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Nobody's Children (1951 Film)
''Nobody's Children'' () is a 1951 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Françoise Rosay.Moliterno p.292 It is one of a series of melodramas co-starring Nazzari and Sanson, which were very popular at the box office. The owner of a marble quarry falls in love with the daughter with one of his employees, and they have a baby together. However his mother attempts to sabotage the relationship with tragic consequences. It was followed by the 1955 sequel '' The White Angel''. Synopsis Guido Canali, the wealthy and respected owner of a prosperous marble quarry in the picturesque hills of Tuscany, leads a privileged life as part of Italy's upper class. His world changes dramatically when he encounters Luisa Fanti, the stunningly beautiful and virtuous daughter of Bernardo Fanti, one of his most dedicated quarry workers. Despite the vast social chasm that separates their worlds, Guido is immediately captivated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raffaello Matarazzo
Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films were comedies until he shifted to making melodramas. With '' Chains'', produced by Titanus in 1949, he became the most successful director in Italy. Audience loved his melodramas. Critics, however, have tended to disparage his work, saying that Matarazzo films were ''Neorealismo d'appendice'' (neorealism wannabe). Since the 1970s, some film critics have tried to restore Matarazzo's reputation. French magazine '' Positif'' loved his erotic-historical peplum '' Ship of Lost Women''. Filmography * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) * '' Littoria'' (1933) * '' Fanny'' (1933) * '' Tourist Train'' (1933) * '' Unripe Fruit'' (1934) * '' Kiki'' (1934) * '' The Serpent's Fang'' (''Il serpente a sonagli'') (1935) * '' Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Franchini
Teresa Franchini (19 September 1877 – 11 August 1972) was an Italian stage and film actress. She was a leading lady of the theatre in her youth, appearing in the first Italian staging of Oscar Wilde's ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' in 1905. Beginning in 1935, she played supporting roles in around twenty films. Biography Teresa Franchini was born on 19 September 1877 in Torre Pedrera di Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942), ''Tormento'' (1950), and ''Chains'' (1949). She was married to Mario Fumagalli (1904-1936). She died on 11 August 1972 in Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna. Selected filmography * ''Lorenzino de' Medici'' (1935) * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942) * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * '' Souls in Turmoil'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * ''Chains'' (1949) * '' Torment'' (1950) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * '' Who is Without Sin'' (1952) * ''Lieutenant Giorgio'' (1952) * ''Torna!'' (1953) * '' Sins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Films
The following events in film occurred in the year 1951. Top-grossing films United States The top ten 1951 released films by box office gross in the United States are as follows: International The highest-grossing 1951 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross The following table lists known worldwide gross figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1951. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1951. This list also includes gross revenue from later re-releases. Events * February 15 – new management takes over at United Artists with Arthur B. Krim, Robert Benjamin and Matty Fox now in charge. * April – French magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'' is first published. * July 26 – Walt Disney's ''Alice in Wonderland (1951 film), Alice in Wonderland'' premieres; while a disappointment at first and hardly released in theaters, it would later become one of the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee of Ferrovie dello Stato, reaching the rank of sub-station master. In the 1930s, he discovered his vocation as an actor, attending several dramatic societies. In 1935, during an outdoor show on the Palatine Hill in honor of royal guests, he was chosen to play Remus in the drama play ''Rumon''; from then he entered the most important stage companies of the time, notably appearing in the 1938 representation of '' Francesca da Rimini'' by Gabriele D'Annunzio, staged by Renato Simoni and with Andreina Pagnani in the title role. Active in films since 1933, he had an intense career as a character actor, mostly cast in humorous roles. He played Gioachino Rossini several times, with whom he shared a physical resemblance. He was also active as a voice actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felice Minotti
Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * '' The House of Pulcini'' (1924) * '' Chief Saetta'' (1924) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1927) * '' Maciste against the Sheik'' (1926) * ''The Giant of the Dolomites'' (1927) * ''Company and the Crazy'' (1928) * ''The Last Tsars'' (1928) * '' The Carnival of Venice'' (1928) * ''Judith and Holofernes'' (1929) * '' When Naples Sings'' (1930) * '' Villafranca'' (1934) * ''Don Bosco'' (1935) * '' Under the Southern Cross'' (1938) * ''Pietro Micca'' (1938) * ''The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) * ''Blood Wedding'' (1941) * '' The Son of the Red Corsair'' (1943) * '' Two Hearts'' (1943) * '' A Yank in Rome'' (1946) * '' His Young Wife'' (1946) * ''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (1948) * '' Sicilian Uprising'' (1949) * ''Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalia Randazzo
