|
Chantal Ughi
Chantal Ughi (born 17 December 1981) is an Italian American female kickboxer, actress and multiple Muay Thai champion. Ughi started training Muay Thai in New York aged 20, and in January 2008 left her acting career in the United States to become a full time Muay Thai fighter in Thailand. She has since spoken out about the difficulties of being a female in a sport run by men, as well as her experiences of traveling to Thailand alone as a girl to train and compete in Muay Thai. Chantal Ughi is a seven times World Champion in the sport. In 2014, Ughi returned to Italy to resume her acting career and was the subject matter and lead actress in the 2015 documentary "Goodbye Darling I'm Off To Fight!" (original in Italian: Ciao Amore Vado a Combattere!) directed by Simone Manetti and produced by Alfredo Covelli, where she plays herself. Filmography Acting career Actress, Director, Singer and photographer, Chantal studied piano and followed her family relative Uto Ughi a violin pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 million making it by far the largest metropolitan area in Italy and one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is considered a leading alpha global city, with strengths in the fields of art, chemicals, commerce, design, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Argento
Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with appearances in '' XXX'' (2002), '' Land of the Dead'' (2005) and '' Marie Antoinette'' (2006). Her other notable acting credits include '' Queen Margot'' (1994), '' Let's Not Keep in Touch'' (1994), '' Traveling Companion'' (1996), '' Last Days'' (2005) and ''Islands'' (2011). Argento is the recipient of several accolades, including two David di Donatello awards for Best Actress and three Italian Golden Globes. Her directorial credits include '' The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' (2004) and '' Misunderstood'' (2014). After the Weinstein scandal in 2017, she became a leader of the " #MeToo" movement. In August 2018, ''The New York Times'' detailed allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett in 2013, when he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senate House complex of the University of London and is a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. It is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, founded in 1904 by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It moved to buildings on Gower Street in 1905. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1920 and a new theatre was built on Malet Street, behind the Gower Street buildings that was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1921. It received its first government subsidy in 1924. RADA currently has five theatres and a cinema. The school’s Principal Industry Partner is Warner Bros. Entertainment. RADA offers a number of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Its higher education awards are validated by King's College London (KC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresceranno I Carciofi A Mimongo
''Growing Artichokes in Mimongo'' (Italian: ''Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo'') is a 1996 Italian independent comedy film directed by Fulvio Ottaviano. For this film Ottaviano won a David di Donatello for best new director. Cast * Daniele Liotti: Sergio Baldini * Francesca Schiavo: Rita * Valerio Mastandrea: Enzo * Simona Marchini: Stefania * Piero Natoli: Paolo Baldini * Rocco Papaleo: Esaminatore * Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'') ...: Fattorino References External links * 1996 films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1996 directorial debut films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancer In The Dark
''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to prevent her young son from suffering the same fate. Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Joel Grey also star. The soundtrack for the film, ''Selmasongs'', was written mainly by Björk, but a number of songs featured contributions from Mark Bell and some of the lyrics were written by von Trier and Sjón. ''Dancer in the Dark'' is the third film in von Trier's "Golden Heart Trilogy", following ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996) and ''The Idiots'' (1998). It was an international co-production among companies based in thirteen European and North American countries and regions. It was shot with a handheld camera, and inspired by a Dogme 95 look. ''Dancer in the Dark'' premiered at the 2000 Cannes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Stormare
Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm (born August 27, 1953), better known as Peter Stormare (), is a Swedish actor who holds both Swedish and American citizenship. He played Gaear Grimsrud in the film '' Fargo'' (1996) and John Abruzzi in the television series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2007). He has appeared in films including '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), '' Playing God'' (1997), '' The Big Lebowski'' (1998), '' Armageddon'' (1998), ''8mm ''(1999), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Windtalkers'' (2002), '' Minority Report'' (2002), '' Bad Boys II'' (2003), '' Constantine'' (2005), and '' 22 Jump Street'' (2014), and the video games '' Destiny'' (2014), '' Until Dawn'' (2015), and '' Destiny 2'' (2017). Early life Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm was born in Kumla on August 27, 1953. Soon after, his family moved to Arbrå. He changed his surname when he discovered he shared it with a senior student at an acting academy. Like "storm" (which has the same meaning in Swedish and English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. On stage, Orlando most notably directed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margherita Buy
Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her breakthrough role in Duccio Tessari's ''Una grande storia d'amore'' (1986), which was followed by roles in Daniele Luchetti's two projects '' It's Happening Tomorrow'' (1988) and '' The Week of the Sphinx'' (1990). For the last one, she won the best performance by an actress in a leading role award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. Afterwards, she played in Sergio Rubini's '' The Station'' for which she won her first David di Donatello Prize and the Silver Ribbon as best leading actress, in 1990. After ''The Station'', she became a premier star featuring in Italian box office hits like Carlo Verdone's '' Damned the day I met you'' (1992). She teamed up again with director Daniele Luchetti for '' The Storm Is Coming'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not Of This World (film)
''Not of this World'' or ''Fuori Dal Mondo'' (lit. "outside the world") is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. Plot The film follows a nun whose life is upended when she is handed an abandoned infant in a park. She takes the baby to the hospital and proceeds to track down the mother. Along the way she meets the owner of a dry cleaning business whose sweater was wrapped around the baby, and begins to wonder if convent life is right for her. Cast *Margherita Buy: Sister Caterina *Silvio Orlando: Ernesto *Carolina Freschi: Teresa *Maria Cristina Minerva: Esmeralda *Giuliana Lojodice: Caterina's Mother *Chantal Ughi Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Ludovico Einaudi Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI (; born 23 November 1955) is an Italian pianist and composer. Trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Einaudi began his career as a classical composer, later incorporating other styles and genres such as .... Track listing References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Piccioni
Giuseppe Piccioni (born 2 July 1953) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed nine films since 1987. His 2004 film ''The Life That I Want'' was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Ask for the Moon'' - 1990 * '' Diary of a Man Condemned to Marriage'' - 1993 * '' Penniless Hearts'' - 1996 * '' Not of this World (Fuori dal mundo)'' - 1999 * ''Light of My Eyes'' - 2001 * ''The Life That I Want'' - 2004 * ''Giulia Doesn't Date at Night'' - 2009) * '' The Red and the Blue'' - 2012 * ''Questi giorni'' - 2016 * ''L'ombra del giorno ''The Shadow'' ( it, L'ombra) is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Märta Torén and Pierre Cressoy. Plot Lamont Cranston, a psychiatrist on retainer to the police department, is asked to assist in the Case ...'' - 2016 References External links * 1953 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Maselli
Francesco Maselli or Citto Maselli (born 9 December 1930, in Rome) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949. Biography Maselli graduated at the National Film School in 1949 and began his career as assistant director for Luigi Chiarini, Michelangelo Antonioni and Luchino Visconti. Thanks to Visconti, Maselli manages to direct his first feature film, '' Abandoned'', showed in competition at the 16th Venice Film Festival. In the 1980s, Maselli dedicated himself to more intimate films, generally focused on female portraits, such as ''A Tale of Love'', with which Maselli won the Grand Jury Prize at the 43rd Venice Film Festival, where Valeria Golino was awarded with her first Volpi Cup for Best Actress. His 1990 film '' Il segreto'' was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography Director Feature films * '' L'amore in città'' (1953) (episode "Storia di Caterina") * '' Cantamaggio a Cervarezza'' (1954, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_logo.svg "Click for more on -> Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art"){kind=logo}
