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Nanni Moretti
Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades, including a at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize, Silver Bear at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival, 1986 Berlin Film Festival for ''The Mass Is Ended, The Mass is Ended'' and a Silver Lion at the 38th Venice International Film Festival, 1981 Venice Film Festival for ''Sweet Dreams (1981 film), Sweet Dreams'', in addition to the David di Donatello, David di Donatello Award for David di Donatello for Best Film, Best Film on three occasions (for ''Caro diario'' in 1994, ''The Son's Room'' in 2001 and ''The Caiman, Il caimano'' in 2006). Every film he has directed since ''Caro diario'' has been shown at the Cannes Film Festival, and in 2012 he was the president of the Official Competition jury. Life and work Moretti was born in Bruneck, Italy to Roman parents who were both teache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The 64th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition. American filmmaker Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film '' The Tree of Life''. The festival opened with '' Midnight in Paris'' by Woody Allen, and closed with '' Beloved'' by Christophe Honoré. Mélanie Laurent hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was presented with the third Honorary Award at the opening ceremony of the festival. Jailed Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof were honoured at the festival. '' Goodbye'' by Rasoulof and Panahi's '' This Is Not a Film'' were screened at the festival. For the first time ever, four female directors were featured in the main competition: Australian filmmaker Julia Leigh, Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase, Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay and French filmmaker M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Epigraphist
Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers. Specifically excluded from epigraphy are the historical significance of an epigraph as a document and the artistic value of a literary composition. A person using the methods of epigraphy is called an ''epigrapher'' or ''epigraphist''. For example, the Behistun inscription is an official document of the Achaemenid Empire engraved on native rock at a location in Iran. Epigraphists are responsible for reconstructing, translating, and dating the trilingual inscription and finding any relevant circumstances. It is the work of historians, however, to determine and interpret the events recorded by the inscription as document. Often, epigraphy and history are competences practised by the same person. Epigraphy is a primary t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bianca (1984 Film)
Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. It is known in the Anglosphere as a character in William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew''. It came to greater notice in the 1970s, due to public figures such as Bianca Jagger. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian, Romanian, Spanish * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Corsican, Greek) * Blanca (French, English, Icelandic, Hungarian, Spanish) * Blanka (Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Croatian) * Branca (Portuguese) People Medieval period :''In chronological order'' *Bianca Lancia (), Italian noble *Bianca of Savoy (1337–1387), Lady of Milan by marriage *Bianca Maria Visconti (1425–1468), Duchess of Milan *Bianca Maria Sforza (1472–1510), Holy Roman Empress, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor *Bianca Giovanna Sforza, (1482–1495), Countess of Bobbio and Voghera, wife of Galeazzo Sanseverino *Bian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Laura Morante
Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) (a schoolteacher of Jewish descent) and Francesco Lo Monaco, from Sicily, and brother of the novelist Elsa Morante. Laura's mother is Maria Bona Palazzeschi. Originally a dancer, Morante started her acting career on stage at 18 years old, in the theatrical company of Carmelo Bene. She made her film debut in ''Oggetti smarriti'' (''Lost Belongings''), directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci, whose brother would direct the second film in which Morante would appear, ''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man''. She eventually had her Breakout role, breakout thanks to Nanni Moretti, who gave her the title role in ''Sweet Body of Bianca''. After her marriage to French actor Georges Claisse, Morante moved to Paris, where, thanks to her participation in numerous pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Il Caimano (movie)
''The Caiman'' (, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian satirical comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before the beginning of the 2006 elections, in which Berlusconi lost. It was one of the most successful films of 2006 in Italy. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Opening with a wedding between two young Communists, officiated by a CP functionary, under the poster of Mao-Tse Tung, the bride suddenly spears the man and escapes, chased by the police. This is the end of 'Cataratte'/'Cataracts', a 10-year-old action B-movie projected in an open-air cinema in honor of Bruno Bonomo (Silvio Orlando), a cockeyed film producer, who did some trash movies starring his wife Paola (Margherita Buy) in the 1970s. He also has two young sons loved by him and his wife. During this homage, a young woman presents him the script of a movie she wants to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Silvio Orlando
Silvio Orlando (born 30 June 1957) is an Italian actor. Orlando was born and raised in Naples, where he started acting in theatre in 1976. He made his film debut in 1988 with a supporting role in the comedy '' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Since then, he has collaborated multiple times with Salvatores, as well as more prominently with other Italian directors such as Nanni Moretti, Daniele Luchetti, and Carlo Mazzacurati. During his career, Orlando has been nominated seven times to the David di Donatello Award for Best Actor, winning it in 2006 for his role in Moretti's '' The Caiman''. In 2008 he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his role in '' Giovanna's Father''. Outside Italy, he is best known as scheming Cardinal Voiello in the internationally co-produced TV series '' The Young Pope''(2016) and its sequel '' The New Pope''(2020), both created by Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; ; born 31 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
