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The Devil's Gondola
''The Devil's Gondola'' (Italian: ''La gondola del diavolo'') is a 1946 Italian historical drama-crime film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Loredana, Carlo Lombardi, and Erminio Spalla.Klossner p.103 Made by Scalera Films, it was shot at the Cinevillaggio Studios complex in Venice during the wartime Italian Social Republic. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Luigi Scaccianoce and Ottavio Scotti. Synopsis In the Venetian Republic a series of murders are carried out by a hooded man in black who always makes his escape through the city's waterways on a gondola. Cast * Loredana as Marina * Carlo Lombardi as messer Stelio Ricunis * Erminio Spalla as Marco, il gondoliere * Nino Pavese as Idillius, il bravo * Alfredo Varelli as Paolo Venier * Flora Marino as Imperia * Letizia Quaranta as Madre di Paolo * Carlo Micheluzzi as Il ministro di giustizia * Mario Sailer as Lorenzo * Giorgio Piamonti as Alvise Venier, padre di Paolo * Edgardo Pellegrini as B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Campogalliani
Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio''.Reich & Garofalo p.170 He was married to the actress Letizia Quaranta who appeared in several of his films. Selected directorial filmography * ''The Woman at Midnight'' (1925) * '' I Lost My Heart on a Bus'' (1929) * ''Courtyard'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * ''Stadium'' (1934) * '' The Four Musketeers'' (1936) * ''The Night of Tricks'' (1939) * ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * ''The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Forbidden Music'' (1942) * ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * '' Hand of Death'' (1949) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * ''Beauties on Bicycles'' (1951) * ''Beauties on Motor Scooters'' (1952) * ''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (1954) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erminio Spalla
Erminio Spalla (7 July 1897 – 14 August 1971) was an Italian professional heavyweight Boxer (boxing), boxer, film actor and singer. Spalla studied fine arts in Brera (district of Milan), Brera, when in 1910 he saw film footage of the world boxing championships and decided to become a professional boxer. He was the first Italian to win a European boxing title, which he did in 1923. He lost it in 1926 to Paulino Uzcudun and retired from boxing the next year, though he briefly returned to the ring in 1934 and won all three of his final bouts. He returned to art after retiring from the ring. In October 1937 he debuted as an opera singer in ''Nel Trovatore'' in Turin. In the same year he also worked in sculpture and painting. In 1939 he acted in his first film, ''Io, suo padre'' by Mario Bonnard. This was followed by over fifty films and television series, including the war film ''Giarabub (film), Giarabub'' (1942). His last film was ''I fratelli Karamazov'' by Sandro Bolchi (1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Sailer
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Micheluzzi
Carlo Micheluzzi (1886–1973) was an Italian stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ....Farrell & Puppa p.239 Filmography References Bibliography * Joseph Farrell & Paolo Puppa. ''A History of Italian Theatre''. Cambridge University Press, 2006. External links * 1886 births 1973 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors 19th-century Neapolitan people {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letizia Quaranta
Letizia Quaranta (30 December 1892 – 9 January 1977) was an Italian film actress. Mainly active in the silent era, she also appeared in a few sound films. She was married to the director Carlo Campogalliani and appeared in a number of his films.Moliterno p.62 Letizia Quaranta had a twin sister, Isabella Quaranta, who was also an actress. Her older sister was actress Lidia Quaranta. Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1913) * ''Hedda Gabler'' (1920) * ''The Woman at Midnight'' (1925) * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * ''The Devil's Lantern'' (1931) * ''Forbidden Music'' (1942) * ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''Orphan of the Ghetto ''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (Italian: ''L'orfana del ghetto'') is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.Goble p.238 Cast * Franca Marzi * Luisella B ...'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Marino
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) 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, 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 composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Varelli
Alfredo Varelli (born Alfredo Ciavarella, 31 August 1914, date of death unknown) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned more than six decades. Varelli was born ''Alfredo Ciavarella'' and debuted in Alessandro Blasetti's 1934 film ''Vecchia guardia''. He emerged during the Fascist era, but most of his work was post-Second World War. He played a leading role in the 1942 historical drama '' The Jester's Supper''.Reich & Garofalo p.159-60 Varelli is also known for playing "Lucan" in ''Quo Vadis'' (1951). His last role was in the film ''Roseanna's Grave'' (1997). Selected filmography * '' Vecchia guardia'' (1934) * ''Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) * ''The Secret Lover'' (1941) * ''Fedora'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * ''Measure for Measure'' (1943) * ''The Tyrant of Padua'' (1946) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * ''Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) as Lucan, poet in Nero's court ubbed* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondola
The gondola (, ; vec, góndoła ) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and also acts as the rudder. The uniqueness of the gondola includes its being asymmetrical along the length making the single-oar propulsion more efficient. For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times, the boats still do have a role in public transport in the city, serving as ''traghetti'' (small ferries) over the Grand Canal operated by two oarsmen. Various types of gondola boats are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and a similar number of boats, down from the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetian Republic
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, links=no), was a sovereign state and Maritime republics, maritime republic in parts of present-day Italy (mainly Northern Italy, northeastern Italy) that existed for 1100 years from AD 697 until AD 1797. Centered on the Venetian Lagoon, lagoon communities of the prosperous city of Venice, it incorporated numerous Stato da Màr, overseas possessions in modern Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Greece, Albania and Cyprus. The republic grew into a Economic history of Venice, trading power during the Middle Ages and strengthened this position during the Renaissance. Citizens spoke the still-surviving Venetian language, although publishing in (Florentine) Italian became the norm during the Renaissance. In its early years, it prospered on the salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottavio Scotti
Ottavio Scotti (1904–1975) was an Italian art director. Scotti was born in Umago, which was then part of Italy but is today in Croatia. He worked on more than a hundred films during his career, including Orson Welles's ''Black Magic'' which was shot at Cinecittà in Rome.Richards p.70 Selected filmography * ''Hurricane in the Tropics'' (1939) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' The Castle Ball'' (1939) * '' I, His Father'' (1939) * ''Red Tavern'' (1940) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * '' Fedora'' (1942) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * ''A Little Wife'' (1943) * ''The Devil's Gondola'' (1946) * ''Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * ''Fatal Symphony'' (1947) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * ''Chains'' (1949) * ''Black Magic'' (1949) * '' The Flame That Will Not Die'' (1949) * ''The Count of Saint Elmo'' (1950) * '' The Thief of Venice'' (1950) * ''Women and Brigands'' (1950) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (1952) * '' A Woman Has Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Scaccianoce
Luigi Scaccianoce (July 12, 1914, in Venice, Italy – October 18, 1981) was an Italian production designer, art director and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew'' (1964). Selected filmography * ''The Temptress'' (1952) * '' The Wanderers'' (1956) * ''Eva'' (1962) * '' The Gospel According to Matthew'' (1964) * ''The Hawks and the Sparrows'' (1966) * ''Oedipus Rex ''Oedipus Rex'', also known by its Greek title, ''Oedipus Tyrannus'' ( grc, Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, ), or ''Oedipus the King'', is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC. Originally, to the ancient Gr ...'' (1967) External links * Italian production designers Italian art directors Italian set decorators 1914 births 1981 deaths Film people from Venice {{artdirector-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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