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Tina Pica
Tina Pica (31 March 1884 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with ''The Three-Cornered Hat''. In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramella in the successful film series ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953), ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (1954), ''Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955), ''Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) and the last one, (which was never filmed). In 1955, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress. Partial filmography * (1916) * (1916) * ''The Three-Cornered Hat'' (1935) as Assunta, a commoner (uncredited) * '' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) as Giulia, the housemaid * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) as Teresa, the doorkeeper * ''The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) as Miss Mangialardo * ''No Man's Land'' (1939) as Maruzza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) as Maddalena, the cook * (1950) * ''Filumena Marturano'' (1951) as Rosalia Solimena * (1951) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! Sabella
''La nonna Sabella'' (internationally released as ''Oh! Sabella'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was followed by '' La nipote Sabella''. Synopsis Raphaël, a young engineer, returns to his native village at the bedside of his dying grandmother, Isabelle. This one is actually doing wonderfully, it was a ruse to get her grandson back because she wants to see him marry a rich heiress, Evelyne. Raphaël bends to his desire and woos Evelyne, but he is much more attracted to the seductive Lucie, a childhood friend. Despite the money and Isabelle's opposition, he ends up marrying Lucie. Criticism "(...) In fact, the film manages to sustain itself throughout the first half, thanks above all to a screenplay which (despite being less quick than that of Poveri ma belli), does not lack tasty ideas and guess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Boy (film)
''Hey Boy'' ( it, Proibito rubare), also known as No Stealing and Guagilo, is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini and starring Adolfo Celi. A missionary on his way to Africa has his suitcase stolen in Naples. While trying to locate it, he comes to realise the suffering and poverty in the city, and decides his work is needed there. Cast * Carlo Barbieri * Adolfo Celi as Don Pietro * Antonio Cirelli * Carlo Della Posta * Luigi Demastro * Clemente De Michele * Luigi Dermasti * Il Duca di Civitelli * Ettore G. Mattia as himself * Tina Pica Tina Pica (31 March 1884 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with ''The Three-Cornered Hat''. In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramel ... as Maddalena, la cuoca * Giovanni Rinaldi * Mario Russo as Peppinello References External links * 1948 films 1948 drama films Films scored by Nino Rota 1940s I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Signorine Dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Cast *Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi * Antonio Cifariello: Amleto *Giovanna Ralli: Bruna *Roberto Risso: Carlo Conti * Sergio Raimondi: Fernando *Franca Valeri: Carla, capoturno *Peppino De Filippo: Dellisanti * Marisa Merlini: Vera Colasanti * Giulia Rubini: Gabriella * Aldo Giuffrè: Guido Colasanti *Turi Pandolfini: Cavaliere *Tina Pica: Zia Vittoria *Ferruccio Amendola: fratello di Bruna *Enzo Garinei: corteggiatore di Bruna *Miranda Campa: madre di Carlo Conti *Maria Zanoli: Clementina *Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ...: l'utente irascibile References External links * 1955 films 1955 romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gold Of Naples
''The Gold of Naples'' ( it, L'oro di Napoli ) is a 1954 Italian anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film is a tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes: a clown exploited by a hoodlum; an unfaithful pizza seller (Loren) losing her wedding ring; the funeral of a child; the impoverished inveterate gambler Count Prospero B. being reduced to force his doorman's preteen kid to play cards with him (and losing regularly); the unexpected and unusual wedding of Teresa, a prostitute; the exploits of "professor" Ersilio Miccio, a "wisdom seller" who "solves problems". Cast Segment ''Teresa'' * Silvana Mangano – Teresa * Erno Crisa – Don Nicola Segment ''Pizze a credito'' *Sophia Loren – Sofia * Paolo Stoppa – Don Peppino, the widower *Giacomo Furia – Rosario, Sofia's husband * Alberto Farnese – Alfredo, Sofia's lover *Tecla Scarano – Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples Is Always Naples
''Naples Is Always Naples'' (Italian: ''Napoli è sempre Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Lea Padovani, Renato Baldini and Ubaldo Lay.Chiti & Poppi p.244 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. Cast * Lea Padovani as Carmela Gargiulo * Renato Baldini as Pietro Cafiero * Ubaldo Lay as Il tunisino * Beniamino Maggio as Un pescatore * Valeria Moriconi as Doris * Carlo Ninchi as Andrea Cafiero * Tina Pica as Donna Bettina * Giuseppe Porelli * Alberto Sorrentino * Franco Ricci as Franco Ricco * Achille Togliani as Carlo Rindi * Mimo Billi * Fedele Gentile * Amedeo Girardi * Salvo Libassi * Mario Passante 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 ... * Anna Pretolani as Mariannina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapolitan Carousel
''Neapolitan Carousel'' ( it, Carosello napoletano) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Giannini and starring Léonide Massine, Achille Millo and Agostino Salvietti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, winning its ''International Prize''. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Chiari. Cast * Léonide Massine as Antonio 'Pulcinella' Petito * Achille Millo as Pulcinella's son * Agostino Salvietti as Prompter * Clelia Matania as Donna Concetta * Paolo Stoppa as Salvatore Esposito * Maria Fiore as Donna Brigida * Tina Pica as Capera * Maria-Pia Casilio as Nannina * Giacomo Rondinella as Luigino * Sophia Loren as Sisina * Dolores Palumbo as Sisina's mother * Loris Gizzi as Erik Gustaffson * Alberto Bonucci as Lyricist #1 * Vittorio Caprioli as Lyricist #2 * Carlo Mazzarella as Baron * Vera Nandi as Lilì Kangy * Yvette Chauviré as Margherita * Folco Lulli as Don Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Of Love (1952 Film)
