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Nino Frassica
Antonino "Nino" Frassica (born 11 December 1950) is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality. Biography and career Born in Messina, Sicily, Frassica is mostly known for his deadpan humour, characterized by absurd jokes he described as a way of "ruining logic and the Italian language". He is considered "a master of nonsense humour". He debuted for Italian television with Renzo Arbore's '' Quelli della notte'' (1985), in which he played a semi-illiterate friar. Later, again in collaboration with Arbore, he was given a major role in the surreal quiz show ''Indietro tutta!'' (lit. ''Full speed backwards!'', 1987). Frassica has subsequently featured in numerous comic movies, such as ''Il Bi e il Ba'' (1986), and TV shows for Italian television. He plays Marshal Antonio "Nino" Cecchini on the Italian TV series '' Don Matteo'' (2000-present). He co-hosted the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 alongside Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio and Carlo Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messina
Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants in the city proper and about 595,948 in the metropolitan city as of 2025. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. Founded by the Sicels with the name of ''Zancle'' in 757 BC, which in Siculian, their language meant sickle, it was repopulated by Greek colonisation, Greek colonists of Magna Graecia and renamed ''Messana''. The city was renamed ''Messina'' in the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine age. It was an important Roman Empire, Roman, and then Byzantine Empire, Greek-Byzantine city, but in 843 it was completely destroyed by the Arabs. Almost abandoned during the Islamic period, it rose again i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni 90
''Anni 90'' () is a 1992 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. An anthological sequel entitled '' Anni 90: Parte II'' was released in 1993. Cast Reception It opened in Italy on 36 screens and grossed 1.2 billion lire, finishing second to ''Lethal Weapon 3 ''Lethal Weapon 3'' is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), it is the third installment in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film se ...'' at the box office for the week. In its third week of release it reached number one at the Italian box office and was there for two weeks. It went on to gross $6 million, the fifth highest-grossing Italian film for the year in Italy and the 12th overall. References External links * 1992 films Films directed by Enrico Oldoini 1990s Italian-language films 1992 comedy films Italian comedy films Sketch comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pare Parecchio Parigi
''Pare parecchio Parigi'' () is a 2024 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni, and starring Pieraccioni, Chiara Francini, Giulia Bevilacqua, and Nino Frassica. The film was released in Italy on 18 January 2024. Plot In Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ..., Bernardo, Giovanna, and Ivana are three siblings who haven't spoken to each other for years and have a terrible relationship with their father, university professor Arnaldo Cannistraci. When their father suddenly falls ill and is hospitalized, the three siblings realize that there is little time left to try to mend the relationships that have been lost since their mother's death. Their father has always expressed a desire to take a trip together to Paris, but his condition does not allow for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvvisamente Natale
''Improvvisamente Natale'' () is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Patierno, starring Diego Abatantuono and Sara Ciocca. The film was released via Amazon Prime Video on 1 December 2022. A sequel entitled ''Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo'' was theatrically released on 6 December 2023. In 2024, the American remake '' A Sudden Case of Christmas'' was released, directed by Peter Chelsom, and starring Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for .... Cast References External links * 2022 films 2020s Italian-language films 2020s Christmas comedy films Italian Christmas comedy films 2020s Italian films Films produced by Guglielmo Marchetti {{2020s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Mafia
''School of Mafia'' is a 2021 Italian crime comedy film co-written and directed by . Plot Cast * Giuseppe Maggio as Nick Di Maggio * Guglielmo Poggi as Joe Cavallo * Michele Ragno as Tony Masseria * Emilio Solfrizzi as Donato Cavallo * Fabrizio Ferracane as Primo Di Maggio * Paolo Calabresi as Vito Masseria * Maurizio Lombardi as Salvo Svizzero * Nino Frassica as Don Turi ’u Appicciaturi * Gianfranco Gallo as Don Masino Mazzarò * Paola Minaccioni as Carmela * Giulia Petrungaro as Rosalia Mazzarò * Mario Pupella as Mr. Panebianco * Tony Sperandeo Tony Sperandeo (born 8 May 1953) is an Italian actor of cinema and television. Sperandeo is notable for frequently playing the roles of tough characters from his native region, Sicily. As of 2011, he was working on ''La Nuova Squadra'', a police ... as Frankie Ghost * Giulio Corso as Tano Beddafazza References External links * {{Authority control 2021 films 2021 crime comedy films 2020s Italian films 2020s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Of The Family (2018 Film)
