|
Edda Soligo
Edda Soligo (1905–1984) was an Italian film and television actress.Verdone p.111 Selected filmography * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''A Romantic Adventure'' (1940) * '' Lucky Night'' (1941) * '' The Secret Lover'' (1941) * '' The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' Torrents of Spring'' (1942) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1942) * '' Lively Teresa'' (1943) * '' Peddlin' in Society'' (1946) * '' Night Taxi'' (1950) * ''La figlia del diavolo'' (1952) * ''Naples Sings'' (1953) * '' Storms'' (1953) * '' Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' (1953) * ''The Most Wonderful Moment'' (1957) * ''The Law The Law may refer to: Books * ''The Law'' (Bastiat book), an 1850 book by Frédéric Bastiat * ''The Law'' (novel), a 1957 novel by Roger Vailland * ''The Law'' (novella), a 2022 novella by Jim Butcher Film and television * ''The Law'' ( ...'' (1959) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico anno 2013, datISTAT/ref> Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861). The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torrents Of Spring (1942 Film)
''Torrents of Spring'' (Italian: ''Acque di primavera'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Gino Cervi, Mariella Lotti and Vanna Vanni.Chiti & Lancia p.432 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfredo Montori and Mario Rappini. Cast * Gino Cervi as Francesco * Mariella Lotti as Ilse, sua moglie * Vanna Vanni as La dottoressa Anna Soldani * Paolo Stoppa as Il dottore Berni * Carlo Lombardi as Alberto Claubert * Annibale Betrone as Il professore Weber * Marina Doge as Lucia * Wanda Capodaglio as La zia di Ilse * Vittorina Benvenuti as La capo infermiera * Armando Migliari as Il nonno in attesa * Joop van Hulzen as La guida alpina nella baita * Edda Soligo Edda Soligo (1905–1984) was an Italian film and television actress.Verdone p.111 Selected filmography * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * '' The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered spac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl With A Suitcase
''Girl with a Suitcase'' ( it, La ragazza con la valigia) is a 1961 Italian romantic drama film by Valerio Zurlini starring Claudia Cardinale as a spirited but naive young woman who lives on the fluctuating good will of others. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival The 14th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 18 May 1961. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Une aussi longue absence'', directed by Henri Colpi and ''Viridiana'', directed by Luis Buñuel. The festival opened with ''Che gioia vivere'', directed by .... Plot Aida leaves her boyfriend Piero, a musician, for Marcello, a wealthy young nobleman who promises great things and then dumps her at a garage with her suitcase. When she tracks him to the family mansion, he sends his sixteen-year-old brother, Lorenzo, out to get rid of her. Taking pity on the girl, he takes her with her suitcase to a pensione where she can spend the night. He is meant to be studying by day, but sneaks away to spend time with Aida and sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law (1959 Film)
''The Law'' ( it, La legge, french: La Loi and originally released in America as ''Where the Hot Wind Blows'') is a 1959 French-Italian film directed by Jules Dassin. Plot Beautiful Marietta (Gina Lollobrigida) is a small-town girl who lives in southern Italian fishing village of Porto Manacore, a corrupt village ruled by a petty crook Matteo Brigante (Yves Montand). An engineer, Enrico Tosso ( Marcello Mastroianni) comes into town to drain the marshes, and helps the villagers to take back their town. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida - Marietta * Pierre Brasseur - Don Cesare * Marcello Mastroianni - Enrico Tosso, the Engineer * Melina Mercouri - Donna Lucrezia * Yves Montand - Matteo Brigante * Raf Mattioli - Francesco Brigante * Vittorio Caprioli - Attilio, the Inspector * Lidia Alfonsi - Giuseppina * Gianrico Tedeschi - First Loafer * Nino Vingelli - Pizzaccio * Bruno Carotenuto - Balbo * Luisa Rivelli - Elvira * Anna Maria Bottini - Maria * Anna Arena - Anna, Attilio's wife * Edd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Wonderful Moment
''The Most Wonderful Moment'' ( it, Il momento più bello) is a 1957 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. This drama deals with natural childbirth, and was described as "clinically pure, informative, edifying and, on occasion, tenderly dramatic". Pietro is in love with a nurse; they keep their affair secret until she falls pregnant. Worried that marriage will affect his career, she prepares for the upcoming childbirth. Plot In the maternity ward of a large Roman hospital, we witness the secret love between the young doctor Pietro Valeri and the nurse Luisa Morelli. Pietro has difficulty in making a career and hesitates to marry Luisa as he does not know what future he could offer her. The situation seems to get worse when Luisa realizes she is expecting a baby. Pietro, always irresolute, seems to be in favor of a clandestine abortion, a solution that the girl refuses to consider. Luisa leaves the hospital and moves to her former colleague Margherita, who has set up on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frine, Courtesan Of Orient
