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Piero De Bernardi
Piero De Bernardi (12 April 1926 – 8 January 2010) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1954 and 2010. He was born in Prato, Tuscany. Biography De Bernardi was part of a writing duo that included Leonardo Benvenuti who died in 2000. Among many others, the writing team worked on '''' which won quite a few awards and the 1964 comedy '''' starring Sophie Loren which won two Oscars. Over the course of his life's work, Piero De Bernardi w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prato
Prato ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. The city lies in the north east of Tuscany, at the foot of Monte Retaia, elevation , the last peak in the Calvana chain. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, Prato is Tuscany's second largest city (after Florence) and the third largest in Central Italy (after Rome and Florence). Historically, Prato's economy has been based on the textile industry and its district is the largest in Europe. The textile district of Prato is made up of about 7000 fashion companies, obtaining around 2 billion euros from exports. The renowned Datini archives are a significant collection of late medieval documents concerning economic and trade history, produced between 1363 and 1410. The city boasts important historical and artistic attractions, with a cultural span that started with the Etruscans and then expanded in the Middle Ages and reached its peak with the Renaissance, when artists such as Donate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misunderstood (1966 Film)
''Misunderstood'' ( it, Incompreso) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Duncombe is the UK Consul General in Florence, Italy. He becomes a widower when his two sons, Andrew and Miles, are still children. Andrew, the elder, apparently reacts with adult maturity to the loss of his mother, looking after little Miles, an attempt to find a way out of such premature heart-crushing loss. Miles constantly blames Andrew for his mischievous behavior but his brother valiantly takes said blame as his personality is that of a grown up, or at least that is what he tries to be. The father, given his mandate, is often absent, both physically and emotionally, especially toward Andrew. It will be at the end that Duncombe will acknowledge his mistakes when finding himself at a father's point of no return. Cast * Sir Anthony Quayle as John Duncombe * Stefano Colagrande as Andrew * Simone Giannozzi as Miles * John Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam. * January 12 – Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program ''Sam 'n' Henry'', in which the two white performers portray two black characters from Harlem looking to strike it rich in the big city (it is a precursor to Gosden and Correll's more popular later program, ''Amos 'n' Andy''). * January 16 – A BBC comic radio play broadcast by Ronald Knox, about a workers' revolution, causes a panic in London. * January 21 – The Belgian Parliament accepts the Locarno Treaties. * January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a reporter from ''The Times''. * January 29 – Eugene O'Neill's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphan Of The Ghetto
''Orphan of the Ghetto'' (Italian: ''L'orfana del ghetto'') is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina Invernizio.Goble p.238 Cast * Franca Marzi * Luisella Boni as Viola * Anna Arena * Renato Baldini * Alberto Farnese * Carlos Lamas * Barbara Leite * Carlo Lombardi * Nino Marchetti * Floriana Mulas * Nico Pepe * Letizia Quaranta * Domenico Serra References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links *''Orphan of the Ghetto''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ... 1954 films 1954 drama films Italian drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Song Of The Heart (film)
''The Song of the Heart'' (Italian: ''La canzone del cuore'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Milly Vitale, Alberto Farnese and Dante Maggio.Parish & Canham p.44 The film's sets were designed by Ivo Battelli. Cast References Bibliography * James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. ''Film Directors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1976. External links *''The Song of the Heart''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film p ... 1955 films 1955 drama films Italian drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Films with screenplays by Mario Amendola Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guendalina
''Guendalina'' is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Jacqueline Sassard as Guendalina * Raf Mattioli as Oberdan * Sylva Koscina as Francesca, Guendalina's mother * Raf Vallone as Guido, Guendalina's father * Leda Gloria as Oberdan's mother * Lili Cerasoli as Bianchina * Fanny Landini * Loretta Capitoli * Leonardo Botta * Antonio Mambretti as Businessman * Flavia Solivani * Tonino Cianci * Enzo Cerusico as Postman * Giancarlo Cobelli as Barber * Decimo Cristiani Decimo Ltd was a British electronics manufacturer. Decimo was founded by Douglas Dorsett Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pip ... References External links * 1957 films 1950s Italian-language films 1957 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Alberto Lattuada Films produced by Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Of Straw
