as Nunziatina References External links * Films about time travel Films directed by Carlo Vanzina 1990s Italian-language films Italian sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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