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Green Magic (film)
''Green Magic'' ( it, Magia verde) is a 1953 Italian documentary film directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano. Cast * Carlos Montalbán as Narrator, US version (voice) * Bret Morrison as Narrator, US version (voice) * Leonardo Bonzi as Himself (Expedition Member) * Gian Gaspare Napolitano as Himself (Expedition Member) * Mario Craveri as Himself (Expedition Member) * Giovanni Raffaldi as Himself (Expedition Member) * Jose Docarmo as Himself (Pilot) Awards ;Won * 3rd Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear ;Nominated * 1953 Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ... References External links * 1953 films 1953 documentary films 1950s Italian-language films Italian documentary films Films directed by Gian Gaspare Napolitano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Gian Gaspare Napolitano (30 April 1907 – 5 January 1966) was an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director. During the 1920s, he wrote for the literary review "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe. He made ten films between 1935 and 1956. He was a member of the Venice Film Festival jury in 1951, 1953 and 1961. During the Second World War, he was a liaison officer with the Black Watch, and in 1945 he wrote the novel '' In guerra con gli scozzesi'' based on his experiences. His film '' Magia verde'' won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Filmography * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * ''Sentinels of Bronze'' (1937) *'' I've Lost My Husband!'' (1937) * '' I pirati del golfo'' (1940) * '' L'uomo della legione'' (1940) * ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * ''Giarabub'' (1942) * ''Noi cannibali'' (1953) * '' Magia verde'' (1953) * '' Tam tam mayumbe'' (1955) * ''War and Peace ''War and Peace'' (russian: Война и ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Bear
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the " Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Gian Gaspare Napolitano
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Documentary Films
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1950s Italian-language Films
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1953 Documentary Films
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1953 Films
The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated following a Consent Judgment to divest their Stanley Warner Theaters. * February 5 – Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's ''Peter Pan'', starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont, premieres to astounding acclaim from critics and audiences and quickly becomes one of the most beloved Disney films. This is the last Disney animated movie released in partnership RKO Pictures, becoming the last ever smash hit movie of the later company before it bankrupted in 1959. * July 1 – ''Stalag 17'', directed by Billy Wilder and starring William Holden, premieres and is considered by the critics and audiences to be one of the greatest WWII Prisoner of War films ever made. Holden wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palme D'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film. In 1964, The Palme d'Or was replaced again by the Grand Prix, before being reintroduced in 1975. The Palme d'Or is widely considered one of the film industry's most prestigious awards. History In 1954, the festival decided to present an award annually, titled the Grand Prix of the International Film Festival, with a new design each year from a contemporary artist. The festival's board of directors invited several jewellers to submit designs for a palm, in tribute to the coat of arms of the city of Cannes, evoking the famous legend of Saint Honorat and the palm trees lining the famous Promenade de la Croisette. The original design by Parisian jeweller Lucienne Lazon, inspired by a sketch by director Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Cannes Film Festival
The 6th Cannes Film Festival was held from 15 to 29 April 1953. The Grand Prix of the Festival went to ''The Wages of Fear'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The festival opened with '' Horizons sans fin'' by Jean Dréville. During the opening ceremony, Walt Disney was awarded the "Legion of Honour" from the hands of Monsieur Hugues, Minister of Information. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1953 competition: Feature films *Jean Cocteau (France) Jury President * Louis Chauvet (France) (journalist) * Titina De Filippo (France) * Guy Desson (France) (MP official) *Philippe Erlanger (France) * Renée Faure (France) * Jacques-Pierre Frogerais (France) *Abel Gance (France) * André Lang (France) * Georges Raguis (France) (union official) * Edward G. Robinson (USA) *Charles Spaak (Belgium) * Georges Van Parys (France) Short films *Bert Haanstra (Netherlands) *Roger Leenhardt (France) * René Lucot (France) * Jean Queval (France) (journalist) * Jacques Schiltz (Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 3rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 28 June 1953. Description This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes; instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status" in 1956. The Golden Bear was awarded to ''Le Salaire de la peur'' by audience vote. It was at this edition that the first replica of the ''Bär'' first created by sculptor Renée Sintenis, produced by the Noack Foundry, was presented. The festival held a retrospective on silent films. Films in competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: Key : Awards The following prizes were awarded by audience votes: * Golden Bear: ''Le Salaire de la peur'' by Henri-Georges Clouzot * Silver Bear: '' Magia verde'' by Gian Gaspare Napolitano * Bronze Berlin Bear: '' Sie fanden eine Heimat'' by Leopold Lindtberg References External links 3rd Berlin International Film Festival 1953 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mário Aldrá
Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Spanish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Greek, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. In Croatia, the name Mario was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1970 and 1999, and was the most common name in the 1970s. The Portuguese version of the name is spelled Mário (to highlight the pronunciation of the "a"). It is also associated with the highly popular and beloved Nintendo franchise Super Mario and its eponymous character Mario. Notable people and characters named Mario include: Given name Artists and musicians * Mario (American singer) (born 1986), Mario Dewar Barrett, an American R&B singer * Mario Adorf (born 1930), German actor * Mario Amaya (1933–1986), American art critic * Mario Cantone (born 1959), American comedian and actor *Mario Chicot, also simply Mario, zouk singer from Guadeloupe * Mario Domm (born 1977), Mexican singer and member of Camila * Mario Frangoulis (born 1967), Greek tenor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Craveri
Mario Craveri (2 May 1902 – 28 February 1990) was an Italian cinematographer, director and screenwriter. Born in Turin, Craveri debuted in 1919 as assistant operator but had his first official credit just in 1923, as "second camera operator" in Henry King (director), Henry King's ''The White Sister (1923 film), The White Sister''. Later dedicated to short documentaries and in 1933 he debuted as cinematographer with the Giovacchino Forzano's film ''Camicia nera (film), Camicia nera''. He won three Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography for ''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946), ''Green Magic (film), Green Magic'' (1954) and ''L'impero del sole'' (1957); he was also awarded with a special Nastro d'Argento in 1955 for his use of CinemaScope in ''Lost Continent (1954 film), Lost Continent''. In 1961 Craveri made his directorial debut with the drama film ''I sogni muoiono all'alba''. Selected filmography * ''Black Shirt (film), Black Shirt'' (1933) * ''Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
