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Cattleya (production Company)
Cattleya S.r.l. is an Italian film and television production company founded by . History Cattleya was founded by Riccardo Tozzi in 1997, with Giovanni Stabilini and Marco Chimenz as co-CEOs. Francesca Longardi joined as a partner in 1999 and Gina Gardini joined in 2005. In October 2017, ITV Studios acquired a majority stake in the company. In 2023, Chimenz stepped down as co-CEO. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{Authority control 1997 establishments in Italy 2017 mergers and acquisitions Companies based in Rome Film production companies of Italy Entertainment companies established in 1997 Italian companies established in 1997 Television production companies of Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company. Unlike regional branches or divisions, subsidiaries are considered to be distinct entities from their parent companies; they are required to follow the laws of where they are incorporated, and they maintain their own executive leadership. Two or more subsidiaries primarily controlled by same entity/group are considered to be sister companies of each other. Subsidiaries are a common feature of modern business, and most multinational corporations organize their operations via the creation and purchase of subsidiary companies. Examples of holding companies are Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Financial Group, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Citigroup, which have subsidiaries involved in many different Industry (e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel (2001 Film)
''Hotel'' is a 2001 British-Italian comedy horror-thriller film co-written and directed by Mike Figgis. It stars Salma Hayek, Rhys Ifans, David Schwimmer, Lucy Liu, Burt Reynolds, and John Malkovich. Plot While a British film crew are shooting a version of ''The Duchess of Malfi'' in Venice, they in turn are being filmed by a sleazy documentary primadonna while the strange hotel staff share meals which consist of human meat. The story expands to involve a hit man, a call girl and the Hollywood producer. The film itself makes several mentions of the Dogme 95 style of film-making, and has been described as a "Dogme film-within-a-film." Reception The film was not a financial success and received mixed reviews. Roger Ebert noted this and pointed out the complex nature of the film: Many critics have agreed that ''Hotel'' is not successful, but I would ask: Not successful at what? Before you conclude that a movie doesn't work, you have to determine what it intends to do. This is not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caterina In The Big City
''Caterina in the Big City'' (Italian title: ''Caterina va in città'') is a 2003 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot Caterina is the 13-year-old only child of Giancarlo Iacovoni, an aspiring novelist and teacher of accounting at a country school in an area north of Rome that one character describes as "hillbilly country." In spite of his often lucid assessments of modern society, Iacovoni is a typically burned-out teacher whom his job (perhaps among other, undisclosed personal experiences) has imbued with bitterness and social resentment, with a sheer lack of perspective concerning human relations, and with an overbearing, holier-than-thou demeanor that is a major plot point throughout the movie. He relocates his daughter Caterina and his timid, long-suffering wife Agata to his birthplace, Rome, after having finally secured a long-coveted teaching position. The family settles in Giancarlo's former district, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989. In that year, he directed his third feature film, '' Marrakech Express'', which was followed in 1990 by '' Turné''. Both films shared a group of actor-friends, including Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio, who will be present in many of his later movies. ''Turné'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, Salvatores received international praise for '' Mediterraneo'', which won an Academy Award as best foreign film. It also won three David di Donatello, the most important award for Italian cinema, and a Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Not Scared
''I'm Not Scared'' (, ''I Am Not Afraid'') is a 2003 Italian crime mystery thriller film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Francesa Marciano and Niccolò Ammaniti wrote the script, basing it on Ammaniti's successful 2001 Italian novel with the same name. The story is set during Italy's " Years of Lead", a time in the 1970s riddled with terrorism and kidnapping, and tells the story of a nine-year-old boy who discovers a terrible crime committed by the entire population of his southern Italian town. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, it was not nominated. Plot The action of the film takes place in 1978, in a fictional town called Acqua Traverse in Southern Italy, during the hottest summer of the century and the infamous Years of Lead. A nine-year-old boy named Michele Amitrano and a group of his friends set out on a race across scorched wheat fields to a deserted farmhouse. Michele's sister tags along but falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Monteleone
