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Maria Zanoli
Maria Zanoli (26 October 1896 – 15 November 1977) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961. Partial filmography * '' Loyalty of Love'' (1934) - La cameriera pettegola di casa Confalonieri * ''Incontri di notte'' (1943) * ''Zazà'' (1944) * ''Macario contro Zagomar'' (1944) * ''Circo equestre Za-bum'' (1944) - (segment "Galop finale al circo") * ''Giudicatemi!'' (1948) * ''Il sentiero dell'odio'' (1950) * '' Il nido di Falasco'' (1950) * '' Tragic Spell'' (1951) - Witch * ''Quo Vadis'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Amo un assassino'' (1951) * '' Barefoot Savage'' (1952) - Cameriera * '' Europa '51'' (1952) - Mrs. Galli * ''Inganno'' (1952) - La padrona della pensione * ''Girls Marked Danger'' (1952) - Fossati's Wife * '' Il romanzo della mia vita'' (1952) - Maddalena Tuttafuoco's Mother (uncredited) * ''Non ho paura di vivere'' (1952) * '' Non è vero... ma ci credo'' (1952) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''Carne inquieta'' (1952) - A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.26 million inhabitants. Its continuously built-up List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area (whose outer suburbs extend well beyond the boundaries of the administrative Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city and even stretch into the nearby country of Switzerland) is the fourth largest in the EU with 5.27 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan), is estimated between 8.2 million and 12.5 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appassionatamente
''Appassionatamente'' (i.e. "Passionately") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Myriam Bru. It is loosely based on the drama play ''La Dame de Saint-Tropez'' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Adolphe d'Ennery. Cast *Amedeo Nazzari as Andrea Morandi *Myriam Bru as Elena D'Alberti * Andrea Checchi as Antonio * Umberto Melnati as Duprè * Vera Carmi as Paola * Isa Barzizza as Ortensia Duprè * Giorgio De Lullo as Carlo * Antonio Machì as Giacomo *Maria Zanoli as Maria * as Giorgio D'Alberti *Maria Pia Casilio Maria-Pia Casilio (5 May 1935 – 10 April 2012) was an Italian film actress, best known for major roles in '' Umberto D.'' and '' Un americano a Roma''. Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was quite active between 1952 and 196 ... as Giannina * Enzo Biliotti as The Minister References External links * 1954 films 1954 drama films Italian drama films Films directed by Giacomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Notti Bianche
''White Nights'' ( it, Le notti bianche, french: Nuits blanches) is a 1957 romantic drama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and stars Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. The film earned positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Late one winter night in downtown Livorno, a lonely young man named Mario meets an equally-lonely young woman, Natalia, standing on a bridge. Mario is lonely for social reasons; he is a stranger and a newcomer to town, and is only there because of a recent work transfer. Natalia is lonely because she has always lived in isolation with an overbearing grandmother, even in the heart of the city. Her near-blind grandmother is extremely protective and refuses to allow her out at night, forcing her to sneak out. She fell in love wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolves (1956 Film)
''The Wolves'' ( it, Uomini e lupi) is a 1956 Italian neorealistic drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Plot In a small mountain village in Abruzzo, near L'Aquila, two young wolf hunters—Ricuccio and Giovanni—arrive in hopes to collect 20,000 lire prizes for every wolf they can kill. Ricuccio finds himself charmed and entranced by the beautiful commoner, Teresa. She happens to be the wife of Giovanni and the two share a young son. The hunters risk their lives daily in the snow during the wolf hunts, only making it riskier because they are in constant conflict over Ricuccio's obvious attraction to Teresa. After Giovanni is killed by a wolf pack while insisting on trying to capture a wolf by himself in order to collect a potential 60,000 lire selling price from a zoo, Ricuccio accompanies Teresa while they attempt to collect the bounties owed to the hunters. While the two bond, Teresa nevertheless rejects Ricuccio's marriage proposal. Afterward, Ricuccio becomes amoro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War And Peace (1956 Film)
''War and Peace'' ( it, Guerra e pace) is a 1956 epic historical drama film based on Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel of the same name. It is directed and co-written by King Vidor and produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti for Paramount Pictures. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Natasha, Henry Fonda as Pierre, and Mel Ferrer as Andrei, along with Oskar Homolka, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, Jeremy Brett, John Mills and Anita Ekberg in one of her first breakthrough roles. The musical score was composed by Nino Rota and conducted by Franco Ferrara. ''War and Peace'' opened on August 21, 1956 to a mixed reception, with some reviewers critical with the film truncating much of Tolstoy's novel, and the casting of 50-year-old Henry Fonda as the 20-year-old Pierre Bezukhov. It received Academy Awards nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography (Color), and Best Costume Design (Color). It was also nominated for four Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture – Drama and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Of Troy (film)
