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Il 7 E L'8
''Il 7 e l'8'' () is a 2007 film, directed by Ficarra e Picone, Salvatore Ficarra, Ficarra e Picone, Valentino Picone and Giambattista Avellino and portrayed by the comic duo Ficarra e Picone, Ficarra and Picone. Together with the two comedians, the dancer Eleonora Abbagnato makes her movie debut. The film obtained in 2007 a nomination for the David di Donatello and to the Nastri d'argento for the best debutant director. Plot Palermo, January 6, 1975, in the maternity ward of a clinic, nurse Gino La Monica, to re-claim the fate that made him lose the opportunity to win the first prize of the New Year's lottery, since his ticket differs by a single one number compared to the winning one (the 7 instead of the 8), decides to swap the babies in the cribs 7 and 8. For the thirty years the two men grow up one in the family of the other, unaware of their swap. Tommaso has become a petty criminal who still lives in his mother's house, a widow, together with his sister Eleonora; while D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giambattista Avellino
Giambattista Avellino (born 18 November 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Livorno, Avellino started his career as a comic book writer, collaborating with the magazines ''Skorpio (magazine), Skorpio'' and ''Lanciostory''. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1991, for the Aldo Lado's TV-miniseries ''La stella del parco''. After an intense career on television, Avellino signed his first screenplay for a theatrically released film in 2002, for the Ficarra e Picone's vehicle ''Nati stanchi''. His collaboration with the Sicilian comedy duo continued with ''Il 7 e l'8'' and ''La matassa'', both which they co-directed. For ''Il 7 e l'8'' Avellino and Ficarra e Picone were nominated to David di Donatello for David di Donatello for Best New Director, Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category. Selected filmography ;Screenwriter * ''Nati stanchi'' (2002) * ''Easy!'' (2011) ;Director and screenwriter * ''Il 7 e l'8'' (2007) * ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Parodi
Cristina Parodi (born 3 November 1964) is an Italian journalist and television host. Biography She debuted in the 80's in the small TV channels TelePiccolo and Telereporter and after in Odeon TV, hosting some sports shows like ''Caccia al 13'' and ''Forza Italia''. In 1990 moved to Fininvest joining the sports news editor, presenting ''Calciomania'' with Maurizio Mosca, and working as correspondent in ''Pressing''. From 1991, when started the Gulf War, she switched to the news entourage, and from autumn 1991 started presenting ''Canale 5 News'', the first Canale 5's news program. From January 1992 she became, with the director Enrico Mentana, Lamberto Sposini and Cesara Buonamici, one of the most important TG5's anchorwoman. In September 1996 has left TG5 and started presenting '' Verissimo'', a daily afternoon show aired by Canale 5 which talked about gossip and cases of crime. In these years the program has been also promoted in primetime with a course titled ''Le storie di V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Palermo
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Buddy Comedy Films
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Buddy Comedy Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just marginally ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. It was also the last year to never have a film gross $1 billion until 2020. Evaluation of the year In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century so far. Like 1939, 1976, or 1994, it was one of those years in which a succession of veritable classics came into being. So many, in fact, that some of the best examples were cruelly overlooked by the hype machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicio Capossela
Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those of his parents' native Irpinia, part of the Campania province. Some of his songs — especially in the album ''Marinai, profeti e balene'' ("Sailors, Prophets and Whales") — are inspired by themes and legends from around the world (''Canzone a manovella'', ''Medusa cha cha cha'') and from world literature, such as Homer (''Calypso'', ''La lancia del pelide''), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (''Santissima dei naufragati''), Joseph Conrad (''Lord Jim''), Herman Melville (''Billy Budd'', ''La Bianchezza della Balena''), John Fante (''Accolita dei rancorosi''), Oscar Wilde (''Con una rosa''), Alfred Jarry (''Decervellamento'') and Geoffrey Chaucer (''Corvo torvo''). His musical style has been compared to that of Tom Waits. He also published tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dori Ghezzi
Dori Ghezzi (born 30 March 1946) is an Italian singer who was active as a recording artist between 1966 and 1989. In the 1970s, Ghezzi worked mainly in a duo with American singer Wess, and the couple represented Italy in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest. Early career Ghezzi was born in Lentate sul Seveso, in the province of Monza and Brianza. After winning a regional song festival in 1966, Ghezzi was offered a recording contract with Milan-based record label Durium. In the following years, she released several successful singles including "Vivere per vivere" and "Casatschock". Ghezzi made her first appearance in the San Remo Festival in 1970, performing "Occhi a mandorla", a duet with Rossano, but the song failed to qualify for the final. In the period 1970–72, Ghezzi mainly recorded Italian cover versions of popular French and British songs of the time. With Wess In 1972, Ghezzi's fellow Durium recording artist Wess suggested that the pair team up as a duo to record "V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wess
Wesley Johnson known by his stage name Wess (August 13, 1945 — September 21, 2009) was an American-born Italian singing, singer and bass guitarist, perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden, placing third with the song "Era (song), Era". Originally from North Carolina, Wess moved to Italy in the 1960s in pursuit of a musical career. He formed a successful duo with Ghezzi and achieved some hits in Italy, such as "Voglio stare con te", "Come stai? Con chi sei?" and "Un corpo e un'anima". Wess also was a singer and played bass guitar for the soul-funk band Wess & The Airedales in the 1960s and early 1970s. He died in 2009 in New York during his United States tour when a breathing crisis led to his death. Personal life He was the father of Deborah Johnson and UK-based R&B singer Romina Johnson, who often accompanied him as a backing singer. In popular media In its winter 2018 issue, ''Oxford Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Corpo E Un'anima
"Un corpo e un'anima" () is a 1974 song recorded by Wess and Dori Ghezzi. Background The song was the surprise winner of the 1974 edition of ''Canzonissima''. It became Wess and Ghezzi's signature song and the first hit composed by Umberto Tozzi Umberto Antonio Tozzi (; born 4 March 1952) is an Italian pop and rock singer and songwriter. Throughout his career, he has sold over 70 million records in different languages internationally, and his biggest international hits are: " Stella .... Track listing Charts References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corpo e un anima 1974 singles Italian songs 1974 songs Songs written by Luigi Albertelli Songs written by Umberto Tozzi Number-one singles in Italy Durium Records singles Male–female vocal duets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is an annual international film festival held every late December or early January in Capri, Italy. Established in 1995, the competition section is open to international films, animation, documentaries and fiction. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' referred to it as "the last major film festival of the year" and "a key stopping point on the road to the Academy Awards." The festival is dedicated to "establishing a bridge between the film communities of Italy and Hollywood." History The festival was launched in 1995 by Italian journalist Pascal Vicedomini, in association with Capri In The World Institute, a non-profit organisation founded by Vicedomini. Since then, the festival holds an annual awards ceremony honouring the best in International and domestic talent. The festival is organised under the patronage of Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. It is also supported by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in a wide range of categories, covering not only feature films but also short films (''Corti d'argento'') and television series (''Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie''). The main awards are given at Taormina Film Fest, Sicily, while the short film awards ceremony is held in Naples. History The Nastri d'Argento awards, which are also known by their name in English, Silver Ribbons, have been given each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani''). From 1950, the main award was Best Director, with no award given for Best Film until sometime after 1991. This is because it was assumed that the best director made the best film. This was different from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
