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Francesco Benigno
Francesco Benigno (born 4 October 1967), is an Italian actor, director, singer and television personality. Early life Benigno was born in Palermo, Sicily, the twelfth of thirteen children. He grew up in Via Cataldo Parisio located in the densely populated Noce quarter. He lost his mother at the age of nine and has described his childhood as having been difficult. Subjected to beatings from his father, he ran away from home at 14 and lived on the streets, sleeping in metro stations and empty trains. He also fell into bad company. Career He made his first acting debut in 1989, in ''Forever Mery'', directed by Marco Risi who had discovered him at the age of 21. He played the same role of Natale Sperandeo in the film's sequel, '' Boys on the Outside'', for which he won two awards as Best Actor, the ''Ciak d'Oro'' at the Venice Film Festival, and the ''Premio Piper''. Both films were set in his native Palermo. Benigno has since performed regularly in cinema, television, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two Greek colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab rule in the Emirate of Sicily when the city became the capital of Sicily for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacanze Di Natale '91
''Vacanze di Natale '91'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. Cast Reception The film grossed $7.4 million in Italy and was the second-highest-grossing Italian film in Italy in 1992. See also * List of Christmas films Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year d ... References External links * 1991 films Films directed by Enrico Oldoini 1990s Italian-language films 1991 comedy films 1990s Christmas comedy films Italian Christmas comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Palermo
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excellent Cadavers (film)
''Excellent Cadavers'' ( it, I giudici) is a 1999 television film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. The film is based on the book with the same name by Alexander Stille and tells the real life events of judge Giovanni Falcone. It was filmed in Palermo and Rome. The TV movie was broadcast by HBO October 16, 1999. Plot Cast *Chazz Palminteri as Giovanni Falcone * F. Murray Abraham as Tommaso Buscetta * Tony Sperandeo as Stefano Bontate *Anna Galiena as Francesca Morvillo *Andy Luotto as Paolo Borsellino * Lina Sastri as Agnese Borsellino *Arnoldo Foà as Judge Antonino Caponnetto * Ivo Garrani as Judge Gaetano Costa *Gianmarco Tognazzi as Antonino Cassarà * Pierfrancesco Favino as Mario Fabbri * Mattia Sbragia as Judge Quinzi *Francesco Benigno as Giuseppe Greco *Mario Erpichini as Judge Rocco Chinnici * Paolo Paoloni as Salvo Lima * Victor Cavallo as Totò Riina * Giuseppe Cederna as Judge Giuseppe Ayala *Stefano Benassi as Inspector *Bruno Bilotta as Salvatore Inzerillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Piovra
''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Florestano Vancini (second season), Luigi Perelli (from the third to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and Giacomo Battiato (from the eighth to the ninth seasons). The music was written by Riz Ortolani (first season), Ennio Morricone (from the second to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and by Paolo Buonvino (from the eighth to the ninth season). The show was successfully exported to over 80 countries during and after its close to 20-year run. All ten seasons were released in Australia on DVD with English subtitles by Aztec International Entertainment, having originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo - Milan One Way
''Palermo - Milan One Way'' ( it, Palermo Milano - Solo andata) is a 1995 Italian crime-action film directed by Claudio Fragasso. The film premiered at the 1995 Venice Film Festival. It won the David di Donatello Awards for best sound and for best producer. In 2007 a sequel film, '' Milano Palermo - Il ritorno'', was released. Cast * Giancarlo Giannini: Turi Arcangelo Leofonte * Raoul Bova: Nino Di Venanzio * Ricky Memphis: Remo Matteotti * Romina Mondello: Chiara Leofonte * Rosalinda Celentano: Paola Terenzi * Francesco Benigno: Saro Ligresti * Stefania Sandrelli: Franca Leofonte * Tony Sperandeo: Marinnà * Valerio Mastandrea: Tarcisio Proietti * Paolo Calissano: Valerio Barreca * Stefania Rocca Stefania Rocca (born 24 April 1971) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films ''Nirvana'' (1997), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999) and ''Dracula'' (2002). Rocca also was the lead in Dario Argento's ''The Card Player''. ...: Maria Pia References ... [...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] |
Parte II , Latin legal term for "by the party"
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Parte is the Italian word for part. It can refer to: * Part (music) * Conjugation of French verb "partir"; see French conjugation ;Surname * Víctor de la Parte (b. 1986), Spanish cyclist See also * Ex parte In law, ''ex parte'' () is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction of" (name of party/faction, often omitted), thus signifying "on behalf of (name)". An ''ex parte'' decision is one decided by a judge without requiring al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni 90
''Anni 90'' () is a 1992 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. An anthological sequel entitled '' Anni 90: Parte II'' was released in 1993. Cast Reception It opened in Italy on 36 screens and grossed 1.2 billion lire, finishing second to ''Lethal Weapon 3 ''Lethal Weapon 3'' is a 1992 American buddy cop action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Jeffrey Boam and Robert Mark Kamen. The sequel to ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989), it is the third installment in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film seri ...'' at the box office for the week. In its third week of release it reached number one at the Italian box office and was there for two weeks. It went on to gross $6 million, the fifth highest-grossing Italian film for the year in Italy and the 12th overall. References External links * 1992 films Films directed by Enrico Oldoini 1990s Italian-language films 1992 comedy films Italian comedy films Sketch comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giffoni Film Festival
The Giffoni International Film Festival is an Italian children's film festival which takes place annually in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania. It began in 1971. The Giffoni International Film Festival typically has around 100,000 guests and has had events in other countries, such as the Giffoni Hollywood Film Festival in the United States. History The Giffoni Film Festival was founded in 1971 by Claudio Gubitosi, and is hosted in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania. As earlier editions has limited budgets and a small number of films, the festival began to bring in films from Northern Europe and Soviet Union. During the 1980s the amount of children's films increased and films coming from France, Albania, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Iran, Australia, Poland and New Zealand were imported. In 1982, François Truffaut attended the festival and wrote " all the film festivals Giffoni is the most necessary". In the following years, Robert De Niro, Sergio Leone, Michelangelo Antonioni, and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
