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Barbara Alberti
Barbara Alberti (born April 11, 1943) is an Italian writer, journalist and screenwriter. Early life Alberti was born in Umbertide and grew up in a poor family; she was given a Catholic education. When she was 15, her family moved to Rome. Alberti has said that, although she hated the city at first sight, she eventually warmed to it. She attended Rome University and took a degree in philosophy. Work She aims to fight the traditional feminine image. Her works include the picaresque evil ''Memorie Malvagie'' (1976) to the meditative ''Vangelo secondo Maria'' (1979), a stronger work tinged with humor and provocation such as ''Il signore è servito'' (1983), ''Povera bambina'' (1988), ''Parliamo d'amore'' (1989), ''Delirio e Gianna Nannini'' from Siena, both from 1991, and ''Il promesso sposo'' (1994), a profile dedicated to the art critic Vittorio Sgarbi and presented in the guise of a "fake" autobiography. A humorous production is ''La donna è un animale stravagante davver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbertide
Umbertide () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia and in northwestern Umbria, at the confluence of the Reggia river and the Tiber. It is 30 km (19 mi) North of Perugia and 20 km (12 mi) South of Città di Castello. With 16,607 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, Umbertide is one of the larger towns of Umbria; and basically flat. It is an industrial center producing machine tools, textiles, packaging material, and ceramics. Olive oil is produced, especially in Pierantonio and in its southwestern part. Economy Umbertide is an important centre of automotive factories. There is the headquarters of Tiberina holding, a car components group. Other important companies are Proma, Modulo and Terex Genie. History Umbertide or the surrounding area was inhabited in pre-Roman and Roman times. At the top of Monte Acuto has been discovered an umbrian fortification ("castelliere"). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Argento
Asia Argento (; born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento; 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker. The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with appearances in '' XXX'' (2002), ''Land of the Dead'' (2005) and ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006). Her other notable acting credits include '' Queen Margot'' (1994), '' Let's Not Keep in Touch'' (1994), '' Traveling Companion'' (1996), '' Last Days'' (2005) and ''Islands'' (2011). Argento is the recipient of several accolades, including two David di Donatello awards for Best Actress and three Italian Golden Globes. Her directorial credits include '' The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' (2004) and '' Misunderstood'' (2014). After the Weinstein scandal in 2017, she became a leader of the " #MeToo" movement. In August 2018, ''The New York Times'' detailed allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett in 2013, when he was 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvatore Samperi
Salvatore Samperi (26 July 1944 – 4 March 2009) was an Italian film director. His 1973 film ''Malicious'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival and his 1979 film ''Ernesto'' was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Come Play with Me'' (1968) * ''Cuore di mamma'' (1969) * '' Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It'' (1970) * '' Million Dollar Eel'' (1971) * '' Beati i ricchi '' (1972) * ''Malicious'' (1973) * '' Lovers and Other Relatives'' (1973) * '' La sbandata'' (supervising director, 1974) * ''Sturmtruppen'' (1976) * ''Submission'' (1976) * '' Nenè'' (1977) * ''Ernesto'' (1979) * ''Love in First Class ''Un amore in prima classe'' (internationally released as ''Love in First Class'') is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Salvatore Samperi. Cast * Enrico Montesano: Carmelo * Sylvia Kristel: Beatrice * Lorenzo Aiello: Malcolm * Franca ...'' (1980) * '' Chaste and Pure'' (1981) * '' The Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto (film)
''Ernesto'' is a 1979 film directed by Salvatore Samperi and starring Martin Halm. The movie is loosely based on Umberto Saba's novel of the same name. Plot In Trieste, Austria-Hungary ( Italy after the end of World War I) in 1911, Ernesto (Martin Halm) is a 17-year-old boy who lives with his widowed mother in the home of his violin-loving Jewish uncle and works in an office at a routine job. He espouses socialist views largely to cause his uncle distress. He discovers his homosexuality when he meets a stableboy ( Michele Placido), who is not identified by name. They become infatuated with each other and have an intense sexual relationship, which develops against a realistic depiction of the social setting. Ernesto loses his job when his sexual behavior is discovered and reveals to his mother his same-sex relationship, which he continues to view as shameful. He is dishonest with his same-sex partner, and their relationship ends when Ernesto begins to visit a prostitute for sex. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo Zingarelli
Italo Zingarelli (; 15 January 1930 – 29 April 2000) was an Italian film producer. He produced 26 films between 1954 and 1995. In 1981, he was a member of the jury at the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' The Invincible Gladiator'' (1961) * '' Gladiators 7'' (1962) * ''The Young Wolves'' (1968) * ''The Five Man Army'' (1969) * ''They Call Me Trinity ''They Call Me Trinity'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Trinità...) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars Terence Hill an ...'' (1970) References External links * Italo Zingarelli's bio at Rocca delle Macie 1930 births 2000 deaths Italian film producers People from Lugo, Emilia-Romagna {{film-producer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Io Sto Con Gli Ippopotami
