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Guido Brignone
Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934). He died in Rome in 1959. Selected filmography * ''Odette (1916 film), Odette'' (1916) * ''The Painting of Osvaldo Mars'' (1921) * ''The Two Sergeants (1922 film), The Two Sergeants'' (1922) * ''Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * ''Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Maciste in Hell'' (1925)Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 288. . * ''Maciste in the Lion's Cage'' (1926) * ''The Giant of the Dolomites'' (1927) * ''Mary's Big Secret'' (1928) * ''Devotion (1929 film), Devotion'' (1929 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Jury
''Before the Jury'' (Italian title: ) is a 1931 Italian crime film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Lia Franca and Carlo Ninchi. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film is a precursor to the later genre of Giallo films.Moliterno p.150 Cast * Marcella Albani as Leda Astorri * Lia Franca as Dora Bardi * Carlo Ninchi as Marcello Barra, * Renzo Ricci as Aroldo Cramoli * Elio Steiner as Giulio Alberti * Elvira Marchionni as * Giovanni Cimara as Alberto Astorri * Camillo De Rossi as Adolfo Calandri * Vasco Creti as Giovanni, * Franco Coop as * Giorgio Bianchi as * Luigi Carini as * Raimondo Van Riel as * Oreste Fares as * Nino Altieri * Augusto Bandini * Vittorio Bianchi * Amerigo Bombrazzi * Mercedes Brignone * Rosetta Calavetta * Bruno Castellani * Alberto Castelli * Francesco Ciancamerla * Umberto Cocchi * Enrico De Martino * Jolanda Di Lorenzo * Clara Di Martignano * Giuseppe Farnesi * Tullio Galvani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella (film)
''Marcella'' is a 1937 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Emma Gramatica, Caterina Boratto and Antonio Centa. It is based on a play by Victorien Sardou. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini and Alberto Manzi, Alberto Manzi. Cast * Emma Gramatica as La baronessa Contuni * Caterina Boratto as Marcella * Antonio Centa as Oliviero * Mino Doro as Renato * Aristide Baghetti * Mario Ferrari * Paolo Stoppa * Guglielmo Barnabò * Giuseppe Addobbati * Nada Fiorelli * Gian Paolo Rosmino * Rina Molé * Luigi Pellegrini * Laura Redi References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1937 films Italian drama films Italian black-and-white films 1937 drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian films based on plays Films based on works by Victorien Sardou 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Live (1937 Film)
''To Live'' () is a 1937 Italian musical film, musical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Tito Schipa, Caterina Boratto and Nino Besozzi. The film is noted for its To Live (song), title song, composed by Cesare A. Bixio.Moliterno p.53 It was distributed by the Italian subsidiary of MGM. Cast References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2008. External links * 1937 films 1930s musical drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian black-and-white films Italian musical drama films 1937 drama films 1930s Italian films Films scored by Cesare Andrea Bixio {{1930s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ancestor
''The Ancestor'' (Italian: ''L'antenato'') is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Antonio Gandusio, Paola Barbara and Mercedes Brignone.Moliterno p.280 It is an adaptation of a play by Carlo Veneziani, and was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. Cast * Antonio Gandusio as barone di Montespanto *Paola Barbara as Germana *Mercedes Brignone as signora Leuci *Aldo Silvani as Ascanio * Olivia Fried as Vannetta * Minna Rubino Rossini as Fanny *Maurizio D'Ancora as Guiscardo di Montespanto *Guglielmo Barnabò as Bergandi *Claudio Ermelli as Samuele * Vittorio Simbolotti as Egido *Dina Romano * Alessandra Varna *Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ... * Giovanni Conforti References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beggar's Wedding
''Beggar's Wedding'' () is a 1936 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Maurizio D'Ancora, Leda Gloria and Luigi Almirante. It featured an early form of 3D film.Zone p.154 It was shot at the Cines Studios and Caesar Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giulio Lombardozzi. It was distributed by the Italian branch of Warner Brothers. Cast * Maurizio D'Ancora as Umberto Tappi * Leda Gloria as Diana * Ernes Zacconi as Laura * Luigi Almirante as Il padre di Laura * Gemma Schirato as La mamma di Laura * Ugo Ceseri as Alberto Magni * Silvana Jachino Silvana Jachino (2 February 1916 – 28 August 2004) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1936 and 1970. Partial filmography * ''Cuor di vagabondo'' (1936) * '' Beggar's Wedding'' (1936) * ''Cavalry'' (1936) - Carl ... * Liarosa Leoncini * Silvia Manto * Fernanda Salvi * Gina Spicchiesi * Ermete Tamberlani References Bibliography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginevra Degli Almieri
