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Valentina Bellè
Valentina Bellè (born 16 April 1992) is an Italian actress. Biography Born in Verona from an Italian father and a German mother, as a child she showed interest in art and studied acting. After finishing high school, Valentina worked as a model, taking part in fashion shows and photo shoots. In 2012, at the age of 19, she spent four months in New York City and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute to undertake acting classes. In 2013, Bellè tried to enter the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, where she was refused. From there, she left for London to learn English and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but received a call from the CSC from Rome: one of the girls accepted at the Centro Sperimentale had refused the seat, so Valentina took her place. Upon graduation from the CSC, she received her first and most important television role as Lucrezia Tornabuoni in the TV series '' Medici: Masters of Florence''. She became well-known on the silver s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansa
Ansa (Latin for "handle") or ANSA may refer to: Organizations * Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, Italian news agency ** Ansa Mediterranean or ANSAmed, section of the above * Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia * Association of Norwegian Students Abroad Science and technology * Advanced Networked Systems Architecture, a 1990s, pre-CORBA, distributed systems architecture * ''Ansa'' (moth), genus of moth * ANSA Pre-processor, commercial pre-processing software (Automatic Net-generation for Structural Analysis) * In archaeology, the engraved and ornamented handle of a vase * ''Ansae'', in astronomy, compact nebulosities such as can be found in protoplanetary nebulae * In astronomy, one of the apparent ends of the rings of Saturn * Bridge (chemical) between two functional groups/ligands ** ''Ansa''-metallocene Anatomy * Ansa cervicalis, a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus * Ansa lenticularis, a part of the brain, making up the superior layer of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Births
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good Mothers
''The Good Mothers'' is a 2023 British-Italian crime drama streaming television series directed by Julian Jarrold and Elisa Amoruso. Based on a true story and adapted from the eponymous novel by Alex Perry, the series depicts how the three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia worked with a female prosecutor to bring down the criminal empire. ''The Good Mothers'' had its international premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Series on 21 February 2023, as first 2 episodes out of 6 were screened. It was released on April 5, 2023 internationally on Disney+ and on Hulu in the United States. Synopsis Set in 2010, the series begins with the disappearance of Lea Garofalo, who, together with her daughter Denise, had decided to end the 'Ndrangheta mafia. In Calabria, Anna Colace, a public prosecutor committed against the criminal clans, develops a new strategy to crush the power of the gangs by influencing the female members to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romulus (TV Series)
''Romulus'', graphically rendered as , is a 2020 Italian television series created by Matteo Rovere about the founding of Rome. The show is notable for using archaic Latin instead of Italian. Produced by Sky Italia, Cattleya, and Groenlandia, two episodes of the series premiered at the 2020 Rome Film Festival. The series was first broadcast in Italy on Sky Atlantic on 6 November 2020. In April 2021 it was renewed for a second season. The series was sold in over 40 countries. Cast Main * as Yemos (seasons 1-2) Prince of Alba Longa and Enitos' twin brother * as Wiros (seasons 1-2) Slave from Velia participating to the Lupercalia. * Marianna Fontana as Ilia (seasons 1-2) Amulius' daughter and Vestal priestess. * as Amulius / Servios (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's younger brother, later known as Servios. * as Gala (season 1) Amulius' wife and Ilia's mother. * as Silvia (seasons 1-2) King Numitor's daughter and Yemos and Enitos' mother. * Valentina Bellè as Hersilia (se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch-22 (miniseries)
''Catch-22'' is a satirical dark comedy miniseries based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Joseph Heller. It premiered on May 17, 2019, on Hulu in the United States. The series stars Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, and George Clooney, who is also an executive producer alongside Grant Heslov, Luke Davies, David Michôd, Richard Brown, Steve Golin, and Ellen Kuras. The series was written by Davies and Michôd and directed by Clooney, Heslov, and Kuras, with each directing two episodes. Premise John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) is a United States Army Air Forces bombardier in World War II, furious that thousands of people are trying to kill him and that his own army keeps increasing the number of missions he must fly. He is trapped by the bureaucratic rule Catch-22, which considers a willingness to fly dangerous combat missions to be insane, yet a request to be relieved of duty on the grounds of insanity to be the process of a rational mind, so any such reques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genius (American TV Series)
''Genius'' is an American anthology period drama television series developed by Noah Pink and Kenneth Biller which premiered on National Geographic. The first season, which aired between April and June 2017, followed the life of Albert Einstein, from his early years, through his time as a patent clerk, and into his later years as a physicist who developed the theory of relativity; the season is based on the 2007 book '' Einstein: His Life and Universe'' by Walter Isaacson. The second season, which aired between April and June 2018, followed the life and artistry of Pablo Picasso. In April 2018, National Geographic renewed the series for a third season. The season was originally supposed to focus on Mary Shelley but this was moved to development to instead focus on Aretha Franklin. It aired in March 2021. In December 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which is set to be released on Disney+. The series will follow the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
Lucrezia Tornabuoni (22 June 1427 – 25 March 1482) was an influential Italian political adviser and author during the 15th century. She was a member of one of the most powerful Italian families of the time and married Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto Lord of Florence. Lucrezia had significant political influence during the rule of her husband and then of her son Lorenzo the Magnificent, investing in several institutions and improving relationships to support the needs of the poor. She was a patron of the arts who wrote several poems and plays. Early life Lucrezia was born in Florence, Italy on 22 June 1427. Her parents Francesco di Simone Tornabuoni, member of a noble family that could trace its lineage back 500 years, and Francesca Pitti, his third wife and a daughter of another powerful local family. Her brother Giovanni became a banker and diplomat. Lucrezia was well-educated for a woman of her time. She was very capable in mathematics and finances, well-versed in li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medici (TV Series)
''Medici'' ( it, I Medici) is a historical drama television series created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian companies Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, in collaboration with Frank Spotnitz's Big Light Productions. The series premiered in Italy on Rai 1 on 18 October 2016. The series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, during Renaissance Florence. Each season follows the events of a particular moment of the family history exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy. The first season, titled ''Medici: Masters of Florence'', takes place in 1429, the year Giovanni de' Medici, head of the family, died. His son Cosimo de' Medici succeeds him as head of the family bank, the richest bank of Europe at that time, and fights to preserve his power in Florence. The second season, titled ''Medici: The Magnificent'', takes place 35 years later and tells the story of Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo de' Medici (known as the Magnifice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caccia Al Re - La Narcotici
''Anti-Drug Squad'' ( it, Caccia al re - La narcotici) is an Italian television crime series, which follows Daniele Piazza (Gedeon Burkhard) as the head of a narcotics division in Rome. It originally aired in six episodes on Rai 1 from January 16 to February 8, 2011 and was followed by a second season entitled ''Challenge to the sky'' (''Sfida al cielo'') in 2015. The first season of ''La narcotici'' was produced by Italy's Goodtime srl and the second season was co-produced by Goodtime srl with Germany's Beta production. Created by Leonardo Fasoli ( Gomorrah) and written and directed by Michele Soavi, both seasons of ''Anti-Drug Squad'' are currently airing on MHz Choice and Amazon Prime, in Italian with English subtitles. Plot Deputy Police Chief Daniele Piazza (Gedeon Burkhard), aka Lupo, is put in charge of leading the narcotics section, after the former head of Narcotics was arrested for corruption. Piazza has been working in the anti-Robbery section while living with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Gets A Room
''Love Gets a Room'' ( es, El amor en su lugar, links=no) is a 2021 musical drama film directed by Rodrigo Cortés. Set in the Warsaw ghetto, it stars Clara Rugaard and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo. Plot Set in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II, the fiction focuses on a group of Jewish thespians performing a musical stage play. Cast * Jack Roth as Jozek * Freya Parks as Niusia * Anastasia Hille as Irena * Magnus Krepper as Sergeant Szkop * Henry Goodman as Zylberman * Dalit Streett Tejeda as Sarah Production The screenplay was penned by David Safier and Rodrigo Cortés. Nostromo Pictures' Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls were credited as producers. The film was produced by Nostromo Pictures alongside Love Gets a Room AIE with the collaboration of the Departament of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the participation of TVC and Crea SGR. Release The film made its world premiere at the 18th Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) in November 2021. Distributed by A Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Divine Ponytail
Roberto Baggio (; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. He is the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. A technically gifted creative playmaker and set piece specialist, renowned for his curling free-kicks, dribbling skills, and goalscoring, Baggio is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. In 1999, he came fourth in the FIFA Player of the Century internet poll, and was chosen on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002. In 1993, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players. Baggio played for Italy in 56 matches, scoring 27 goals, and is the joint fourth-highest goalscorer for his national team, alongside Alessandro Del Piero. He starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
