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Beautiful Families
''Beautiful Families'' () is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Ugo Gregoretti and starring Annie Girardot. The film's theme comprises four episodes, offering the public a glimpse into the lives of both rich and poor families in Italy during the 1960s. Plot Episodes The Prince Charming Maria, a poor Sicilian peasant, seeks refuge in her letters to the writer Donna Lucrezia, as her family pressures her to marry the coarse Francesco. Donna Lucrezia advises Maria to imagine her family and Francesco differently, but it only complicates matters. Faced with the prospect of joining a convent, Maria initially pursues Francesco, but later changes her mind. The Queen's Bastard A troubled aristocratic couple from northern Italy, Carla and Uberto, navigate their strained relationship. To make Uberto jealous, Carla hires a waiter, expecting disapproval. Surprisingly, Uberto not only approves but also becomes attracted to the waiter. The Grouper Roman playboy Luigi, rejected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Gregoretti
Ugo Gregoretti (28 September 1930 – 5 July 2019) was an Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host. He directed 20 films during his career. Biography Born in Rome, Gregoretti entered RAI in 1953, working as a documentarist and a director. In 1960 he won the Premio Italia Award for tv documentary ''La Sicilia del Gattopardo''. In 1962 he made his first movie: the comedy-drama ''I nuovi angeli''. Since 1978 he started his activity on stage as director of prose and opera representations. His activity as director was mainly characterized by a sensitivity to the political and social issues combined to a peculiar use of irony and satire. He was president of Teatro Stabile di Torino, the Turin Permanent Theatre, 1980 thru 1989, and in 1995 he was appointed president of the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. In 2010 he was awarded with a special Lifetime Nastro d'Argento for his career. Filmography * ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susy Andersen
Susy Andersen (born Maria Antonietta Golgi; 20 April 1940 in Pola) is an Italian actress. Filmography References External links * Italian actresses 1940 births Living people People from Pula {{Italy-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Comedy Films
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Films Scored By Armando Trovajoli
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Ugo Gregoretti
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Italian-language Films
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French Comedy Films
French comedy films are comedy films produced in France. Comedy is the most popular French genre in cinema. Comic films began in significant numbers during the era of silent films, roughly 1895 to 1930. The visual humour of many of these silent films relied on slapstick and burlesque. Characteristics of French comedy films French comedy films are very often social comedies, which differs largely from American comedies."La comédie française se différencie ..par son aspect social, une lutte des classes généralement absente des comédies américaines." . Social comedy Culture shock, in several French comedies, oftentimes contain several 'clichés', which include: * Religion – '' The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob'' in the 1970s, and '' Serial (Bad) Weddings'' in the 2010s * Social background – '' Life Is a Long Quiet River'' in the 1980s, and '' The Intouchables'' in the 2010s * Difference of life between two places – '' Welcome to the Land of ch'tis'' in the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''Mary Poppins,'' ''My Fair Lady,'' and '' The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * June 3 – The animated film '' Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!'' is released. Not only it is the first theatrical feature produced by H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Grazia Bon
Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, dark basaltic plains on Earth's Moon Terrestrial *Maria, Maevatanana, Madagascar *Maria, Quebec, Canada *Maria, Siquijor, the Philippines * María, Spain, in Andalusia *Îles Maria, French Polynesia *María de Huerva, Aragon, Spain *Villa Maria (other) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Maria'' (1947 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (1975 film), Swedish film * ''Maria'' (2003 film), Romanian film * ''Maria'' (2019 film), Filipino film * ''Maria'' (2021 film), Canadian film directed by Alec Pronovost *''Being Maria'', 2024 French film released as ''Maria'' in France * ''Maria'' (2024 film), American film * ''Maria'' (Sinhala film), Sri Lankan upcoming film Literature * ''María'' (novel), an 1867 novel by Jorge Isaacs * ''Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Bloch
Lars Bloch (6 August 1938 – 27 March 2022), was a Danish-Italian actor and producer, sometimes credited as ''Lars Block'' or ''Carlos Ewing''. Born in Hellerup, after military service in the Navy, Bloch moved to Italy and in the late 1950s embarked upon a prolific career as a character actor, specializing in villainous roles. In the 1980s, Bloch semi-retired from acting and instead became a DVD producer and distributor of Italian films, especially Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...s, in Japan.Nils Markvardsen. "The Danish Cowboy in Rome". ''Westerns... all'Italiana!''. Issue 74, 2009. pp.4-6. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloch, Lars 1938 births 2022 deaths Danish male actors Danish film producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanna Clemm
Susanna or Suzanna may refer to: People * Susanna (Book of Daniel), a portion of the Book of Daniel and its protagonist * Susanna (disciple), a disciple of Jesus * Susanna (given name), or Suzanna, a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) Film and television * ''Suzanna'' (film), a 1923 American silent film * ''Susanna'' (1967 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Ho Meng Hua * ''Susanna'' (2000 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film directed by T. V. Chandran Music * ''Susanna'' (Stradella), a 1681 oratorio by Alessandro Stradella * ''Susanna'' (Handel), a 1749 oratorio by George Frideric Handel * "Susanna" (song), English version of "Suzanne", by VOF de Kunst (The Art Company), 1984 Places * Susanna, Missouri, US See also * Susana (other) * Susanne (other) * Suzanne (other) Suzanne may refer to: People * Suzanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) * S. U. Zanne, pen name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Anthony (actor)
Tony Anthony (born Tony Roger Petitto; October 16, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director best known for his starring roles in Spaghetti Westerns, most of which were produced with the aid of his friends and associates Allen Klein and Saul Swimmer. These films consist of ''The Stranger'' series – '' A Stranger in Town'' (1967), '' The Stranger Returns'' (1967), '' The Silent Stranger'' (1968) and '' Get Mean'' (1975) – and the ''Zatoichi''-inspired '' Blindman'' (1971). Anthony also wrote, produced and starred in ''Comin' at Ya!'' (1981) and '' Treasure of the Four Crowns'' (1983), the first film being largely credited with beginning the 1980s revival of 3D films in Hollywood. Early career Anthony was born Tony Roger Petitto in Clarksburg, West Virginia. With his friend Saul Swimmer directing, Anthony and Peter Gayle produced the half-hour children's short ''The Boy Who Owned a Melephant'' (1959), narrated by actress Tallulah Bankhead. The three men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
