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Vera Carmi
Vera Carmi (23 November 1914 – 6 September 1969) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1940 and 1956. She was born in Turin, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Life and career Carmi was born Virginia Doglioli in Turin. After being spotted by the director Ferdinando Maria Poggioli in a beauty contest, she made her film debut in 1940, in a supporting role in Poggioli's ''Goodbye Youth (1940 film), Goodbye Youth'' and in a short time she became one of the most requested actresses in the Telefoni Bianchi genre. After the war she got critical acclaim for a number of dramatic performances, notably Mario Soldati's ''His Young Wife'' and Luciano Emmer's ''Sunday in August''. She was also very active on stage. Gradually cast in less important roles, she eventually retired in the second half of the 1950s. Carmi was the first wife of the football player Aldo Giuseppe Borel. Partial filmography * ''Goodbye Youth (1940 film), Goodbye Youth'' (1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lively Teresa
''Lively Teresa'' (Italian: ''La vispa Teresa'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedies popular during the Fascist era. The film was only fully released following the Liberation of Rome, alongside other equally innocuous films such as ''The Innocent Casimiro''. This provoked criticism from supporters of the emerging neorealist movement who wanted to promote what they regarded as more innovative films, while the major film companies such as Lux Film and Minverva preferred more populist offerings.Gundle p.268 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini. Plot A wealthy engineer is disturbed when he discovers that his son Alberto has fallen in love with an ambitious manicurist Luisa. He arranges for him to go on holiday to Venice while he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Feathers
''Black Feathers'' (Italian: ''Penne nere'') is a 1952 Italian war drama film directed by Oreste Biancoli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Marina Vlady and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Plot Two young people, Pieri Cossutti and Gemma Vianello, live their love in the town of Stella, an alpine village in Carnia located next to a large dam, not far from the border between Italy and Austria. The Second World War provokes the call to arms of Pieri and his brother Olinto, who must leave his wife and little son. Gemma's father dies during a bombing, and at that point she is welcomed into the Cossutti house. At the time of the armistice of 8 September, Pieri and Olinto are in Albania, from where - with other Italian soldiers who refuse to surrender to the Germans - they begin a long march to return to their homeland. Among the hardships, the group gradually shrinks and even Olinto dies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Heart Sings
''My Heart Sings'' ( it, Anema e core) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini. Cast * Ferruccio Tagliavini - Marco * Franca Marzi - Gina * Riccardo Billi - Riccardo * Mario Riva - Mario * Carlo Campanini - Bossoli * Dorian Gray - Amica di Cocciaglia * Bice Valori - Liliana * Guglielmo Inglese - Brigadiere Bichetti * Giorgio Bixio - Avvocato Pelletti * Silvana Jachino - Cameriera * Alberto Sorrentino * Nino Manfredi - Enrico * Margherita Autuori - Elsa * Bruno Lanzarini - Commissario * Vera Carmi - Madre di Enrico * Carlo Romano - Commendator Russo * Adriana Montuori * Karl Ludwig Diehl - Neurologo * Loris Gizzi Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee ... - Commendator Cocciaglia External links * 1951 films 1950s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milano Miliardaria
''Milano miliardaria'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Marino Girolami, Marcello Marchesi and Vittorio Metz. Cast * Tino Scotti: Cavalier Luigi Pizzigoni * Isa Barzizza: Vittoria Pizzigoni * Franca Marzi: Italia Furioni * Dante Maggio: Peppino Avallone * Mario Carotenuto: Avvocato Amleto Furioni * Aroldo Tieri: Marito geloso * Giovanni Barrella: Comm. Fantini * Alberto Sorrentino: Oscar, il fotografo * Galeazzo Benti: Walter * Marsha Gayle: Corinna * Gipsy Kiss: Giovannina * Vera Carmi: Paola * Giovanni D'Anzi: Se stesso * Sofia Loren: Commessa del bar * Carlo Giuffré: Tifoso coi pomodori * Roberto Murolo: Himself * Giuseppe Meazza Giuseppe "Peppino" Meazza (; 23 August 1910 – 21 August 1979), also known as il Balilla, was an Italian football manager and player. Throughout his career, he played mainly for Inter Milan in the 1930s, scoring 242 goals in 365 games for the ...: Himself External links * 1951 films 1950s Italian-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Sisters (1950 Film)
''The Two Sisters'' (Italian: ''Le due sorelle'') is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Volpe and starring Vera Carmi, Enzo Fiermonte and Checco Durante. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was made at the Palatino Studios while location shooting took place around Matera in Basilicata.Chiti & Poppi p.133 Cast *Vera Carmi as Franca *Enzo Fiermonte as Barone Enrico *Checco Durante as Fattore Cosimo * Jone Paoli as Almina *Fedele Gentile as Antonio *Sandro Ruffini as Padre Giovanni *Mara Landi as Gilda *Anita Durante as Agata *Gina Amendola as Chiarina *Luigi Erminio D'Olivo as Decio *Amedeo Girardi as Il Dottore *Lora Silvani as Agnesina *Roberto Spiombi as Nicola *Ugo Urbino Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh (given name), Hugh, a widely used name of Germanic origin. Its diminutive form is Ugolino (other), Ugolino. It is also a Nigerian Igboid languages, Igbo first name. It may refer to: People * Vgo (stonema ... as Cecè Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Lost The War
