Fiorenzo Carpi (19 October 1918 – 21 May 1997) was an Italian composer and pianist, probably best known for the "
Pinocchio
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" theme.
Biography
Born in Milan as Fiorenzo Carpi De Resmini, in 1945 he graduated at the
Milan Conservatory
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History
The conservatory was established by a royal decree of 1807 in Milan, capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. It opened the following year ...
Giorgio Federico Ghedini
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Life
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; then he was a stable member of
Piccolo Teatro di Milano
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since its founding (1947). He also collaborated with the Nobel laureate playwright
Dario Fo
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on all his plays between 1953 and 1967, then sporadically until Carpi's death in 1997. Fo's 1997 play ''Il diavolo con le zinne'' ('' The Devil with Boobs'') featured an homage to Carpi following his death.
Carpi was a prolific film score composer, well known for his long collaboration with the director
Luigi Comencini
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. In 1981 he won the David di Donatello for Best Score for Comencini's '' Voltati Eugenio''. He also composed numerous pop songs, television scores, commercial jingles, symphonic and chamber opera works.
Leoni al sole
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In 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
In 2008, it was restored and shown as part of the ret ...
'' (1961)
* ''
A Very Private Affair
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Premise
Eighteen-year-old Jill enjoys a comfortable upper-class existence with her wido ...
I 4 tassisti
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Cast
* Aldo Fabrizi: Sor Gigi
* Peppino De Filippo: Pasquale Scognamiglio (taxi driver)
* Erminio Macario: Pomilio Barone
* Gino Bramieri: B ...
Death on the Run
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The Howl
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Cast
* Tina Aumont - Anita
* Gigi Proietti - Coso
* Nino Segurini - Berto Bertuccioli
* Germano ...
Million Dollar Eel
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Cast
* Ottavia Piccolo as Margherita 'Tina' Tellini
* Lino Toffolo as Giovanni Boscolo 'Bissa'
* Mario Adorf as ...
The Adventures of Pinocchio
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Salon Kitty
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Created in the early 1930s, the salon was taken over by SS general Reinhard Heydrich and his sub ...
'' (1976)
* ''
Traffic Jam
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Cuori nella tormenta
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Plot
Walter is a non-commissioned officer of the Navy, while Raf is a ship's cook; they become great f ...
Italian Night
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The Amusements of Private Life
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'' (1990)
* ''
The End Is Known
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Discogs
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