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Voice Of Silence (1953 Film)
''Voice of Silence'' ( it, La voce del silenzio, french: La maison du silence) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by G. W. Pabst, written by Giuseppe Berto, starring Aldo Fabrizi and Jean Marais.Rentschler p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Italy. Plot A group of people, to try to make sense of their existence, retreats to a convent because each has problems considered insurmountable: a war veteran who is given up for dead returns from captivity in a sensational way and once home he finds his wife married and happy with another man; a partisan, during a war action, causes the death of three people; a votive candle dealer is too selfish to practice his trade. Then a writer famous for his production of works for adults arrive at the convent through which, according to many detractors, he corrupts many young minds, and a young priest who, dismayed by such a tumult of souls, is seized by mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio D'Amico
Silvio D'Amico (3 February 1887 in Rome – 1 April 1955 in Rome) was an Italian theatre critic, journalist, and theorist of Italian theater. Not a Fascist himself, D'Amico was the major theater critic during the ''ventennio'', the twenty years (1922-1945) of Fascist rule in Italy. He was the first editor of the nine volume ''Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo'' (''Encyclopedia of Performing Arts''), published between 1954 and 1965, that covered theater, music, cinema, and dance. Most notably, he held an eminent position in theatrical study in Italy, giving his name to the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome, Italy's most prestigious drama school. Biography A Catholic, D'Amico was educated by Jesuits at Rome's Massimiliano Massimo Institute. After graduating in law in 1911, he was appointed to the Ministry of Education to the Directorate General for Antiquities and Fine Arts. In 1923, he became professor of theater history in the Royal School of Acting "Eleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseline (database)
Studio System by Gracenote, formerly known as Baseline StudioSystems, is an American e-commerce company. It was founded in 1982 and licenses its commercial entertainment database, known as Studio System. It is owned by Gracenote, a subsidiary of Nielsen Holdings. History James Monaco founded Baseline in 1982. Their primary product, an entertainment database, was launched in 1985. Monaco left Baseline in 1992, and Paul Kagan Associates purchased it the following year. Big Entertainment purchased the database in 1999 and subsequently renamed themselves to Hollywood.com. The same year, Creative Planet purchased The Studio System, a rival database founded in 1987, from Brookfield Communications. In 2004, Hollywood.com's parent company, Hollywood Media, purchased The Studio System and merged the two databases. Two years later, The New York Times Company purchased the now-renamed Baseline StudioSystems and integrated it into NYTimes.com, only to sell it back to Hollywood.com i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checco Durante
Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) - L'allenatore Marinoni * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) - Direttore del Teatro Vittoria * ''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) - L'oste * ''I due barbieri'' (1937) * ''The Black Corsair'' (1938) - Carmeau - Korsar * ''Duetto vagabondo'' (1939) * ''Il piccolo re'' (1939) * ''La scuola dei timidi'' (1941) * ''Perdizione'' (1942) - Il padrone dell'autorimessa * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) - Il commendator Biondelli * ''Don Juan'' (1942) * ''Signorinette'' (1942) - Il padre di Iris * ''Il treno crociato'' (1943) - Il capo cuoco (uncredited) * ''L'innocente Casimiro'' (1945) * ''Down with Misery'' (1945) - Il fattorino del radiogrammofono * ''The Sun Still Rises'' (1946) * ''Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) - Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Grazia Francia
Maria Grazia Francia (17 September 1931 – 4 March 2021) was an Italian actress of classic cinema. Career Born in Florence, in the mid-1940s Francia moved to Rome to attend the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. She eventually left the course to star alongside Anna Magnani in Gennaro Righelli's '' Abbasso la ricchezza!''. Since then she appeared in several important films, directed by directors such as Luigi Zampa, Giuseppe De Santis and Mario Bonnard. She was also active on stage and on television dramas, before retiring from acting in the early 1970s. She died on March 4, 2021 at the age of 90i n Terni, Italy. Selected filmography *'' Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) *'' L'onorevole Angelina'' (1947) *''Bitter Rice'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) *''No Peace Under the Olive Tree'' (1950) *'' The Outlaws'' (1950) *'' Il voto'' (1950) *'' Santa Lucia luntana...'' (1951) *''Due sorelle amano'' (1951) *'' Auguri e figli maschi'' (1951) *''I figli non si vendono'' (1952) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (28 August 1921 – 21 November 2007) better known as Fernando Fernán Gómez was a Spanish actor, screenwriter, film director, theater director and member of the Royal Spanish Academy for seven years. He was born in Peru while his mother, Spanish actress Carola Fernán-Gómez, was making a tour in Latin America. He would later use her surname for his stage name when he moved to Spain in 1924. Biography The most probable thing, as he wrote in his memoirs, is that he was born in Lima on 28 August 1921, even if his birth certificate indicates that he was born in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The reason for this is that his mother, the theater actress Carola Fernán Gómez, was touring South America when he was born in Lima, so his birth certificate was issued days later in Argentina, a country whose nationality he retained, in addition to Spanish nationality, which was granted to him in 1984. Being an extramarital son, his father was also the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Panelli
