Antonio Albanese
Antonio Albanese (born 10 October 1964 in Olginate, Province of Lecco), is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer. Biography Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an acting career. His first experiences as a comedian date back to 1992, when he made his debut at the Zelig Theatre in Milan. He showcased his acts on the popular Maurizio Costanzo talk show and collaborated with actor-comedian Paolo Rossi. His popularity increased after he joined the Italia 1 show '' Mai dire Gol''. He recently appears on the show '' Che tempo che fa'', presented by Fabio Fazio and aired on Rai 3. From the late 1990s, Albanese also pursued a movie career, working both as an actor, under the direction of Carlo Mazzacurati and Pupi Avati, and also as a director in his own right. Characters *Cetto La Qualunque: A corrupt, perverted Calabrian with organized crime connections, right-wing Senator, running as candidate with a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Olginate
Olginate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. As of October 2010, it had a population of 7,200 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ISTAT. The municipality of Olginate contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Consonno. Olginate borders the following municipalities: Airuno, Brivio, Calolziocorte, Galbiate, Garlate, Valgreghentino, Vercurago. It is served by Calolziocorte-Olginate railway station Calolziocorte railway station, formerly called ''Calolziocorte-Olginate'', is a railway station in Italy. Located on the Lecco–Milan railway, where the line to Bergamo diverges, it serves the municipalities of Calolziocorte Calolziocorte (lo .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) Im ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Qualunquemente
''Qualunquemente'' is a 2011 Italian satirical comedy film starring comedian Antonio Albanese as his famous character Cetto La Qualunque, a sleazy Southern Italy politician. The title means "whichever-ly" (adding ungrammatical adverbial endings is a shtick of the main character). It was released in Italy on 600 copies on 21 January 2011 and was screened in the Main Programme of the Panorama section at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "si butta in politica" meaning he "throws himself into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor. Cetto La Qualunque is an entrepreneur from Calabria, a region in the South of Italy; he's very crude and vulgar, an embodiment of the Southern Italian society, also represented by corrupted politicians, administrators and auditors. While being a fugitive from the law in a Latin American country, Cetto met a beautiful girl, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Holy Tongue - The clerk
''Holy Tongue'' () is a 2000 Italian comedy film written and directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. It entered into the main competition at the 57th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Antonio Albanese - Antonio * Fabrizio Bentivoglio - Willy "Alain Delon" * Isabella Ferrari - Patrizia * Toni Bertorelli - Krondano * Ivano Marescotti - Dr. Ronchitelli * Marco Paolini - Saint Antonio * Giulio Brogi - Maritan * Tying Tiffany Tying Tiffany, also known as TT and Tiff Lion, is an Italian electronic music project. The idea of the stage name was born from a photobook by artist Nobuyoshi Araki. References External links * 2000 films Italian comedy films[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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La Fame E La Sete
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson *''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 *The La's, an English rock band *L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer *Yung L.A., a rapper *Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 *"La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River *''La'', a Les Gordon album Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings *La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) *''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper *La7, an Italian television channel *LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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You Laugh
''Tu ridi'' (internationally released as ''You Laugh'', ''Two Kidnappings'' and ''Kaos II'') is a 1998 Italian drama film. It is the second film adaptation based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello after Kaos directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. For this film Taviani were awarded as best director at Mar del Plata Film Festival. It represents the last film starred by Turi Ferro. Cast Felice (Tu Ridi) * Antonio Albanese: Felice Tespini * Sabrina Ferilli: Nora * Giuseppe Cederna: Tobia Rambaldi * Elena Ghiaurov: Marika * Luca Zingaretti: Gino Migliori Two Kidnappings (Due sequestri) * Lello Arena: Rocco * Turi Ferro Salvatore "Turi" Ferro (10 January 1921 – 10 May 2001) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He is considered the most important actor in the Sicilian theatre post-World War II era. Life and career Born in Catania, Ferro launc ...: Ballarò References External links * 1998 films Films directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vesna Goes Fast
''Vesna Goes Fast'' () is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. It entered the competition at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, in which Tereza Zajickova won a Pasinetti Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Ciak d'Oro for best sound. Plot Cast * Tereza Zajickova: Vesna * Antonio Albanese: Antonio * Silvio Orlando: The insurer * Ivano Marescotti: The client * Antonio Catania: The owner of the diner * Roberto Citran: The waiter * Stefano Accorsi * Andrea Karnasová * Marco Messeri See also *Movies about immigration to Italy The filmography on immigration in Italy is a phenomenon started with the arrival of the first migratory flows in Italy, since the 1990s. Italian films 1988 - 1999 * Emir Kusturica, '' Time of the Gypsies'' (United Kingdom/Italy/Yugoslavia, 1988) ... References External links * 1996 films 1996 drama films Italian drama films Films directed by Carlo Mazzacurati Films about immigration to Italy 1990s Italian-l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uomo D'acqua Dolce
"Uomo" () is a song by Italian singer Mina. It was written by with lyrics by Luigi Albertelli. The song was released as a single in November 1971, rising to number three on the chart. The B-side was the song "La mente torna", written by Mogol and Lucio Battisti. However, the songs were not included in any studio album, but were featured on the compilation '' Del mio meglio n. 2'' in 1973. There are also Spanish-translated and sung versions of both songs by Mina, originally included in the album intended only for the Latin market ''Amor mio (Mina canta en Español)'': "Yo qué puedo hacer" ("Uomo", adapted lyrics by Julio Cesar) and "La mente cambia" ("La mente torna", lyrics by A. Belgrano).. Retrieved 18 April 2024. Both songs were performed by Mina during the spring season of the 1972 TV program ''Teatro 10''. Track listing ;7" single :A. "Uomo" – 3:55 :B. "La mente torna" ( Mogol; Lucio Battisti) – 4:26 Personnel * Mina – vocals * Natale Massara – arrangement (A1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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A Soul Split In Two
''A Soul Split in Two'' (, also known as ''A Soul Divided in Two'') is a 1993 Italian romance-drama film directed by Silvio Soldini. The film entered into the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Fabrizio Bentivoglio was awarded with the Volpi Cup for best actor. Plot Pietro Di Leo, security officer of a department store in Milan, where the girl he is dating also works as a make-up artist, is separated from his wife and with a son that he only sees on weekends. He is a very dissatisfied man, whose psychosomatic suffering (loss of nose bleeds, outbursts of anger, visions) reveals a situation of profound discomfort. One day, however, he meets Pabe, a young Roma who has to get rid of the warehouse and who will then let go when she is caught stealing a perfume. At first intrigued, but then increasingly fascinated, Pietro decides to help her, first giving false testimony in a theft trial of which Pabe was accused, and then taking her away from Milan and her family, runn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises , and has 3,874,166 inhabitants as of 2025. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. The regional capital is Bari. In ancient times, more precisely at the beginning of the first millennium BC, the region of Apulia was inhabited by the Iapygians, while during the 8th century BC its coastal areas were populated by Magna Graecia, ancient Greeks. Later, the region was conquered by the ancient Romans. It was then conquered by the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines, followed by the Normans, the Kingdom of Aragon, Aragonese and the Spanish Empire, Spanish. Subsequently, it bec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |