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Francesco De Robertis
Francesco De Robertis (1902–1959) was an Italian screenwriter, film editor and director. His semi-documentary film-making style of the early 1940s has been credited as an influence on the development of Italian neorealism.Bondanella, p. 32 Selected filmography Director * ''Men on the Sea Floor ''Men on the Sea Floor'' (Italian:''Uomini sul fondo'') is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Francesco De Robertis. De Robertis specialised in semi-documentary films, in this case portraying the crew of an Italian submarine trapped after an ac ...'' (1941) * '' The Lovers of Ravello'' (1951) * '' Heroic Charge'' (1952) * '' Uomini ombra'' (1954) * '' Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)'' (1954) Screenwriter * '' The White Ship'' (1941) References Bibliography *Bondanella, Peter. ''A History of Italian Cinema''. Continuum, 2009. External links * 1902 births 1959 deaths Italian film editors Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Marco In Lamis
San Marco in Lamis ( �sændə ˈmærkə is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is located in the Gargano massif area within the Parco Nazionale del Gargano and it belongs to the Comunità Montana del Gargano. Part of the Via Sacra Langobardorum runs through the town's territory. As such, the town is home to the Santuario di Santa Maria di Stignano and the Convento di San Matteo apostolo. The Santuario di Santa Maria di Stignano is linked to the Castelpagano castle, whose ruins dominate a slope in the territory of Apricena. Religious rituals The town is known for the tradition of the 'Le Fracchie', a traditional celebration occurring each Good Friday whereby horizontal torches weighing tons are piled on small wagons, set on fire and paraded around the town. Popular tradition connects this ritual to the lighting of roads in order to help the mother of Jesus in the search of her son's body. As such it can be considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroic Charge
''Heroic Charge'' ( it, Carica eroica) is a 1952 Italian war film War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama. It has been strongly associated with the 20th century. The fateful nature of battle scenes means that wa ... directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is based on the battle of Izbushensky. Plot Soviet Union. During the Second World War the third Savoy Cavalry arrives in a village that seems deserted, but a patrol on reconnaissance is greeted by a discharge of machine guns. After an initial opposition, the Italian military establish a good relationship with the local population. Suddenly the order of departure arrives towards the advanced lines, threatened by the enemy. The Germans do not believe that the intervention of the Italian cavalry can be effective against regular troops but the cavalrymen disprove the fears of their allies by giving rise to the last and victorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Film Directors
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1959 Deaths
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive Islands, Maldive archipelago (Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) United Suvadive Republic, declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Ship (1941 Film)
''The White Ship'' (Italian: ''La nave bianca'') is a 1941 Italian war film directed by Roberto Rossellini. Its cast was made up entirely of amateur actors, many of them the real crew of a hospital ship of the Italian navy. The production was a work of propaganda intended to support the war aims of the Fascist Italian regime during the Second World War. It was made with the close co-operation of the Italian Navy, particularly Francesco De Robertis. Vittorio Mussolini, the son of the Italian dictator, was also a supporter of the project. It was the first feature film directed by Rossellini, and commenced what has been described as his "Fascist Trilogy" which also includes ''A Pilot Returns'' (1942) and ''The Man with a Cross'' (1943). Along with a number of other films of the era, it is considered a precursor to Italian neorealism. Rossellini went on to be a leading Italian filmmaker, and a major figure in the development of neorealism. The film was screened at the 1941 Venice F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizar (Sabotaggio In Mare)
''Mizar'' or ''Mizar (Sabotaggio in mare)'' (''Mizar (Sabotage at sea)'') is a 1954 Italian war film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is notable as the second of only two films produced by Film Costellazione. It was released in France as ''Mizar (Sabotage en mer)'', the United Kingdom as ''Frogman Spy'' and in the US as ''The Woman Who Came from the Sea'' or ''Frogwoman''. It is loosely based on the World War II actions of the naval officer Luigi Ferraro. Production Its cast includes Silvana Jachino, Antonio Centa and Lia Di Leo. It also marked the second appearances of Charles Fernley Fawcett and Paolo Stoppa, two of the few actors De Robertis used in more than one film. The cinematographer was Carlo Bellero with his usual camera operator Dino Reni (Bernardo Procacci). The score was by Annibale Bizzelli and costumes by Marilù Carteny. Film editing was by Eraldo Da Roma, who also worked with De Robertis on '' La nave Bianca'' (1941) and '' Uomini ombra'' (1954). Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uomini Ombra
''Uomini ombra'' (''Men in the Shadows'') is a 1954 Italian spy film directed by Francesco De Robertis. It is notable as the first of only two films produced by Film Costellazione. It was one of the first films to feature Giorgio Albertazzi and the cast also includes Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ..., one of the few actors who featured in more than one De Robertis film. It centres around Italian naval secret agents who acquire a British codebook and Italian counter-espionage agents tracking enemy agents working undercover in Italy and providing false information. External links *http://www.cinematografo.it/pls/cinematografo/consultazione.redirect?sch=9632 1954 films Italian spy films World War II spy films 1950s spy films 1954 in Italy Italian Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lovers Of Ravello
''The Lovers of Ravello'' (Italian: ''Gli amanti di Ravello'') is a 1951 Italian melodrama film directed by Francesco De Robertis and starring Lida Baarova, Gabriele Ferzetti and Carlo Ninchi.Lancia & Poppi p.319 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Main cast *Lida Baarova as Ida *Gabriele Ferzetti as Sandro Deodata *Leonora Ruffo as Bruna Falchi *Carlo Ninchi as Matteo *Olga Solbelli as governante *Rino Salviati as Mario *Nino Milano as Gennarino * Alberto Nucci as Dario * Ivana Ferri as Ragazza * Cesira Vianello as Ispettrice * Aristide Spelta as Arciprete * Attilio Tosato as Amministratore References Bibliography * Enrico Lancia & Roberto Poppi. ''Le attrici: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2003. External links * 1950s Italian-language films 1951 films Films directed by Francesco De Robertis Films set in Campania 1951 drama films Italian drama films Ravello Melodrama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian name Puglia (), :: nap, label=, Puie :: nap, label=Tarantino dialect, Tarantino, Puje : scn, label=Salentino dialect, Salentino, Puia : frp, label=Faetar language, Faetar, Poulye : el, label=Griko language, Griko, Απουλία : aae, Pulia. is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Strait of Otranto and Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises , and its population is about four million people. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Its chief town is Bari. Geography Apulia's coastline is longer than that of any other mainland Italian region. In the north, the Gargano promontory extends out into the Adriatic sea like a 'sperone' ("spur"), while in the south, the Salento peninsula forms the 'tacc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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