''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director. Plot Cast * Elena Kleus: Frine * Pierre Cressoy: Iperide *Tamara Lees: Criside *Giulio Donnini: Lamaco *Roldano Lupi: Prassitele *John Kitzmiller: Nabus * Lamberto Picasso: Titteca *Barbara Berg: Ate * Franco Silva: Claus *José Jaspe José Jaspe ( gl, Xosé Jaspe Rivas) (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in '' Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in ''House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in ''The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the ...: Crosio *Carlo Tamberlani: Assirione *Nico Pepe: Dignitary *Gian Paolo Rosmino: Taulete *Charles Fawcett (actor), Charles Fawcett: King Arconte *Mino Doro: Osco *Vittorio Duse: Official *Edda Soligo: Cleo *Enzo Biliotti: Macio *Bruna Corrà: Telesilla *Lilia Landi: Diala *Cesare Fant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storms (film)
''Storms'' or ''Dangerous Girl'' (Italian: ''Bufere'', French: ''Fille dangereuse'') is a 1953 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Jean Gabin, Silvana Pampanini and Carla Del Poggio.Gundle p.275 It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Location shooting took place around Perugia where the film is set. Synopsis A renowned surgeon becomes involved with an attractive circus trapeze artist with the relationship threatening his marriage and family life. Cast * Jean Gabin as Il professor Antonio Sanna * Silvana Pampanini (French version: Raymonde Devarennes) as Daisy Parnell * Carla Del Poggio (French version: Camille Fournier) as Maria Sanna * Serge Reggiani as Sergio (Serge) Parnell * Mario Ferrari as Il prefetto * Enrico Olivieri as Mario Sanna * Paolo Stoppa as Amedeo Cini (Italian version) * René Lefèvre as Amédée Didier (French version) * Bruno Smith as I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples Sings
''Naples Sings'' (Italian: ''...e Napoli canta!'') is a 1953 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Grottini Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ..., starring Virna Lisi. The film's sets were designed by Alfredo Montori. Plot 1935: a rich nobleman, in order not to compromise the marriage of her daughter to an English nobleman, takes her newborn daughter from her (had from a clandestine affair), entrusting her to her nuns with a medal of the Madonna around her neck. 1953: Giorgio with some friends rehearses a show of Neapolitan songs financed thanks to an elderly artist. Having come to quarrel with the landlady, Giorgio rented a room with a good woman who lives with her beautiful daughter Maria. Love soon arises between the two. When, thanks to a farsig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Figlia Del Diavolo
''La figlia del diavolo'' or ''La fille du diable'' is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Primo Zeglio and starring Massimo Serato, Paola Barbara, and Marina Vlady. Plot Garibaldi, after landing in Marsala, moves on to Naples. The liberals are overjoyed but the Bourbons are terrified. The so-called Baron Tucci, on a recommendation from England, arrives at the home of Count Sereni, a notable liberal. But he turns out not to be a patriot who has returned to Italy to take part in the fight but a degraded Bourbon official who has been promised rehabilitation if he can succeed as a spy. Tucci discovers old Sereni's second wife is one of his former lovers and persuades her to murder her husband so as to gain his inheritance. She does indeed cause the count to die, by withholding his heart medicine, but not before he destroys his will. The count's younger daughter hears the argument which breaks out between the lovers. The false baron tries to kill her but she escapes, ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Taxi
''Night Taxi'' (Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93 After finding a baby left abandoned in his cab, a singing taxi driver tries to find its mother. Cast *Beniamino Gigli as Nello Spadoni *Danielle Godet as Laura Morani * Philippe Lemaire as Alberto Franchi * Virginia Belmont as Luisa Forenti *Carlo Ninchi as Forenti l'Industriale * William Tubbs as Mr. William Simon * Jone Morino as Signora Forenti *Aroldo Tieri as Conte Tattini * Giuseppe Varni as Major Domo * Giuseppe Rinaldi as Il raggionere, inamorato di Luisa *Renzo De Luca as Il piccolo abandonato in taxi * Giulio Battiferri * Franco Coop *Peppino Spadaro * Edda Soligo * Ciro Berardi * Gustavo Serena * Nico Pepe Nico Pepe (19 January 1917 – 13 August 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1936 and 1981. Selected filmogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