''A Man of Straw'' ( it, L'uomo di paglia) is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Pietro Germi - Andrea * Franca Bettoia - Rita * Luisa Della Noce - Luisa * Edoardo Nevola - Giulio * Saro Urzì - Beppe * Romolo Giordani - Caporetto * Luciano Marin - Gino * Mirella Monti - Rita's mother * Renato Montalbano - Rita's boyfriend * Milly * Bruna Cealti * Anna Gruber * Ida Masetti * Marcella Rovena Marcella Rovena (22 January 1905 – 6 October 1991) was an Italian film and voice actress. Born in Conegliano, she started her career on the big screen in 1932 with director Nunzio Malasomma in the film ''The Telephone Operator (1932 film), ... References External links * 1958 films 1950s Italian-language films 1958 drama films Films set in Rome Films directed by Pietro Germi Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Joy Of Living
''The Joy of Living'' ( it, Che gioia vivere, french: Quelle joie de vivre) is a 1961 Italian-French comedy film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The story is set in Rome, in the year 1921. Ulisse (Alain Delon) enrolls in the Italian Fascist party because he cannot find any employment. The first task entrusted to him by the party leads Ulysses to the printer Fossati, where he's hired as an apprentice. This brings him into contact with a family of anarchists, who will turn him into a reluctant hero for love of the beautiful Franca ( Barbara Lass). However, at a time when he must make a decisive choice, Ulysses obeys neither the anarchists nor the fascists, and risks his life for a different idea of freedom. Cast * Alain Delon as Ulisse Cecconato * Barbara Lass as Franca Fossati * Gino Cervi as Olinto Fossati * Rina Morelli as Rosa Fossati * Carlo Pisacane as Grandfather "Fossati" * Paolo Stoppa as Hairdresser * Giampiero Littera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl With A Suitcase
''Girl with a Suitcase'' ( it, La ragazza con la valigia) is a 1961 Italian romantic drama film by Valerio Zurlini starring Claudia Cardinale as a spirited but naive young woman who lives on the fluctuating good will of others. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival The 14th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 18 May 1961. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Une aussi longue absence'', directed by Henri Colpi and ''Viridiana'', directed by Luis Buñuel. The festival opened with ''Che gioia vivere'', directed by .... Plot Aida leaves her boyfriend Piero, a musician, for Marcello, a wealthy young nobleman who promises great things and then dumps her at a garage with her suitcase. When she tracks him to the family mansion, he sends his sixteen-year-old brother, Lorenzo, out to get rid of her. Taking pity on the girl, he takes her with her suitcase to a pensione where she can spend the night. He is meant to be studying by day, but sneaks away to spend time with Aida and sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivers In Summer - Antonio
''Shivers in Summer'' ( it, Frenesia dell'estate) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring among others Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Captain Nardoni * Sandra Milo - Yvonne * Michèle Mercier - Gigi * Philippe Leroy - Manolo * Gabriella Giorgelli - Foschina * Graziella Galvani - Selena * Vittorio Congia - the Spanish cyclist * Livio Lorenzon - Luigi * Giampiero Littera - Franco * Umberto D'Orsi - The attorney * Mario Scaccia - Ugo * Renzo Palmer - Sandro * Enzo Garinei - Peppe * Franco Abbina - Pippo * Corrado Olmi Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020) w ... External links * 1963 films[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddess Of Vengeance
''Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' ( it, Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta and also known as ''Vengeance of Kali'') is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Paul Guers. Cast * Paul Guers – Dr. Simon Palmer * Senta Berger – Catherine Talbot * Lex Barker – Maj. Ford * Sergio Fantoni – Ram Chand * Klaus Kinski – Saddhu * Ian Hunter – Robert Talbot * I. S. Johar – Gopal * Claudine Auger – Amrita * Joachim Hansen – Lt. Collins * Michael Medwin – Capt. Walsh * Roldano Lupi – Maharadja d'Hasnabad * Alfio Caltabiano – The Crie * Luciano Conversi Luciano is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese given name and surname. It is derived from Latin ''Lucianus'', patronymic of ''Lucius'' ("Light"). The French form is ''Lucien'', while the Basque form is ''Luken''. Single name * Luciano (rapper) ... – Kanchan * Paul Muller – Botanist Alamian References External links * 1963 films 1960s fantasy adventure films 1960s Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
