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Adriana Asti
Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography Adriana Asti appeared very young in Dino Risi's short film Buio in sala, shot in 1948. She made her theatrical debut in 1951 acting in Plautus' Miles Gloriosus (play) with the stable company of Bolzano, and achieved her first personal success with a part in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, directed by Luchino Visconti, who would later offer her some roles in the films Rocco and His Brothers (as the girl in the laundry) and Ludwig (where she plays Lila Von Buliowski). On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three Men for Amalia''. She won the SIAE prize in 1990, and the Duse prize in 1993. In 1999, she wrote and starred in Alcohol. In 2000, she starred in ''French Ferdinand''. Personal life She was married to Bernardo Bertolucci. Selected filmography *'' Arrangiatevi!'', by Maur ... [...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] |
Franco Brusati
Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Biography He directed the internationally commended film hit ''Bread and Chocolate'', one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s. In 1979, his film '' To Forget Venice'' was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1979 and took place on April 14, 1980, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00 p .... In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film. In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography References External linksOfficial website* * ttps://books.google.com/books?id=t7WVhymRPZEC&dq=where+did+franco+brusati+go+to+university&pg=PA138 Twe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgio Capitani
Giorgio Capitani (29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television .... He directed 40 films between 1954 and 2012. He also wrote for 12 films. He was born in Paris, France. Filmography Director Cinema * '' Delirio'' (co-directed by " Pierre Billon" (1954)) * '' Piscatore 'e Pusilleco'' (1954) * '' Il piccolo vetraio'' (1955) * '' La trovatella di Milano'' (1956) * '' Donne senza paradiso – La storia di San Michele'' (( Axel Munthe – The Doctor of San Michele ), co-authored by " Rudolf Jugert" (1962)) * '' Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili'' (1964) * '' Che notte, ragazzi!'' (1966) * '' Ognuno per sé'' signed under the pseudonym George Holloway (1968) * '' La notte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Schiava Io Ce L'ho E Tu No
''My Darling Slave'' (, "The emaleslave, I have her and you don't", also known as ''The Slave'') is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. It stars Lando Buzzanca, Catherine Spaak, and Adriana Asti. Plot Demetrio Cultrera (Lando Buzzanca), is a young, rich car dealership Sicilian bachelor who becomes engaged to the beautiful (and also rich) Rosalba Giordano (Catherine Spaak), daughter of a local business owner Giordano Tuna Company . After their wedding, Rosalba's attitude changes when she decides to try turning Demetrio into the modern husband she would like. This causes a problem, as Demetrius prefers sticking to what he sees as more traditional gender roles. Despite her attempts, Rosalba's persistent attempts to convert him to the rituals of high society, enlightened, or feminine tastes do little more than annoy him. Strongly determined to build a stable relationship with a woman who can fulfill his visions of peaceful married life, he leaves for the Amaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario (20 September 1925 – 10 September 2020) was an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11. He was born in Rome, Italy in September 1925. Vicario died in September 2020 at the age of 94. Selected filmography * '' Cavalcade of Heroes'' (1950) - Mario * '' Alina'' (1950) - The young Man at the Roulette (uncredited) * '' La taverna della libertà'' (1950) * '' Appointment for Murder'' (1951) - Giorgio Morelli * ''Operation Mitra ''Operation Mitra'' () is a 1951 Italian thriller film directed by Giorgio Cristallini and starring Steve Barclay (actor), Steve Barclay and Marina Berti.Morreale p.123 Cast * Steve Barclay (actor), Steve Barclay * Marina Berti * Margherita Bag ...'' (1951) * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) * '' The Eternal Chain'' (1952) - Sandro Ronchi * '' La storia del fornaretto di Venezia'' (1952) * '' Ragazze da marito'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homo Eroticus
''Man of the Year'' (, also known as ''Husband, Italian Style'') is a 1971 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Marco Vicario. The film was a blockbuster at the Italian box office. Plot Michele Cannaritta is a Sicilian who moved to Bergamo apparently in search of work. He was actually kicked off the island for his insatiable sexual libido. Hired as a butler and driver by the Lampugnani family, his employer takes him to a doctor, who discovers Michele's physical peculiarity: triorchidism. The news spreads like wildfire in the city among the friends and acquaintances of the Lampugnani couple. Michele can thus satisfy his sexual appetite with a series of ladies from the good Bergamo society, not without several problems and to the embarrassment of many. Tired of the constant gossip and insinuations of her friends, Mrs. Lampugnani fires Michele. The man moves to the home of Carla, one of her friends, but it won't be his last move. Cast * Lando Buzzanca: Michele Cann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent his professional life there. Patroni Griffi is considered one of the most prominent contributors to Italian theater and film in post-war Italy. Roberto Rossellini made a film from his play '. His first listed film writing credit was on the 1952 in film, 1952 musical ''Canzoni di mezzo secolo''. Patroni Griffi would later direct Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth Taylor, Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Antonelli, Florinda Bolkan, Terence Stamp, Fabio Testi. Patroni Griffi was also involved with numerous television productions of lyric opera, including Verdi's ''La Traviata''. His many theatrical productions include works by Luigi Pirandello, Pirandello, Eduardo De Filippo, Jean Cocteau and Tennessee Williams. As a writer, he published a first col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metti Una Sera A Cena
