Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian
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and
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who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy ''
The Charmer''.
[Landy p.63-65]
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, Falconi was the son of two
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stage actors.
His elder brother
Arturo Falconi also became an actor. He first worked as an employee and an officer before starting to work as a professional actor in the late 1890s.
[ In 1901 he married the actress ]Tina Di Lorenzo
Tina Di Lorenzo (4 December 1872 — 25 March 1930) was an Italian actress on stage and in silent films.
Early life
Concettina Di Lorenzo was born in Turin, the daughter of the Marquis Corrado Di Lorenzo and Amelia Colonnello. Her parents were b ...
, with whom he often teamed up on stage.[ Following several national and foreign tours, in 1912 he founded the Stable Company of the Manzoni Theatre in ]Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
.[ Following the retirement of his wife in 1920, he directed the company Compagnia Comoedia, and headed in a number of other companies, notably having a remarkable success with the musical comedy ''Wunder Bar''.][ After having appeared in some silent films between 1915 and 1918, in the 1930s Falconi intensified his cinema activities, starring in a number of comedy films.][ Widowed since 1930, he remarried to actress Elisabetta Svoboda (also known with the stage name Lili Svett) in 1942.][ His son ]Dino Falconi
Dino Falconi (September 18, 1902–February 17, 1990) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Waldman p.158 His parents were Armando Falconi and Tina Di Lorenzo, both actors. The actor Arturo Falconi was his uncle.
Selected filmography
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was a screenwriter, director, journalist and playwright.[
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Selected filmography
* '' The Charmer'' (1931)
* ''The Old Lady
''The Old Lady'' ( it, La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi. It features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.
Cast
* Emma Gramatica as Maria
* Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina
* Maurizio D'Ancora as ...
'' (1932)
* '' The Last Adventure'' (1932)
* ''The Joker King
''The Joker King'' (Italian: ''Il re Burlone'') is a 1935 Italian historical comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Luigi Cimara.Moliterno p.158
It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.
Plot
I ...
'' (1935)
* ''Joe the Red
''Joe the Red'' (Italian: ''Joe il rosso'') is a 1936 Italian comedy crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Luisa Garella and Ada Dondini.Apra p.99
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone M ...
'' (1936)
* '' The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937)
* ''The Document
''The Document'' (Italian: ''Il documento'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Ruggero Ruggeri, Armando Falconi and María Denis.Stewart p.71
It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. ...
'' (1939)
* ''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera
''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera'' (Italian: ''I figli del marchese Lucera'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Caterina Boratto and Sergio Tofano. It is based on a play of the same name by Gh ...
'' (1939)
* ''Don Pasquale
''Don Pasquale'' () is an opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's ...
'' (1940)
* ''The Man on the Street
''The Man on the Street'' (Italian:''La bocca sulla strada'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Armando Falconi, Carla Del Poggio and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Landy p.184
It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. The film's se ...
'' (1941)
* '' The Betrothed'' (1941)
* ''Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards f ...
'' (1942)
* '' Wedding Day'' (1944)
* ''The Innkeeper
''The Innkeeper'' (Italian: ''La locandiera'' also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.Reich & Garafalo p.28 The film is an a ...
'' (1944)
References
Bibliography
* Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943''. SUNY Press, 2008.
External links
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1871 births
1954 deaths
Italian male film actors
Italian male silent film actors
Italian male stage actors
Male actors from Rome
20th-century Italian male actors
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