Turi Ferro
Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro launched his own theatrical company in 1953 alongside his wife, actress Ida Carrara. He later staged a great number of works by Sicilian authors. He was one of the co-founders of the Teatro Stabile di Catania. His stage credits include works directed by Roberto Rossellini and Giorgio Strehler. From the early 1970s he started appearing in RAI Television, in appreciated and successful TV-series. His film career is less prolific (he appeared in only 33 films between 1962 and 1998), but includes notable roles in popular titles as the Mafioso of ''The Seduction of Mimi'' and "Ignazio" of '' Malizia''. In 1974 he received a special David di Donatello for "the value and success of his performances". The film director Lina Wertmüller referred to him ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by the presence of important road and rail transport infrastructures as well as by the main airport in Sicily, fifth in Italy. It is located on Sicily's east coast, at the base of the active volcano, Mount Etna, and it faces the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the 58-municipality region known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan city in Italy. The population of the city proper is 311,584, while the population of the Metropolitan City of Catania is 1,107,702. Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169. A major eruption and lava flow from nearby Mount ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Un Caso Di Coscienza
''Un caso di coscienza'' (Italian for ''A matter of conscience'') is a 1970 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi. It is based on the Leonardo Sciascia's short story with the same name, which is part of the collection ''Il mare colore del vino''. Plot On the train home (fictitious town of Madda in Sicily) from one of his work trips in Rome, Advocate Salvatore Vaccagnino (Lando Buzzanca) comes across the women's magazine ''Lady Signora''. On the page ''Ask Father Lucchesini'' there is a letter about the moral dilemma of a married woman who has committed an act of infidelity in spite of loving her husband. Caught between the pain of guilt and the risks of confessing to her husband, she asks for Father Lucchesini's help. Due to the gravity of the situation, Father Lucchesini recommends her to stay silent till the next issue until he puts more thought into the matter. In order to put his peers in the city council club to shame, Vaccagnino reads them th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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You Laugh
''Tu ridi'' (internationally released as ''You Laugh'', ''Two Kidnappings'' and ''Kaos II'') is a 1998 Italian drama film. It is the second film adaptation based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello after Kaos directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. For this film Taviani were awarded as best director at Mar del Plata Film Festival. It represents the last film starred by Turi Ferro. Cast Felice (Tu Ridi) * Antonio Albanese: Felice Tespini * Sabrina Ferilli: Nora * Giuseppe Cederna: Tobia Rambaldi * Elena Ghiaurov: Marika * Luca Zingaretti: Gino Migliori Two Kidnappings (Due sequestri) * Lello Arena: Rocco * Turi Ferro Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro laun ...: Ballarò References External links * 1998 films Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Il Turno (film)
''Il turno'' (''The Turn'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name written by Luigi Pirandello. Cast * Vittorio Gassman: Ciro Coppa * Laura Antonelli: Stellina * Paolo Villaggio: Don Pepe Alletto * Bernard Blier: Don marcantonio * Gianni Cavina: Renato * Turi Ferro: Don Diego Alcozér * Lila Kedrova: Maria * Giuliana Calandra: Rosa * Milena Vukotic: Elena * Luigi Lodoli: Giulio * Tiberio Murgia Tiberio Murgia (5 February 1929 – 20 August 2010) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1958 and 2009. Biography Born into a humble family, Murgia began working as a laborer from an early age. At the age of ...: Paolo * Colette Shammah: Dana References External links * 1981 films Italian comedy films 1981 comedy films Films based on works by Luigi Pirandello Films based on Italian novels Films directed by Tonino Cervi 1980s Italian films {{1980s- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ernesto (film)
''Ernesto'' is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm. The movie is loosely based on Umberto Saba's novel of the same name. Plot In Trieste, Austria-Hungary (Italy after the end of World War I) in 1911, Ernesto ( Martin Halm) is a 17-year-old boy who lives with his widowed mother in the home of his violin-loving Jewish uncle and works in an office at a routine job. He espouses socialist views largely to cause his uncle distress. He discovers his homosexuality when he meets a stableboy (Michele Placido), who is not identified by name. They become infatuated with each other and have an intense sexual relationship, which develops against a realistic depiction of the social setting. Ernesto loses his job when his sexual behavior is discovered and reveals to his mother his same-sex relationship, which he continues to view as shameful. He is dishonest with his same-sex partner, and their relationship ends when Ernesto begins to visit a prostitute for sex. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blood Feud (1978 Film)
''Blood Feud'' ( it, Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova, si sospettano moventi politici, and also known as Revenge) is a 1978 thriller film directed by Lina Wertmüller. The film's full name is ''Un fatto di sangue nel comune di Siculiana fra due uomini per causa di una vedova. Si sospettano moventi politici. Amore-Morte-Shimmy. Lugano belle. Tarantelle. Tarallucci e vino.''. The film received a Guinness World Record for the film with the longest title. Cast * Sophia Loren as Titina Paterno * Marcello Mastroianni as Rosario Maria Spallone * Giancarlo Giannini as Nicola Sanmichele detto 'Nick' * Turi Ferro as Vito Acicatena * Mario Scarpetta as Tonino * Antonella Murgia as Ragazza incinta * Lucio Amelio as Dr. Crisafulli * Maria Carrara as Donna Santa * Isa Danieli as Una emigrante * Guido Cerniglia as Segretario Communale * Vittorio Baratti as Il farmacista * Oreste Radi as Il maestro * Tomas Arana as Fascist (uncredited) * Tito Palma Tito may refer to: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stato Interessante