''Ginevra degli Almieri'' is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone, starring Elsa Merlini and Amedeo Nazzari. Merlini had spotted Nazzari during a stage play, and lobbied for his casting in his film debut.Gundle p.191 Nazzari went on to be a leading star of Italian cinema. It is set in Florence in the fifteenth century. Partial cast * Elsa Merlini as Ginevra Degli Almieri * Amedeo Nazzari as Antonio Rondinelli * Uberto Palmarini as Ginevra's father * Ugo Ceseri as Francesco Agolanti * Guido Riccioli as Burchiello * Maurizio D'Ancora as Paolino * Ermanno Roveri as Menicuccio * Tina Lattanzi as Dianora * Luigi Almirante Luigi Almirante (30 September 1884 – 6 May 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in 62 films between 1921 and 1955. Life and career The son of a stage actor, Almirante was born in Tunis, where the theatrical company of ... as the notary References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Passport
''Red Passport'' () is a 1935 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Isa Miranda, Filippo Scelzo and Ugo Ceseri. A group of Italian immigrants to South America join in a revolution. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and on location at Sabaudia in Lazio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini watched the film, and ordered some scenes to be altered as he felt the film was providing an example of revolutionary techniques to potential enemies of his Fascist regime.Gundle p.35 Partial cast * Isa Miranda as Maria Brunetti * Filippo Scelzo as Lorenzo Casati * Ugo Ceseri as Antonio Spinelli * Giulio Donadio as Don Pancho Rivera * Tina Lattanzi as Giulia Martini * Federico Collino as Luigi Martini * Olga Pescatori as Manuela Martini * Mario Pisu as Gianni Casati * Oreste Fares as Andrea Brunetti * Mario Ferrari as Don Pablo Ramirez * Carlo Ninchi as Un passeggero sul 'Santa F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Married (1934 Film)
''Just Married'' () is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Umberto Melnati, Leda Gloria and Ugo Ceseri. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.Mancini p.88 The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Synopsis A newly married couple from a small town near Como take advantage of a government policy offering new couples a honeymoon in the capital Rome. They enjoy a series of misadventures, and struggle to understand the ways of the city's inhabitants. In one of the most celebrated scenes they win a thoroughbred racehorse which they then have to navigate through the city's traffic. Cast * Umberto Melnati as Renzo * Leda Gloria as Lucia * Ugo Ceseri * Giuseppe Porelli * Marcella Melnati * Mario Gallina * Gino Viotti * Ada Dondini Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * '' Just Married' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Schoolmistress (1934 Film)
''The Little Schoolmistress'' (Italian: ''La maestrina'') is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Andreina Pagnani, Renato Cialente and Egisto Olivieri. It was based on a play of the same title by Dario Niccodemi which was again The Little Teacher (1942 film), adapted into a 1942 film. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.Chiti & Poppi p.205 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Brignone's sister Mercedes Brignone had starred in a 1919 The Little Schoolmistress (1919 film), silent film version of the story directed by Eleuterio Rodolfi. Synopsis In a village in rural Tuscany at the turn of the twentieth century the young schoolmistress is wrongly suspected by gossips of conducting a secret romantic affair. Cast * Andreina Pagnani as Maria Bini, la maestrina * Renato Cialente as Il podestà * Egisto Olivieri as Il commissario * Enzo Gainotti as Il bidello * Jone Frigerio as La direttrice * Mario Ferrari as Giacomo Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyalty Of Love
''Loyalty of Love'' () is a 1934 Italian historical drama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marta Abba, Nerio Bernardi and Luigi Cimara. It is based on the story of Teresa Confalonieri, a celebrated figure of the Italian reunification campaign. It was one of several films made during the 1930s that portrayed this era.Bouchard p. 255 It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 1934. The film was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. Cast * Marta Abba as Teresa Confalonieri * Nerio Bernardi as Il conte Federico Confalonieri * Luigi Cimara as Il principe de Metternich * Elsa De Giorgi as La principessa Carolina Jablonowska * Filippo Scelzo as Il barone Salvotti * Luigi Carini as Il conte Vitaliano Confalonieri * Riccardo Tassani as Franz the First * Tina Lattanzi as L'imperatrice Carolina * Achille Majeroni as Il feldmaresciallo Bubna * Giovanni Barrella as Bolchesi – il servitore * Carlo Tamberla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (1932 Film)
''Paradise'' (Italian: ''Paradiso'') is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Nino Besozzi, Sandra Ravel and Lamberto Picasso. It was part of a group of "White Telephone" films made during the decade.Dixon & Foster p.159 It was produced by Cines, the largest Italian film studio at the time. Cast * Nino Besozzi as Max * Sandra Ravel as Eva * Lamberto Picasso as Il prestigiatore * Calisto Bertramo as Il presidente della società zoofila * Olga Capri as Una congressista * Pio Campa * Giuseppe Pierozzi * Giacomo Almirante * Oreste Bilancia * Alfredo Martinelli * Giacomo Moschini * Turi Pandinolfi * Roberto Pasetti * Alfredo Robert * Carlo Simoneschi * Gino Viotti Gino Viotti (1875–1951) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films, mostly in supporting roles. He played the part of Chilone Chilonides in the 1924 epic ''Quo Vadis''.Wyke p.214 Selected filmography * ''Nemesis'' (1920) * ... References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