Paolo Panelli (15 July 1925 – 18 May 1997) was an Italian comedian and film actor. He appeared in 55 films between 1948 and 1996. He was married to Bice Valori. Selected filmography * '' Guarany'' (1948) * ''Arrivederci, papà!'' (1948) * ''Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) - Allievo * '' Against the Law'' (1950) - Tremolino * ''Hearts at Sea'' (1950) - Leone - un allievo ufficiale * ''Paris Is Always Paris'' (1951) - Nicolino Percuoco * '' The Last Sentence'' (1951) - Michele * ''Wife for a Night'' (1952) - Gualteri * ''Solo per te Lucia'' (1952) - Tonino Moriconi * ''I Chose Love'' (1953) * '' Voice of Silence'' (1953) * ''Scampolo 53'' (1953) * ''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (1954) - Innamorato litigioso * ''Bella, non piangere!'' (1955) - Il soldato balbuziente * '' Submarine Attack'' (1955) * ''La moglie è uguale per tutti'' (1955) - Vincenzo * '' Folgore Division'' (1955) * ''I pinguini ci guardano'' (1956) * ''Terrore sulla città'' (1957) * ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli (30 August 1888 – 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. He was sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli. Early life Ciannelli was born in Lacco Ameno, on the island of Ischia, where his father, a doctor, owned a health spa. He studied surgery at the University of Naples, and worked briefly as a doctor, but his love of grand opera and the dramatic stage won out and he became a successful baritone, singing at La Scala and touring Europe. He went to the United States from the Port of Naples as a first cabin saloon passenger on board the steamship ''San Guglielmo'', which arrived at the Port of New York on 19 March 1914. In New York, he appeared on Broadway in Oscar Hammerstein II's first musical '' Always You'' and later in ''Rose-Marie''. He appeared in Theatre Guild productions in the late 1920s, co-starring with the Lunts (Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne), and Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Villard
Frank Villard (24 March 1917 – 19 September 1980) was a French film actor.Goble p.121 He was born François Drouineau in Saint-Jean-d'Angély. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) - Un homme (uncredited) * ''Cartacalha, reine des gitans'' (1942) * ''Feu sacré'' (1942) - Jean Delmas * '' Box of Dreams'' (1945) - Jean * ''The Faceless Enemy'' (1946) - Inspecteur Wens / Inspector Wens * ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (1947) - Georges Baermann * '' The Mysterious Monsieur Sylvain'' (1947) - Ancelin * ''Fausse identité'' (1947) - L'inspecteur Rolle * ''Le cavalier de Croix-Mort'' (1948) - François d'Anthar * ''Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre'' (1948) - Jean * ''Le signal rouge'' (1949) - Ing. Nicolas Riedel * '' Gigi'' (1949) - Gaston * ''Vient de paraître'' (1949) - Maréchal * '' Manèges'' (1950) - François * ''Minne'' (1950) - Antoine * ''Fusillé à l'aube'' (1950) - Rudolf Hennings * ''Les amants de Bras-Mort'' (1951) - Jean Michaut * ''The Beautiful I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosetta Greco
Cosetta Greco (8 October 1930 – 14 July 2002) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1943 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' Farewell Love!'' (1943) - La cameriera di casa Dias * ''Caccia all'uomo'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''The Charterhouse of Parma'' (1948) - (uncredited) * ''The Bride Can't Wait'' (1949) - Young Nun * ''Four Ways Out'' (1951) - Lina Girosi - moglie di Luigi * ''The Cape of Hope'' (1951) - Minnie Liakim * ''Napoleone'' (1951) * '' Three Girls from Rome'' (1952) - Elena * ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' (1952) - Zitamaria * ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (1952) - Clara Martini * '' The Enemy'' (1952) - Marta * ''Sunday Heroes'' (1952) - Mara * '' Canzoni di mezzo secolo'' (1952) * ''Il viale della speranza'' (1953) - Luisa * '' Voice of Silence'' (1953) - Anna Maria * ''Cavalcade of Song'' (1953) - Ex-amante del guappo * ''Musoduro'' (1953) - Anita * ''Scampolo 53'' (1953) * ''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) - Luisa G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Gélin
Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, his family moved to Saint-Malo where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc Allégret's film '' Entrée des artistes'' that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in ''Miquette'' and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich in ''Martin Roumagnac'' (1946). Career He won his first leading role in ''Rendez-vou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Cinecittà Studios
Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios were constructed during the Fascist era as part of a plan to revive the Italian film industry. Filmmakers such as Federico Fellini, Roberto Rossellini, Luchino Visconti, Sergio Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Mel Gibson have worked at Cinecittà. More than 3,000 movies have been filmed there, of which 90 received an Academy Award nomination and 47 of these won it. In the 1950s, the number of international productions being made there led to Rome being dubbed "Hollywood on the Tiber." History The studios were founded in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, his son Vittorio, and his head of cinema Luigi Freddi under the slogan "''Il cinema è l'arma più forte''" ("Cinema is the most powerful weapon"). The purpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