April (1998 Film)
''April'' () is a 1998 Italian semi-autobiographical film written and directed by Nanni Moretti. Moretti also plays the central character, a filmmaker who has to deal with Italy's political situation, his own goals as an artist and becoming a father. The French director Claire Denis described the film thus, "He wants to make a musical comedy but he can't get started. So instead he talks about his life, his new baby, his desires and fears. Finally in the very last scene he begins." Moretti's wife, son and mother appear as themselves. Plot Following the general election of 1994, won by the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi, Moretti is encouraged by a journalist friend to make a documentary about the current political situation in Italy. Two years pass, another election is held, and Moretti has still made no progress with his documentary. He begins shooting another project, alluded to in '' Dear Diary'', a musical about a Trotskyist pastry chef set in the 1950s, but he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jury Grand Prix
The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize and is considered the second most prestigious prize at the festival.Ehlert, Matthias; Reden, Sven von: ''Film ab: Das Berlinale-Lexikon Buchstaben''. In: Welt am Sonntag, 5. Februar 2006, Kultur, S. 60 History The award was first introduced at the 15th Berlin International Film Festival in 1965. The prize was also formerly known as the Special Jury Prize. In 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 6 to 16 February 2014. Wes Anderson's film ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' opened the festival. British film director Ken Loach was presented with the Golden Bear#Golden Bear .E2.80. ..., its title was officially changed to "Grand Jury Prize". Winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sogni D'oro
''Sweet Dreams'' (, also known as ''Golden Dreams'') is a 1981 Italy, Italian Comedy film, comedy-drama film directed, written and starring Nanni Moretti. It entered the 38th Venice International Film Festival, in which won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival), Special Jury Prize. Plot Michele Apicella (Nanni Moretti) is a young filmmaker on a lecture tour, speaking to audiences after screenings of his films. An insistent audience member (Dario Cantarelli) who appears at all the different venues repeatedly tells Michele that his films lack social relevance, challenging him to ‘show this film to a labourer from Basilicata, a shepherd from Abruzzo or a housewife from Treviso’. Having finished the lecture tour, Michele returns home to the house that he shares with his mother (Piera Degli Esposti) and begins working on a new project, a film called ''Freud’s Mother''. The strain of making the film takes its toll on him, and he retreats into a dream world in which he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ecce Bombo
''Ecce Bombo'' is a 1978 Italian comedy film written and directed by and starring Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm. It was Moretti's first commercial success. Plot Michele Apicella, Goffredo, Mirko and Vito are four highschool friends who were on the forefront of the political protests that characterized the second half of the 1960s. Now a few years older, the four friends are no longer politically active and struggle to come to terms with their present. Intellectually marginalized and disenchanted with contemporary society, they form a collective consciousness group to try to understand what to do with themselves. Another friend, Cesare, decides to join them although he has mixed feelings about the whole experience, leading a relatively comfortable life. Things change when Michele starts a relationship with Cesare's girlfriend Flaminia. Cast * Nanni Moretti - Michele Apicella * Luisa Rossi - Michele's mother * Glauco Mauri - Michele's fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Io Sono Un Autarchico
Io most commonly refers to: * Io (moon), a moon of Jupiter * Io (mythology), daughter of Inachus in Greek mythology, and lover of Zeus who was turned into a cow Io, IO, iO, I/O, i/o, or i.o. may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Scylla Io, one of Poseidon's Marine Generals in the ''Saint Seiya'' series *A ''Dungeons & Dragons'' dragon deity *Io Otonashi, a main character in the Japanese manga series '' Place to Place'' (''Acchi Kocchi'') *Io Nitta, a character in the game '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' Gaming *''iO'', a 2014 video game by Gamious *IO Interactive, a Danish computer game developer Music * IO (German band), a German band * Io (English band), an English band * I_o (musician), an American DJ and record producer (1990–2020) * ''i/o'' (Peter Gabriel album), 2023 Theatre and opera * ''Io'' (opera), an unfinished ''acte de ballet'' (opera) by Jean-Philippe Rameau *iO Theater (ImprovOlympic), a theater in Chicago, Illinois, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Times Higher Education
''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The THES''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL Education from Charterhouse in a £400 million deal in July 2013 and rebranded TSL Education, of which ''Times Higher Education'' was a part, as TES Global. The acquisition by TPG marked the third change of ownership in less than a decade for Times Higher Education, which was previously owned by News International before being acquired by Exponent Private Equity in 2005. In March 2019, private equity group Inflexion Pvt. Equity Partners LLP acquired ''Times Higher Education'' from TPG Capital, becoming THE's fourth owners in 15 years. Following the acquisition by the private equity group, ''Times Higher Education'' was carved out as an independent entity from TES Global. The investment was made by Inflexion's dedicated mid-market buyout funds. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