''I'm for the Hippopotamus'' ( it, Io sto con gli ippopotami) is a 1979 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Italo Zingarelli and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Plot Two cousins engage in a semi-friendly rivalry at the beginning of the film. Hill's character occasionally ruins the other's hunting safaris. It turns out that Spencer's character is none too honest, either, since he gives his tourists rifles loaded with blanks so they can't hurt each other or the animals. The two have to team up to stop a villain, with plenty of comedy, eating, and mild violence. Cast *Terence Hill as Slim *Bud Spencer as Tom *Joe Bugner as Ormond *May Dlamini as Mama Leone * Dawn Jürgens as Stella (Slim's lady-love) *Malcolm Kirk as Ormond's bald henchman *Ben Masinga as Jason * Les Marcowitz as Trixie, Ormond's short henchman *Johan Naude * Nick Van Rensburg *Hugh Rouse as Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom * Mike Schutte as Ormond's henchman (German versi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Lado
Aldo Lado (born 5 December 1934) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and writer. Lado was born in Fiume, Italy (today Rijeka, Croatia). Lado wrote the screenplays for 21 films between 1968 and 2004 and directed 14 films between 1971 and 1994, and one in 2012. Selected filmography * '' Short Night of Glass Dolls'' (1971) * ''Who Saw Her Die?'' (1972) * ''La cosa buffa'' (1972) * '' Sepolta viva'' (1973) * ''The Cousin'' (1974) * '' Last Stop on the Night Train'' (1975) * '' L'ultima volta'' (1976) * ''The Humanoid A humanoid is any being whose body structure resembles that of a human (e.g. bipedal). Humanoid may also refer to: * hominid, family of apes that includes eight extant species * Humanoid robot, non-fictional robots Arts, entertainment, and medi ...'' (1979) * '' La disubbidienza'' (1981) * '' Scirocco'' (1987) * '' Rito d'amore'' (1989) * '' Alibi perfetto'' (1992) * '' Venerdì nero'' (1993) * '' La chance'' (1994) * '' Il Notturno di Chopin'' (2012) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Disubbidienza
''La disubbidienza'' (''Disobedience'') is a 1981 Italian drama film directed by Aldo Lado. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Moravia. Plot The adventures of Luca Manzi, a teenager living in Northern Italy during wartime. Cast * Stefania Sandrelli: Angela * Teresa Ann Savoy: Edith * Mario Adorf: Mr. Manzi * Marie-José Nat: Miss Manzi * Karl Zinny: Luca Manzi * Jacques Perrin: Dario * Marc Porel: Alfio * Nanni Loy: Professor * Clara Colosimo Clara Colosimo (23 May 1922 – 15 June 1994) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 65 films between 1968 and 1991. Selected filmography * '' Alfredo, Alfredo'' (1972) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * '' Il mostro'' (1977) * ''Zanna Bianca e ... References External links * 1981 films Italian drama films 1981 drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films directed by Aldo Lado Films based on Italian novels Films based on works by Alberto Moravia 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Scaglione
Massimo Scaglione (19 September 1931 – 8 October 2015) was an Italian television director, writer and politician. Life and career Born in Garessio, Cuneo, Scaglione graduated in Modern Literature at the University of Turin. He was employed by RAI in 1955, and directed over 1,000 television programs, TV-movies, series and stage works. He wrote several essays on the history of the theater, directed a drama school, the "Centro di Formazione Teatro delle Dieci", and held theatre courses at the DAMS department of University of Turin. He was among the founders of the right wing party Lega Nord Piemont Lega Piemonte ( en, Piedmont League), whose complete name is ( en, Piedmont League for Salvini Premier), is a regionalist political party active in Piedmont. Established in 1987, it was one of the founding "national" sections of Lega Nord (LN) i ... and was elected senator for two legislatures. He was married to the dancer Loredana Furno. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Quaregna
Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor *Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Italian painter *Paolo Buggiani (born 1933), Italian contemporary artist *Paolo Carosone (born 1941), Italian painter and sculptor *Paolo Moranda Cavazzola (1486–1522), Italian painter *Paolo Farinati (c. 1524–c. 1606), Italian painter *Paolo Fiammingo (c. 1540–1596), Flemish painter *Paolo Domenico Finoglia (c. 1590–1645), Italian painter * Paolo Grilli (1857–1952), Italian sculptor and painter * Paolo de Matteis (1662–1728), Italian painter *Paolo Monaldi, Italian painter *Paolo Pagani (1655–1716), Italian painter * Paolo Persico (c. 1729–1796), Italian sculptor *Paolo Pino (1534–1565), Italian painter * Paolo Gerolamo Piola (1666–1724), Italian painter * Paolo Porpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinto Brass
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the erotic genre, with films such as ''Caligula'', ''Così fan tutte'' (released under the English title ''All Ladies Do It''), ''Paprika'', '' Monella'' (''Frivolous Lola'') and '' Trasgredire''. Career Avant-garde cinema In the 1960s and 1970s, Brass was considered a promising experimental and avant-garde director, and his debut film ''Who Works Is Lost'' got very favorable reviews after screening at Venice Film Festival 1963. In 1964, he was commissioned by Umberto Eco to create two short films experimenting with visual language for the 13th Triennale di Milano – ''Tempo Libero'' and ''Tempo Lavorativo''. Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, Brass directed films in many genres, including western ('' Yankee'') and crime ('' Col cuore in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monella (film)
''Monella'' (titled ''Frivolous Lola'' in the UK) is a 1998 Italian comedy-erotic film directed by Tinto Brass. Plot Lola (Anna Ammirati) is the teenage daughter of widow Zaira (Serena Grandi) living in a small Po Valley town (filming location is the ''comune'' of Pomponesco and Dosolo) in the 1950s. She is engaged to young Masetto ( Max Parodi credited as Mario Parodi), who firmly believes in girls' virginity before marriage. They are soon to get married, but she is very much intrigued by sex, and further provoked by the antics of her libertine stepfather André (Patrick Mower Patrick Mower (born Patrick Archibald Shaw; 12 September 1938) is an English actor who has portrayed the role of Rodney Blackstock in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' since 2000. As well as portraying Rodney, Mower has appeared in various films ...), but Lola's approaches to Masetto for premarital sex jeopardise her relationship with him. Cast References External links * * * * 1998 film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
