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The Flight Of Socrates
''The Flight of Socrates'' (Italian:''La fuga di Socrate'') is a 1923 Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Carlo Aldini.Stewart p.7 Plot Ajax accidentily startles Socrates, the pet parrot of his fiancé Annita, causing him to fly away through an open window. Annita says she will not marry Ajax until he returns Socrates to her. In his international search for the parrot, Ajax accidentally becomes a wanted man everywhere he goes. Socrates eventually is released to return home by his new owners, Liliana and her father, much to Annita's delight. While Socrates returns home, Ajax does not, because he finds the love of his life, Liliana, while searching for Socrates. The film ends with Annita’s parents scolding her for abusing Ajax’s love. Cast * Carlo Aldini - Ajax (Aiace) * Ruy Vismara - Annita * Vasco Creti - Liliana's father * Giuseppe Brignone - Annita's father * Miss Rolfo - Liliana References Bibliography * Stewart, John. ''Italian Film: A Who's Who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Brignone
Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934). He died in Rome in 1959. Selected filmography * '' Odette'' (1916) * '' The Painting of Osvaldo Mars'' (1921) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1922) * ''Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * ''Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Maciste in Hell'' (1925)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 288. . * '' Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (1926) * '' The Giant of the Dolomites'' (1927) * ''Mary's Big Secret'' (1928) * '' Devotion'' (1929) * ''The Man Without Love'' (1929) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleuterio Rodolfi
Eleuterio Rodolfi (1876–1933) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He was a leading figure in Italian cinema during the silent era, directing over a hundred films including '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1913).Everett p.19 Selected filmography Director * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1913) *'' Doctor Antonio'' (1914) * ''Hamlet'' (1917) * '' Maciste's American Nephew'' (1924) Producer * ''The Painting of Osvaldo Mars ''The Painting of Osvaldo Mars'' (Italian: ''Il quadro di Osvaldo Mars'') is a 1921 Italian silent drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Mercedes Brignone, Domenico Serra and Giovanni Cimara.Pethő p.123-25 Synopsis A countess, dis ...'' (1921) References Bibliography * Everett, Wendy. ''Questions of Colour in Cinema: From Paintbrush to Pixel''. Peter Lang, 2007. External links * 1876 births 1933 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors Film people from Bolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovacchino Forzano
Giovacchino Forzano (; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director. A resourceful writer, he authored numerous popular plays and produced opera librettos for most of the major Italian composers of the early twentieth century, including the librettos for Giacomo Puccini's ''Suor Angelica'' and ''Gianni Schicchi''.Julian Budden: "Giovacchino Forzano", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed 4 March 2009)(subscription access)/ref> Biography Forzano was born in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the province of Florence. He studied medicine before embarking on a brief career as an operatic baritone. He then began studying law and, after finishing his diploma, became a freelance journalist, contributing regularly to several of Italy's major newspapers. In 1914 he met and befriended Puccini who asked him to write the librettos for his ''Il trittico'', a collection of three one-act operas. Forzano agreed to write the librettos for two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Aldini
Carlo Aldini (1894–1961) was an Italian actor and film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ....Haining p.149 Selected filmography References Bibliography * Haining, Peter. ''Agatha Christie: Murder in four acts : a centenary celebration of 'The Queen of Crime' on stage, films, radio & TV''. Virgin, 1990. External links * 1894 births 1961 deaths Italian male film actors Italian film producers Actors from the Province of Lucca {{Italy-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland ( Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of intertitle, title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a piano, pianist, theatre organ, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or musical improvisation, improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). One-third of all parrot species are threatened by extinction, with higher aggregate extinction risk ( IUCN Red List Index) than any other comparable bird group. Parrots have a generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere, as well. The greatest diversity of parrots is in South America and Australasia. Characteristic features of parrots include a strong, curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual spectrum. They form t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruy Vismara , a chess opening named after the Spanish chess player
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Ruy may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Ruy, the Little Cid, Spanish animated television series * Ruy Blas, a character in the eponymous tragic drama by Victor Hugo People *another form of Rui, a Portuguese male given name *another form of the Spanish male given name Rodrigo * Ruy López de Segura (1530-1580), Spanish chess player * Ruy Ramos (born 1957), Japanese footballer * Ruy (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Places * Ruy, Isère, a commune in France * Ruy, Iran, a city in Iran * Ruy Special Town, a village in Iran * Ruy Mountain, a mountain on the border of Bulgaria and Serbia Other uses *Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez (; ), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 Nc6 :3. Bb5 The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco Creti
Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * ''Il siluramento dell'Oceania'' (1917) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1922) * ''The Flight of Socrates'' (1923) * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1926) * '' Company and the Crazy'' (1928) * ''Sun'' (1929) * '' The Man with the Claw'' (1931) * '' Mother Earth'' (1931) * ''Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Palio'' (1932) * ''Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * '' The Gift of the Morning'' (1932) * ''Pergolesi'' (1932) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) * '' The Table of the Poor'' (1932) * '' Creatures of the Night'' (1934) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * '' God's Will Be Done'' (1936) * '' La Damigella di Bard'' (1936) * ''Pietro Micca'' (1938) * '' The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' The Widow'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Brignone
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 painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Rolfo
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of '' mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