''Stato interessante'' is a 1977 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. It consists of three segments, all sharing the abortion as the main theme. Cast First segment * Janet Agren: Carla * Duilio Del Prete: Federico * Quinto Parmeggiani: Ignazio * Clara Colosimo: the Aunt Second segment * Monica Guerritore: Annabella La Monica * Turi Ferro: Domenico La Monica * Franco Fabrizi: Gaetano La Monica * Magali Noël: Tilde La Monica * Laura D'Angelo: Annabella's Friend Third segment * Adriana Asti: Patrizia * Enrico Montesano: Fernando * Elisa Mainardi Elisa Mainardi (27 July 1930 – 8 May 2016) was an Italian stage, film, and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Mainardi studied at the acting school of Peter Sharoff, and debuted on stage in 1956, in Ottavio Spadaro's ''Corruzi ...: Jolanda References External links * 1977 films Italian drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films about abortion 1970s Italian-language ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vergine E Di Nome Maria
''Vergine e di nome Maria'' (''Virgin and Called Mary'') is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Nasca. A few days after its first release it was confiscated for contempt of religion; it was subsequently re-edited and redistributed under the title ''Malía''. Cast * Turi Ferro: Don Vito * Andréa Ferréol: Maddalena * Cinzia De Carolis: Maria * Alvaro Vitali: Rocco * Clelia Matania: Anna * Renato Pinciroli: Giuseppe * Leopoldo Trieste: Nicola * Enzo Cannavale: Simone * Jean Louis: Luca * Sandro Dori: Matteo * Marino Masè: Gabriele * Tino Carraro: the Bishop * Giancarlo Badessi Giancarlo Badessi (1928 – 2011) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Lecco, at the age of almost 40 Badessi gave up his daily job as an accountant to embrace the theatre, making his debut in a stage play directed by Giancarlo Cob ... References External links * 1975 films Italian comedy-drama films 1975 comedy-drama films 1975 comedy films 1975 drama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Il Lumacone
''Il lumacone'' (''The Big Snail'') is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Cavara.Achille Valdata (15 January 1975). "Amore e spaghetti". ''La Stampa''. p. 7. Cast * Turi Ferro as Gianni Rodinò * Agostina Belli as Elisa * Ninetto Davoli as Ginetto * Francesco Mulè as Pietro * Gabriella Giorgelli as Paola * Isa Danieli as Carmela * Fioretta Mari as Teresa * Liù Bosisio as The lodger * Franca Alma Moretti as Giorgina * Tuccio Musumeci as The usher * Gianfranco Barra as The doorman * Giorgio Bixio as Don Mauro * Franco Bracardi Franco Bracardi (16 May 1937 – 27 February 2005) was an Italian actor, composer, pianist and stand-up comedian. Born in Rome, during the first half of the fifties Bracardi began working as a jazz pianist in night clubs. In 1960 he became the p ... as Giorgina's client References External links * Italian comedy-drama films Films directed by Paolo Cavara Films set in Rome 1974 comedy-drama films 1974 films Films ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virilità
''Virilità'' (''Virility'') is a 1974 Italian film comedy directed by Paolo Cavara. The film got a great commercial success, grossing 1 billion and 261 millions lire at the Italian box office.Sandro Casazza (11 January 1978). "Il tramonto della zia sexy". ''La Stampa''. Retrieved 7 December 2013. Cast *Turi Ferro: Vito La Casella *Agostina Belli: Cettina *Marc Porel: Roberto La Casella *Tuccio Musumeci: Lawyer Fisichella *Anna Bonaiuto: Lucia * Geraldine Hooper: Pat *Attilio Dottesio Attilio Dottesio (16 July 1909 – 12 February 1989) was an Italian film character actor and singer. He appeared in 170 films between 1940 and 1985. Born in Brescia, Dottesio began his career in France, where first he obtained some success ...: Dream Judge References External links * 1974 films Films directed by Paolo Cavara Films set in Sicily Italian comedy films 1974 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Governante
''La governante'' (''The Governess'') is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring Turi Ferro and Martine Brochard. It is based on a stage play by Vitaliano Brancati. The film got a great commercial success, grossing over 1.8 billion lire at the Italian box office.Sandro Casazza (11 January 1978). "Il tramonto della zia sexy". ''La Stampa''. Retrieved 6 December 2013. Plot In Catania, in the house of the Platania family, a young French girl arrives as housekeeper: Caterina Leher. The elderly widower Leopoldo lives in this family unit; his son Enrico, engaged in ex-marital adventures; her daughter-in-law Elena, a wild intellectual who allows herself to be courted with discretion by the bitter writer Alessandro Bonivaglia, a tolerated frequenter of the house; their two little children, all served faithfully by a naive girl: Jana. Both Caterina and the Platania family are religious, but of a very particular religiosity. Catherine is "the sin" not ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chronicle Of A Homicide
''Chronicle of a Homicide'' ( it, Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente, also known as ''Italian Streetfighters'') is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast *Massimo Ranieri: Fabio Sola *Martin Balsam: Judge Aldo Sola *Valentina Cortese: Luisa Sola *Turi Ferro: Inspector Malacarne *Pino Colizzi: Inspector Alberto Cottone *Salvo Randone: Procuratore Generale *Luigi Diberti: Massimo Trotti *Mariano Rigillo: Luca Binda *Massimo Sarchielli: Giuseppe *Piero Gerlini This is a list of male actors from Italy, which generally includes those who have resided in Italy or have largely appeared in Italian film productions. This list includes all actors from :Italian male actors. Persons are listed alphabetical ...: Marcello References External links * 1972 films 1970s Italian-language films Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Italian crime drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1972 crime drama films Films with screenplays by Ugo Pirro 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |