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Elena Sofia Ricci
Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series . Biography Born in Florence, after a few minor roles Ricci emerged in 1984, with the Pupi Avati's film '' Impiegati'', for which she won a Globo d'oro for Best New Actress. In 1988 she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category for her role in Carlo Verdone's '' Io e mia sorella''. In 1990 Ricci was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Actress and a Ciak D'Oro in the same category for her performance in '' Ne parliamo Lunedì''. In 2010 she shared with Lunetta Savino a Silver Ribbon for Best supporting Actress for '' Mine vaganti'', directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Elena Sofia Ricci is very active as a television actress, starring in many popular TV series. For her television activity she received several award ... [...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] |
Mine Vaganti
''Loose Cannons'' ( it, Mine vaganti) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Özpetek also wrote the script with the help of Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as a producer. The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi, Nicole Grimaudo, Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini, and Ilaria Occhini. ''Loose Cannons'' premiered on 13 February, 2010, at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey. In the United States, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 28 April, 2010, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was later screened at the Seattle International Film Festival, the Provincetown International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival. In October 2010, the film was screened at the London Film Festival. ''Loose Cannons'' received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated thirteen David di Donatello Awards, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of The Sovereign People
''In the Name of the Sovereign People'' ( it, In nome del popolo sovrano) is a 1990 Italian historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni. It won the David di Donatello for best costumes. Plot Rome, Papal States, 1849. Pope Pius IX was forced to go to Gaeta, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in exile due to the advent of the Roman Republic. A few months later the French troops of general Oudinot and the Austrian ones try to retake Rome, to forcefully impose the restoration of the temporal power, which also a part of the citizens, especially the nobles, want to see restored. In the house of the Marquis Arquati, a papal noble, live his son Eufemio, weak and shy, with his wife Cristina (who married him forced by the family), his daughter Giacinta and the servant-mistress Rosetta. Cristina, a supporter of the republic, has become the lover of Captain Giovanni Livraghi, a Milanese revolutionary, who rushed to the aid of the republicans, and a great friend of the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burro (film)
''Burro'' is a 1989 Italian comedy-drama film written by Tonino Guerra and directed by José María Sánchez. Plot The film tells the story of Burro, a boy from Romagna who works in the small cinema of his country. He falls in love with a big screen actress he sees in every woman he meets. With her he will have three "meetings". In the last, the woman will be a gypsy who points out to him the dead father in a dog. Cast * Renato Pozzetto as Burro * Elena Sofia Ricci as Katarina * Margarita Lozano as Burro's mother * Pierre Malet as the film actor * Victor Cavallo as the priest * Teodoro Corrà as Mustafà See also * List of Italian films of 1989 A list of films produced in Italy in 1989 (see 1989 in film): Footnotes Sources * * * External links Italian films of 1989at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1989 1989 Italian Films A film ... References External links * Italian comedy-drama films 1989 comedy- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimo Minuto
''Ultimo minuto'' (also known as ''The Last Minute'') is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. The film won the David di Donatello for best sound (to Raffaele De Luca) and for best original song (to Riz Ortolani). Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Walter Ferroni * Elena Sofia Ricci: Marta Ferroni * Diego Abatantuono: Duccio Venturi * Massimo Bonetti: Emilio Boschi * Lino Capolicchio: Renzo Di Carlo * Giovanna Maldotti: Egle Di Carlo * Marco Leporatti: Di Carlo's son * Luigi Diberti: Claudio Corti * Nik Novecento: Nik * Cesare Barbetti: Lele Costanzi * Cinzia De Ponti: Boschi's wife * Marco Leonardi Marco Leonardi (born 14 November 1971) is an Italian actor. Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and at 17 starred in the acclaimed Italian film ''Cinema Paradiso'' (1988). He later starred ...: Paolo Tassoni References External links * 1987 films Italian sports comedy-drama films Commedia all'italiana Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Clerks
''Impiegati'', internationally released as ''Bank Clerks'', is a 1985 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Pupi Avati. It was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. For her performance Elena Sofia Ricci won a Globo d'oro for Best New Actress. Cast * Claudio Botosso: Luigi * Giovanna Maldotti: Marcella * Dario Parisini: Dario * Elena Sofia Ricci: Annalisa * Luca Barbareschi: Enrico * Consuelo Ferrara: Valeria * Gianni Musy: Pozzi * Cesare Barbetti: Padre di Dario * Alessandro Partexano: Alex * Nik Novecento: Usciere * Marcello Cesena Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus (name), Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek form is Markellos. Etymology The name ...: Bebo References External links * 1985 films Films about businesspeople Italian comedy-drama films Commedia all'italiana Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero In Condotta
''Zero in condotta'' ("Zero for Conduct") is a 1983 Italian teen comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Angelo Maggi and Elena Sofia Ricci. Plot Sixties. Among the students of the last year of a classical high school there is Renato, a young student, who has always been in love and not reciprocated by his classmate Manuela. Together with the two inseparable friends, taking advantage of the absence of his parents, he organizes a party in his house with Manuela and two other classmates. Suspended from school for breaking into the women's locker room, Renato decides to leave for Sweden thinking of finding easy sexual adventures. On the train he meets a lady on his way to Florence, who confesses to him that she is looking for adventures with young boys to take revenge on her husband, who has cheated on her with an eighteen year old. As she greets him, the lady gives him a note with her telephone number and invites him to visit her. The boy returns to Rome and, after disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pino Quartullo
Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright. Life and career Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of Gigi Proietti. He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director. In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright. In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali ''Exit'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film ''Quando eravamo repressi'', and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age Commedia all'italiana. Quartullo has also had a rare career as a dubber. He dubbed Jim Carrey in two of his 1994 feature films, '' The Mask'' and ''Dumb and Dumb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loro (film)
''Loro'' is a 2018 drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Toni Servillo. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the ''Loro'' (''Them'') from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi. Plot Act 1 Sergio Morra is a young businessman from Taranto who manages small-scale trafficking of young escorts which he uses to bribe local politicians and obtain licenses outside normal procedures. Sergio has a relationship with Tamara, an irresponsible young mother unscrupulous just like him, who helps him in his trafficking. The two decide to go to Rome, since Sergio wants to get close to power and aims to reach Silvio Berlusconi. Once in Rome, Sergio meets the mysterious Kira, known as ''the Queen Bee'' because of her direct relation with Berlusconi. Meanwhile, Tamara becomes acquainted with former minister Santino Recchia. She flirts with the politician in order to help Sergio make contact with Berlusconi. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film '' The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Bafta Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento. Sorrentino's direction and screenplays, including '' Il divo'', '' The Consequences of Love'', '' The Family Friend'', '' This Must Be the Place'' and the 2016 TV series '' The Young Pope'', have received three Cannes Lions, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano, Toni Servillo and Luca Bigazzi. Actors in his films have included Sabrina Ferilli, Fanny Ardant, Isabella Ferrari, Elena Sofia Ricci, Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Law, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Nanni Moretti, Filippo Scotti, Carlo Verdone, Antonio Albanese and Frank Langell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Lario
Veronica Lario (born Miriam Raffaella Bartolini, 19 July 1956) is a former Italian actress and the former wife of ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Biography Born in Bologna, Lario was a stage actress under Enrico Maria Salerno, with whom she had a love affair. She also worked in theatrical plays with well-known actors; Her most famous role is in '' Tenebrae'' by horror master Dario Argento. She retired from acting after meeting Silvio Berlusconi. Married on 15 December 1990, Berlusconi and Lario have three children together: Barbara Berlusconi (1984),At this time Silvio Berlusconi was still married to Carla Elvira Lucia Dall'Oglio, from whom he was divorced in 1985. Eleonora (1986), and Luigi (1988). In the 1980s, before the birth of their first-born daughter Barbara, Lario terminated an earlier pregnancy with an induced abortion, in order not to give birth to a child affected by significant morbidity. As the wife of the Italian premier, Veronica Lario chose to mainta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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