Enzo Monteleone (born 13 April 1954 in Padova, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Career Enzo Monteleone made his professional debut as a screenwriter with the screenplay of ''Hotel Colonial'', an Italian-American co-production (filmmaking), co-production directed by Cinzia TH Torrini, and starring Robert Duvall, John Savage (actor), John Savage, Rachel Ward and Massimo Troisi. He has written four screenplays for director Gabriele Salvatores: ''Kamikazen'', ''Marrakech Express'', ''Mediterraneo (film), Mediterraneo'', which won an Oscar in 1992 for Best Foreign Film, and ''Puerto Escondido,'' as well as films for such directors as Carlo Mazzacurati, Giuseppe Piccioni, Alessandro D'Alatri, Maurizio Sciarra and Carlos Saura (''¡Dispara!'', starring Antonio Banderas and Francesca Neri.) Monteleone's first film as a director was a biopic of the actor Alessandro Haber, ''La Vera Vita di Antonio H.'', which was shown at the Venice Film Festival and which won the It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Line Of Fire
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callas Forever
''Callas Forever'' is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in '' Norma'', '' La traviata'', and '' Tosca''. It was his last film before his death in 2019. Plot The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet's '' Carmen''. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller. Other characters include Michael, a handsome young painter of limited talent and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto (film), ''Ernesto''. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series ''La piovra'' (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, ''Pummarò'', was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale (Ferrara), Teatro Comunale in Ferrara. Early life Placido was born at Ascoli Satriano, into a poor family from Rionero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Journey Called Love
''Un viaggio chiamato amore'' (internationally released as '' A Journey Called Love'') is a 2002 Italian romantic drama film directed by Michele Placido. It tells the tormented relationship between the writer Sibilla Aleramo and the poet Dino Campana. The film entered the 59th Venice International Film Festival, where Stefano Accorsi was awarded with the Volpi Cup for best actor. Cast * Laura Morante: Sibilla Aleramo ** Katy Louise Saunders: young Sibilla * Stefano Accorsi: Dino Campana * Alessandro Haber: Andrea * Galatea Ranzi Galatea Ranzi (born 24 January 1967) is an Italian film, stage and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ranzi studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1988.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Mass ...: Leonetta References External links * A Journey Called Love Review 2002 films Italian romantic drama films Romantic drama films based on actual events Films directed by Michele Placido 2002 roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liliana Cavani
Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film ''Il portiere di notte'' ('' The Night Porter''). Her films have historical concerns.Brunetta, ''The History of Italian Cinema'', p. 227 In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has also directed opera. Early life Cavani was born in Carpi, near Modena in the regione of Emilia-Romagna.Marrone, ''The Gaze and the Labyrinth'', p. 3 Cavani's father, an architect from Mantua, belonged to a conservative bourgeois family of landowners. "My father was an architect interested in urban development. He took me to museums. He had worked in urban planning in Baghdad in 1956, when Iraq was still under British control. My mother was very strong, very capable, and very sweet", Cavani explained in an interview. Her mother was passionate about films and took her to the movies every Sunday from an early age. On her mother's side, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripley's Game (film)
''Ripley's Game'' is a 2002 thriller film directed by Liliana Cavani. It is adapted from the 1974 novel '' Ripley's Game'', the third in Patricia Highsmith's series about the murderous adventures of the anti-hero Tom Ripley. John Malkovich stars as Ripley, opposite Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone. The film grossed $6.2 million on a budget of $30 million, making it a box-office failure; although it received positive reviews. Highsmith's novel was previously adapted in 1977 as '' The American Friend'' by director Wim Wenders, starring Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz. Plot Tom Ripley is involved in an art forgery scheme in Berlin, in partnership with British gangster Reeves. Upon finding out that Reeves has attempted to cheat him, Ripley forces Reeves' customer at gunpoint to give him the money intended for the forgeries and kills the man’s bodyguard. He also steals back the artwork for himself and curtly tells Reeves that their partnership is over. Three years later, Ripley is livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
