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Cecilia Dazzi
Cecilia Dazzi (born 17 October 1969) is an Italian actress, television personality and songwriter. Early life Born in Rome, she is the daughter of film producer Tommaso Dazzi. Career She made her film debut in 1987, in Ettore Scola's '' The Family''. After working as an assistant of Carmelo Bene, in 1989 she went to New York City to pursue acting courses under Herbert Bergof.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . Her breakout came with the TV-series '' I ragazzi del muretto''. In 1999 she won the David di Donatello for best supporting actress thanks to her performance in Cristina Comencini's '' Matrimoni''. In 2002 she won the Flaiano Prize for her performance in ''I Am Emma''. Dazzi is also a songwriter, and she composed several of Niccolò Fabi's hits, including 'Capelli', winner of Mia Martini critics award. She also patented and developed a special pillow suitable for women with heavy breasts or suffering from mastitis Mastiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries. Background UNHCR was created in 1950 to address the refugee crisis that resulted from World War II. The 1951 Refugee Convention established the scope and legal framework of the agency's work, which initially focused on Europeans uprooted by the war. Beginning in the late 1950s, displacement caused by other conflicts, from the Hungarian Uprising to the decolonization of Africa and Asia, broadened the scope of UNHCR's operations. Commensurate with the 1967 Protocol to the Refugee Convention, which expanded the geographic and temporal scope of refugee assistance, UNHCR operated across the world, with the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miracolo Italiano
''Miracolo italiano'' (also known as ''An Italian Miracle'') is a 1994 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. Cast * Renato Pozzetto: Fermo Pulciani/ Passenger of the Ferry * Nino Frassica: Toti/ Ernesto * Ezio Greggio: Manuel Rodriguez/ Marcello Troiani * Giorgio Faletti: Teodoro Pautasso, aka Teo * Maria Amelia Monti: Lucia Baggioni * Leonardo Pieraccioni: Saverio * Anna Falchi: Maria * Nadia Rinaldi: Adelaide * Claudia Koll: Maria Carla * Daniela Conti: Rosalia * Athina Cenci: Teo's mother-in-law/ Saverio's mother * Carlo Monni: Nedo * Novello Novelli: Grandfather of Saverio * Sergio Bini Bustric: Brother of Saverio * Tony Sperandeo: Deputy Locafò * Gianfranco Barra: Deputy Nania * Cecilia Dazzi: Vanessa * Carlotta Natoli: Samantha * Dario Bandiera: the Taxi Driver * Enrico Brignano: Michele * Remo Remotti: Fermo's father * Francesco Benigno Francesco Benigno (born 4 October 1967), is an Italian actor, director, singer and television persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White As Milk, Red As Blood
''White as Milk, Red as Blood'' ( it, Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue, also known as ''As White as Milk, as Red as Blood'') is a 2013 film directed by Giacomo Campiotti, a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alessandro D'Avenia. However, the film has significant discrepancies with respect to the novel. Plot Leo is a young third year high school student, who is in love with Béatrice, a French girl. She is one year older than him, and he sees her only at school or at the bus stop. Leo also has a classmate, Silvia, who is in love with him. He has known her since childhood and he often visits her and confides in her, because he considers her his best friend. After the Easter holidays, Leo discovers that Béatrice has been hospitalized due to developing leukemia. This leads Leo to do anything he can to get to know her and save her. He decides to become a bone marrow donor, believing that he can save Béatrice. Unfortunately, he discovers that their bone ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Have A Pope (film)
''We Have a Pope'' (original title: ''Habemus Papam'') is a 2011 Italian-French comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Michel Piccoli and Moretti. Its original title is Latin for "We have a pope", the phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The story revolves around a cardinal who, against his wishes, is elected pope. A psychoanalyst is called in to help the pope overcome his panic. The film premiered in Italy in April 2011 and played in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Plot On the death of the pope, the conclave meets in Rome. Early ballots end with black smoke, since none of the main candidates reaches the quorum. After several rounds of voting, Cardinal Melville is elected, though he had not previously been considered a frontrunner. After a moment of hesitation, he accepts his election and becomes pope immediately. At the moment of the public announcement, with the faithful are gathered in St. Peter's Square and the cardinal proto-deacon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Questo Mondo è Per Te
''Questo mondo è per te'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Falaschi. Cast *Matteo Petrini as Teo *Eugenia Costantini as Chiara *Paolo Sassanelli as Italo *Cecilia Dazzi as Laura *Fabrizia Sacchi Fabrizia Sacchi (born 10 February 1971) is an Italian actress. Sacchi was born in Naples. Her acting credits include ''Viaggio sola'', '' Fuoriclasse'', '' Medicina generale'' and ''The First Beautiful Thing ''The First Beautiful Thing'' ( ... as Carlotta *Edoardo Natoli as Marco *Domenico Diele as Luca Martini * Massimiliano Bruno as Vagoni *Paolo Migone as Pierluigi *Sergio Sgrilli as Company owner References External links * 2011 films 2010s Italian-language films 2011 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Francesco Falaschi Films set in Tuscany 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rite (2011 Film)