''Melody of Love'' or ''Singing City'' (original title ''Città canora'') is a 1952 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Giacomo Rondinella, Maria Fiore and Nadia Gray.Chiti & Poppi p.218 It was shot at Cinecitta Studios in Rome and on location in Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lamberto Giovagnoli. Cast *Nadia Gray as Nadia Sandor *Maria Fiore as Maria Morelli *Giacomo Rondinella as Giacomo D'Angeli *Tina Pica as Concetta *Paola Borboni as Anna *Carlo Romano as Commendator Ferrario *Mirko Ellis as Renato Scala *Giovanni Grasso as Don Salvatore Morelli *Giuseppe Porelli as Don Raffaele Scotto *Leila Calabrese as Governante di Don Raffaele * Dante and Beniamino Maggio as Pasquale and Nicola *Amalia Pellegrini as Amalia * Vittorio Bottone *Salvatore Cafiero * Arturo Gigliati * Luigi De Simone References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples Sings
''Naples Sings'' (Italian: ''...e Napoli canta!'') is a 1953 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Grottini, starring Virna Lisi Verna or Virna may refer to: People * Verna Aardema (1911–2000), American author of children's books * Verna Bloom (1939–2019), American actress * Virna De Angeli (born 1976), Italian former sprinter * Virna Dias (born 1971), Brazilian reti .... The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. Plot 1935: a rich nobleman, in order not to compromise the marriage of her daughter to an English nobleman, takes her newborn daughter from her (had from a clandestine affair), entrusting her to her nuns with a medal of the Madonna around her neck. 1953: Giorgio with some friends rehearses a show of Neapolitan songs financed thanks to an elderly artist. Having come to quarrel with the landlady, Giorgio rented a room with a good woman who lives with her beautiful daughter Maria. Love soon arises between the two. When, thanks to a farsig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husband And Wife (1952 Film)
''Husband and Wife'' (Italian: ''Marito e moglie'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Eduardo De Filippo.Burke p.194 It also features Tina Pica, Titina De Filippo and Luciana Vedovelli. Cast * Eduardo De Filippo as Matteo Cuomo / Gennaro Imparato * Titina De Filippo as Concetta Imparato * Ellida Lorini as Teresinella * Tina Pica as Rosalia / Fedora * Luciana Vedovelli as Anna Maria * Giuseppe Pica as Il figlio scemo * Vittorio Caprioli * Riccardo Frera * Amedeo Girardi Amedeo is an Italian given name meaning "lover of God", "loves God", or more correctly "for the love of God" and cognate to the Latin name Amadeus and the Spanish and Portuguese Amadeo. People with this name include: * A number of rulers and nobl ... * Sergio Corti References Bibliography * Frank Burke. ''A Companion to Italian Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2017. External links * 1952 films Films scored by Nino Rota 1950s Italian-language films Italian comedy films 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inganno (film)
''Inganno'' is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti and Nadia Gray. Plot Anna is a policewoman, member of the female section of the Civil Police of the Free Territory of Trieste, she marries Andrea, a doctor with an unclear past but already during the honeymoon begins to have doubts especially after the chance meeting with a former lover of his. Back at work Anna has to investigate this adventurer who seems to be involved not only in drug trafficking but also in the white trade. Andrea is also involved in the investigation and is suspected of complicity, for this reason Anna decides to separate. Andrea, having failed every attempt to reconcile her, wants to go abroad and also asks for help from her ex-lover but then refuses to collaborate with her precisely because he does not want his wife's suspicions to become certainties. Meanwhile, Anna discovers she is pregnant and she would like to leave the police to form a family with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The City Stands Trial
''The City Stands Trial'' ( it, Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the early 1900s. It is considered to be Zampa's most accomplished film.Moliterno, '' The A to Z of Italian Cinema''p. 342/ref> It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Judge Spicacci * Silvana Pampanini as Liliana Ferrari * Paolo Stoppa as Perrone * Dante Maggio as Armando Capezzuto * Franco Interlenghi as Luigi Esposito * Irène Galter as Nunziata * Gualtiero Tumiati as Consigliere Capo * Rino Genovese as Mimì * Tina Pica as Restaurant's cook * Turi Pandolfini as Don Filippetti * Mariella Lotti as Elena * Franca Tamantini * Bella Starace Sainati * Agostino Salvietti Agostino Salvietti (28 August 1882 - 2 December 1967) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1924 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergastolo
''Ergastolo'' (aka ''Prison'') is a black and white Italian films of 1952, 1952 Italy, Italian crime melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Plot Rosa Lulli, has an illegitimate 20-year-old son, named Stefano, who lives with her in the house of Professor Arlotta. Stefano is in love with Lydia, the granddaughter of the professor. The couple has a gambling addiction: the need to obtain a large sum to meet gambling debts, which pushes him to accept the loving invitation of Jeannette, owner of a dance school, where Stefano goes to play. But Jeannette is the lover of Pasquale Anitra, head of a criminal gang. When he is killed in Jeannette's home, Stefano is framed and arrested and tried for the murder. Stefano is sentenced to life in prison. Lydia, attending dance school, later hears a conversation in which Jeannette confesses to the murder. She tells the police, but is kidnapped by the criminal gang. During the chase, Jeannette is wounded and before dying, confesses to the authoriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
