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Valeria Moriconi
Valeria Moriconi (''née'' Abbruzzetti; November 15, 1931 – June 15, 2005) was an Italian actress who appeared both in movies and on stage. Biography Valeria was born in Iesi, in Marche, central Italy. Her earliest work was as a stage actress. She was very young when she acted in an art company, but success came with the movies ''Gli Italiani si voltano'' and ''La Spiaggia''. She won the Golden Grolla award for ''Le soldatesse''. She performed on stage in several plays at the Arlecchino Theater (now Flaiano), from ''Girotondo'' by Schnitzler and ''Per un amore a Roma'' by Patti to ''Arialda'' by Testori and directed by Luchino Visconti. In the 1960s she met director Franco Enriquez and left her husband, Aldo Moriconi, for him. After Enriquez's death she loved Vittorio Spiga, a journalist from Bologna, and at her death he was at her bedside. The president of the Italian Republic, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, nominated her Great Master of the Republic. In 2000, she was the voice f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iesi
Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy. It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic Sea. History Jesi was one of the last towns of the Umbri when, in the 4th century BC, the Senones Gauls invaded the area and ousted them. They turned it into a stronghold against the Piceni. In 283 BC the Senones were defeated by the Romans. Jesi in 247 BC became a ''colonia civium romanorum'' with the name of ''Aesis''. During the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Iesi was ravaged by the troops of Odoacer (476 AD) and again in 493 by the Ostrogoths of Theodoric the Great. After the Gothic War, Italy became part of the Byzantine Empire, and Jesi became one of the main centers of the new rulers, and a diocese seat. In 751 it was sacked by the Lombard troops of Aistulf, and later was a Carolingian imperial city. Since 1130, it was an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Never Too Late (1953 Film)
It's Never Too Late may refer to: * ''It's Never Too Late'' (1953 film), an Italian comedy directed by Filippo Walter Ratti * ''It's Never Too Late'' (1956 film), a British comedy directed by Michael McCarthy * ''It's Never Too Late'' (TV series), a Scottish TV series presented by Tam Cowan * "It's Never Too Late" (''Batman: The Animated Series''), an episode of the TV series ''Batman: The Animated Series'' * It's Never Too Late (Monk Montgomery album) * It's Never Too Late (Tommy Emmanuel album) * "It's Never Too Late", a song by Diana Ross from '' Why Do Fools Fall in Love'' * "It's Never Too Late", a single from the Steppenwolf album ''At Your Birthday Party ''At Your Birthday Party'' is the third studio album by Canadian-American rock band Steppenwolf. The album was released in March 1969, by ABC Dunhill Records. Background It was the first Steppenwolf album to feature bass player Nick St. Nich ...'' See also * Never Too Late (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boatman Of Amalfi
''The Boatman of Amalfi'' (Italian: ''Il barcaiolo di Amalfi'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Mino Roli and starring Mario Vitale, Franca Marzi and Guido Celano.Lancia p.203 The film's sets were designed by the art director Massimiliano Capriccioli. It is based on the 1883 novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani. Cast * Mario Vitale as Aspreno Selva * Franca Marzi as Cristina * Guido Celano as Antonio Selva * Leda Gloria as Rita Selva * Fiorella Ferrero as Mery * Margherita Bagni as Serafina * Luigi Cimara as Sir White - the consul * Oscar Blando as Toto' * Valeria Moriconi as Martina * Alessandra Panaro * Roberto Bruni as Don Costanzo * Augusto Di Giovanni as Avv. difensore * Nino Marchesini * Filippo Scelzo Filippo Scelzo (19 April 1900 – 9 October 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than forty films including '' Red Passport'' in which he played the male lead.Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar G
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819). People with the given name * Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England * Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England * Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland * Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer * Edgar Barrier, American actor * Edgar Baumann, Paraguayan javelin thrower * Edgar Bergen, American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist * Edgar Berlanga, American boxer * Edgar H. Brown, American mathematician * Edgar Buchanan, American actor * Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author, creator of ''Tarzan'' * Edgar Cantero, Spanish author in Catalan, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loves Of Three Queens
''Loves of Three Queens'' ( it, L'amante di Paride), also known as ''The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships'', is a 1954 Italian anthology film. It was directed by Marc Allégret and Edgar G. Ulmer and stars Hedy Lamarr. Plot A woman going to a costume party tries to work out which Queen she will dress up as. The film follows scenes from the lives of each of the queens. Genevieve, Josephine, and Helen. Cast * Hedy Lamarr as Hedy Windsor / Helen of Troy / Empress Joséphine / Genevieve of Brabant * Massimo Serato as Pâris * Alba Arnova as Vénus * Elli Parvo as Junon * Cathy O'Donnell as Enone * Cesare Danova as Count Siegfried * Terence Morgan as Golo * Gérard Oury as Napoleon * Milly Vitale as Marie-Louise * Richard O'Sullivan as Benoni * John Fraser as Drago * Piero Pastore as Simon * Enrico Glori as Priam * Robert Beatty as Ménélas * Anna Amendola as Minerve * Guido Celano as Jupiter Production The film had its genesis in a proposed televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Fizzarotti