''One Of The Family'' () is a 2018 Italian comedy film directed by Alessio Maria Federici. Plot Cast * Pietro Sermonti as Luca * Lucia Ocone as Zia Angela * Nino Frassica as Don Peppino Serranò * Sarah Felberbaum as Regina * Moisé Curia as Mario * Neri Marcorè as Alfredo * Giampiero Judica as Stefano * Massimo De Lorenzo as Carmine * Antonio Cantafora Antonio Cantafora (2 February 1944 – 20 April 2024), also known professionally as Michael Coby, was an Italian film and television actor. Life and career Born in Crotone, Cantafora studied acting with Alessandro Fersen, then he made his fi ... as Cicciuzzo * Vincenzo Leto as Pino Minollo Junior References External links * * 2010s Italian films 2010s Italian-language films Italian comedy films Warner Bros. films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Country For Young Men
''No Country for Young Men'' () is a 2017 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi (writer), Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco N .... Plot Cast References External links * 2017 films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi 2010s Italian-language films 2017 comedy films Italian comedy films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omicidio All'italiana
''Omicidio all'italiana'' (''Homicide Italian Style'') is a 2017 Italian comedy film directed by Maccio Capatonda Marcello Macchia (born 2 August 1978) is an Italian comedian, actor, writer and filmmaker. Best known by his stage name Maccio Capatonda, he is also known for his participation in television programs such as ''Mai dire...'' on Italia 1. With E .... Plot In the small village of Acitrullo the inhabitants live a simple and monotonous life. Mayor Piero Peluria does not know how to change the monotony, but has a brilliant idea when the old Countess Ugalda Martiro In Cazzati dies, choked by the dinner. The mayor, with the complicity of his brother Marino, makes the TV believe that it is a homicide, so that the village comes out of anonymity and becomes famous throughout Italy. Cast References External links * 2017 comedy films Films set in Pescara Films shot in Pescara Italian comedy films 2010s Italian films 2010s Italian-language films Italian-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natale A Londra – Dio Salvi La Regina
''Natale a Londra – Dio salvi la regina'' () is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Volfango De Biasi. Cast See also * List of Christmas films Many Christmas stories have been Christmas film, adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television. Since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, these films are sold and re-sold every ... References External links * 2016 films Films directed by Volfango De Biasi 2010s Italian-language films 2016 comedy films 2010s Christmas comedy films Italian Christmas comedy films 2010s Italian films Italian-language Christmas comedy films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tourist (2010 Film)
''The Tourist'' is a 2010 American romantic thriller film co-written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and starring Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, and Timothy Dalton. It is a remake of the 2005 French film '' Anthony Zimmer''. GK Films financed and produced the film, with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions releasing it in most countries through Columbia Pictures. The $100 million budget film went on to gross $278 million at the worldwide box office. Despite negative reception from the critics, the film was nominated for three Golden Globes, with a debate arising over the question as to whether it was a comedy or a drama. Henckel von Donnersmarck repeatedly stated it was neither genre, calling it "a travel romance with thriller elements," but that if he had to choose between the two, he would choose comedy.Tim AppeloGlobe Comedy Nom for 'The Tourist': Now, That's Funny ''The Hollywood Reporter'', December 14, 2010, accessed February 2, 2011. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere (film)
''Somewhere'' is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The film follows Johnny Marco (played by Stephen Dorff), a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont, a well-known Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is trapped in an existential crisis and has an emotionally empty daily life. When his ex-wife suffers an unexplained breakdown and goes away, she leaves Cleo (Elle Fanning), their 11-year-old daughter, in his care. They spend time together and her presence helps Marco mature and accept adult responsibility. The film explores boredom among Hollywood stars, the father–daughter relationship and offers an oblique comedy of show business, particularly Hollywood filmmaking and the life of a "star". ''Somewhere'' premiered at the 67th Venice International Film Festival where it received the Golden Lion award for best picture. Critical opinion was generally positive. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