Rosalia or Rosalía (with diacritic) may refer to: Persons * Rosalia (given name) * Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), the patron saint of Palermo in Italy * Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthral ... (born 1992), Spanish singer Places * 314 Rosalia, an asteroid * Rosalia, Pisidia, an ancient city and former bishopric in Pisidia, now in Asian Turkey and a Latin Catholic titular see * Rosalia, Washington, USA Other uses * ''Rosalia'' (beetle), a genus of beetles * Rosalia (festival), a flower festival in the Roman Empire * Sequential modulation or rosalia * "Rosalía", a song by Yung Beef from '' ADROMICFMS 4'' * Rosalía (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * Rosalia, a virus in the video game Trauma Team See also * Santa Rosalía (other) * * Rosali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Olivieri
Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from '' Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry ( English), Henri ( French), Enrique ( Spanish), Henrique ( Portuguese) and Hendrik ( Dutch). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrico Albertosi (born 1939), Italian former football goalkeeper * Enrico Alfonso (born 1988), Italian football player * Enrico Alvino (1808–1872), Italian architect and urban designer * Enrico Annoni (born 1966), retired Italian professional footballer * Enrico Arrigoni (1894–1986), Italian individualist anarchist * Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian artist and art writer * Enrico Banducci (1922–2007), American impresario * Enrico Barone (1859–1924), Italian economist * Enrico Berlinguer (1923–1984), Italian politician * Enrico Bertaggia (born 1964), Italian former racing driver * Enrico Betti (1823–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Tomasini
Giulio () is an Italian given name. It is also used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name A–K * Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752), Italian cardinal and statesman * Giulio Alenio (1582–1649), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar * Giulio Alfieri (1924–2002), Italian automobile engineer * Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013), Italian politician * Giulio Carlo Argan (1909–1992), Italian politician and art historian * Giulio Base (born 1964), Italian film director * Giulio Berruti (born 1984), Italian film and television actor * Giulio Bizzozero (1846–1901), Italian physician * Giulio Bosetti (1930–2009), Italian actor and director * Giulio Brogi (1935–2019), Italian actor * Giulio Caccini ( 1545–1618), Florentine composer, significant innovator of the early Baroque era * Giulio Calì (1895–1967), Italian actor * Giulio Camillo ( 1480–1544), Italian philosopher * Giulio Campagnola ( 1482–1515), Italian painter * Giulio Campi (1500–1572), I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Livesi
Rita Livesi (4 March 1915 – 30 April 1989) was a Sardinian film actress. She is known for ''Amore amaro'' (1974), ''Il berretto a sonagli'' (1985) and ''La ragazza del vagone letto'' (1979). Livesi died in Rome on 30 April 1989, at the age of 74. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry (1936 Italian film), Cavalry'' (1936) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''The Man from Nowhere (1937 film), The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''Special Correspondents (1943 film), Special Correspondents'' (1943) * ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944) * ''Torment (1950 Italian film), Torment'' (1950) * ''Nobody's Children (1951 film), Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''Who is Without Sin'' (1952) * ''Lieutenant Giorgio'' (1952) * ''La voce del sangue'' (1952) * ''Torna!'' (1953) * ''High School (1954 film), High School'' (1954) * ''Desperate Farewell'' (1955) References External links * 1915 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Italian act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Marchesini
Nino Marchesini (1895 – 13 January 1961) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films from 1931 to 1961. Filmography References External links * 1895 births 1961 deaths Italian male film actors Male actors from Apulia {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Solbelli
Olga Solbelli (11 May 1898 – 8 September 1976) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 81 films between 1939 and 1967. She was born in Verghereto and died in Bologna. Selected filmography * '' The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' A Romantic Adventure'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * '' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * '' A Woman Has Fallen'' (1941) * '' The Princess of Dreams'' (1942) * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * '' Odessa in Flames'' (1942) * '' Apparition'' (1943) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * '' The Peddler and the Lady'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * '' Calafuria'' (1943) * '' The Innkeeper'' (1944) * '' The Materassi Sisters'' (1944) * '' Romulus and the Sabines'' (1945) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' The Captain's Daughter'' (1947) * '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949) * '' Love and Poison'' (1950) * '' The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * '' The Ungrateful Heart'' (1951) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Glori
Enrico Musy, better known as Enrico Glori (3 August 1901 – 22 April 1966) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Naples to a wealthy family of French origin, Glori became an actor in his thirties. He spent most of his time in France where he eventually made his film debut in the 1934 film ''Street Without a Name'' directed by Pierre Chenal. He starred in many other French films for the next three years until he was called back to Italy in 1937 after finishing his work on several films which includes '' The Former Mattia Pascal''. Glori was often known for his portrayal of villainous, sadistic and treacherous characters in most of his movies through the late 1930s and early 1940s. He appeared in over 126 films between 1934 and 1963, most of which were directed by Raffaello Matarazzo, Vittorio De Sica, Michelangelo Antonioni, Alberto Lattuada and many more. Glori's son Gianni was also an actor. Glori retired in 1963, and died three years later after suffering from health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
