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Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood
''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood'', or only ''Diaz'', is a 2012 Italian-French-Romanian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari, focusing on the final days of the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, when police stormed Armando Diaz, a school in Genoa. In the nighttime raid, over 300 police officers attacked activists and journalists, seriously injuring 61 and putting one in a coma. Plot The film focuses on the storming of the Diaz school in Genoa by the police after the 2001 G8 summit. In that building were protesters against the international summit on the night between 21 and 22 July 2001. It is based on the testimonies and reports from judicial processes. The film develops through the intertwining stories of some of the protagonists. Luca is a reporter for the Journal of Bologna. He decides to go and verify what's happening in Genoa, after the death of Carlo Giuliani. Alma is a German anarchist who participated in the fighting. Alma, Marco (a member of the Social Forum) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Vicari
Daniele Vicari (born 26 February 1967) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Born in Collegiove, Province of Rieti, Vicari graduated from Rome's University La Sapienza in History and Critics of Cinema under Guido Aristarco. Between 1990 and 1999 he was a film critic for the magazines ''Cinema Nuovo'' and ''Cinema 60'', and in the same period he filmed his first shorts. After shooting several documentary films, in 2002 Vicari made his feature film debut with the drama ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'', which was entered into the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival, 59th edition of the Venice International Film Festival and got him a David di Donatello for David di Donatello for Best New Director, best new director. His 2006 film ''My Country'' won a David di Donatello for best documentary film. Filmography * ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2002) * ''The Horizon of Events'' (2005) * ''My Country (2006 film), My Country'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th G8 Summit
The 27th G8 summit was held in Genoa, Italy, on 19–22 July 2001 and is remembered as a highpoint of the worldwide anti-globalization movement as well as for human rights violations against demonstrators. Overview The G8#History, Group of Seven (G7) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada starting in 1976. The G8, meeting for the first time in 1997, was formed with the addition of Russia.Saunders, Doug "Weight of the world too heavy for G8 shoulders," ''Globe and Mail'' (Toronto). July 5, 2008. In addition, the President of the European Commission has been formally included in summits since 1981.Reuters "Factbox: The Group of Eight: what is it?", July 3, 2008. The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions; and in fact, a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Gerardi
Antonio Gerardi (born 8 March 1968) is an Italian actor and radio presenter. Biography Antonio Gerardi was born in Potenza, Basilicata, and grew up in the neighboring municipality of Avigliano. At thirteen he started as a radio presenter for "Radio Sud", a local radio in Potenza, and joined "Radio Norba" in 1988. Later he began working for national stations like "RTL 102.5" and " Radio Kiss Kiss". After a year as a reporter for the TV show ''Le Iene'', in 2007 he made his acting debut with '' Il rabdomante'', directed by Fabrizio Cattani, who discovered him after an argument between Gerardi and a driver for a parking lot in Trastevere, Rome, thinking Gerardi had the right skills for acting. Since then, he has worked for many films and television series. He starred in comedies and dramas such as '' Basilicata coast to coast'', ''Qualunquemente'', ''Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood'', ''Balancing Act'', '' Io sono Mia'', ''Padrenostro'', '' The Last Paradise'', and '' Last Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippo Delbono
Pippo Delbono (born 1 June 1959 in Varazze, Italy) is an Italian author, actor, and director. Biography Pippo Delbono began training in traditional theatre in Denmark, studying the principles of oriental theatre, through a rigorous work on body and voice. Later, in Germany, Delbono was invited by Pina Bausch to follow her work. At the beginning of the 80's he founded the Compagnia Pippo Delbono, creating most of his works with them, from Il ''Tempo degli Assassini'' (1987) to ''La Gioia'' (2018). He does not stage plays but, rather, total creations, devised with a stable group of actors whose number has grown through the years. The encounter with socially marginalized people determines a turning point in his poetical research: that's how ''Barboni'' (1997) was born. Some of these actors – among them Bobò, deaf-mute, who had been kept in an asylum in Aversa, near Naples, for forty-five years and recently died – have kept working with the company and are still a central part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Ragusa
Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II Candiano (c. 872–939), 19th Doge of Venice, son of Pietro I A–E * Pietro Accolti (1455–1532), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal * Pietro Aldobrandini (1571–1621), Italian cardinal and patron of the arts * Pietro Anastasi (1948–2020), Italian former footballer * Pietro di Antonio Dei, birth name of Bartolomeo della Gatta (1448–1502), Florentine painter, illuminator and architect * Pietro Aretino (1492–1556), Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer * Pietro Auletta (1698–1771), Italian composer known mainly for his operas * Pietro Baracchi (1851–1926), Italian-born astronomer * Pietro Bellotti (1625–1700), Italian Baroque painter * Pietro Belluschi (1899–1994), Italian architect * Pietro Bembo (1470–15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
