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Cosimo Fusco
Cosimo Massimo Fusco (born 23 September 1962) is an Italian actor. Biography Born in Matera, Italy, Fusco was educated in Los Angeles, Rome, and Paris. He is best known for his role as Paolo, one of Rachel's boyfriends in the American sitcom ''Friends''. He has had roles in several Italian, German, and American productions, including the films '' Gone in 60 Seconds'', ''Coco Chanel'', ''Angels & Demons'', and '' The Man Who Invented Christmas''. He has appeared in the shows ''Alias'', '' La piovra'', and ''The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...'', among others. He played the role of Judge Alberto Somaschi in the Italian series '' Il bene e il male'' from 2008 to 2009. Selected filmography Film Television Music videos References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matera
Matera (, ; Materano: ) is a city in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. As the capital of the province of Matera, its original settlement lies in two canyons carved by the Gravina River. This area, the Sassi di Matera, is a complex of cave dwellings carved into the ancient river canyon. Over the course of its history, Matera has been occupied by Romans, Longobards, Byzantines, Saracens, Swabians, Angevins, Aragonese, and Bourbons. By the late 1800s, Matera's cave dwellings became noted for intractable poverty, poor sanitation, meager working conditions, and rampant disease. Evacuated in 1952, the population was relocated to modern housing, and the Sassi (Italian for "stones") lay abandoned until the 1980s. Renewed vision and investment led to the cave dwellings becoming a noted historic tourism destination, with hotels, small museums and restaurants – and a vibrant arts community. Known as ("the underground city"), the Sassi and the park of the Rupestrian Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eighteenth Angel
''The Eighteenth Angel'' is a 1997 American horror-thriller film, starring Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci, Wendy Crewson, and Maximilian Schell. It was directed by William Bindley and written by David Seltzer. Plot A prophecy claims that the return of Satan will be precipitated by the arrival of eighteen physically perfect beings. To enable the prophecy come to fruition, a secret sect of monks join an obsessed geneticist to artificially create the perfect specimens. Hugh Stanton and his daughter Lucy have lost their wife and mother - seemingly to suicide - after a brief meeting with a mysterious Etruscan man. In the aftermath of her death, Hugh decides to move from America to Rome, where he and Lucy settle down in the former Etruscan areas north of the Eternal City. With little to do while her father is at wotk, Lucy begins to explore her surroundings - in particular an old monastery, despite warnings from locals. A scientist (who was fired after pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasquale Pozzessere
Pasquale Pozzessere (born in 1957) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Lizzano, Taranto in the mid-1980s Pozzessere abandoned his medicine university studies to enter the cinema industry working as a script supervisor for Pupi Avati and as assistant director of Francesco Maselli. After directing a number of short films, he made his feature film debut in 1992, with '' Verso Sud'', for which he was nominated to a David di Donatello for Best New Director and won the Grolla d'oro in the same category. The film also won the Grand Prix at the Annecy Film Festival. Filmography *'' Verso Sud'' (1992) *''Father and Son Father and Son or Fathers and Sons may refer to: Literature * ''Father and Son'' (book), a 1907 memoir by Edmund Gosse *Father and Son (comics), cartoon characters created by E. O. Plauen * ''Fathers and Sons'' (novel), an 1862 novel by Ivan Tur ...'' (1994) *'' An Eyewitness Account'' (1997) *''La vita che verrà'' (TV, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Argento
Dario Argento (; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and film critic, critic. His influential work in the horror film, horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as ''giallo'', has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror". His films as director include his "Animal Trilogy", consisting of ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' (1970), ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' (1971) and ''Four Flies on Grey Velvet'' (1971); his "The Three Mothers, Three Mothers" trilogy, consisting of ''Suspiria'' (1977), ''Inferno (1980 film), Inferno'' (1980) and ''The Mother of Tears'' (2007); and his stand-alone films ''Deep Red'' (1975), ''Tenebrae (film), Tenebrae'' (1982), ''Phenomena (film), Phenomena'' (1985) and ''Opera (1987 film), Opera'' (1987). He co-wrote the screenplay for Sergio Leone's ''Once Upon a Time in the West'' (1968) and served as George A. Romero's script consultan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Card Player
''The Card Player'' (Italian: ''Il cartaio'') is a 2004 giallo film directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Stefania Rocca and Liam Cunningham and is Argento's second giallo feature of the decade (following '' Sleepless''). The film features a brief role by Fiore Argento, the director's eldest daughter. She had previously appeared in her father's films '' Phenomena'' and '' Demons''. Plot The film centers around a serial killer known as "The Card Player", who is kidnapping young women in Rome. Using a webcam set-up, the killer challenges the police by forcing them to play hands of Internet poker. If the police lose, the kidnapped victim is tortured and murdered on-screen. When a British tourist is among the girls murdered, policeman John Brennan (Cunningham) is assigned the case and quickly teams up with Italian detective Anna Mari (Rocca). The duo have their work cut out for them when the Police Chief's daughter (Argento) becomes the killer's latest kidnapping victim. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
