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Fascisti Su Marte
''Fascisti su Marte'' (''Fascists on Mars'') is a 2006 Italian film, directed by Corrado Guzzanti and Igor Skofic. Based on the sketches made by Corrado Guzzanti as part of the TV program ''Il caso Scafroglia'' (2002), this movie is an uchronia, a “satirical exercise” in historical scifi-revisionism, filmed as a pseudo-documentary and parodying the style of the Istituto Luce newsreels during the Italian Fascism regime. The film was presented at the 2006 Rome International Film Festival, and in 2007 it was nominated for a David di Donatello for Best Original Song. Background Originating in 2002 as a comic strip within the Rai 3 television program, ''Il caso Scafroglia'', the following year ''Fascisti su Marte'' became a 45 minutes featurette, being screened in this form in the New Territories section at the 60th Venice International Film Festival. Finally it was turned into a feature film in 2006 thanks to the addition of new sequences especially shot. Thus edited, the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Guzzanti
Corrado Guzzanti (born 17 May 1965) is an Italian satire, satirical actor, director, screenwriter, comedian and impersonator. He has become famous both for his impersonations of Italian personalities (politicians, journalists, entertainment and television celebrities), and for playing his own characters inspired by contemporary society. He is the director of the film ''Fascisti su Marte'' (''Fascists on Mars'', 2006 in film, 2006). In 2010 he received the "Forte dei Marmi Political Satire Award". He has been described as a genius of satirical comedy, "the most interesting satirical author and actor today", and "among the comedians best loved by the Italian public". Biography Early life and education Born in Rome, he is the son of journalist and Senator Paolo Guzzanti, great-nephew of former Minister of Health Elio Guzzanti, and brother of Sabina Guzzanti, Sabina and Caterina Guzzanti, Caterina, both also satirical actresses and occasional collaborators. He is an atheist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerarca
The ranks and insignia of the National Fascist Party shows the hierarchical structure of ranks and titles bestowed by the PNF. Alberto Aquarone, ''L'organizzazione dello Stato totalitario'', pp. 582-583, Einaudi 2003. ISBN 88-06-16522-4 ''Gerarca'' During the Fascist rule in Italy, a (, plural: ''gerarchi'') was a higher officer of the National Fascist Party (PNF). The highest ''gerarchi'', up to the Federal Secretary, were members of the National Council of the PNF and of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. The secretary and members of the National Directorate of the PNF were members of the Grand Council of Fascism The Grand Council of Fascism (, also translated "Fascist Grand Council") was the main body of Mussolini's Fascist regime in Italy, which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government. It was created as a body of the .... A ''Ras'' (from the homonymous Ethiopian title) was a gerarca dominating in one province. So, for example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Purgatori
Andrea Purgatori (1 February 1953 – 19 July 2023) was an Italian journalist, writer, screenwriter, television presenter and occasional actor. Life and career Born in Rome, in 1974 Purgatori started his career as a journalist, and in 1976 he began a long collaboration with the newspaper ''Corriere della Sera'', in which he served as an investigative journalist and a war correspondent. He later collaborated with other publications, including '' Le Monde diplomatique'', ''The Huffington Post'', '' Vanity Fair'' and ''L'Unità''. As a screenwriter Purgatori's credits include several Marco Risi's films, notably '' The Rubber Wall'' (1991), based on his own investigation about the Ustica affair, and '' Fort Apache Napoli'' (2010), about the murder of journalist Giancarlo Siani, as well as films by Giuliano Montaldo, Michele Placido, Carlo Verdone, Alessandro Di Robilant. He was also an occasional actor, mainly in projects involving comedian Corrado Guzzanti, with whom he also col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerarca
The ranks and insignia of the National Fascist Party shows the hierarchical structure of ranks and titles bestowed by the PNF. Alberto Aquarone, ''L'organizzazione dello Stato totalitario'', pp. 582-583, Einaudi 2003. ISBN 88-06-16522-4 ''Gerarca'' During the Fascist rule in Italy, a (, plural: ''gerarchi'') was a higher officer of the National Fascist Party (PNF). The highest ''gerarchi'', up to the Federal Secretary, were members of the National Council of the PNF and of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. The secretary and members of the National Directorate of the PNF were members of the Grand Council of Fascism The Grand Council of Fascism (, also translated "Fascist Grand Council") was the main body of Mussolini's Fascist regime in Italy, which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government. It was created as a body of the .... A ''Ras'' (from the homonymous Ethiopian title) was a gerarca dominating in one province. So, for example, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sojourner Rover
The robotic ''Sojourner'' rover reached Mars on July 4, 1997 as part of the ''Mars Pathfinder'' mission. ''Sojourner'' was operational on Mars for 92 sols (95 Earth days), and was the first wheeled vehicle to operate on an astronomical object other than the Earth or Moon. The landing site was in the Ares Vallis channel in the Chryse Planitia region of the Oxia Palus quadrangle. The rover was equipped with front and rear cameras, and hardware that was used to conduct several scientific experiments. It was designed for a mission lasting 7 sols, with a possible extension to 30 sols, and was active for 83 sols (85 Earth days). The rover communicated with Earth through the ''Pathfinder'' base station, which had its last successful communication session with Earth at 3:23 a.m. PDT on September 27, 1997. The last signal from the rover was received on the morning of October 7, 1997. ''Sojourner'' traveled just over by the time communication was lost. Its final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mars Pathfinder
