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Simona Paggi
Simona Paggi (born 29 December 1962) is an Italian film editor. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work in the film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997) and won the David di Donatello for Best Editing for her work in ''The Stolen Children'' (1992). During her career, she became a close collaborator of directors like Gianni Amelio, Emanuele Crialese and John Turturro. Selected filmography * '' Open Doors'' (1990) * ''Traces of an Amorous Life'' (1990) * ''The Stolen Children'' (1992) * ''Lamerica'' (1994) * '' Heartless'' (1995) * ''Traveling Companion'' (1996) * ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997) * ''The Way We Laughed'' (1998) * ''Controvento'' (2000) * '' Empty Eyes'' (2001) * ''Momo'' (2001) * ''Pinocchio'' (2002) * ''Opopomoz'' (2003) * ''The Keys to the House'' (2004) * ''The Life That I Want'' (2004) * ''The Missing Star'' (2006) * '' The Sweet and the Bitter'' (2007) * '' Passione'' (2010) * ''Terraferma'' (2011) * ''L'intrepido'' (2013) * ''Fading Gig ... [...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] |
Traveling Companion
''Traveling Companion'' ( it, Compagna di viaggio) is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Peter Del Monte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Asia Argento won the 1997 David di Donatello for Best Actress. Cast * Asia Argento - Cora * Michel Piccoli - Cosimo Giusti * Lino Capolicchio - Pepe * Silvia Cohen - Ada * Max Malatesta - Giulio * Sebastiano Colla - Fabio * Germano Di Mattia - Raul * Silvana Gasparini - Daria (girl of the pottery workshop) * Maddalena Maggi - Cora's mother * Patrizia Pezza - Waitress friend of Cora * Pier Francesco Poggi - Furniture salesman (as Pierfrancesco Poggi) * Elisabetta Rocchetti - Beautician friend * Teresa Saponangelo - Woman in the room (as Maria Teresa Saponangelo) * Chantal Ughi Chantal Ughi (born 17 December 1981) is an Italian American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion. Ughi started training Muay Thai in New York aged 20, and in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'intrepido
''L'intrepido'' is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Amelio. It was screened in the main competition section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival and in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Antonio lives in Milan, but does not have a steady job. His specialty is to replace other workers for a short time, since he likes to pretend to be someone else. But Antonio soon realizes he must do something more concrete in his life, and so devotes to his son, a young musician, who often fears of performing in concert. Cast * Antonio Albanese as Antonio Pane * Livia Rossi as Lucia * Gabriele Rendina as Ivo Pane * Toni Santagata as Maltese * Sandra Ceccarelli Sandra Ceccarelli (born 3 July 1967) is an Italian film actress. Daughter of Franco Ceccarelli, guitarist of the 1960s and 1970s Italian rock group Equipe 84, and Sandra von Glasersfeld (daughter of philosopher Ernst von Glasersfeld), Ceccar ... as Adria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terraferma (film)
''Terraferma'' is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Emanuele Crialese. The film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot On Linosa, fishermen are punished for saving illegal immigrants (boat people) from the sea and, back on shore, letting them go, because this amounts to facilitating illegal immigration. Therefore young local Filippo does not allow them on his boat. Several die, and Filippo changes his mind about the matter: he helps a family consisting of a mother, a little boy and a newborn baby, to leave to the Italian mainland. Cast * Filippo Pucillo as Filippo * Donatella Finocchiaro as Giulietta * Mimmo Cuticchio as Ernesto * Giuseppe Fiorello as Nino * Timnit T. as Sara * Claudio Santamaria as Santamaria * Tiziana Lodato as Maria Production The film was produced through Italy's Cattleya with 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passione (2010 Film)
''Passione'' is a 2010 documentary film directed by John Turturro. It was filmed on location in Naples, Italy. The film was released in the United States in June 2011. Plot ''Passione'' chronicles the rich Neapolitan musical heritage, tracing the influences of European, African and Arabic cultures, while touching on the Canzone napoletana (Neapolitan song) tradition. The film features dozens of contemporary solo performers and ensembles who are currently established on the city's music scene, including Fiorenza Calogero, Pietra Montecorvino, James Senese, Peppe Barra, Fausto Cigliano, and Rosario Fiorello. The film also explores the city's music history with archival footage and accounts of such historic artists as Enrico Caruso, Sergio Bruni, Massimo Ranieri, and Renato Carosone. ''Passione'' is the fourth film directed by Turturro, who is primarily known for his film and television acting roles. In addition to co-writing the screenplay, he appears on-camera sporadically, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sweet And The Bitter
''The Sweet and the Bitter'' ( it, Il dolce e l'amaro) is a 2007 Italian crime-drama film directed by Andrea Porporati. It entered the competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luigi Lo Cascio as Saro Scordia * as Mimmo Butera *Toni Gambino as Gaetano Butera *Fabrizio Gifuni as Stefano *Donatella Finocchiaro as Ada *Ornella Giusto Ornella is an Italian feminine given name, probably derived from , " flowering ash tree" (''Fraxinus ornus''). It was coined by Gabriele D'Annunzio in his 1904 play '' The Daughter of Iorio'' and made popular also thanks to the fame of singer Or ... as Antonia * Renato Carpentieri as Vicari * Luigi Lo Cascio as Saro's Father Plot Saro is the son of a Sicilian criminal. He visits his father during a revolt in the prison where he is one of the leaders. At the end of the occupation his father dies, presumably under the fire of the police breaking in to suppress the revolt. References External links * 2007 films Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Star
