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Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show '' Maurizio Costanzo Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film '' Palermo - Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''. Awards Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in '' The First Beautiful Thing'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's '' Balancing Act'' and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's '' Long Live Freedom''. Selected filmography Film * '' Palermo - Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a simulcast of Canale 5 in high-definition. Since January 2013, Canale 5 has been directed by Giancarlo Scheri. History In 1978, Telemilano, a local Milan-based broadcaster became Canale 5 two years later and began broadcasting nationally. Canale 5 was subsequently joined by Italia 1 (in 1982) and Rete 4 (in 1984). 2000s Since 2003, the channel is also free of charge in digital terrestrial areas in areas covered by Mediaset 2 and Mediaset 4 mux, and from 26 November 2010 also in the areas covered by the Mediaset 6 mux through the deferred version of one hour ''Canale 5 +1'', Transferred from 11 July 2011 on mux Mediaset 5. It was also available until 11 July 2011, in high definition (though forced) Canale 5 HD in regions where trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Kisses Everybody
''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three friends: Max (Massimo Ceccherini), Samuele (Valerio Mastandrea) and Nicola (Rocco Papaleo) go on holiday in their caravan. During the trip, Viola (Asia Argento), who has just robbed a bank, accosts the campers and takes them hostage. Initially the three are frightened, but gradually gain confidence with the girl and they become friends. Finally they decide to help her dispose of the priceless coins from the robbery. Cast *Asia Argento: Viola *Valerio Mastandrea: Samuele *Rocco Papaleo: Nicola 'Swing' *Massimo Ceccherini: Max *Enzo Robutti: Giotto *Daria Nicolodi: Sibilla *Franco Califano Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italian lyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career he sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Pensarci
''Non pensarci'' is a 2007 Italian-language Comedy directed by Gianni Zanasi. The film follows Stefano Nardini a post-punk guitarist stuck in a strange career limbo. Cast *Valerio Mastandrea: Stefano Nardini *Anita Caprioli: Michela Nardini *Giuseppe Battiston: Alberto Nardini * Caterina Murino: Nadine * Paolo Briguglia: Paolo Guidi * Dino Abbrescia: Carlo * Teco Celio: Walter Nardini * Gisella Burinato: Mamma Nardini *Paolo Sassanelli Paolo Sassanelli (born 29 October 1958) is an Italian stage, film and television actor as well as director. Life and career Born in Bari, Sassanelli made his stage debut in his hometown in the second half of the 1980s. He then moved to Rome an ...: Francesco External links * * * 2007 films Italian comedy films 2000s Italian-language films Films about dysfunctional families 2000s English-language films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Bus (2007 Film)
''Night Bus'' ( it, Notturno bus) is a 2007 Italian noir-comedy film directed by Davide Marengo. A low-budget film, it became a sleeper box office hit. Plot Set in Rome, Davide Marengo's crime story revolves around two main characters, a female thief, Leila (Mezzogiorno), whose modus operandi of looting her victims is by administering drugs or seducing them, and a lonely bus driver, Franz (Mastandrea), who is up to his neck in debt. The real story advances when the duo happens to come into possession of a valuable microchip valued at 4 million euros. The film's plot comes across more twists as a pair of hardened criminals, Garafano (Pannofino) and Diolaiti (Citran), and a retired intelligence officer, Carlo Matera (Fantastichini), enter the scene. Cast * Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Leila Ronchi *Valerio Mastandrea as Franz *Ennio Fantastichini as Carlo Matera *Francesco Pannofino as Garofano *Roberto Citran as Diolaiti *Iaia Forte as Micia * Ivan Franek as Andrea *Marcello Mazzarel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Minute Marocco
''Last Minute Marocco'' is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Falaschi. Cast *Valerio Mastandrea as Sergio *Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Valeria *Daniele De Angelis as Valerio * Nicolas Vaporidis as Andrea * Lorenzo Balducci as Giacomo *Esther Elisha as Jasmina *Kesia Elwin as Tamu * Stefano Dionisi as Giorgio *Jamil Hammoudi as Samir *Babak Karimi as Zin Krisha *Paolo Sassanelli Paolo Sassanelli (born 29 October 1958) is an Italian stage, film and television actor as well as director. Life and career Born in Bari, Sassanelli made his stage debut in his hometown in the second half of the 1980s. He then moved to Rome an ... as Guido References External links * 2007 films 2000s Italian-language films 2007 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Francesco Falaschi {{2000s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleon And Me
''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot In Portoferraio, island of Elba, young teacher Martino is fired over his criticism of Napoleon Bonaparte. Then Napoleon is exiled to reign over tiny Elba. He hires Martino as his secretary. Cast See also * List of Italian films A list of some notable films produced in the Cinema of Italy ordered by year and decade of release For an alphabetical list of articles on Italian films see :Italian films. 1910s * List of Italian films of 1910 * List of Italian films of 1911 * ... References External links * 2006 films Films based on Italian novels Spanish comedy-drama films 2006 comedy-drama films Films directed by Paolo Virzì Depictions of Napoleon on film Italian comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films 2000s Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry, You Can't Get Through!
''Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' ( it, Nessun messaggio in segreteria) is a 2005 Italian comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero. Plot Walter is a lonely pensioner still full of energy and imagination; convinced by a newspaper article that for every young man who works there is an elderly person who stays at home, Walter decides to go and find this young man, and to help him by hanging around. Helped by little Sara, his only friend and ally, and mocked by a cynical doorkeeper, Walter picks Piero, a tireless but shy worker. Walter enters Piero's life in an overbearing way, without asking permission; he turns the young man's life upside down but teaches him a new perspective from which to look at himself and the world, as well as techniques to conquer Francesca, Sara's single mother who is disappointed by men, and with whom Piero has fallen in love. Piero first tries to completely change his lifestyle, playing the role of a strong and exuberant man, cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavorare Con Lentezza
''Lavorare con lentezza'' (internationally released as ''Working Slowly (Radio Alice)'') is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on actual events involving Radio Alice, a 1970s pirate radio which was politically aligned with the autonomism movement. It entered the competition at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, in which Tommaso Ramenghi and Marco Luisi won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. The Wu Ming collective is also credited as co-writers of the screenplay. The film is published under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license, and can be downloaded from Archive.org Plot 1976, Bologna. Radio Alice is the radio of the movement: fantasy, refusal of wage labor, sexual freedom and cultural provocations. The radio, located in via del Pratello, is kept under control by the police, even if Lieutenant Lippolis is convinced that it is not worth wasting time on what he defines as a bunch of unrealistic, artistic and drug addicted students. A world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Vanity Serum
''The Vanity Serum'' ( it, Il siero della vanità) is a 2004 Italian giallo film directed by Alex Infascelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il libro italiano dei morti'' by Niccolò Ammaniti. Plot synopsis The VIPs of Italian television mysteriously disappear. Two detectives, Lucia and Franco, try to investigate the mystery, drowning into a strange world ruled by the powerful movie star Sonia Norton. Cast *Margherita Buy as Lucia Allasco *Francesca Neri as Sonia Norton *Valerio Mastandrea as Franco Berardi * Barbora Bobuľová as Azzurra Rispoli *Marco Giallini as Michele Benda *Ninni Bruschetta as Vittorio Terracciano * Luis Molteni as Rocco Piccolo * Rosario J. Gnolo as Mago Daniel * Armando De Razza as Michel Simone See also * List of Italian films of 2004 A list of films produced in Italy in 2004 (see 2004 in film): See also * 2004 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2004at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximum Velocity (V-Max)
''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' ( it, Velocità massima) is a 2002 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari. It entered the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. For this film Vicari won the 2003 David di Donatello for best new director. The film also won two Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best producer and best editing. Plot Cast * Valerio Mastandrea: Stefano * Cristiano Morroni: Claudio * Alessia Barela: Giovanna * Ivano De Matteo: Fischio * Ennio Girolami: Father of Stefano * Sara Franchetti: Mother of Stefano * Isabella Orsini: Actress See also *List of Italian films of 2002 A list of films produced in Italy in 2002 (see 2002 in film): See also *2002 in Italy *2002 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2002at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2002 2002 Films Italian ... References External links * 2002 films Italian drama films 2002 drama films Films directed by Daniele Vicari 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nest (2002 Film)
''The Nest'' ( 2002), also known as ''Nid de guêpes'', is a French action/ thriller movie, co-written and directed by Florent Emilio Siri. The literal translation of the French title is ''Wasp's Nest.'' The film is quasi- remake of the 1976 film, '' Assault on Precinct 13,'' which in turn was inspired by 1959's '' Rio Bravo.'' Plot During Bastille Day when most people are enjoying the French national holiday, a group of thieves prepare to commit a warehouse robbery at a massive industrial park. Meanwhile, Laborie, a special agent in the French special forces, is leading an international team that is escorting the captured leader of the Albanian mafia, Abedin Nexhep, who is due in court on charges of running an extensive European prostitution network. Despite the considerable security escort, Nexhep's henchmen still manage to set up an ambush. Laborie manages to escape with Nexhep. They take refuge in the warehouse that is being robbed of computer equipment by the group of crim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empty Eyes (2001 Film)
''Empty Eyes'' ( it, Sole negli occhi) is a 2001 Italian crime-drama film directed by Andrea Porporati. Cast * Fabrizio Gifuni: Marco * Gianni Cavina: Father of Marco * Delia Boccardo: Mother of Marco * Valerio Mastandrea: Agent Rinaldi * Romuald Andrzej Klos Romuald ( la, Romualdus; 951 – traditionally 19 June, c. 1025/27 AD) was the founder of the Camaldolese order and a major figure in the eleventh-century "Renaissance of eremitical asceticism".John Howe, "The Awesome Hermit: The Symbolic ...: Mago Cilindro References External links * 2001 films Italian crime drama films 2001 crime drama films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-crime-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |