|
Un Amore Di Strega
''Un amore di strega'' () was an Italian TV movie from 2009, in which Alessia Marcuzzi, Pietro Sermonti, Anna Galiena and Luca Ward were the main cast. Plot On her 30th birthday Carlotta, an organizer of weddings, discovers that her boyfriend is having an affair. Depressed, she doesn't realize that she received Magic (paranormal), magical powers as a gift from her father, who she believed was dead. She discovered the possession only when she met the charming Ricardo Valenti, the manager that the mother has hired to save the business from bankruptcy. The two become a couple, but the sudden discovery of Carlotta's powers pushes Ricardo to marry his former girlfriend. It's up to Emma and Vlad, Carlotta's magical parents, stop it before it's too late. Broadcasting The movie made its premiere in the Italian TV channel Canale 5 on April 29, 2009. See also * List of films about witchcraft References External links * 2009 television films 2009 films Italian television films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi (born 11 November 1972) is an Italian television host and actress. Career Born in Rome, to father Eugenio, from Trieste, and mother Antonietta from Roseto Valfortore, in the province of Foggia, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting ''Attenti al dettaglio'' and then ''Qui si gioca'', with José Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In March 1992 also presented the kids show ''Amici mostri''. In the 1992/1993 season hosted the entertainment show ''Novantatrè'', with Umberto Smaila. Has appeared in RAI televisions in 1994, with Gigi Sabani, in ''Il grande gioco dell'oca''. In 1994 also debuted as actress in the movies ''Chicken Park'', directed by Jerry Calà, and ''Tra noi due è tutto finito''. She started working in Mediaset from November 1995 hosting the Italia 1 Saturday afternoon program ''Colpo di fulmine'', until June 1997. It became a daily show in 1996, because of his great success. Thanks to this program has become one of the most important Italia 1 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Sermonti
Pietro Sermonti (born 25 October 1971) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Sermonti is the son of writer of Tuscan and Sicilian descent, and businesswoman Samaritana Rattazzi from Piedmont, a daughter of Susanna Agnelli. He was a promising footballer in the Juventus' youth team, but had to give up a professional career because of health problems. After graduating from Lycee Chateaubriand de Rome, he enrolled at several drama laboratories and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Sermonti made his professional debut on stage in ''Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana'', directed by Luca Ronconi. He had his breakout in 2003, with the role of Guido Zanin in the TV-series ''Un medico in famiglia''. Selected filmography *'' Tre mogli'' (2001) *''Amore, bugie e calcetto'' (2008) *''Un amore di strega'' (2009) *'' Boris: The Film'' (2011) *''ReWined'' (2013) *''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' (2014) *''Happily Mixed Up'' (2014) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Galiena
Anna Galiena (born 22 December 1954) is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'', '' Jamón, jamón'', '' Being Human'' and ''Senso '45''. Movie career In her youth, Galiena starred in numerous stage plays, including several of Shakespeare's works. She had made over a dozen films, mainly in her native Italy before her role in ''Le Mari de la coiffeuse'' brought her to international attention. She went on to appear in Bigas Luna's '' Jamón, jamón'' and went on to make her mainstream Hollywood debut in the Bill Forsyth-directed '' Being Human'' starring Robin Williams. The film was, however, a massive flop. Since then, Galiena has worked in European cinema, where she is consistently in demand. With over 50 films and many television appearances to her credit, she currently has several films in production, including a prominent supporting role in the film ''Virgin Territory'', starring Hayden Christensen an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Ward
Luca Ward (born 31 July 1960) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Ostia, which is in Rome and the oldest child of actor Aleardo Ward and the older brother of Andrea and Monica Ward, Ward made his debut appearance on television in 1963. He became quite popular in the field of theatre and film acting. Among his most popular roles included the 1984 teen-comedy film ''Chewingum'' directed by Biagio Proietti. He was also renowned for his role as Massimo Forti in the soap opera '' CentoVetrine''. Ward is well known to the Italian public as a voice-dubbing artist. He is the official Italian voice of Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves and Russell Crowe, as well as occasionally dubbing Hugh Grant, Brandon Lee, Gerard Butler, Antonio Banderas and Jean-Claude Van Damme in some of their works. He dubbed voices in most of their films and he also provided the Italian voice of James Bond during his portrayal by Pierce Brosnan. In his animated roles, Ward dubbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a simulcast of Canale 5 in high-definition. Since January 2013, Canale 5 has been directed by Giancarlo Scheri. History In 1978, Telemilano, a local Milan-based broadcaster became Canale 5 two years later and began broadcasting nationally. Canale 5 was subsequently joined by Italia 1 (in 1982) and Rete 4 (in 1984). 2000s Since 2003, the channel is also free of charge in digital terrestrial areas in areas covered by Mediaset 2 and Mediaset 4 mux, and from 26 November 2010 also in the areas covered by the Mediaset 6 mux through the deferred version of one hour ''Canale 5 +1'', Transferred from 11 July 2011 on mux Mediaset 5. It was also available until 11 July 2011, in high definition (though forced) Canale 5 HD in regions where transiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (paranormal)
Magic, sometimes spelled magick, is an ancient praxis rooted in sacred rituals, spiritual divinations, and/or cultural lineage—with an intention to invoke, manipulate, or otherwise manifest supernatural forces, beings, or entities in the natural, incarnate world. It is a categorical yet often ambiguous term which has been used to refer to a wide variety of beliefs and practices, frequently considered separate from both religion and science. Although connotations have varied from positive to negative at times throughout history, magic continues to have an important religious and medicinal role in many cultures today. Within Western culture, magic has been linked to ideas of the Other, foreignness, and primitivism; indicating that it is "a powerful marker of cultural difference" and likewise, a non-modern phenomenon. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Western intellectuals perceived the practice of magic to be a sign of a primitive mentality and also commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films About Witchcraft
This is a list of films about witchcraft. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y See also * List of films about demons References External links IMDb – Keyword Witchcraft {{DEFAULTSORT:Films about witchcraft witchcraft Witchcraft traditionally means the use of magic or supernatural powers to harm others. A practitioner is a witch. In medieval and early modern Europe, where the term originated, accused witches were usually women who were believed to have us ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Television Films
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the Brahmi numerals, beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an Ascender (typography), ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Television Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Italian-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Witchcraft
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] |
