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Yolanda (1952 Film)
''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'', also known as ''Yolanda'' ( it, Jolanda, la figlia del corsaro nero) is a 1953 Italian film directed by Mario Soldati, and based on the novel Yolanda, the Black Corsair's Daughter by Emilio Salgari. Plot Collected at the age of two, in extreme conditions, by a company of gypsies, Jolly grew up among them, together with the man who accompanied her and who subsequently educated her in the military arts, making her, in appearance and in bearing, very similar to a young man. One day, near Maracaibo, the two intervene to help the escort of Consuelo, daughter of the Count of Medina, attacked by a group of brigands. Gravely wounded, on the verge of death, the guardian tells Jolly about her origins. Her real name is Jolanda, daughter of the Count of Ventimiglia, the legendary Black Corsair, treacherously murdered by Van Guld, Count of Medina, who then entrusted the child to him to kill her. He also tells her about the existence of a famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an cinema of Italy, Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. Biography A native of Turin, Soldati attended the ''Liceo Sociale'', a Society of Jesus, Jesuit school, and finished secondary school at age 17. He then studied humanities at the University of Turin. At that time, the University was a hotbed of intellectual activity and the young Soldati would meet and befriend the likes of activist and writer Carlo Levi and journalist Giacomo Debenedetti, who were his seniors. He later studied History of Art at the University of Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929. He achieved the widest notice with ''America primo amore'', published in 1935, a memoir of the time he spent teaching at Columbia University. He won literary awards for his work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Florian
Barbara Florian (born 1931) is a retired Swedish film actress known for her work in Italian cinema.Small p.129 Selected filmography * ''The Devil in the Convent'' (1950) * '' Carcerato'' (1951) * '' Rome-Paris-Rome'' (1951) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * '' Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) * ''Altri tempi'' (1952) * ''I tre corsari'' (1952) * ''Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair'' (1953) * ''First Love First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...'' (1959) References Bibliography *Small, Pauline. ''Sophia Loren: Moulding the Star''. Intellect Books, 2009. External links * 1931 births Living people 20th-century Swedish women artists Swedish emigrants to Italy Actresses from Stockholm {{Sweden-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Sequel Films
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Films Set In The 1670s
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 sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On The Corsairs Of The Antilles
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 sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Mario Soldati
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 sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Italian-language Films
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Films Scored By Nino Rota
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] |
1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Serra
Domenico Serra (1899–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. He made more than sixty films, many of them during the silent era including Mario Bonnard's historical film '' The Betrothed'' (1923).Goble p.305 In the sound era, he largely played supporting or minor roles. Partial filmography * ''Il tesoro della cattedrale'' (1915) * ''Il diamante azzurro'' (1916) * ''Il germoglio della morte'' (1916) * ''La trovata del brasiliano'' (1916) * ''L'apostolo'' (1916) * '' The Cavalcade of Dreams'' (1917) * '' Wanda Warenine'' (1917) * ''Sorrisi e spasimi della menzogna'' (1917) * ''Maternità'' (1917) * ''Le due orfanelle di Torino'' (1917) * ''I raggi 'Z (1917) * ''Il rifugio dell'alba'' (1918) * ''Il marito dell'amica'' (1919) * ''Le labbra e il cuore'' (1919) * ''La maestrina'' (1919) * ''Il buon Samaritano'' (1919) * ''Il mistero della casa di fronte'' (1919) * ''Federica d'Illiria'' (1919) * ''Il ventriloquo'' (1920) * ''Il marito in campagna'' (1920) * ''The Shadow'' (1920) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Spadaro
Umberto Spadaro (8 November 1904 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in around 95 films between 1940 and 1979. His brother Peppino Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (1939) – Saltimbanco (uncredited) * ''Senza cielo'' (1940) * ''Caravaggio'' (1941) * ''Blood Wedding'' (1941) – Maso * ''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) * ''Catene invisibili'' (1942) – Un amico di Enrico al biliardo * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) – Il custode della stazione * '' Wedding Day'' (1942) – Un cameriere (uncredited) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) – Il testimone Sante di Mauro * ''L'usuraio'' (1943) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) – Lo stregone * ''Sempre più difficile'' (1943) – Mucugno * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) – Il delatore nella taverna * ''Vietato ai minorenni'' (1944) * ''Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) – Touzille, il cenciaiolo * ''Mist on the Sea'' (1944) – Il fuochista * ''La Fornarina'' (1944) – Un clie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Sorrentino
Alberto Sorrentino (16 February 1916 – 31 January 1994), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 89 films between 1943 and 1988. He was born in La Spezia, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Un passante * '' I cadetti di Guascogna'' (1950) - Il comico * ''Totò Tarzan'' (1950) - L'usciere * ''I'm the Capataz'' (1951) - Un rivoluzionario * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - Guido, il morto di fame * '' Milano miliardaria'' (1951) - Oscar, il fotografo * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) - Arturo * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) - Giovannino - Il giornalista * ''Seven Hours of Trouble'' (1951) - Raffaele * ''Il padrone del vapore'' (1951) - Il disegnatore * '' My Heart Sings'' (1951) - 'Signorina' * ''Stasera sciopero'' (1951) * '' Tizio, Caio, Sempronio'' (1951) * ''Viva il cinema!'' (1952) - Giovanni * '' Vendetta... sarda'' (1952) - Narciso Bellezza * ''Abracadabra'' (1952) - Fernando, detto Fefè * ''Maschera nera'' (1952) * ''Beauties in Capri'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