''La stella che non c'è'' ( English title: ''The Missing Star'') is an Italian 2006 drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The story talks about an Italian engineer who went to China to fix a defect of old Italian steel-making equipment. This movie shows real people's life (if not all, at least some) and the changing of society during the rapid development of the country. Plot summary Vincenzo is an Italian engineer in a steel mill in bankruptcy, which is being acquired by a group of Chinese men. Vincenzo, not well understanding the real consequences of his work, is sent to China because there must advertise and repair a particular machine factory. Vincenzo gets help from a young translator of Chinese, and the two falls in love; but he, when he returns to Italy, finds out that the factory is purchased, and that all Italian workers are laid off. So Vincenzo goes to China in an almost personal challenge to fix a potentially dangerous fault to the same machine now in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life That I Want
''The Life That I Want'' ( it, La vita che vorrei) is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Luigi Lo Cascio as Stefano / Federico * Sandra Ceccarelli as Laura / Eleonora * Galatea Ranzi as Chiara / Vittoria * Fabio Camilli as Raffaele * Antonino Bruschetta as Luca (as Ninni Bruschetta) * Roberto Citran as Giordani * Camilla Filippi as Monica * Paolo Sassanelli as Diego * Gea Lionello as Marina * Sasa Vulicevic as Luciano / Conte See also * List of Italian films of 2004 A list of films produced in Italy in 2004 (see 2004 in film): See also *2004 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2004at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2004 Lists of Italian films by year, ... References External links * 2004 films 2004 drama films Italian drama films 2000s Italian-language films Films directed by Giuseppe Piccioni 2000s Italian films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Keys To The House
''The Keys to the House'' ( it, Le chiavi di casa) is an Italian 2004 dramatic family film based on the story ''Born Twice'' (Italian title: ''Nati due volte'') telling the story of a young father meeting his handicapped son for the first time and attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager. The film was directed by Gianni Amelio. Plot Gianni (Kim Rossi Stuart) has left his handicapped son Paolo ( Andrea Rossi) in the care of others since his birth. He has not been able to cope with Paolo’s mother’s death in childbirth or that Paolo has not developed like other children because of his handicap. Paolo is now fifteen and is about to meet his father for the first time. Gianni has been asked by his son's caretakers to bring him to a Berlin hospital for yearly tests and check-ups. According to their doctor, the "shock" of meeting his father could help Paolo in his treatment. When Gianni boards the night train on which Paolo is already travelling, it is Gianni who is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opopomoz
''Opopomoz'' is a 2003 Italian- French-Spanish animation film directed by Enzo D'Alò. It tells an unusual Christmas story, set in a modern-day Naples, during the Christmas season. The film was shot in two years, with a budget of about 10 million euro. Plot The movie starts in Hell where Satan plans to destroy Christmas by stopping Jesus's birth, and he decides to send three of his minions — Astarotte, Scarapino and Farfaricchio — in Naples from the barrel of Mount Vesuvius since it was the "Crib's capital". The three devils choose a little kid called Rocco, which is unhappy and jealous for the incoming birth of his little brother Francesco, and he's always angry with his mother and father. After a lot of tempting, the devils manage to make Rocco say the magic word "Opopomoz" and go into the crib's world, where he's determined to stop Mary and Joseph from coming to Betlem. But the three devils cause a lot of problems and never manage to accomplish the mission, so Rocco ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinocchio (2002 Film)
''Pinocchio'' is a 2002 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Roberto Benigni, who also stars. It is based on the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi, with Benigni portraying Pinocchio. Filming took place in Italy and Kalkara, Malta. It was dedicated to costume and production designer Danilo Donati, who died on 1 December 2001. The film was released in Italy on 11 October 2002 by Medusa Distribuzione, which was met with mixed reviews. It received an English-language dub in the United States in December 2002, released by Miramax Films; this version was critically panned. ''Pinocchio'' was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 75th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot A magical log falls off a wagon, stopping at Geppetto's door. The wood carver creates a puppet from the log and names it Pinocchio. Pinocchio comes to life and runs away in the streets, turning the town upside down. The carpent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momo (2001 Film)
''Momo'' ( it, Momo alla conquista del tempo, also known as ''Momo, the Conquest of Time'') is a 2001 Italian-German animation film directed by Enzo D'Alò. It is an adaptation of the 1973 fantasy novel ''Momo'' by Michael Ende. It spawned an animated series in 2003. The film won a Silver Ribbon for Gianna Nannini's musical score, and was also nominated for Silver Ribbon for best screenplay. Plot Momo is an orphan girl who finds herself in a town, where she makes friends with an old man, Beppo, who loves her as a granddaughter, and with Gigi, a child who immediately falls in love with her. Momo also knows other playmates: Enzo, Bruno, Livia and the little Chicco, who create a house in an ancient amphitheatre, and Cassiopea, a tortoise she finds on the street. But the city is invaded by the Gray Men who convince many people, including the ingenious barber Osvaldo Fusi, that they don't have much time left to live: the Grey Men's goal is to save all the people's time in their special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
