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The Art Of Getting Along
''The Art of Getting Along'' ( it, L'arte di arrangiarsi) is a 1954 in film, 1954 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. Following ''Difficult Years'' and ''Easy Years'', it is the third and final chapter in the trilogy about Italian politics under the continuing shadow of fascism conceived by Vitaliano Brancati. In the person of an unprincipled Sicilian rogue, it delivers a satirical portrait of Italian society from 1913 to 1953. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 film italiani da salvare, 100 Italian films to be saved. Plot Sasà Scimoni, nephew and unpaid assistant of the mayor of Catania, adapts himself to any man who may be able to help him advance and to any woman he may be able to take advantage of. Falling for the wife of an honest socialist politician, he becomes an activist and through his machinations the husband gets five years in jail. By then the First World War, which Sasà avoids after feigning madness, has come and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Zampa
Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director. Biography Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome. He directed several Italian neorealism films in the 1940s. In 1949 he filmed ''Alarm Bells'' on Ischia, and also shot a separate British version under the title '' Children of Chance''. During the 1950s and 1960s, he became a director of several successful films belonging to the Commedia all'italiana genre, some starring Alberto Sordi. Filmography as director *1933 Risveglio di una città *1941 L'attore scomparso *1942 C'è sempre un ma! *1942 The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (''Fra' Diavolo'') *1942 Signorinette *1945 L'abito nero da sposa *1946 A Yank in Rome (''Un Americano in vacanza'') *1947 To Live in Peace (''Vivere in pace'') *1947 L'onorevole Angelina *1948 Difficult Years (''Anni difficili'') *1949 ''Alarm Bells'' (Campane a martello) *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corriere Della Sera
The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of Italy's oldest newspapers and is Italy's most read newspaper. Its masthead has remained unchanged since its first edition in 1876. It reached a circulation of over 1 million under editor and co-owner Luigi Albertini, between 1900 and 1925. He was a strong opponent of socialism, of clericalism, and of Prime Minister Giovanni Giolitti who was willing to compromise with those forces. Albertini's opposition to the Fascist regime forced the other co-owners to oust him in 1925. Today its main competitors are Rome's ''la Repubblica'' and Turin's '' La Stampa''. History and profile ''Corriere della Sera'' was first published on Sunday 5 March 1876 by Eugenio Torelli Viollier. In 1899 the paper began to offer a weekly illustrated supplement, ''La D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered subm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Italian-language Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Films
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Buzzanca
Gino Buzzanca (8 March 1912 – 5 May 1985) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Messina, Buzzanca began his career on stage, specializing as an actor of the Sicilian language theater, and starring in works by Luigi Pirandello and Giovanni Verga. Discovered by Luigi Zampa, who offered him a role of weight in the film ''Easy Years'', Buzzanca then had a long film career as a character actor, often cast in negative roles. He also appeared in several Spaghetti Westerns, usually credited as Bill Jackson. He was the uncle of the actor Lando Buzzanca. Partial filmography * ''Easy Years'' (1953) - Barone Ferdinando LaPrua * ''Woman of Rome'' (1954) - Riccardo * ''Due lacrime'' (1954) - Tony * ''The Art of Getting Along'' (1955) - Il barone Mazzei * '' Are We Men or Corporals?'' (1955) - Il regista * ''Il bidone'' (1955) - Saro (uncredited) * ''Yalis, la vergine del Roncador'' (1955) * ''Agguato sul mare'' (1955) - Elia * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Vendicata! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Acqua
Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ..., Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor, specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi, who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as the General in Enrico Cappellini's ''La via del Sud'' (1953). Selected filmography * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) References External links * 1893 births 1996 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors {{italy-film-act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of Don Juan * Giovanni (Pokémon), boss of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon * Giovanni (World of Darkness), a group of vampires in ''Vampire: The Masquerade/World of Darkness'' roleplay and video game * "Giovanni", a song by Band-Maid from the 2021 album ''Unseen World'' * ''Giovanni's Island'', a 2014 Japanese anime drama film * '' Giovanni's Room'', a 1956 novel by James Baldwin * Via Giovanni, places in Rome See also * * * Geovani * Giovanni Battista * San Giovanni (other) *San Giovanni Battista (other) San Giovanni Battista is the Italian translation of Saint John the Baptist. It may also refer to: Italian churches * San Giovanni Battista, Highway A11, a church in Florence, Italy * San Giovanni Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Sposito
Carlo Sposito (1 May 1924 – 9 September 1984) was an Italian character actor, sometimes credited as Carletto Sposito. Born in Palermo, he was among the most active actors in the post-war Italian genre cinema. He was also pretty active on stage, radio and television. He died at 60 of myocardial infarction, in Rome. He was the brother of the playwright Faele. Selected filmography * ''For the Love of Mariastella'' (1946) - Rosalino * ''Difficult Years'' (1948) - Riccardo * ''Torna a Napoli'' (1949) - Vittorio * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Allievo * ''Cintura di castità'' (1950) * ''Women Without Names'' (1950) - Ciulian the Albanian Ice-cream Maker * ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (1950) - Il duca Luca Sorino * ''Il monello della strada'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) - Il vice-commissario Sani * ''The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) - Anselmo * '' The Young Caruso'' (1951) - Giovanni "Gianni" Palma * ''Paris Is Always Paris'' (1951) - Toto Mancuso * ''Una bruna indiavolata!'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia Balducci
Armenia Balducci (13 March 1933 – 29 July 2022) was an Italian actress, screenwriter and director. Biography Balducci was elected Miss Testaccio and had a short acting career, acting under the pseudonym Bella Visconti, which spanned six films between 1953 and 1956; it was only in 1971 that she returned in front of the cameras for an appearance in '' Sacco & Vanzetti''. She also acted in theater; she was politically active in various left-wing parties (along with her long-time partner Gian Maria Volonté) and was twice Elio Petri's editorial secretary. In 1978 and 1980 she directed two films that took a critical or satirical look at the bourgeoisie and its police representatives, but they were financial failures. From 1986 to 1993 and again in 2002 she worked as a screenwriter for Giuseppe Ferrara's films. In the latter year, her film ''La rivincita'', shot digitally, premiered at the Tierra di Siena Film Festival. Filmography As actress *''Easy Years'' (1953) *''A Day i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elli Parvo
Elli Parvo (17 October 1915 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian film actress, born in Milan as Elvira Gobbo. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) as La nobildonna al ballo * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) as l'attrice truccata all'orientale * '' Abandon All Hope'' (1937) as Gemma * '' I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) as Unknown role * '' Departure'' (1938) as La contadina con il neonato * '' The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) as Immacolata * ''The Night of Tricks'' (1939) as Maria * '' The Happy Ghost'' (1941) as Erika * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) as La zingara * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1941) as Angela * '' Carmen'' (1942) as Pamela * '' Seven Years of Good Luck'' (1942) as Melitta * '' Seven Years of Happiness'' (1943) as Melitta, la cameriera * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) as Lolita de Fuego * ''The Gates of Heaven'' (1945) as La signora provocante * '' Desire'' (1946) as Paola Previtali * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Gini
Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria ** Elena Municipality * Elena (village), a village in Haskovo Province Film and television * ''Elena'' (2011 film), a 2011 Russian film * ''Elena'' (2012 film), a Brazilian film * ''Elena'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Elena of Avalor'', an American TV series * ''Daniele Cortis'', a 1947 Italian film also known as ''Elena'' Music * ''Elena'' (Cavalli), a 1659 opera by Francesco Cavalli * ''Elena'' (Mayr), an 1814 opera by Mayr * "Elena" (song), a 1979 song by The Marc Tanner Band * ''Elena'', an EP by Puerto Muerto Other * ''Elena'' (play), a Cebuano play by Vicente Sotto * Extra Low ENergy Antiproton ring, a storage ring in the Antiproton Decelerator facility at CERN * Hurricane Elena See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
