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Lilli Carati
Lilli Carati (23 September 1956 – 21 October 2014) was an Italian actress. Biography Lilli Carati was born in Varese (Lombardy). In 1974, she was named "Miss Elegance" at a beauty contest in Calabria and began working as a fashion model in Milan. She was first runner-up at ''Miss Italia'' contest of 1975 and moved on to cinema. Most of her box office hits were in the genre of "sex comedy," but she also appeared in films of different genres such as '' Squadra antifurto'' (1977, a crime story with Tomas Milian), ''Le evase – Storie di sesso e di violenze'' (1978, a prototypical exploitation film), and '' La fine del mondo nel nostro solito letto in una notte piena di pioggia'' (1978, a film by Lina Wertmüller). She also appeared in nude photos on the pages of Italian men's magazines like ''Playmen ''and ''Albo Blitz''. Around 1990, she retired from public life. On 21 October 2014, she died of a brain tumour. Films Her first lead role was in 1976's ''La professoressa di sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label=Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part of the city is called ''Varesotto''. Geography The city of Varese lies at the foot of Sacro Monte di Varese, part of the Campo dei Fiori mountain range, that hosts an astronomical observatory, as well as the Prealpino Geophysical Centre. The village which is in the middle of the mountain is called Santa Maria del Monte because of the medieval sanctuary, which is reached through the avenue of the chapels of the Sacred Mountain. Varese is situated on seven hills: the San Pedrino Hill, the Giubiano Hill, the Campigli Hill, the Sant'Albino Hill, the Biumo Superiore Hill, Colle di Montalbano (Villa Mirabello) and the Hill of Miogni. The city also looks over Lake Varese. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Professoressa Di Scienze Naturali
''La professoressa di scienze naturali'' (Professor of Natural Sciences) is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini. Cast *Lilli Carati: Stefania Marini *Michele Gammino: Baron Fifì Cacciapupolo *Giacomo Rizzo: prof. Straziota *Alvaro Vitali: Peppino Cariglia * Ria De Simone: Immacolata *Gianfranco Barra: preside * Marco Gelardini: Andrea Balsamo *Gastone Pescucci: Nicola Balsamo * Gianfranco D'Angelo: Genesio *Mario Carotenuto: Don Antonio See also * List of Italian films of 1976 A list of films produced in Italy in 1976 (see 1976 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1976at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1976 1976 Films A film ... References External links * 1976 films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini Italian coming-of-age films Italian high school films 1970s sex comedy films Films scored by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Film
A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage in repeated viewings, dialogue-quoting, and audience participation. Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions, especially box-office bombs, while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure, transgressive films shunned by the mainstream. The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art. The term ''cult film'' itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies, though ''cult'' was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that. Cult films trace their origin back to controversial and suppressed films kept alive by dedicated fans. In some cases, reclaimed or rediscovered films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Di Leo
Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and script writer. He made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985. Biography Fernando Di Leo was born on 11 January 1932 in San Ferdinando di Puglia. After briefly working in a Rome's film school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, di Leo made his debut as a director as part of the omnibus comedy ''Gli eroi di ieri, oggi, domani'' with his episode titled ''Un posto in paradiso'' (). Following this Di Leo wrote several scripts for Westerns, often uncredited. This included work on ''A Fistful of Dollars'' and ''For a Few Dollars More''. Some of his Westerns had uncredited literary sources, such as '' Days of Vengeance'' which as loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. Di Leo was a fan of ''film noir'' and wanted to make an Italian version of these films. Among his first efforts was the script for Mino Guerrini's '' Date for a Murder'' based on Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avere Vent'anni
''Being Twenty'' ( it, Avere vent'anni, also known as ''To Be Twenty'') is a 1978 Italian erotic-drama film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Gloria Guida and Lilli Carati. Plot Lia (Gloria Guida) and Tina (Lilli Carati) are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to hitchhike their way to Rome to find a commune where they can stay and live the life of free love... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become entangled with prostitution, the police and an aggressive gang. Cast * Gloria Guida - Lia * Lilli Carati - Tina * Ray Lovelock - Rico * Vincenzo Crocitti - Riccetto * Giorgio Bracardi - Commissario Maresciallo Zambo * Leopoldo Mastelloni - Arguinas * Roberto Reale - Head of rapists * Serena Bennato - Lesbian car driver * Daniele Vargas - Prof. Affatati * Vittorio Caprioli - Nazariota * Licinia Lentini - Lesbian * Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio De Molinis
Claudio Giorgi (born in 1944) is an Italian actor and film director, active between the 1970s and the early 1980s. Life and career Born Claudio Giorgiutti in Tarcento, Udine, Giorgi was mainly active as a main actor in fotoromanzi Photo comics are a form of sequential storytelling that uses photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to ..., while he occasionally played supporting roles in several genre films. From the mid-1970s he also worked as a production secretary and then as a film director, often credited under the pseudonym Claudio de Molinis. For two of his films he also contributed the screenplay. Filmography ; As a director * ''Ancora una volta... a Venezia'' (1975) * ''L'unica legge in cui credo'' (1976) * '' Candido Erotico'' (1978) * ''La febbre americana'' (1978) * ''Tranquille donne di compagna'' (1980) * '' Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candido Erotico
