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The Spider's Stratagem
''The Spider's Stratagem'' ( it, Strategia del ragno) is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story ''Theme of the Traitor and the Hero'' by Jorge Luis Borges. The film stars Giulio Brogi and Alida Valli, and follows the son of an antifascist martyr who travels to his namesake’s father’s hometown, uncovering secrets of his father’s past in the process. The film was screened at the 31st Venice International Film Festival before premiering on Rai 1 on October 25, 1970, then rebroadcasting on Rai 2 five days later. It received a limited theatrical release in Europe and the United States. Plot At the request of his father's mistress, Draifa, Athos Magnani arrives by train in the town of Tara, where his father, also named Athos Magnani, was killed before his birth. The father, remembered as a resistance hero and whom his son greatly resembles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theme Of The Traitor And The Hero
"Theme of the Traitor and the Hero" (original Spanish language, Spanish title: "Tema del traidor y del héroe") is a short story by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, originally published in 1944 in number 112 of the review ''Sur (magazine), Sur''. Plot For the centenary of the death of Fergus Kilpatrick, an Irish nationalist hero who led a group of Irish conspirators, and was assassinated in 1824, a descendant called Ryan is preparing a biography. Kilpatrick was killed in a theatre by unknown assailants, with a letter on his body warning him he faced death and after a soothsayer had predicted his end. Spotting these parallels with William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's plays, Ryan discovers that the oldest of the conspirators, Nolan, was the translator of Shakespeare into Irish language, Gaelic. Eventually, Ryan works out that the nationalists knew they had been betrayed to the British authorities and Kilpatrick admitted he was the informer. After sentencing him to death, Nolan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rai 2
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting ''TG2'' news bulletins, talk shows, reality television, drama series, sitcoms and infotainment. In the 1980s it was known for its political affiliation to the Italian Socialist Party, it has shifted recently its focus towards the youth, including in its schedule reality shows, entertainment, TV series, news, knowledge and sports. The second television channel in Italy, it was launched on 4 November 1961, seven years after RAI's first channel was launched on 3 January 1954. The channel was initially referred to as "Secondo Programma". It received other names, such as "Rete 2" and "Rai Due" until it adopted its current name "Rai 2". Its direct competitor to Mediaset's Italia 1. It is also a state-owned channel like Rai 1. Logo File:Logo Raidue 1983.svg, 3 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivarolo Del Re Ed Uniti
Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about southeast of Cremona. Rivarolo del Re ed Uniti borders the following municipalities: Casalmaggiore, Casteldidone, Rivarolo Mantovano, Sabbioneta, Spineda Spineda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about east of Cremona. Spineda borders the following municipalities: Commessaggio, Gazzuolo, Rivarolo del Re .... References Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Cremona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomponesco
Pomponesco ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian Province of Mantua. As of 2007, the estimated population of Pomponesco was 1,770. The experimental musical artist Maurizio Bianchi Maurizio Bianchi (born 4 December 1955 in Pomponesco in the Province of Mantua) is an Italian pioneer of industrial music, originating from Milan. Biography 1979–1983 Bianchi was inspired by the music of Tangerine Dream, Conrad Schnitzler an ... was born there in 1955. Sources Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Mantua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidenza
Fidenza (Parmigiano: ; locally ) is a town and ''comune ''in the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. It has around 27,000 inhabitants. The town was renamed Fidenza in 1927, recalling its Roman name of ''Fidentia''; before, it was called Borgo San Donnino (Parmigiano: ). History The town originates from a Roman camp (''Fidentia'') founded on the place where the Ananes Gauls had their settlement of Vicumvia (Latin ''Victumviae'' or ''Victumulae''). In 41 BC, it received the Roman citizenship and became a ''municipium''. In the 5th century, it was destroyed by Constantine I. From 1092 to 1100, Borgo San Donnino was the seat of King Conrad II of Italy. In the same year, it became a commune, confirmed in 1162 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who entrusted it to the Pallavicino family of Piacenza. In 1199, it was conquered by Parma, but was freed in 1221 by Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. In 1268 the city was however destroyed by the troops of Parma. It was rebuilt around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabbioneta
Sabbioneta ( egl, label= Casalasco-Viadanese, Subiunèda) is a town and in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region, Northern Italy. It is situated about north of Parma, not far from the northern bank of the Po River. It was inscribed in the World Heritage List in 2008. History Sabbioneta was founded by Vespasiano I Gonzaga in the late 16th century along the ancient Roman Via Vitelliana, on a sandy bank of the Po (whence the name, meaning "sandy" in Italian); he was its first duke, using it as a personal fortress and residence. It was also during this period that it became a minor musical centre; composers such as Benedetto Pallavicino (c. 1551–1601) were employed here by Vespasiano Gonzaga, prior to his moving to the main Gonzaga city of Mantua. Located on an alluvial ground between the Po and Oglio rivers, as well as along the route of the ancient Via Vitelliana, it occupied a strategic position in the heart of the Po Valley. For Vespasiano Gonzaga, Sabbioneta was to be a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Giuseppe Bertolucci (27 February 1947 – 16 June 2012) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 26 films between 1972 and 2012. He was the younger brother of Bernardo Bertolucci. Selected filmography * ''Berlinguer, I Love You'' (''Berlinguer ti voglio bene'', 1977) * ''Oggetti smarriti, An Italian Woman'' (''Oggetti smarriti'', 1980) * ''Secrets Secrets'' (''Segreti segreti'', 1984) * ''The Strangeness of Life'' (''Strana la vita'', 1987) * ''The Camels'' (''I cammelli'', 1988) * ''Especially on Sunday'' (''La domenica specialmente'', 1991) * ''Troppo Sole'' (1994) * ''Il dolce rumore della vita, The Sweet Sounds of Life'' (''Il dolce rumore della vita'', 1999) * ''Probably Love'' (''L'amore probabilmente'', 2001) References External links * 1947 births 2012 deaths Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Film people from Parma Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippo Campanini
Pippo Campanini (born 1907, date of death unknown) was an Italian actor. In 1970 he starred in Bernardo Bertolucci's ''The Spider's Stratagem'' and in 1976 also appeared in Bertolucci's ''1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...''. References External links * Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 1907 births Year of death missing {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tino Scotti
Tino Scotti (16 November 1905 – 16 October 1984) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1940 and 1984. He was born in Milan, Italy, and died in Tarquinia, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Fanfulla da Lodi'' (1940) * ''La donna perduta'' (1940) - Asdrubale, il cameriere * ''The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) - Il barbiere * ''Non me lo dire!'' (1940) - Il matto * ''Caravaggio'' (1941) * ''Labbra serrate'' (1942) - Francesco Ugoletti * ''Stasera niente di nuovo'' (1942) - Il comico del varietà * ''Il fanciullo del West'' (1942) - Penna bianca * '' Pazzo d'amore'' (1942) - Fegato * ''La valle del diavolo'' (1943) - Olaf, il marinaio attendente * ''In due si soffre meglio'' (1943) - Il maggiordomo * ''Lively Teresa'' (1943) - Albertaccio * ''Anything for a Song'' (1943) - Il maestro di musica * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Valentino Doriani, il comico * ''Chi l'ha visto?'' (1945) * ''Departure at Seven'' (1946) - Filippo * ''Pian delle stelle'' (1946) * ''Before Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigoletto
''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play ''Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. The work, Verdi's sixteenth in the genre, is widely considered to be the first of the operatic masterpieces of Verdi's middle-to-late career. Its tragic story revolves around the licentious Duchy of Mantua, Duke of Mantua, his hunch-backed court jester Rigoletto, and Rigoletto's daughter Gilda. The opera's original title, ''La maledizione'' (The Curse), refers to a curse placed on both the Duke and Rigoletto by a courtier whose daughter the Duke has seduced with Rigoletto's encouragement. The curse comes to fruition when Gilda falls in love with the Duke and sacrifices her life to save him from the assassin hired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 1943, and "Duce" of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919 until his execution in 1945 by Italian partisans. As dictator of Italy and principal founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired and supported the international spread of fascist movements during the inter-war period. Mussolini was originally a socialist politician and a journalist at the ''Avanti!'' newspaper. In 1912, he became a member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), but he was expelled from the PSI for advocating military intervention in World War I, in opposition to the party's stance on neutrality. In 1914, Mussolini founded a new journal, ''Il Popolo d'Italia'', and served in the Royal Italian Army durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Caesar (play)
''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar ''(First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar'') is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599. In the play, Brutus joins a conspiracy led by Cassius to assassinate Julius Caesar, to prevent him from becoming a tyrant. Caesar's right-hand man Antony stirs up hostility against the conspirators and Rome becomes embroiled in a dramatic civil war. Characters * Julius Caesar ''Triumvirs after Caesar's death'' * Octavius Caesar * Mark Antony * Lepidus ''Conspirators against Caesar'' * Marcus Brutus (Brutus) * Cassius * Casca * Decius Brutus * Cinna * Metellus Cimber * Trebonius * Caius Ligarius ''Tribunes'' * Flavius * Marullus ''Roman Senate Senators'' * Cicero * Publius * Popilius Lena ''Citizens'' * Calpurnia – Caesar's wife * Portia – Brutus' wife * Soothsayer – a person supposed to be able to foresee the future * Artemidorus – sophist from Knidos * Cinna – poet * Cobbler * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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