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Ivana Monti
Ivana Monti (born 20 February 1947) is an Italian stage, television and film actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Monti studied at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in her hometown, and made her professional debut in 1966 in the stage play ''I giganti della montagna'' directed by Giorgio Strehler. He also directed her in ''King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...'' (1972) and in '' The Trial of Lucullus'' (1973). Monti was mainly active on television, in TV-movies and series. She also appeared in a number of films, mainly cast in supporting roles. Monti was married to journalist Andrea Barbato until his death in 1996. Filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people Actresses from Milan Italian film actresses ...
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Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ...
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Men Or Not Men
''Men or Not Men'' () is a 1980 Italian war-drama film directed by Valentino Orsini. It is based on the novel with the same name by Elio Vittorini. Cast *Flavio Bucci as Enne 2 *Monica Guerritore as Berta *Ivana Monti as Lorena *Massimo Foschi as El Paso *Renato Scarpa as Cane Nero *Francesco Salvi *Michele Soavi Michele Soavi, sometimes known as Michael Soavi (born 3 July 1957)Baldassarre, Angela (1999) "The Great Dictators: Interviews with Filmmakers of Italian Descent", Guernica Editions, is an Italian filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter best known f ... References External links * 1980 films Italian war drama films Films directed by Valentino Orsini 1980s war drama films Films scored by Ennio Morricone Italian Campaign of World War II films Films about Italian resistance movement 1980 drama films Italian World War II films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films Films based on Italian novels {{1980s-drama-film-stub ...
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Italian Stage Actresses
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Actresses From Milan
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ...
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Living People
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1947 Births
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 – The ''Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946, Canadian Citizenship Act'' comes into effect, providing a Canadian citizenship separate from British law. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solv ...
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Giovanni Falcone (film)
''Giovanni Falcone'' is a 1993 Italian biographical film, biographical drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferrara. It is based on the real life-events of the prosecuting magistrate Giovanni Falcone who was killed by the Sicilian Mafia, mafia in 1992. Cast * Michele Placido as Giovanni Falcone * Anna Bonaiuto as Francesca Morvillo * Giancarlo Giannini as Paolo Borsellino * Massimo Bonetti as Ninni Cassarà * Nello Riviè as Rocco Chinnici * Gianni Musy as Tommaso Buscetta * Marco Leto as Antonino Caponnetto * Paolo De Giorgio as Calogero Zucchetto * Antonio Cantafora as Salvatore Inzerillo, Totò Inzerillo * Pietro Biondi as the "Dottore" (Bruno Contrada) * Nino D'Agata as Salvatore Contorno, Totuccio Contorno * Fabrizio Gifuni as Roberto Antiochia * Gianfranco Barra as Vincenzo Geraci * Roberto Nobile as Judge Di Pisa * Arnaldo Ninchi as Salvo Lima * Giampiero Bianchi as Claudio Martelli * Giovanni Pallavicino as Vito Ciancimino * Luigi Angelillo as Ignazio Salvo * ...
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I Know That You Know That I Know
''I Know That You Know That I Know'' () is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Sordi, who is also the co-protagonist with the Italian actress Monica Vitti. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lorenzo Baraldi and Massimo Tavazzi. It was shot on location around Rome. Cast * Alberto Sordi as Fabio Bonetti * Monica Vitti as Livia Bonetti * Isabella De Bernardi as Veronica Bonetti * Salvatore Jacono as Cavalli * Giuseppe Mannajuolo as The Detective * Ivana Monti as Valeria * Micaela Pignatelli as Elena Vitali * Claudio Gora as Ronconi * Pier Francesco Aiello as Marco * Napoleone Scrugli as Mirko * Cesare Cadeo as Reporter * Sandro Paternostro as himself * Gianni Letta Giovanni "Gianni" Letta (born 15 April 1935) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was a close advisor of Silvio Berlusconi and is a member of the advisory board of Goldman Sa ...
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Contraband (1980 Film)
''Contraband'' () is a 1980 poliziotteschi film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film is set in Naples, where Luca Di Angelo (Fabio Testi) and his brother Michele use speedboats to smuggle cigarettes, and find themselves between two contraband bosses after they lose a load of cigarettes. The film's story was changed to include additional scenes of violence to better pace the plot. On the second week of a ten-week shooting schedule, the production exhausted its budget and received funding from real life smugglers in Naples. The smugglers also made changes to the plot and title of the film. Plot Luca Di Angelo (Fabio Testi) is a smuggler, member of an organized team trafficking cigarettes and alcohol, up and down the coast off Naples. After a run-in with the police in which the smugglers manage to get away by faking a boat explosion resulting in the police motorboats responding to the false emergency, Luca and his brother Mickey suspect Scherino (Ferdinand Murolo), the head of a rival ...
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Piccolo Teatro (Milan)
The Piccolo Teatro di Milano ('Little Theatre of the City of Milan') is a theatre in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theatre, and a national ''teatro stabile'', or permanent repertory company, and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance. The theatre has three venues: Teatro Grassi, in Via Rovello, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974. Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions, as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School. History Piccolo Teatro was founded by theatre impresario Paolo Grassi and actor and director Giorgio Strehler, along with Mario Apollonio, Virgilio Tosi and Nina Vinchi. According to Grassi, the fou ...
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The Five Days
''The Five Days'' (; also known as ''The Five Days of Milan'') is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Dario Argento. The film is set during the Five Days of Milan in 1848. Plot The film is set in Milan during the Five Days of Milan, an anti-Austrian revolt which took place between 18-22 March 1848. A petty criminal, Meo Cainazzo, (played by singer Adriano Celentano) escapes from prison following an artillery bombardment and goes in search of his gang leader Zampino. Along the way he meets and befriends a good-natured Roman baker, Romulus ( Enzo Cerusico) who has come are to Milan to help his uncle with work. The pair are involved in a series of tragicomic events: they help to erect a barricade using furniture belonging to a nymphomaniac countess, they help a woman give birth and they are recruited against their will into an ambitious baron, Trazunto's brigade, all while witness the "patriots" violence and the Austrians reprisals. Later, a man denounces his girlfriend as a c ...
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