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The Barber Of Rio
''The Barber of Rio'' (Italian: ''Il barbiere di Rio'') is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Matteo *Zuleika Dos Santos as Giorginha *Rocco Papaleo as Ugo *Giuseppe Oristanio as Rocco *Margaret Mazzantini as Silvia * Renata Fronzi as Angelina *Dario Tata as Alex *Claudio Bignone as Simone *Antonio Petrocelli as the policeman * Irene Grandi as Guardian angel *Mauro Di Francesco, Nini Salerno and Ugo Conti Ugo Conti (born 30 March 1955) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1982. Selected filmography References External links * * 1955 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-st ... as Italians in Rio References External links * 1996 films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi 1990s Italian-language films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Veronesi
Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Massimo Ceccherini and Carlo Verdone. He debuted as film director with ''Maramao'' in 1987, before reaching commercial success with ''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004). He is known for his ''Manual of Love'' romantic comedy trilogy: '' Manual of Love'' (2005), ''Manual of Love 2'' (2007) and ''The Ages of Love'' (2011). His partner is actress Valeria Solarino, whom Veronesi directed in ''What Will Happen to Us''. Filmography Film director *''Maramao'' (1987) *'' For Love, Only for Love'' (1993) *'' Silenzio... si nasce'' (1996) *''The Barber of Rio'' (1996) *''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (1998) *''Gunslinger's Revenge'' (1998) *'' Witches to the North'' (2001) *''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004) *'' Manual of Love'' (2005) *''Manual of Love 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Fronzi
Renata Mirra Ana Maria Fronzi (August 1, 1925 – April 15, 2008) was an Argentine-born Brazilian television and film actress. She was well known for her role as the character, Helena, in the Brazilian television show, '' Família Trapo''. ''Família Trapo'' aired on TV Record, the commercial name for Rede Record, from 1967 until 1971. Fronzi appeared on the show opposite a number of actors including Ronald Golias, Jô Soares, Otello Zeloni, Cidinha Campos and Renato Corte Real. Early life Renata Fronzi was born in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. She was the daughter of two Italian-Argentine theater actors. She first moved to Brazil with her parents and settled in Santos, Brazil, which is located along the Atlantic coast in São Paulo state. Career Fronzi began her career by performing at the Theatro Municipal in São Paulo, Brazil. Her professional debut occurred in 1940 when she appeared in actress Eva Todor's theater company production of '' Na Peça Sol de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Comedy Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Italian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Giovanni Veronesi
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Conti
Ugo Conti (born 30 March 1955) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1982. Selected filmography References External links * * 1955 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Di Francesco
Mauro Di Francesco (born 17 May 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality. Life and career Born in Milan, Di Francesco started his career in the mid-1960s as a child actor appearing in some RAI miniseries. In the 1970s, he started performing as a comedian at the Derby Club, a cabaret nightclub in his hometown. In the 1980s, after appearing as a sidekick of Diego Abatantuono in a number of films, he had the peak of his career starring in a number of teen comedies. Also active on stage and on television, following an alcohol abuse problem in 2011 Di Francesco underwent a liver transplant. Selected filmography * ''I fichissimi'' (1981) * '' Il paramedico'' (1982) * ''An Ideal Adventure'' (1982) * '' Scusa se è poco'' (1982) * '' Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo'' (1983) * ''Il ras del quartiere'' (1983) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''Chewingum ''Chewingum'' is a 1984 Italian teen comedy film directed by Biagio Proietti. It premiered at the 41st Venic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Petrocelli
Antonio Petrocelli (born 18 September 1953) is an Italian actor. Partial filmography Film * ''The Pool Hustlers'' (1982) * '' The Eyes, the Mouth'' (1982) * ''Secrets Secrets'' (1985) * '' Il tenente dei carabinieri'' (1986) * ''The Strangeness of Life'' (1987) * ''Italian Night'' (1987) * ''It's Happening Tomorrow'' (1988) * '' Caruso Pascoski di padre polacco'' (1988) * ''Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989) * ''Red Wood Pigeon'' (1989) * ''The Yes Man'' (1991) * ''Donne con le gonne'' (1991) * ''Un'altra vita'' (1992) * '' Sud'' (1993) * '' Where Are You? I'm Here'' (1993) * ''Caro diario'' (1993) * ''Who Killed Pasolini?'' (1995) * ''The Second Time'' (1995) * ''La scuola'' (1995) * '' Vesna Goes Fast'' (1996) * ''The Barber of Rio'' (1996) * ''An Eyewitness Account'' (1997) * ''Mr. Fifteen Balls'' (1998) * ''Outlaw'' (1999) * ''Johnny the Partisan'' (2000) * '' Nightwatchman'' (2000) * ''Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (2001) * ''The Son's Room'' (2001) * ''Azzurro'' (2001) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Mazzantini
Margaret Mazzantini (; born 27 October 1961) is an Italians, Italian-Irish people, Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in the cult horror classic ''Antropophagus'', she has also appeared in television and theatre. As a successful writer, her novels include ''Non ti muovere'' (''Don't Move'') which was adapted into a Don't Move (film), film of the same name and is directed by her husband Sergio Castellitto and stars Penélope Cruz. Her career as a writer and actress has earned her several awards and nominations including Campiello Awards, a Golden Ticket Awards, Golden Ticket Award, and a Goya Awards, Goya Award. Early life Mazzantini was born in Dublin, Ireland to Carlo Mazzantini, an Italian writer and artist, and Anne Donnelly, an Irish artist. She has three sisters (one of whom is Giselda Volodi). She spent her childhood around Europe, Spain, and Tangier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. The latter worked as wardrober in a Milanese jazz and later cabaret club, ''Derby'', whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at ''Derby'' first in lighting, then as artistic director and later as an actor. His first approach to cinema took place thanks to the comedic group , who brought him with them to audition. Here he was noticed by director Romolo Guerrieri, who offered him a part in the film ''Young, Violent, Dangerous''. He participated in comedies such as "Saxofone", ''Fantozzi contro tutti'', then he returned to work at ''Derby'' where he was discovered by TV showman, film director and talent scout Renzo Arbore, who cast him as "Don Gabriele" in his 1980 controversial film '' Il Pap'occhio''. His first successful re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Papaleo
Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Born in Lauria ( Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 1985 acting ''Sussurri rapidi'' by Salvatore Di Mattia. In 1989, he made his first cinema appearance in ''Senza Pelle'', directed by Alessandro D'Alatri and appeared in the television series '' Classe di ferro''. He is known for his long collaboration with director Leonardo Pieraccioni. He also starred in films like '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani and '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante. He made his debut as a film director in '' Basilicata coast to coast'' (2010), winning a Nastro d'Argento and a David di Donatello award for Best New Director. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
