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The Vanity Serum
''The Vanity Serum'' ( it, Il siero della vanità) is a 2004 Italian giallo film directed by Alex Infascelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il libro italiano dei morti'' by Niccolò Ammaniti. Plot synopsis The VIPs of Italian television mysteriously disappear. Two detectives, Lucia and Franco, try to investigate the mystery, drowning into a strange world ruled by the powerful movie star Sonia Norton. Cast * Margherita Buy as Lucia Allasco * Francesca Neri as Sonia Norton * Valerio Mastandrea as Franco Berardi *Barbora Bobuľová Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is an Italian actress. Since 1995, she has lived and worked mainly in Italy. Life and work Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the National Drama Academy in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995. S ... as Azzurra Rispoli * Marco Giallini as Michele Benda * Ninni Bruschetta as Vittorio Terracciano * Luis Molteni as Rocco Piccolo * Rosario J. Gnolo as Mago Daniel * Armando De Razza as Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Infascelli
Alex Infascelli (born 9 November 1967) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Born in Rome, the son of the producer Roberto and the nephew of the producer Carlo, Infascelli started his career as an assistant director for commercials and music videos. After directing he himself a number of music videos, in 1994 he directed a segment of the anthology film ''DeGenerazione''. In 2000 he made his feature film debut with the thriller ''Almost Blue'', which was well received both by critics and audience. For this film he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the Ciak d'oro and the Nastro d'Argento in the same category. Filmography * ''DeGenerazione'' (1994, segment "Vuoto a rendere") * ''Esercizi di stile'' (1996, segment "Se le rose pungeranno") * ''Almost Blue'' (2000) * ''The Vanity Serum'' (2004) * '' Hate 2 O'' (2006) * '' Donne assassine'' (TV, 2008) * ''Nel nome del male'' (TV, 2009) * ''S Is for Stanley'' (2015) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show '' Maurizio Costanzo Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film ''Palermo - Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''. Awards Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in ''The First Beautiful Thing'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's ''Balancing Act'' and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's ''Long Live Freedom''. Selected filmography Film * ''Palermo - Milan One Way' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Alex Infascelli
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] |
Giallo Films
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements. This particular style of Italian-produced murder mystery horror-thriller film usually blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction (such as slasher violence) and eroticism (similar to the French ''fantastique'' genre), and often involves a mysterious killer whose identity is not revealed until the final act of the film. The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later American slasher film genre. Literature In the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninni Bruschetta
Ninni Bruschetta (born Antonino Bruschetta on 6 January 1962) is an Italian actor, film and stage director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Messina, in 1983 Bruschetta co-founded with Maurizio Puglisi "Nutrimenti terrestri", a stage company which primarily focused on subjects of social value, and was active both as an actor and a director. In 1987 he debuted as a screenwriter with the indie drama ''La gentilezza del tocco'', and in 1989 he co-directed the indie film ''Private Screening''. He is also very active as an actor in films and television series. Selected filmography ;Actor * ''Libera'' (1993) * '' Law of Courage'' (1994) * ''Black Holes'' (1995) * ''First Light of Dawn'' (2000) * ''One Hundred Steps'' (2000) * ''One Man Up'' (2001) * ''Lost Love'' (2003) * '' The Vanity Serum '' (2004) * ''The Life That I Want'' (2004) * ''The Man of Glass'' (2007) * ''My Brother Is an Only Child'' (2007) * '' Boris'' (2007) * '' Come Undone'' (2010) * '' Boris: The Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Giallini
Marco Giallini (born 4 April 1963) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Giallini is the son of a housewife and a furnace labourer. After attending the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, he began acting on stage, working among others with Arnoldo Foà and Angelo Orlando. He made his film debut in 1995, in the Orlando's comedy film ''L'anno prossimo vado a letto alle dieci''. He appeared on several TV-series and was co-protagonist, alongside Valerio Mastandrea, of the Rai Tre sitcom ''Buttafuori''.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He is also very active in music videos and short films. In 2012 Giallini won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in '' ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards''. The same year he won the Ciak d'oro as personality of the year. Giallini was married to his wife Loredana for 25 years, and they had two children. He has remained a widower since July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbora Bobuľová
Barbora Bobuľová (born 29 April 1974) is an Italian actress. Since 1995, she has lived and worked mainly in Italy. Life and work Born in Martin, Bobuľová trained at the National Drama Academy in Bratislava before moving to Italy in 1995. She made her feature film debut in the Italian film '' The Prince von Homburg'', that was selected to represent Italy at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. For her work in the 2005 film ''Cuore Sacro'' (''Sacred Heart''), she won Best Actress Awards at the David di Donatello awards, the Ciak d'oro awards and Audience Award for Best Actress at the Flaiano Film Festival in Pescara. In 2006 she received the Nastro Europeo at the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) awards from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. Bobuľová's additional film credits include ''The Vanity Serum'', ''Check and Mate'', ''Mirka'', ''Poor Liza'', '' That's It'' and ''Green Ashes''. American television audiences know Bobuľová from her starring role in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as a leftist newspaper, it has since moderated to a milder centre-left political stance, and moved further to the centre after the appointment of Maurizio Molinari as editor. History Foundation ''la Repubblica'' was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine ''L'Espresso''. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues: Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999. Early years The newspaper first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's ''Una grande storia d'amore'' (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects ''It's Happening Tomorrow'' (1988) and '' The Week of the Sphinx'' (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Afterwards, she played in Sergio Rubini's '' The Station'' for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After ''The Station'', she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's '' Damned the day I met you'' (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for '' The Storm Is Coming'' (1992) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for ''As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), a novel which was later made into a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Biography Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree, his first novel, '' Branchie'' (published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997), drew on his unfinished dissertation. In 1999, ''Branchie'' was adapted into a movie with the same title. In 1995 Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essay ''Nel nome del figlio''. In 1996 he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movie '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo''. A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthology ''Gioventù Cannibale'' edited by Daniele Brolli came out in 1996, as did a collection of short s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giallo Film
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements. This particular style of Italian-produced murder mystery horror-thriller film usually blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction (such as slasher violence) and eroticism (similar to the French ''fantastique'' genre), and often involves a mysterious killer whose identity is not revealed until the final act of the film. The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later American slasher film genre. Literature In the Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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