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The Two Lives Of Mattia Pascal
''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'' ( it, Le due vite di Mattia Pascal) is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was adapted from the novel '' Il fu Mattia Pascal'' by Luigi Pirandello. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Mattia Pascal, an unsuccessful small farmer in northern Italy, decides to try his luck at a French casino and wins. When he sees in a newspaper story that a man with the same name has died mysteriously, he decides that this is a perfect opportunity to begin a new life. He takes the name Arturo Meis and moves to Rome. But he finds that a new life is not necessarily a more satisfying one. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Mattia Pascal * Senta Berger - Clara * Flavio Bucci - Terenzio Papiano * Laura Morante - Adriana Paleari * Laura del Sol - Romilda Pescatore * Caroline Berg - Véronique * Andréa Ferréol - Silvia Caporale * Bernard Blier - Anselmo Paleari * Alessandro Haber - Mino Pomino * Néstor Garay - Giambattista M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Monicelli
Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awarded the Golden Lion for his career. Biography The early times Monicelli was born in Rome to a well-do family from Ostiglia,. a ''comune'' in the province of Mantua, in the Northern Italian region of Lombardy, as the second of five children of Tomaso Monicelli, a journalist, and Maria Carreri, a housewife. His older half-brother, Giorgio (whose mother was actress Elisa Severi), worked as writer and translator. An older brother, Franco, was a journalist. Raised in Rome, Viareggio (Tuscany) and Milan,.. Monicelli lived a carefree youth, and many of the cinematic jokes he later shot in ''Amici Miei'' ( My Friends) were inspired by his own experiences during his youth in Tuscany. In Milan, he finished his third year of high school a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Morante
Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) (a schoolteacher of Jewish descent) and Francesco Lo Monaco, from Sicily, and brother of the novelist Elsa Morante. Laura's mother is Maria Bona Palazzeschi. Originally a dancer, Morante started her acting career on stage at 18 years old, in the theatrical company of Carmelo Bene. She made her film debut in ''Oggetti Smarriti'' (''Lost Belongings'')., directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci, whose brother would direct the second film in which Morante would appear, ''La Tragedia di un uomo ridicolo'' (''The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man''). She eventually had her Breakout role, breakout thanks to Nanni Moretti, who gave her the title role in ''Bianca (1984 film), Bianca''. After her marriage to French actor Georges Claisse, Morante moved to Paris, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Accornero
Roberto Accornero (born 9 March 1957) is an Italian television, film and voice actor. In the several roles he played, there was that of father Angelo Dell'Acqua in the miniseries John XXIII: The Pope of Peace, and that of captain Aloisi in the series Il maresciallo Rocca. Film * ''Il diavolo sulle colline'', dir. Vittorio Cottafavi (1985) * ''The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal'', dir. Mario Monicelli (1985) * ''Remake'', dir. Ansano Giannarelli (1987) * ''The Peaceful Air of the West'', dir. Silvio Soldini (1990) * ''Who Killed Pasolini?'', dir. Marco Tullio Giordana (1995) * ''We All Fall Down (1997 film), We All Fall Down'', dir. Davide Ferrario (1997) * ''L'educazione di Giulio'', dir. Claudio Bondi (2000) * ''Sleepless (2001 film), Sleepless'', dir. Dario Argento (2001) * ''It Can't Be All Our Fault'', dir. Carlo Verdone (2003) * ''The Best of Youth'', dir. Marco Tullio Giordana (2003) * ''The Voyage Home (2004 film), The Voyage Home'', dir. Claudio Bondi (2004) * ''I giorni d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Muller (actor)
Paul Konrad Müller (11 March 1923 – 2 September 2016) was a Swiss actor who appeared mostly in Italian films. His motion picture acting career in Europe spanned a period of 51 years. Acting career Theatre In 1941/1942 he studied acting at the "Conservatoire National Supérieur d`Art Dramatique" in Paris. Until 1944 he had different engagements at theatres in Paris, e. g. "Theatre Pigalle", "Salle Pleyel", "Theatre des Ambassadeurs". From 1944 to 1946 he was called up for military service in the French Army in Indochina shortly before the First Indochina War took place there. He caught malaria during that time and, in consequence of the disease, was left hard of hearing. From 1947 to 1948 he had different engagements at theatres and touring companies not only in France, but also in the French part of Allied-occupied Germany and in Florence, e. g. "Tournée Spectacles Moyses", Teatro della Pergola. He acted, inter alia, under the direction of Georges Douking. His first film r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Stirling
Helen may refer to: People * Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world * Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress * Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) Places * Helen, Georgia, United States, a small city * Helen, Maryland, United States, an unincorporated place * Helen, Washington, an unincorporated community in Washington state, US * Helen, West Virginia, a census-designated place in Raleigh County * Helen Falls, a waterfall in Ontario, Canada * Lake Helen (other), several places called Helen Lake or Lake Helen * Helen, an ancient name of Makronisos island, Greece * The Greece, Hellenic Republic, Greece Arts, entertainment, and media * Helen (album), ''Helen'' (album), a 1981 Grammy-nominated album by Helen Humes * Helen (2008 film), ''Helen'' (2008 film), a British drama starring Annie Townsend * Helen (2009 film), ''Helen'' (2009 film), an American drama film starring Ashley Judd * Helen (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Cantone