''Mars Pathfinder'' was an American robotic spacecraft that landed a base station with a rover (space exploration), roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a Lander (spacecraft), lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight, wheeled robotic Mars rover named ''Sojourner (rover), Sojourner'', the first rover to operate outside the Earth–Moon system. The mission terminated in 1998. Launched on December 4, 1996, by NASA aboard a Delta II booster a month after the ''Mars Global Surveyor'', it landed on July 4, 1997, on Mars's Ares Vallis, in a region called Chryse Planitia in the Oxia Palus quadrangle. The lander (spacecraft), lander then opened, exposing the rover which conducted many experiments on the Martian surface. The mission carried a series of scientific instruments to analyze the Martian Celestial body atmosphere, atmosphere, climate, and geology and the composition of its rock (geology), rocks and soil. It was the second project from NASA's D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazons
The Amazons (Ancient Greek: ', singular '; in Latin ', ') were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, Labours of Heracles, the ''Argonautica'' and the ''Iliad''. They were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility, strength, archery, riding skills, and the arts of combat. Their society was closed to men and they raised only their daughters, returning their sons to their fathers with whom they would only socialize briefly in order to reproduce. Courageous and fiercely independent, the Amazons, commanded by their queen, regularly undertook extensive military expeditions into the far corners of the world, from Scythia to Thrace, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands, reaching as far as Arabia and Egypt. Besides military raids, the Amazons are also associated with the foundation of temples and the establishment of numerous ancient cities like Ephesos, Cyme (Aeolis), Cyme, Smyrna, Sino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unidentified Flying Object
An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an object or phenomenon seen in the sky but not yet identified or explained. The term was coined when United States Air Force (USAF) investigations into flying saucers found too broad a range of shapes reported to consider them all saucers or discs. UFOs are also known as unidentified aerial phenomena or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Upon investigation, most UFOs are Identification studies of UFOs, identified as known objects or atmospheric phenomena, while a small number remain unexplained. While unusual sightings in the sky have been reported since at least the 3rd century BC, UFOs became culturally prominent after World War II, escalating during the Space Age. Studies and investigations into UFO reports conducted by governments (such as Project Blue Book in the United States and Project Condign in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom), as well as by organisations and individuals have occurred over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partisan (military)
A partisan is a member of a domestic irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of military occupation, occupation by some kind of insurgent activity. The term can apply to the field element of resistance movements. The most common use in present parlance in several languages refers to Resistance during World War II, occupation resistance fighters during World War II, especially under the Yugoslav Partisans, Yugoslav partisan leader Josip Broz Tito. History before 1939 The initial concept of partisan warfare involved the use of militia, troops raised from the local population in a war zone (or in some cases regular forces) who would operate behind enemy front line, lines to disrupt communications, seize posts or villages as forward-operating bases, ambush convoys, impose war taxes or contributions, raid logistical stockpiles, and compel enemy forces to disperse and protect their base of operations. George Satterfield has ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meteor Shower
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost all of them disintegrate and never hit the Earth's surface. Very intense or unusual meteor showers are known as meteor outbursts and meteor storms, which produce at least 1,000 meteors an hour, most notably from the Leonids. The Meteor Data Centre lists over 900 suspected meteor showers of which about 100 are well established. Several organizations point to viewing opportunities on the Internet. NASA maintains a daily map of active meteor showers. Historical developments A meteor shower in August 1583 was recorded in the Timbuktu manuscripts.Abraham, Curtis"Stars of the Sahara" ''New Scientist'', issue 2617,15 August 2007, page 39–41 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duce
( , ) is an Italian title, derived from the Latin word , 'leader', and a cognate of ''duke''. National Fascist Party leader Benito Mussolini was identified by Fascists as ('The Leader') of the movement since the birth of the in 1919. In 1925 it became a reference to the dictatorial position of ('His Excellency Benito Mussolini, Head of Government, Leader of Fascism and Founder of the Empire'). Mussolini held this title together with that of President of the Council of Ministers: this was the constitutional position which entitled him to rule Italy on behalf of the king of Italy. ''Founder of the Empire'' was added for the exclusive use by Mussolini in recognition of his founding of an official legal entity of the Italian Empire on behalf of the king in 1936 following Italy's victory in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The position was held by Mussolini until 1943, when he was removed from office by the king and the position of was discontinued, while Marshal Pietro Badogli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