''The Rite'' is a 2011 supernatural horror film directed by Mikael Håfström and written by Michael Petroni. It is loosely based on Matt Baglio's book ''The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist'', which itself is based on actual events as witnessed and recounted by American then-exorcist-in-training Father Gary Thomas and his experiences of being sent to Rome to be trained and work daily with veteran clergy of the practice. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, and Rutger Hauer. Shot in Rome, Budapest, and Blue Island, it was released on January 28, 2011, received generally negative reviews from critics, and grossed $96 million worldwide. Plot Michael Kovak is the son of a successful funeral home owner and businessman, Istvan. Disillusioned with his job as a mortician, Michael decides to enter a seminary and renounce his vows upon completion, thereby getting a free college degree. Four years later, Michael is being ordained to the rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorry If I Want To Marry You
''Sorry If I Want to Marry You'' ( it, Scusa ma ti voglio sposare) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Federico Moccia. It is the sequel to the film Sorry but I call you love and is portrayed by Raoul Bova and Michela Quattrociocche with the original music by Emanuele Bossi and the Zero Assoluto. Cast * Raoul Bova - Alessandro 'Alex' Belli * Michela Quattrociocche - Niki * Andrea Montovoli - Guido * Francesco Apolloni - Pietro * Luca Angeletti - Enrico * Cecilia Dazzi - Simona * Ignazio Oliva Ignazio Oliva (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active near his natal city of Orta di Atella. He was a pupil of Domenico Gargiulo. He is known for painting outdoor vedute: seascapes and landscapes A landscape is th ... - Flavio * Francesco Arca - photographer * - Erica * - Susanna * - Diletta References External links * 2010 comedy films 2010 films Italian comedy films Films about weddings Italian sequel films 2010s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore
''Sorry but i call you love'' () is a 2008 film directed by and interpreted by and . Cinematic adaptation of the Italian novel ''Scusa ma ti chiamo amore'' is published by the movie director. The film was [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (2007 Film)
''Flood'' is a 2007 British disaster film, directed by Tony Mitchell. It features Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, David Suchet and Tom Courtenay and is mainly set in London, England. It is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Doyle.Phase 9 Entertainment, "Flood" production details . Retrieved 2011-01-11 Plot A travels between the and , raising |
The Caiman
''The Caiman'' ( it, Il caimano, referring to the caiman) is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before the beginning of the 2006 elections, in which Berlusconi lost. It was one of the most successful films of 2006 in Italy. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Opening with a wedding between two young Communists, officiated by a CP functionary, under the poster of Mao-Tse Tung, the bride suddenly spears the man and escapes, chased by the police. This is the end of 'Cataratte'/'Cataracts', a 10-year-old action B-movie projected in an open-air cinema in honor of Bruno Bonomo (Silvio Orlando), a cockeyed film producer, who did some trash movies starring his wife Paola ( Margherita Buy) in the 1970s. He also has two young sons loved by him and his wife. During this homage, a young woman presents him the script of a movie she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon (film)
''Wimbledon'' is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine. The film stars Paul Bettany as a journeyman tennis pro (once ranked 11th) and Kirsten Dunst as an up-and-coming tennis star. Sam Neill and Jon Favreau co-star. Plot Peter Colt, a British professional tennis player in his thirties whose ranking has slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, has never really had to fight for anything, as his wealthy family allowed him to easily pursue his tennis ambitions. Though he earns a wildcard spot to the Wimbledon tournament, he feels it's time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter up-and-coming younger players and intends, after this last Wimbledon, to take a job with a prestigious tennis club. As Wimbledon begins, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis. They fall in love and her interest in him changes his entire perception, even giving him the strength to win again. As their love grows, Peter's game becomes better a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caruso, Zero For Conduct
''Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (Italian: ''Caruso, zero in condotta'') is a 2001 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. Cast *Francesco Nuti as Lorenzo Caruso *Cecilia Dazzi as Olga *Giulia Serafini as Giulia *Lorenzo De Angelis as Diego *Carlo Monni Carlo Monni (23 October 1943 – 19 May 2013) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Monni started his artistic activity in early seventies, as an actor in the Tuscan vernacular comic theater. After ... as the farmer *Mario Patanè as the magistrate * Ramona Badescu as Trielina * Antonio Petrocelli as the school principal *Platinette as the nun References External links * 2001 films Films directed by Francesco Nuti 2000s Italian-language films 2001 comedy films Italian comedy films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