''How I Lost the War'' ( it, Come persi la guerra) is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Erminio Macario. Plot Italy, late 1940s. After being forced to wear military uniforms for most of his life, when the war ends, Leo replaces them with a firefighter's uniform. Cast * Erminio Macario as Leo Bianchetti * Vera Carmi as Gemma * Nando Bruno as Checco Tremelloni * Carlo Campanini as The German Captain * Folco Lulli as American Official * Fritz Marlat as Fritz * Marco Tulli as German Official * Piero Lulli Piero Lulli (1 February 1923 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli. Selected filmography * ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) - De Santis * ''Love Story ... as German Official * Nunzio Filogamo as Hat Seller * Gregorio Di Lauro as Soldier * Veriano Ginesi as Soldier References External links * Italian comedy films 1947 comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cab Number 13
''Cab Number 13'' ( it, Il fiacre n. 13) is a 1948 Italian crime-melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Vera Carmi. Cast * Vera Carmi - Jeanne Herblet (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Ginette Leclerc - Claudia (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Sandro Ruffini - Pietro Thefar (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Marcel Herrand - Georges de la Tour Vaudieu (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Leonardo Cortese - Andrea (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Vira Silenti - Mathilde * Flavia Grande - Olivia * Pierre Larquey - Pierre Loriot, il cocchiere (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Raymond Bussières - Jean Jeudi (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Achille Millo - Louis * Patrizia Muriel - Berthe Marois * Achille Majeroni - Le professeur Charcot * Paul Demange - Plume d'Oie * Galeazzo Benti - Le commissaire Portier * Henri Nassiet - Le duc de la Tour Vaudieu (segments "Delitto" & "Castigo") * Roldano Lupi Roldano Lupi (8 February 1909 – 13 August 1989) was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples (1946 Film)
''Farewell, My Beautiful Naples'' (Italian: ''Addio, mia bella Napoli!'') is a 1946 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Fosco Giachetti, Vera Carmi and Clelia Matania.Brunetta p.111 It is based on a 1910 play which had previously been made into a 1917 silent film of the same title. Location shooting took place around Naples, including at Pompeii, Amalfi and Capri. Synopsis In Naples, a local composer falls in love with an American tourist. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Carlo Sanna, composer * Vera Carmi as Roberta Sullivan * Clelia Matania as Yvonne de Fleurette * Paolo Stoppa as Ruocco * Bella Starace Sainati Bella Starace Sainati (June 2, 1878 – August 4, 1958) was an Italian stage and film actress.Goble p.190 Selected filmography * '' The Two Mothers'' (1938) * ''Naples Will Never Die'' (1939) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1940) * ''Inspector Vargas'' ... * Lidia Drutskoy * Franco Pesce References Bibliography * Brunetta, Gian Piero. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas At Camp 119
''Christmas at Camp 119'' (Italian: ''Natale al campo 119'') is a 1947 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pietro Francisci and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Vittorio De Sica and Peppino De Filippo. A group of Italian prisoners of war being held captive in California dream of life back home as they await their release.Moliterno p.136 It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome and on location in Naples, Milan, Florence and Venice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Cast *Aldo Fabrizi as Giuseppe Mancini *Vittorio De Sica as Don Vincenzino *Peppino De Filippo as Gennarino Capece *Carlo Campanini as Scapizzono *Massimo Girotti as Nane *Alberto Rabagliati as Alberto *Carlo Mazzarella as Ignazio *Aldo Fiorelli as Guido *Vera Carmi as The schoolteacher *Margherita Bagni as Donna Clara *Rocco D'Assunta as Lojacono *Olga Villi as Mirella *María Mercader as Fiammetta *Nando Bruno as Guide of Roma *Adolfo Celi as John *Ave Ninchi as Miss Mancini *Gia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Models Of Margutta
''The Models of Margutta'' (Italian: ''Le modelle di via Margutta'') is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Liliana Laine, Claudio Gora and Carlo Campanini.Hischak p.251 The film is set amongst the artistic community who live on the Via Margutta Via Margutta is a narrow street in the centre of Rome, near Piazza del Popolo, accessible from Via del Babuino in the ancient Campo Marzio neighborhood also known as ''"the foreigner's quarter"''. Mount Pincio is nearby. Via Margutta original ... in Rome. Several real artists appeared in the film as themselves. Cast References Bibliography * Hischak, Thomas S. ''The Encyclopedia of Film Composers''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. External links 1946 films 1946 drama films 1940s Italian-language films Italian drama films Films set in Rome Films directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese Films scored by Giovanni Fusco Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Sole Mio (film)
''O sole mio'' is a 1946 Italian film, directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is considered one of the earliest films belonging to the genre of Italian neorealism, due to its use of exterior scenes and the inclusion of non-professional actors. The film is set during the Four days of Naples in September 1943. Its title refers to the Neapolitan song "’O sole mio". Tito Gobbi stars as an Italian-American officer who is parachuted behind Axis lines to gather information on the movements of the German army and facilitate the allied landing. In Naples he comes into contact with local resistance groups and ordinary citizens, who then join in the revolt against the German occupiers. See also *Cinema of Italy The cinema of Italy (, ) comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Since its beginning, Italian cinema has influenced film movements worldwide. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film ... External links * 1946 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