''Metti, una sera a cena'' (a.k.a. "Love Circle", literally "Let's Say, an Evening for Dinner") is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. The film was described as "a bourgeois comedy that trespassed conventional moral lim- its and presented a picture of—and encouraged—a new freedom of casual sexual relations." Florinda Bolkan received a Targa d'oro and a Grolla d'oro for her performance in the film, while Ennio Morricone won the Nastro d'argento for the best original soundtrack in 1970. Plot Michel is a successful bourgeois playwright who fantasizes an affair between his beautiful wife, Nina , and his best friend, Max, a bisexual actor. Unbeknownst to him, the pair have in fact been lovers for years, though Max is really in love with Michel. While Nina is occupied with Max, Michel drifts into an affair with a rich, but lonely, single woman. The four meet regularly for dinner at the home of Michel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Sontag
Susan Lee Sontag (; January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer, critic, and public intellectual. She mostly wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on "Camp", Notes on 'Camp'", in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works ''Against Interpretation'' (1966), ''On Photography'' (1977), ''Illness as Metaphor'' (1978) and ''Regarding the Pain of Others'' (2003), the short story "The Way We Live Now (short story), The Way We Live Now" (1986) and the novels ''The Volcano Lover'' (1992) and ''In America (novel), In America'' (1999). Sontag was active in writing and speaking about, or traveling to, areas of conflict, including during the Vietnam War and the Siege of Sarajevo. She wrote extensively about literature, cinema, photography and media, illness, war, human rights, and left-wing politics. Her essays and speeches drew backlash and controversy, and she has been called "one of the most influential c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duet For Cannibals
''Duet for Cannibals'' () is a 1969 Swedish psychological drama film written and directed by American writer Susan Sontag, in her directorial debut. It stars Adriana Asti, Gösta Ekman, Lars Ekborg and Agneta Ekmanner. ''Duet for Cannibals'' had its world premiere at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Adriana Asti as Francesca * Lars Ekborg as Bauer * Gösta Ekman as Tomas * Agneta Ekmanner as Ingrid Production Despite being a Swedish-language film, the screenplay for ''Duet for Cannibals'' was written in English by Sontag, who described herself as not being "competent" in Swedish. It was then translated into Swedish for the Swedish actors. Reception Kevin Kelly of ''The Boston Globe'' described the film as "virtually devoid of any real dramatic sensibility ..The film is unbelievable either as black parable or self-consciously disciplined pap." Richard Roud of ''The Guardian'' praised its casting and the "richness of possible interpretations of the film", concluding: "Its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi (26 November 1924 – 7 November 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and film director, best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini. His brother, Gian Luigi Rondi, was an Italian film critic. Biography Noted chiefly as a script-writer and script consultant, Rondi began his film career with the script for 1947's ''Last Love (1947 film), Last Love'' for which he was also assistant director. He worked as assistant director as well as an uncredited writer on ''The Flowers of St. Francis'' (1950) by Roberto Rossellini and was a credited writer on Rossellini's ''Europe '51, Europa '51'' (1952). He started to work with Federico Fellini as artistic director on ''La Strada'' (1954) and ''Nights of Cabiria'' (1957). His most prized collaborations were on the film scripts of ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), ''8½'' (1963), ''Juliet of the Spirits'' (1964), ''Orchestra Rehearsal'' (1978), and ''City of Women'' (1980), all co-written and directed by Fellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Più Tardi, Claire, Più Tardi
''Run, Psycho, Run'' (/ translation: ''Later, Claire....Later'') is a 1968 film directed by Brunello Rondi. The film stars Gary Merrill, Elga Andersen and Georges Rivière. Although filmed in the mid 1960s, ''Run, Psycho, Run'' was not released until 1968 in Italy. It was subsequently released direct to television in the United States. Plot The film is set in Tuscany in 1912 where retired Judge George Dennison, his wife Claire, and their son Robert arrive at a Villa in Mount Argentario for the summer. Shortly after a party, Claire and Robert are both murdered. A year later, Judge Dennison once again returns to the villa with his new fiancée Ann and her son. Ann resembles Claire which he believe will assist him in his scheme to discover the murderer's identity. Cast Production By the late 1950s, director Brunello Rondi was considered a respected and well-known intellectual in Italy. After the lack of financial success of his previous film, '' Il demonio'', Rondi explained in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
