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Sicilia!
''Sicilia!'' () is a 1998 Italian black-and-white film directed by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. ''Sicilia!'' follows a man returning to visit his native Sicily, after living in New York City for many years. The film is an adaptation of Elio Vittorini's anti-fascist novel '' Conversations in Sicily'', which was first published in 1941. Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa's documentary on Straub and Huillet, ''Où gît votre sourire enfoui?'' (alternately translated into English as ''Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?'' or ''Where Lies Your Hidden Smile?''), was filmed while they were editing ''Sicilia!''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It was included in the 37th New York Film Festival. Cast * Gianni Buscarino as the son * Angela Nugara as the mother * Vittorio Vigneri as the knife-grinder * Carmelo Maddio as the orange-seller * Ignazio Trombello as policeman * Simone Nucatola as policeman * Giovanni Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conversations In Sicily
''Conversazione in Sicilia'' () is a novel by the Italian author Elio Vittorini. It originally appeared in serial form in the literary magazine ''Letteratura'' in 1938–1939, and was first published in book form under the title ''Nome e Lagrime'' in 1941. The story concerns Silvestro Ferrauto and his return to Sicily after a long absence. Major themes of the work are detachment, poverty, exploitation and marital fidelity and respect. ''Conversazione in Sicilia'' literally translates to English as ''Conversation in Sicily''; English translations have appeared under that title and a variety of other titles, including ''In Sicily'' and ''Conversations in Sicily''. The first US edition contains a foreword by Ernest Hemingway, reprinted in several later editions. Plot summary Silvestro Ferrauto is a Sicilian working as a typesetter in Milan, who beset by strange feelings of hopelessness, decides to visit Sicily after receiving a letter from his father which reveals that the father has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lubtchansky
William Lubtchansky (26 October 1937 – 4 May 2010) was a French cinematographer. Biography Lubtchansky's first film was Agnès Varda's 1965 short, ''Elsa la Rose''. He shot over 100 films, including several for Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rivette, Jean Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and Nadine Trintignant. He has also worked with Philippe Garrel, François Truffaut, Marcel Camus and Peter Brook (for the 1989 6-hour version of ''The Mahabharata''). Lubtchansky died in Paris, France, on 4 May 2010 from heart disease. Selected filmography * ''Time to Live'' (1969) * '' It Only Happens to Others'' (1971) * ''Violins at the Ball'' (1974) * ''Speak to Me of Love'' (1975) * '' Noroît'' (1976) * ''Here and Elsewhere'' (1976) * ''Duelle'' (1976) * ''The Woman Next Door'' (1981) * '' Neige'' (1981) * ''Le Pont du Nord'' (1981) * ''Cap Canaille'' (1983) * ''Love on the Ground'' (1984) * '' Class Relations'' (1984) * '' After Darkness'' (1985) * '' I Love You'' (1986) * ''Agent troubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
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List Of Films Shown At The New York Film Festival
This is a list of feature-length films (at least 45 minutes) shown at the New York Film Festival. Films previously released in the U.S. and screened as retrospectives are not included. Films at the first New York Film Festival (1963) *Opening Night: The Exterminating Angel (Luis Buñuel, Mexico) *Closing Night: Sweet and Sour (Jacques Baratier, France) * All the Way Home ( Alex Segal, USA) *An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujirō Ozu, Japan) * Barravento (Glauber Rocha, Brazil) *Elektra at Epidaurus (Ted Zarpas, Greece) *The Fiances ( Ermanno Olmi, Italy) * Glory Sky ( Takis Kanellopoulos, Greece) *In the Midst of Life (Robert Enrico, France) * Hallelujah the Hills (Adolfas Mekas, USA) *Harakiri (Masaki Kobayashi, Japan) *Knife in the Water (Roman Polanski, Poland) * Le Joli Mai ( Chris Marker, France) * Love in the Suburbs (Tamás Fejér, Hungary) *Magnet of Doom (Jean-Pierre Melville, France) * Muriel, or The Time of Return (Alain Resnais, France) *RoGoPaG (Roberto Rossellini, Ugo G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Cannes Film Festival
The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1999. Canadian filmmaker, actor and author David Cronenberg was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the French–Belgian film ''Rosetta'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The festival opened with '' The Barber of Siberia'', directed by Nikita Mikhalkov and closed with '' An Ideal Husband'', directed by Oliver Parker. Kristin Scott Thomas was the mistress of ceremonies. Juries Main competition The following people were appointed as the Jury for the feature films of the 1999 Official Selection: * David Cronenberg (Canada) Jury President * André Téchiné (France) * Barbara Hendricks (Sweden) * Dominique Blanc (France) * Doris Dörrie (Germany) * George Miller (Australia) * Holly Hunter (United States) * Jeff Goldblum (United States) * Maurizio Nichetti (Italy) * Yasmina Reza (France) Un Certain Regard The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1999 Un Certain Regard: *Lambert Wilson (actor) Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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Giuseppe Bonta
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppina. People with the given name Artists and musicians * Giuseppe Aldrovandini (1671–1707), Italian composer * Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527–1593), Italian painter * Giuseppe Belli (singer) (1732–1760), Italian castrato singer * Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791–1863), Italian poet * Giuseppe Castiglione (1829–1908) (1829–1908), Italian painter * Giuseppe Giordani (1751–1798), Italian composer, mainly of opera * Giuseppe Ottaviani (born 1978), Italian musician and disc jockey * Giuseppe Psaila (1891–1960), Maltese Art Nouveau architect * Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750), Italian composer and oboist * Giuseppe Sanmartino or Sammartino (1720–1793), Italian sculptor * Giuseppe Santomaso (1907–1990), Italian painter * Giu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education. It is sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and partially funded under the British Film Institute Act 1949. Purpose It was established in 1933 to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom. BFI activities Archive The BFI maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sight & Sound
''Sight and Sound'' (also spelled ''Sight & Sound'') is a British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI). It conducts the well-known, once-a-decade ''Sight and Sound'' Poll of the Greatest Films of All Time, ongoing since 1952. History and content ''Sight and Sound'' was first published in Spring 1932 as "A quarterly review of modern aids to learning published under the auspices of the British Institute of Adult Education". In 1934 management of the magazine was handed to the nascent British Film Institute (BFI), which still publishes the magazine today. ''Sight and Sound'' was published quarterly for most of its history until the early 1990s, apart from a brief run as a monthly publication in the early 1950s, but in 1991 it merged with another BFI publication, the ''Monthly Film Bulletin'', and started to appear monthly. In 1949, Gavin Lambert, co-founder of film journal ''Sequence'', was hired as the editor, and also brought with him ''Sequence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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Giovanni Interlandi
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