Armando Fizzarotti (February 16, 1892 – February 15, 1966) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Fizzarotti was a native of Naples, and his films are generally set in the city. He was specifically hired to direct '' Malaspina'' (1947) because of his experience making Neapolitan-style films.Marlow-Mann p.16 The film helped revive Neapolitan cinema, which had been suppressed during the Fascist era as production was centralised in Rome. His son Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others, Vi ... was also a film director. Selected filmography Director * '' New Moon'' (1925) * '' Naples in Green and Blue'' (1935) * '' Malaspina'' (1947) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * '' Naples Is Always Naples'' (1954) Screenwriter * '' The Lovers of Ravello'' (1951) Re ... [...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] |
Poverty And Nobility
''Poverty and Nobility'' ( it, Miseria e nobiltà) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli starring Sophia Loren and Totò. Plot The story is taken from the Eduardo Scarpetta's play of the same name. Naples, second half of the 19th century: impoverished Felice Sciosciamocca tries to work as a scribe for illiterate people, while his friend Don Pasquale tries to make photographs for rich couples. Meanwhile, in the house where the two live, their wives start to fight because the apartment is mortgaged, and the women don't have money to pay the rent. Luckily, rich Count Eugenio, in love with the beautiful dancer Gemma, asks Pasquale and Felice to stage a farce for him. In fact, the father of Gemma - an enriched cook - wants to meet Eugenio's family, but he knows that his real father does not approve of his love affair with the dancer. So Eugenio transforms Don Felice Sciosciamocca into his uncle (the Prince of Casador) and Don Pasquale has to play the true father o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School (1954 Film)
''High School'' ( it, Terza liceo) is a 1954 Italian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. Plot Last year of school for the III C of the Gobetti high school in Rome: the events of the boys and girls who have to face the final exams are intertwined with more or less happy loves, shy disputes and small dramas. Lucia, scion of a rich family, but with a generous and rebellious soul, shares with Andrea, who instead comes from a family of modest conditions, the project for a school newspaper. The contents of the file put them in collision with the principal, but they unite the two youngsters, who eventually fall in love. Their relationship, however, is opposed by Lucia's family, who want her to be paired with the stolid but rich Pupo. Cast *Giulia Rubini: Camilla * Ilaria Occhini: Isabella * Anna Maria Sandri: Teresa *Ugo Amaldi: Franco * Ferdinando Cappabianca: Andrea * Franco Santori: Bruno *Paola Borboni: Mother of Bruno * Bartolomeo Rossetti: Valenti * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beach (1954 Film)
''The Beach'' (Italian: ''La spiaggia'') also internationally released as ''Riviera'' and ''The Boarder'') is a 1954 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Martine Carol, Raf Vallone and Mario Carotenuto. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dario Cecchi. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome and on location around Savona in Liguria. Plot At a luxury resort on the Italian coast, a prostitute takes her young daughter for a vacation but tries to conceal her true profession from her fellow guests. She is courted by the local mayor, before her past is exposed to the gossipy society of the resort. Cast *Martine Carol as Anna Maria Mentorsi *Raf Vallone as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno *Mario Carotenuto as Carlo Albertocchi *Carlo Romano as Luigi *Clelia Matania as la signora Albertocchi *Carlo Bianco as Chiastrino, il milionario *Nico Pepe as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly ''Camminare...'' (1932) and part of the artists' group ''Corrente di Vita'' (1938). Before entering the film industry, Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies. He began his film career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's '' Piccolo mondo antico'' ("Old-Fashioned World", 1940). The first film he directed was ''Giacomo l'idealista'' (1943). '' Luci del Varietà'' (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. Lattuada's film ''La steppa'' (1962) was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In The City (1953 Film)
''Love in the City'' ( it, L'amore in città) is a 1953 Italian anthology film composed of six segments, each with its own writer or director. The anthology consists of the following episodes: * ''Paid Love'' written and directed by Carlo Lizzani * ''Attempted Suicide'' by Michelangelo Antonioni * ''Paradise for Three Hours'' by Dino Risi * ''Marriage Agency'' written and directed by Federico Fellini * ''Story of Caterina'' by Francesco Maselli and Cesare Zavattini * ''Italians Stare'' written and directed by Alberto Lattuada Synopsis Under the aegis of Cesare Zavattini, precursor and theoretician of neorealism, the various authors of this film with sketches try to reconstitute according to the testimonies of the protagonists themselves various aspects of love in the city, most often tragic: young women impregnated and immediately abandoned, young prostitutes, a young unemployed mother who has to abandon her child in the middle of the street, a young girl from a family of n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