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms ''gut flora'' or ''skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora (mythology), Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Bagno
Carlo Bagno (21 March 1920 – 19 January 1990) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lendinara, Rovigo, Bagno studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1941. Bagno was mainly active on stage, where he was appreciated especially as an actor of Ruzante plays and as a member of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. Bagno was also active on radio, television and cinema. In 1978 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Luigi Magni's '' In the Name of the Pope King''. Partial filmography *''Lo svitato'' (1956) *'' The Police Commissioner'' (1962) - Dr. Longo (uncredited) *''Il successo'' (1963) - Varelli *'' The Terrorist'' (1963) - Oscar Varino *''I mostri'' (1963) - Presiding Judge (segment "Testimone volontario") *''Love in Four Dimensions'' (1964) - Trapattoni, il tassista (segment "Amore e alfabeto") *''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' (1966) - Bepi Cristofoletto *'' Shoot Loud, Loud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clelia Rondinella
Clelia may refer to: *Clelia (given name) (includes a list of people with the name) *Cloelia, a legendary Roman figure *Clelia curve Clelia may refer to: *Clelia (given name) (includes a list of people with the name) *Cloelia, a legendary Roman figure *Clelia curve Clelia may refer to: * Clelia (given name) (includes a list of people with the name) *Cloelia Cloelia ( grc, Κλ ..., an algebraic curve * Clelia (snake), a genus of snakes {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalia Maggio
Rosalia Maggio (1 May 1921 – 25 July 1995) was an Italian actress, dancer, singer and showgirl. Biography Born in Palermo, she was the daughter of two comedian actors and sister of actors Enzo, Dante, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. She debuted at 5 years old as a child actress. Maggio appeared widely in films, theatrical plays, radio dramas, revues, sceneggiate, and operetta. She died of cancer in Naples at 75. Selected filmography Film *1936: '' The Two Sergeants'' – (uncredited) *1954: ''Desiderio 'e sole'' – Aunt Clara Di Capua *1954: ''Letter from Naples'' – Concetta *1955: '' Tragic Ballad'' – cameriera casa Accardi *1956: ''Te stò aspettanno'' *1958: ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' – Anita *1958: ''Carosello di canzoni'' – Signora Concetta Apicella *1959: ''Fantasmi e ladri'' *1961: ''Revenge of the Conquered'' *1961: ''Day by Day, Desperately'' – Adele *1962: ''Roaring Years'' – Donna Nunzia Acquamano *1962: '' The Four Days of Naples'' – Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Garay
Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" eomai- "go back", and "νόστος" ostos- "one who returns from travels". People with the name * Nestor of Gaza (died c. 362), early Christian martyr * Nestor of Laranda (2nd–3rd century), Greek poet * Nestor of Magydos or ''Saint Nestor'', Christian saint (died 250) * Nestor of Thessaloniki, another saint (died c. 300) * Nestorius (c.386–c.451), Patriarch of Constantinople, 428–431 * Nestor the Chronicler (c.1056–c.1114), reputed author of the earliest East Slavic chronicle * Néstor Botero (1919-1996), Colombian journalist, writer and merchant * Nestor Carbonell (born 1967), American actor * Nestor Forster (1963–), Brazilian diplomat * Néstor García (other), multiple people * Nestor Ignat (1918–2016), Romanian journalist and writer * Néstor Kirchner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Haber
Alessandro Haber (born 19 January 1947) is an italian people, Italian actor, film director and singer. Haber was born in Bologna in a Italian Jews, Jewish family of mixed ancestry (his father was a Romanian Jew and his mother Italian) and spent his childhood in Israel. His movie debut was in 1967 with ''La Cina è vicina'' by Marco Bellocchio. His first leading role was in Pupi Avati's ''Regalo di Natale''. Haber directed his only movie in 2003 with ''Scacco pazzo''. He is also a distinguished theatre actor, having performed amongst others in ''Orgia (play), Orgia'' by Pier Paolo Pasolini, ''Woyzeck'' by Georg Büchner, ''L'Avare, L'avaro'' by Molière, ''Uncle Vanya, Zio Vania'' by Anton Chekhov, ''Dialogo'' by Natalia Ginzburg and ''A Servant of Two Masters, Arlecchino'' by Carlo Goldoni. He has been touring theatres since 2006 with ''Tango d'amore e di coltelli'', with music by Ástor Piazzolla, based on a text by Jorge Luis Borges. He has won three Nastro d'Argento, one Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Blier
Bernard Blier (11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. Life and career His rotund features and premature baldness allowed him to often play cuckolded husbands in his early career. He is notable for being one of France's most versatile and sought-after character actors, performing interchangeably in comedies and dramas. His complete filmography includes 138 titles. He often appeared in Italian films too, particularly in the last decade of his life. He was awarded an Honorary César (the French Oscar) in 1989, 24 days before he died. Personal life He is the father of director Bertrand Blier. He has appeared in a number of his son's films, most notably ''Buffet froid ''Buffet froid'' is a 1979 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu, Carole Bouquet, Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet. The film is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
