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The Letters Page
''The Letters Page'' ( it, Piccola posta) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Steno, starring Alberto Sordi. Actually the film's full title is ''Piccola posta ovvero: cercasi vecchia con dote'' (translation: "The Letters Page, or Searching for a Rich Older Woman"). Co-writer Lucio Fulci has a cameo appearance in the film (young man with glasses). Cameraman Delli Colli's wife (Alexandra) years later wound up co-starring in one of Fulci's later slasher films, ''The New York Ripper'' (1982). ''Piccola Posta'' is a sequel of sorts to Steno's earlier film ''A Day in Court'', similarly formatted into a series of short vignettes, each involving different characters, and the stories are all tied together through Lady Eva and her "Dear Abby"-style column. Steno said in interviews that he liked Sordi and allowed him to adlib some of the scenes, Sordi basing his material on past experiences he claimed to have had with older women.Howarth, Troy (2015). Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steno (director)
Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina (19 January 1917 – 13 March 1988), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Two of his films, ''Un giorno in pretura'' (1954) and ''Febbre da cavallo'' (1976), were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Abandonment (film), Abandonment'' (1940) * ''In High Places (1943 film), In High Places'' (1943) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) * ''Annabella's Adventure'' (1943) * ''Black Eagle (1946 film), Black Eagle'' (1946) * ''The Courier of the King'' (1947) * ''The Captain's Daughter (1947 film), The Captain's Daughter'' (1947) * ''Fear and Sand'' (1948) * ''The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * ''Toto Looks for a House'' (1949) * ''A Night of Fame'' (1949) * ''A Dog's Life (1950 film), A Dog's Life'' (with Mario Monicelli, 1950) * ''The Knight Has Arrived!'' (with Mario Monicelli, 1950) * ''Her Favourite Husband'' (1950) * ''The E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanda Primavera
Nanda Primavera (23 August 1898 – 9 August 1995) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films from 1936 to 1988. Filmography References External links * 1898 births 1995 deaths Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Stefano Vanzina
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Comedy Films
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Italian Comedy Films
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1955 Films
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top-grossing hits of 1955 in the United States. Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1955 films from countries outside of North America. Events * January 7 – U.K. release of the Halas and Batchelor film animation of George Orwell's ''Animal Farm'' (completed April 1954), the first full-length British-made animated feature on general theatrical release. *February 24 - 12th Golden Globe Awards announced: '' On The Waterfront'', Marlon Brando, & Judy Garland win * March 18 – The film adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel ''Blackboard Jungle'' previews in New York City, featuring the single " Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets over the opening credits, the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. Teenagers jump from their seats to dance to it. * June 1 – Premiere of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'' featuring an iconic scene of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvo Libassi
A salvo is the simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute. As a tactic in warfare, the intent is to cripple an enemy in one blow and prevent them from fighting back. Overview Troops armed with muzzleloaders required time to refill their arms with gunpowder and shot. Gun drills were designed to enable an almost continuous rain of fire on the enemy by lining troops into ranks, allowing one rank to fire a salvo, or volley, while the other ranks prepared their guns for firing. The term is commonly used to describe the firing of broadsides by warships, especially battleships. During fleet engagements in the days of sail, from 17th century until the 19th century, ships of the line were maneuvered with the objective of bringing the greatest possible number of cannon to bear on the enemy and to discharge them in a salvo, causing enough damage and confusion as to allow time for the cannon to be swabbed ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincenzo Talarico
Vincenzo Talarico (28 April 1909 – 16 August 1972), was an Italian screenwriter and film actor. He wrote for 27 films between 1940 and 1966. He also appeared in 15 films between 1946 and 1964. He was born in Acri, Italy and died in Fiuggi, Italy. Selected filmography ;Screenwriter * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * ''A Little Wife'' (1943) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * ''The Devil in the Convent'' (1950) * ''Easy Years'' (1953) * '' The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) * ''Where Is Freedom?'' (1954) * ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (1954) * ''Toto Seeks Peace'' (1954) * ''Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955) * '' The Bigamist'' (1956) * ''Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * ''The Moralist'' (1959) ;Actor * '' Professor, My Son'' (1946) * ''Where Is Freedom?'' (1954) * ''Toto Seeks Peace'' (1954) * ''A Day in Court'' (1954) * ''An American in Rome'' (1954) * '' The Letters Page'' (1955) * ''The Two Friends'' (1955) * '' The Bigamist'' (1956) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoletta Orsomando
Nicoletta Orsomando (born Nicolina Orsomando; 11 January 1929 – 21 August 2021) was an Italian television personality. She was the first Italian continuity announcer to appear on television, on 22 October 1953, and is considered the "dean" of Italian continuity announcers. Biography Born in 1929 in Casapulla, at that time in the province of Naples, she moved while still a baby with her family to Mazzarino, and later to Lavello. They then moved to Littoria (currently Latina) and finally to Rome. She appeared for the first time on 22 October 1953 on Italian television at a time when television in Italy was still experimental, as the first announcer. She presented a program for children, a documentary about the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. In 2010, she participated in the variety show on Rai 1 ''Insegnami a sognare'', presented by Pino Insegno. At the beginning of 2011, she appeared on the program ''Domenica in'' in the section ''In onda'', hosted by Lorella Cuccarini. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nietta Zocchi
Nietta Zocchi (10 July 1909 – 23 April 1981) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1976. Selected filmography * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) - Zelinda (uncredited) * '' To Live'' (1936) - Una spettatrice al concerto * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) - Nurse * '' The Dance of Time'' (1936) * ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (1937) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1938) - Infermiera Ersilia * ''Il suo destino'' (1938) - Una reclusa * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1939) - La cameriera della primattrice * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) - Un' altra ragazza disoccupata * '' The Widow'' (1939) - Un'invitata alla festa * ''Department Store'' (1939) - La commessa racchia (uncredited) * ''Mamma'' (1941) - La cameriera dell'albergo a Venezia * ''Orizzonte dipinto'' (1941) - Blandina * ''Il re del circo'' (1941) - La signora Speranza * ''Villa da vendere'' (1941) - Gabriella * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) - Una cliente della casa di mode * ''La scuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Pellegrini
Amalia Pellegrini (16 June 1873 – 13 September 1958) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * 1873 births 1958 deaths Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Raimondi
Sergio Raimondi (1968, Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine poet. He is also a professor at Universidad Nacional del Sur, where he is in charge of the subject Contemporary Literature (I & II). Until June, 2011, he was the director of the Museo del Puerto de Ingeniero White. Awards *2007 Guggenheim Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ... Works"Limón solo"; "se queman los ojos pero no se ven astros"; "el tema"; "Egipto" ''La Corota'', January 19, 2005 *''Catulito'' Vox, 1999 (translations of atulluss poetry) *''Poesía civil'' Bahia Blanca: Vox, 2001 *''Zivilpoesie'', Berlin, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin, 2005, *''Für ein kommentiertes Wörterbuch'', Berlin, Berenberg Verlag, 2012, Anthologies"Di fronte a un esplanare di ''Defense of Poetry''"; "Il poeta min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