''Helen of Troy'' is a 1956 Warner Bros. WarnerColor epic film in CinemaScope, based on Homer's '' Iliad'' and '' Odyssey''. It was directed by Robert Wise, from a screenplay by Hugh Gray and John Twist, adapted by Hugh Gray and N. Richard Nash. The music score was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr. The film stars Rossana Podestà, Stanley Baker, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Jacques Sernas, with Niall MacGinnis, Maxwell Reed, Nora Swinburne, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Harry Andrews, Janette Scott, Ronald Lewis, Eduardo Ciannelli, Esmond Knight and a young Brigitte Bardot as Andraste, Helen's handmaiden, her first film production shot outside France. Plot The film retells the story of the Trojan War in 1100 B.C., albeit with some major changes from the Iliad's storyline; Paris of Troy ( Jacques Sernas) sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful city-states. His ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'ultimo Amante
''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film '' Stasera niente di nuovo''. This version aptly concludes with the score of the famous prelude of La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi. Cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Cesare Monti * May Britt as Maria Spanisch * Nino Besozzi as Dr. Moriesi * Frank Latimore as Giorgio * Elena Altieri as Director of the newspaper * María Martín as Girl in the institute (as Mery Martin) * Cesarina Gherardi as The landlady * Ernesto Calindri as Newspaper manager * Elli Parvo as Girl in the institute * Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two Spaghetti Westerns: ''Cold Killer'' and ''Gun Shy Piluk''. He was born i ... as Emergency doctor * Aldo Pini as Nello, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bidone
''Il bidone'' (, "The Drum ">ontainer/nowiki>"; also known as ''The Swindle'' or ''The Swindlers'') is a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini from his own screenplay co-written with Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. It features Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina. Released one year after the director's internationally successful ''La Strada'', ''Il bidone'' continues with many of the same socially conscious, neorealist-inspired themes while minimizing the poetic realism and extravagant vitality, that is today known as "felliniesque", in favor of a more pointed political stance. Plot In the country outside Rome, a group of swindlers dress up as clerics and con poor farmers out of their savings. Another scam in a shanty town is to pretend they are officials taking deposits for apartments. The proceeds are spent on flashy cars, champagne and prostitutes. One member of the gang, Carlo - nicknamed Picasso in being an aspiring artist - pretends to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Dossier (film)
''Black Dossier'' (french: Le Dossier noir) is a 1955 French crime drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier". This file had been given to him by a recently demised citizen named Le Guen. The content of this file included information on the town's foremost businessman who behind his proper façade seems to be a ruthless fraudster. Arnaud has the corps of Le Guen exhumed and proof is found that this man has died of poisoning. Cast * Jean-Marc Bory as Judge Jacques Arnaud * Danièle Delorme as Yvonne Dutoit * Bernard Blier as Commissaire Noblet * Lea Padovani as Françoise Le Guen * Antoine Balpêtré as Dutoit * Paul Frankeur as Charles Broussard * Nelly Borgeaud as Danièle Limousin * Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring, Autumn And Love
''Spring, Autumn and Love'' (French: ''Le printemps, l'automne et l'amour'') is a 1955 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Nicole Berger and Andrex.Parish p.177 The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier. Cast * Fernandel as Fernand 'Noël' Sarrazin * Nicole Berger as Cécilia * Andrex as Blancard * Georges Chamarat as Bourriol * Denise Grey as La cliente * Gaston Rey as Antoine Sarrazin * Maria Zanoli as Anais * Jacqueline Noëlle as Monique * Mag-Avril as La première commère * Madeleine Sylvain as Mme. Calvette * Edmond Ardisson as Le facteur * Enrico Glori as Le maître d'hôtel * Julien Maffre as Le lampiste * René Worms as Le voyageur * Geo Georgey as Le boucher * Jenny Hélia as La cliente des négociants * Marthe Marty as La deuxième commère * Viviane Méry as La marchand de journaux * Manuel Gary as Victor * Philippe Nicaud as Jean Balestra * Claude Nollier as Julie Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Signorine Dello 04
''Le signorine dello 04'' (''The ladies of the 04'') is a 1955 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini. Cast * Antonella Lualdi: Maria Teresa Landolfi *Antonio Cifariello: Amleto * Giovanna Ralli: Bruna * Roberto Risso: Carlo Conti *Sergio Raimondi: Fernando * Franca Valeri: Carla, capoturno * Peppino De Filippo: Dellisanti *Marisa Merlini: Vera Colasanti * Giulia Rubini: Gabriella *Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffrè (10 April 1924 – 26 June 2010) was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was born in Naples and was the brother of actor Carlo Giuffrè. He is known for his roles in '' The F ...: Guido Colasanti * Turi Pandolfini: Cavaliere * Tina Pica: Zia Vittoria * Ferruccio Amendola: fratello di Bruna * Enzo Garinei: corteggiatore di Bruna * Miranda Campa: madre di Carlo Conti * Maria Zanoli: Clementina * Nando Bruno: l'utente irascibile References External links * 1955 films 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell, My Beautiful Lady
''Farewell, My Beautiful Lady'' ( it, Addio mia bella signora) is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Gino Cervi, Alba Arnova and Armando Francioli.Chiti & Poppi p.19 It presents a love triangle A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with so ... between a Colonel of the Bersaglieri, his wife and his young student set against the backdrop of Italy's entry into the First World War in 1915. Cast * Gino Cervi as Conte Riccardo Salluzzo * Alba Arnova as Cristina * Armando Francioli as Guido * Laura Gore as Clara * Silvio Bagolini as Ercole * Maria Zanoli as La governante * Luigi Pavese as Giuseppe * Franco Fabrizi as Marco * Giacomo Rondinella as Himself * Sergio Bergonzelli as The Student * Graziella De Roc as Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