''Candido Erotico'' (also known as ''Copenhagen Nights'', ''The Exhibitionist'', ''A Man for Sale'' and ''Look at Me'') is a 1978 Italian erotic romance-drama film written and directed by Claudio Giorgi (here credited as Claudio De Molinis). Luigi Montefiori (aka George Eastman) co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Cast *Lilli Carati: Charlotte * Mircha Carven: Carlo *María Baxa: Veronique *Marco Guglielmi: Paul * Fernando Cerulli: Voyeur on Train *Ajita Wilson Ajita Wilson (January 12, 1950 – May 26, 1987) was an American transgender actress who starred in European exploitation and hardcore films in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Wilson was born in Brooklyn a biological male. She started out as a ...: Sex Show Performer References External links * 1978 films Italian romantic drama films Italian erotic drama films Films set in Copenhagen Films scored by Nico Fidenco 1970s erotic drama films 1978 romantic drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangbuster (film)
''Gangbuster'' ( it, L'avvocato della mala) is a 1977 crime film written and directed by Alberto Marras. Cast * Ray Lovelock as Lawyer Mario Gastali * Mel Ferrer as Peseti, the Boss * Lilli Carati asPaola * John Steiner as Killer * Gabriele Tinti as Tony * Umberto Orsini as Farnese * Orazio Orlando as Giorgio * Rosario Borelli as Police Commissioner * Romano Puppo as Peseti's henchman * Gino Pagnani as taxi driver Production ''Gangbuster'' was filmed at Elios Film in Rome. The film was producer Alberto Marras' only film made as a director. Release ''Gangbuster'' was distributed theatrically in Italy on 22 September 1977. When the film was released on home video in VHS in Italy it has an 88 minute and 29 second running time, and in Germany it had a 85 minute and 51 second running time, and was a different version of the film with inserts from ''Meet Him and Die ''Meet Him and Die'' ( it, Pronto ad uccidere) is a 1976 film directed by Franco Prosperi and starring R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poliziotteschi
Poliziotteschi (; singular ''poliziottesco'') constitute a subgenre of crime and action films that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s. They are also known as ''polizieschi all'italiana'', ''Euro-crime'', ''Italo-crime'', ''spaghetti crime films'', or simply ''Italian crime films''. Influenced by both 1970s French crime films and gritty 1960s and 1970s American cop films and vigilante films, poliziotteschi films were made amidst an atmosphere of socio-political turmoil in Italy known as Years of Lead and increasing Italian crime rates. The films generally featured graphic and brutal violence, organized crime, car chases, vigilantism, heists, gunfights, and corruption up to the highest levels. The protagonists were generally tough working class loners, willing to act outside a corrupt or overly bureaucratic system. Etymology of the noun In Italian, ''poliziesco'' is the grammatically correct Italian adjective (resulting f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvaro Vitali
Alvaro Vitali (; born 3 February 1950) is an Italian actor. He was an electrician until he was discovered by Federico Fellini and played a small part in ''Satyricon'' (1969), it led to other roles, notably in the movie ''Amarcord'' (1973). In the 1970s, Vitali became one of the most charismatic actors in the commedia erotica all'italiana (erotic comedy) genre. He was very popular in Spain as well. He recently worked for the satirical TV show ''Striscia la notizia'' in a parody of Ferrari manager Jean Todt. Selected filmography *''Satyricon'' (1969) .... Blue-Faced 'Emperor' on Stage (uncredited) *'' I clowns'' (1970, TV Movie) .... Himself *''Roma'' (1972) .... Alvaro - Tap Dancer at Teatrino (uncredited) *'' Meo Patacca'' (1972) .... Bit Part (uncredited) *'' What?'' (1972) .... Cross-Eyed Painter *'' Partirono preti, tornarono... curati'' (1973) *'' Dirty Weekend'' (1973) .... Member of Camera Team (uncredited) *'' Even Angels Eat Beans'' (1973) .... Tailor Assistant (uncre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Laurenti
Mariano Laurenti (15 April 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian film director and actor. Career He started as a script supervisor and later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina. He directed 50 films between 1966 and 1999, being mainly active in the "commedia sexy all'italiana" genre. Laurenti died in Gubbio on 6 January 2022, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * ''Il vostro super agente Flit'' (1966) * '' Zingara'' (1969) * '' Satiricosissimo'' (1970) * ''I due maghi del pallone'' (1970) * '' Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'' (1972) * '' Naughty Nun'' (1972) * ''Il figlioccio del padrino'' (1973) * '' Il vizio di famiglia'' (1975) * ''L'affittacamere'' (1976) * '' Classe mista'' (1976) * '' The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High'' (1977) * '' La compagna di banco'' (1977) * ''Per amore di Poppea'' (1977) * ''La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti'' (1978) * ''How to Seduce Your Teacher ''How to Seduce Your Teacher'' ( it, La licea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Compagna Di Banco
''La compagna di banco'' is a 1977 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti. Cast * Lino Banfi: Teo D'Olivo * Lilli Carati: Simona Girardi * Gianfranco D'Angelo: Professor Ilario Cacioppo * Alvaro Vitali: Salvatore * Antonio Melidoni: Mario D'Olivo * Francesca Romana Coluzzi: professoressa Malimonti * Gigi Ballista: Girardi * Nikki Gentile: Elena Mancuso * Paola Maiolini: Vera * Brigitte Petronio: Mirella * Giacomo Furia Giacomo Matteo Furia (2 January 1925 – 5 June 2015) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1948 and 1998. Life and career Born in Arienzo, near Caserta, Furia started his acting career ...: commissario Acavallo References External links * 1977 films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films directed by Mariano Laurenti Italian high school films Italian coming-of-age comedy films 1970s sex comedy films Films scored by Gianni Ferrio 1977 comedy films 1970s Italian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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