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Marcello Fonte
Marcello Fonte is an Italian actor. He received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Dogman''. Early life and education Fonte lived his childhood and adolescence in the suburbs of Reggio Calabria, where at the age of 10 he learned to play the snare drum in the town's band. He then moved to Rome in 1999, where he worked as guardian at the Teatro Valle. Here he became passionate about acting, and was given small parts in television and film productions. Accolades and awards In 2018, Fonte received critical acclaim for his performance in Matteo Garrone's '' Dogman'' and was awarded the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. He was also awarded the European Film Award for Best Actor at the 31st European Film Awards for his performance in this film. Partial filmography Film * ''Unfair Competition'' (2001) * '' The Order'' (2003) * '' Blood of the Losers'' (2008) * '' Heavenly Body'' (2011) * ''Asino vola'' (2015) * '' Dogman'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melito Di Porto Salvo
Melito di Porto Salvo ( scn, label= Calabrian, Mèlitu; el, Μέλιτος or Μέλιτο (Mèlitos, label=Calabrian Greek, script=Latn or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria; and is also the southernmost municipality on the Italian Peninsula. It is part of the Bovesia Greek-speaking area of Calabria, occupying a hilly area which descends towards the Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including .... References External links Official websiteGeosite of Pentedattilo - Southern Geologic AreaSouthern Geologic Area Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asino Vola
Asino (russian: А́сино) is a town and the administrative center of Asinovsky District in Tomsk Oblast, Russia. Population: It was previously known as ''Kseniyevsky'' (until 1930). History It was founded in 1896 as the transmigratory settlement of Kseniyevsky (); in 1930 the construction of the railway to Tomsk started. The settlement was renamed Asino in 1930 after the railway station, and the town status was granted to it in 1952. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Asino serves as the administrative center of Asinovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #271-OZ As a municipal division, the town of Asino is incorporated within Asinovsky Municipal District as Asinovskoye Urban Settlement.Law #193-OZ Economy There is a port on the Chulym River and a railway station. Important economic industries include forestry, wood working, large scale wood shipping, and tractor repair. In addition, the area also has c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Italian Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Births
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Know This Much Is True
''I Know This Much Is True'' is the second novel by Wally Lamb, published in 1998. It was featured in Oprah's Book Club for June 1998. Plot summary The novel takes place in Three Rivers, Connecticut, in the early 1990s. Dominick Birdsey's identical twin, Thomas, suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. With medication, Thomas is able to live his life in relative peace and work at a coffee stand, but occasionally he has severe episodes of his illness. Thinking he is making a sacrificial protest that will stop the Gulf War, Thomas cuts off his own hand while at a public library. Dominick sees him through the ensuing decision not to attempt to reattach the hand, and makes efforts on his behalf to free him from what he knows to be an inadequate and depressing hospital for the dangerously mentally ill. In the process, Dominick contemplates his own difficult life as Thomas's brother, his marriage to his gorgeous ex-wife, which ended after their only child died of SIDS, and his ongoing h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mafia Kills Only In Summer (TV Series)
''The Mafia Only Kills in Summer'' () is an Italian 2016 television series written by Pif, directed by Luca Ribuoli, produced and broadcast by RAI. Based on the homonym 2013 film, also directed by Pif, it was first aired on Rai 1 from 21 November to 20 December 2016. In the United Kingdom the series was broadcast by Channel 4. Plot The voice-over narrator of the whole series is an adult Salvatore Giammarresi ( Pif), a 10-year-old boy ( Edoardo Buscetta) that tells the story of an ordinary family of Palermo, his one, in the late 1970s. The ordinary events, viewed from the kid's point of view, are mixed with the historical facts, regarding the Sicilian Mafia (''Cosa Nostra''), which characterized the city in that period. Alternating reality and TV fiction, there are various storylines related to the ''Sack of Palermo'', to the personal friendship of Salvatore with Boris Giuliano or Mario Francese (both killed by the Mafia in 1979), etc. Despite being set during 1979 and 1980, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Matteo
''Don Matteo'' ( en, Father Matthew) is an Italian television series that has been airing on Rai 1, Italian national television's first channel, since 2000. History The protagonist of the series is Father Matteo (portrayed by Terence Hill), a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio, Perugia. He is also known for his unrivalled talent in investigating local crime stories. Father Matteo is a wise and respected person who really manages to understand people's problems, and always appears to be willing to help. Thanks to his charm and positivity, he often helps criminals on their way to redemption and he always convinces them to confess their crimes and to accept their responsibilities. Comedian Nino Frassica portrays Marshal Antonio Cecchini, a middle-aged Carabiniere who also happens to be Matteo's best friend. Cecchini is one of the main co-protagonists and often provides humour and comic relief in the series. Other notable cast members include Flavio Insinna, who por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Sesso Degli Angeli
''Il sesso degli angeli'' () is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film ''The Cyclone' .... Cast References External links * 2022 films Films directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni 2020s Italian-language films 2022 comedy films Italian comedy films 2020s Italian films {{2020s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Gospel
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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