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Maria Rosada
Maria Rosada (1899-1970) was an Italian film editor.Brunette p.418 Selected filmography * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) *'' The House of Shame'' (1938) * '' A Wife in Danger'' (1939) * '' The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939) * ''Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * ''Before the Postman'' (1942) * ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1942) * '' Apparition'' (1943) * ''Harlem'' (1943) * ''The Innkeeper'' (1944) * '' Cats and Dogs'' (1952) * ''Martin Toccaferro'' (1953) * ''The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' () is a novel by Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels (''feuilleton'') published in France. I ...'' (1957) References Bibliography * Peter Brunette. ''Roberto Rossellini''. University of California Press, 1996. External links * 1899 births 1970 deaths Italian film editors Italian wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietramelara
Pietramelara is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. It occupies the plain just south of the slopes of Monte Maggiore, the highest peak in the Monti Trebulani. Pietramelara borders the following municipalities: Formicola, Pietravairano, Riardo, Roccaromana, Rocchetta e Croce Rocchetta e Croce is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about northwest of Caserta. Rocchetta e Croce borders the following municipalities: Calvi Risorta, For .... References Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleeping Beauty (1942 Film)
''Sleeping Beauty'' () is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Amedeo Nazzari and Osvaldo Valenti.Moliterno p.80 The film was screened at the 1942 Venice Film Festival. It is based on a 1919 play by Pier Maria Rosso di San Secondo. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Cast * Luisa Ferida as Carmela * Amedeo Nazzari as Salvatore detto 'Il Nero della solfara' * Osvaldo Valenti as Don Vincenzo Caramandola * Teresa Franchini as Zia Agata * Pina Piovani as Nunziata * Margherita Bossi as Donna Concetta, la barista * Giovanni Dolfini as Isidoro * Guido Celano as Lo solfataro * Angelo Dessy as Un altro solfataro * Fiorella Betti as Erminia detta "Pepespezie" * Gildo Bocci Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 – 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * '' Messalina'' (1924) - Apollonio * '' Quo Vadis'' (1924) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and 14,621 are killed and 30,000 injured. * January 15 – After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon, ending the Nigerian Civil War. February * February 1 – The Benavídez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina (a rear-end collision) kills 236. * February 10 – An avalanche at Val-d'Isère, France, kills 41 tourists. * February 11 – ''Ohsumi (satellite), Ohsumi'', Japan's first satellite, is launched on a Lambda-4 rocket. * February 22 – Guyana becomes a Republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. * February – Multi-business Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Virgin Group is founded as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), pp. 153-157 ** In Samoa, followers of Mataafa, claimant to the rule of the island's subjects, burn the town of Upolu in an ambush of followers of other claimants, Malietoa Tanus and Tamasese, who are evacuated by the British warship HMS ''Porpoise''. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated as Governor of New York at the age of 39. * January 3 – A treaty of alliance is signed between Russia and Afghanistan. * January 5 – **A fierce battle is fought between American troops and Filipino defenders at the town of Pililla on the island of Luzon. *The collision of a British steamer and a French steamer kills 12 people on the English Channel. * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mysteries Of Paris (1957 Film)
''The Mysteries of Paris'' (, ) is a 1957 French-Italian drama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Frank Villard, Yvette Lebon and Jacques Castelot.Chiti & Poppi p.234 It is based on the 1842 novel ''The Mysteries of Paris'' by Eugène Sue, one of a number of film adaptations of the work. Cast References Bibliography * Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * ''The Mysteries of Paris''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... 1957 films French drama films Italian drama films 1957 drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films based on The Myst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Toccaferro
''Martin Toccaferro'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Peppino De Filippo, Titina De Filippo and Wanda Osiris.Goble p.270 Cast * Peppino De Filippo as Martino Lazzari * Titina De Filippo as Miss Costanzi * Wanda Osiris as Miss Baroni * Umberto Spadaro as Mr. Costanzi * Angelika Hauff as Marilu Costanzi * Ave Ninchi * Umberto Melnati * Irene Genna * Andreina Paul * Virgilio Riento * Lauro Gazzolo * Silvana Jachino * Nerio Bernardi * Felga Lauri * Arturo Bragaglia * Mario Cappello * Giuseppe Marzari * Anna Maria Lupi * Enrico Viarisio * Cesare Bettarini * Clara Bindi * Nino Milano * Carlo Tusco * Franco Ruggeri * Olga Michilli * Lia Angeleri * Enrico Ardizzone * Alberto Sorrentino * Silvana Stefanini * Amleto Pannocchia * Pietro Carloni Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Taurisano, Lecce into a family of actors, Carlon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cats And Dogs (1952 Film)
''Cats and Dogs'' (Italian: ''Cani e gatti'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Titina De Filippo, Umberto Spadaro and Antonella Lualdi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. Plot In a village, the pharmacist and the innkeeper have an intense rivalry fuelled by the fact that they were once romantically involved many years before. To spite her rival, the innkeeper arranges to have her nephew set up a second pharmacy to take business away him. Unbeknownst to them a romance is developing between the younger generation of the families. Cast * Titina De Filippo as Donna Elvira * Umberto Spadaro as Don Filippo * Antonella Lualdi as Lia * Armando Francioli as Sandro * Paolo Stoppa as Don Cosimo * Carlo Romano as Don Saverio * Marisa Merlini as Donna Filomena * Carlo Sposito as Tonino * Gianni Cavalieri as Don Michele * Pietro Carloni Pietro Carloni (28 October 1896 – 3 August 1968) was an Italian stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Innkeeper
''The Innkeeper'' (Italian: ''La locandiera'' also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.Reich & Garafalo p.28 The film is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni's 1753 play '' The Mistress of the Inn'', one of a number of times the work has been turned into films. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. Production The film was originally shot in Rome. During the last stages of completion, Mussolini was overthrown. The final editing was done in Venice, the film capital of the Italian Social Republic, but without the presence of Chiarini. Two of its stars Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti were later executed by Italian Partisans for collaboration with the Fascist leadership. Cast * Luisa Ferida as Mirandolina * Armando Falconi as Il marchese di Forlimpopoli * Osvaldo Valenti as Il cavaliere di Ripafratta * Camillo Pilotto as Il conte di Albafiorita * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem (film)
''Harlem'' is a 1943 Italian sports film, sports crime film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Massimo Girotti, Amedeo Nazzari and Vivi Gioi. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini. The former world heavyweight champion Primo Carnera appears in a small role. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Knock Out''. It is noted for its anti-Americanism at a time when the two countries were at war. In postwar re-releases, Amedeo's final line was redubbed with a more positive view on life in the United States.Bondanella & Pacchioni p.52 Synopsis Tommaso Rossi, a young Italian goes to America to visit his elder brother Amedeo who has a business in the construction industry. He is discovered as a talented Boxer (boxing), boxer after getting into a fight with a champion in a restaurant and flooring him. However his elder brother's business is wrecked and he is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Forced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparition (1943 Film)
''Apparition'' () is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Alida Valli, Massimo Girotti and Amedeo Nazzari.Gundle p.104 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Cast * Alida Valli as Andreina * Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Biography Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While ... as Franco * Amedeo Nazzari as Amedeo Nazzari * Paolo Stoppa as Alberto * Andreina Pagnani as Zia Ortensia * Olga Solbelli as Zia Lavinia * Fioretta Dolfi as Orietta * Dora Menichelli as Zia Matilde * Silvio Bagolini as Il fotografo * Ada Colangeli as Geltrude * Liana Del Balzo as Susanna, la governante * Riccardo Fellini as Un amico di Franco * Leo Garavaglia as Antonio, segretario di Nazzari * Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Postman
Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Career Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917, he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker. Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, and Luisa Ferida. ''Il feroce Saladino'' (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s. During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so the film was completed by Sergio L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as List of islands of Italy, nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the List of European countries by area, tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering , and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and List of cities in Italy, largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. The history of Italy goes back to numerous List of ancient peoples of Italy, Italic peoples—notably including the ancient Romans, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
