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Cresceranno I Carciofi A Mimongo
''Growing Artichokes in Mimongo'' (Italian: ''Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo'') is a 1996 Italian independent comedy film directed by Fulvio Ottaviano, his debut feature. For this film Ottaviano won a David di Donatello for best new director. Cast * Daniele Liotti: Sergio Baldini * Francesca Schiavo: Rita * Valerio Mastandrea: Enzo * Simona Marchini: Stefania * Piero Natoli: Paolo Baldini * Rocco Papaleo: Esaminatore * Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of '' I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'' ...: Fattorino References External links * 1996 films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1996 directorial debut films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulvio Ottaviano
Fulvio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Andrea Fulvio (c. 1470 – 1527), Renaissance humanist, poet and antiquarian of Rome, advisor to Raphael * Fulvio de Assis (born 1981), Brazilian professional basketball player * Fulvio Bacchelli (born 1951), former Italian rally driver, won Rally New Zealand in 1977 *Fulvio Balatti (1938–2001), Italian rower *Fulvio Ballabio (born 1954), race car driver born in Milan, Italy *Fulvio Bernardini (1905–1984), Italian professional footballer and coach * Fulvio Caccia (born 1952), contemporary Italian poet, novelist and essayist *Fulvio Cecere (born 1960), Canadian actor *Fulvio Collovati (born 1957), Italian former footballer, who played defence * Fulvio Conti (born 1947), Italian financier * Fulvio Giulio della Corgna) (1517–1583), Tuscan Catholic bishop and cardinal * Fulvio Croce, (1901–1977), Italian lawyer killed by the terrorist association Red Brigades * Fulvio Dapit (born 1975), Italian male sky runner *Fulvio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular participation in the Canale 5 late night talk show ''Maurizio Costanzo Show''. After some occasional participation in stage plays and films, he had his breakout with the role of Tarcisio in the 1995 crime film '' Palermo – Milan One Way'' by Claudio Fragasso. In 1997 he got his first leading role in the sleeper box office hit '' We All Fall Down''. Awards Mastandrea won the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role in ''The First Beautiful Thing'' in 2010. In 2013, he won both the David di Donatello for Best Actor for his performance in Ivano De Matteo's ''Balancing Act'' and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Roberto Andò's ''Long Live Freedom ''Long Live Freedom'' () is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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1996 Comedy Films
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Films
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included '' Scream'', ''Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', '' The English Patient'', '' Twister'', '' Space Jam'', '' Mission: Impossible,'' '' Mars Attacks!'', '' Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019) which grossed $1.054 billion. However, adjusting for inflation, Independence Day in 2019 grossed $1.324 billion. * '' Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Context The theatrical year of 1996 achieved a $5.8 billion do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of '' I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura''), a novel which was later made into a movie directed by Gabriele Salvatores. Biography Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome on 25 September 1966. He studied Biological Sciences at university, and though he did not complete his degree, his first novel, ''Branchie'' (published by Ediesse in 1994, and then by Einaudi in 1997), drew from his unfinished dissertation. In 1999, ''Branchie'' was adapted into a movie with the same title. In 1995, Ammaniti and his father Massimo published the essay ''Nel nome del figlio''. In 1996, he appeared with his sister in the low-budget movie '' Growing Artichokes in Mimongo''. A short novel written with Luisa Brancaccio for the anthology ''Gioventù Cannibale'' edited by Daniele Brolli came out in 1996, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocco Papaleo
Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Biography Born in Lauria, Basilicata, he moved to Rome to study math at university, while working as a plongeur. He left university to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 1984 with ''Lauria Swing Story'', written and directed by him. In 1990, he made his first cinema appearance in '' Dark Illness'', directed by Mario Monicelli and appeared in the television series '' Classe di ferro'' by Bruno Corbucci. He is known for his long collaboration with actors and directors Leonardo Pieraccioni and Giovanni Veronesi. He also starred in films like '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani, '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante, '' Escort in Love'' (2011) by Massimiliano Bruno and ''Pinocchio'' (2019) by Matteo Garrone. He made his debut as a film director in '' Basilicata coast to coast'' (2010), winning a Nastro d'Argento and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Natoli
Piero Natoli (22 November 1947 – 8 May 2001) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Natoli entered the cinema industry as an assistant director to Marco Bellocchio. After an intense career as a documentarist for RAI, in 1980 he debuted as director and actor with ''Armonica a bocca''. Between the second half of 1980s and the early 2000s he had an intense career as a character actor, working with Gabriele Muccino, Paolo Virzì, Marco Risi, Carlo Verdone and Antonello Grimaldi, among others. He died of an intracranial aneurysm An intracranial aneurysm, also known as a cerebral aneurysm, is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by a localized dilation or ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain due to a weakness in the vessel wall. These aneurysms can occur in an .... His daughter Carlotta Natoli is also an actress. References External links * 1947 births 2001 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Marchini
Simona Marchini (born 19 December 1941) is an Italian actress, television and radio presenter, stage director, comedian and art dealer. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of the businessman Alvaro, Marchini graduated in modern literature at La Sapienza University. An art lover, since 1966 she directed several art galleries, notably directing the Contemporary Art Gallery "Nuova Pesa" between 1985 and 1995. After an intense stage career as actress and director, in 1980 she made her television debut as a comedian in the RAI variety show ''A tutto gag'', and appeared in character roles in some comedy films. In 1985 she had her breakout thanks to her participation to Renzo Arbore's '' Quelli della notte''. Marchini later hosted several television and radio programs, including ''Prossimamente non stop'', ''Pronto, è la Rai?'' and ''Piacere Raiuno''. She was also on the board of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and between 1999 and 2008 she was director of Todi Arte Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Schiavo
Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name ''Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived from the same source as the female name ''Frances'', and the male names ''Francesc'', ''Francesco'' and ''Francis''. People named Francesca *Daniel Francesca, Danish esports player *Francesca Alderisi, Italian television presenter and politician *Francesca Allen (born 2002), British adaptive rower *Francesca Allinson, English author and musician *Francesca Annis, British actress * Julia Francesca Barretto, Filipino actress *Francesca Battistelli, American Christian musician *Francesca Beard, Malaysian performance poet *Francesca Caccini, Italian composer and singer of the early Baroque *Francesca Anna Canfield, American poet and translator *Francesca Capaldi, American child actress *Frankie Corio, Scottish child actress *Francesca Cumani, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Vittorio Cecchi Gori (; born 27 April 1942) is an Italian film producer and politician. He pleaded guilty to bankruptcy and was sentenced in February 2020 to eight years and five months of imprisonment. Born in Florence, Italy, he is the son of Mario Cecchi Gori. He has produced numerous films, most notably '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994), which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, and '' Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), which received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He was also senator from the Italian People's Party. He owned the football club Fiorentina from 1993 to 2002, as well as the private television channel La7. On 3 June 2008, he was arrested in Rome for bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the deb ..., and again on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
