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Nastro D'Argento Best Supporting Actress
The Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) is a film award presented annually since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Supporting Actress. Virna Lisi and Stefania Sandrelli are the most awarded actresses in this category, with 4 awards each. 1940s *1946 – Anna Magnani – ''Rome, Open City'' *1947 – Ave Ninchi – '' To Live in Peace'' *1948 – Vivi Gioi – '' Tragic Hunt'' *1949 – Giulietta Masina – '' Without Pity'' 1950s *1950 – not awarded *1951 – Giulietta Masina – ''Variety Lights'' *1952 – not awarded *1953 – not awarded *1954 – not awarded *1955 – Tina Pica – ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' *1956 – Valentina Cortese – ''Le amiche'' *1957 – Marisa Merlini – '' Time of Vacation'' *1958 – Franca Marzi – ''Nights of Cabiria'' *1959 – Dorian Gray – ''Mogli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in a wide range of categories, covering not only feature films but also short films (''Corti d'argento'') and television series (''Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie''). The main awards are given at Taormina Film Fest, Sicily, while the short film awards ceremony is held in Naples. History The Nastri d'Argento awards, which are also known by their name in English, Silver Ribbons, have been given each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani''). From 1950, the main award was Best Director, with no award given for Best Film until sometime after 1991. This is because it was assumed that the best director made the best film. This was different from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Amiche
''Le amiche'' (, lit. "The girlfriends") is a 1955 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi, and Valentina Cortese. Based on Cesare Pavese's 1949 novella ''Tra donne sole'' (lit. "Among women only" or "Among single women"), ''Le amiche'' portrays a group of five upper-class women in Turin and their various relationships with men. It premiered at the 16th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Silver Lion. Plot Clelia returns from Rome to her native city Turin, assigned to supervise the opening of a branch of the Roman fashion salon where she previously has been working. By coincidence, she is confronted with the suicide attempt of a young woman named Rosetta and gets acquainted with her circle of Turin socialites. The group includes the coquettish Mariella, Momina, who lives separated from her husband and has changing affairs, and successful ceramics artist Nene, who lives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Bianchi
Regina Bianchi (1 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Lecce as Regina D'Antigny, she was the daughter of two theater actors. Forced by the fascist phobia of foreign cultures to change her surname, she adopted the surname of her paternal grandmother. At age 16, she entered the stage company of Raffaele Viviani and, that year, debuted in the comedy play ''Campagna napoletana'', in the leading role of Reginella. In 1939, she starred in the drama film ''Il ponte di vetro''; on the film set she became engaged to the director Goffredo Alessandrini, who remained her partner for over 20 years. After having announced her retirement in 1944, she came back in 1959 with the title role in Eduardo De Filippo's ''Filumena Marturano''. She won two Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, in 1963 for Nanni Loy's '' The Four Days of Naples'', and in 1996 for Leone Pompucci's '' Camerieri'', and she appeared as Anna, the mother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Notte
''La Notte'' (; ) is a 1961 drama film co-written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. Filmed on location in Milan, the film depicts a single day and night in the lives of a disillusioned novelist (Mastroianni) and his alienated wife (Moreau) as they move through various social circles. The film continues Antonioni's technique of abandoning traditional storytelling in favor of visual composition, atmosphere, and mood. Grossing 470 million lire and receiving acclaim for its exploration of modernist themes of isolation, ''La Notte'' received the Golden Bear at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. The film also earned Antonioni the 1961 David di Donatello Award for Best Director. Although selected as the Italian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, it was not nominated. ''La Notte'' is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with '' L'Avventura'' (1960) and en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Vitti
Maria Luisa Ceciarelli (3 November 1931 – 2 February 2022), known professionally as Monica Vitti, was an Italian actress who starred in several award-winning films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni during the 1960s. She appeared with Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Richard Harris, Terence Stamp, and Dirk Bogarde. On her death, Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini called her "the Queen of Italian cinema". Vitti won five David di Donatello , David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress, seven Globo d'oro, Italian Golden Globes for Best Actress, the Career Golden Globe, and the Venice Film Festival Career Golden Lion Award. Early life Born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli in Rome on 3 November 1931 to Adele Vittiglia and Angelo Ceciarelli. She took her stage name from her mother's maiden name. Vitti acted in amateur productions as a teenager, then trained as an actress at Rome's Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, National Academy of Dramatic Arts (graduating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapò
''Kapò'' () is a 1960 historical war drama film directed and co-written by Gillo Pontecorvo. It was one of the first narrative films to deal explicitly with the subject of the Holocaust, with graphic depictions of Nazi concentration camps which made it controversial at the time. A co-production of Italian, French, and Yugoslavian companies, the film stars American actress Susan Strasberg, along with Laurent Terzieff, Emmanuelle Riva, Didi Perego and Gianni Garko. The title refers to a prisoner functionary in the Nazi concentration camps. The film premiered at the 21st Venice International Film Festival, and was released to Italian theatres on September 29, 1960. It received mixed reviews from critics. While some praised the filmmaking, others, particularly Jacques Rivette, criticized Pontecorvo's decision to dramatize the Holocaust, unprecedented at the time. In the United States, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film. Plot Edith, a na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didi Perego
Didi Perego (born Aida Perego; 13 April 1935 – 28 June 1993) was a statuesque Italian actress who appeared in more than 80 films and television shows. She made her film debut in 1959's '' Death of a Friend''. The same year, she starred in perhaps her best-known role as Sofia in '' Kapo''. She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. She had a major starring role in Mario Bava's '' Caltiki – The Immortal Monster'' (''Caltiki, il mostro immortale'') the same year. She worked steadily, mainly in Italian productions, while later having a supporting role in Sidney Lumet's 1969 film psycho-drama '' The Appointment''. She also appeared in several British television series including '' The Avengers'', '' Mr Rose'' and ''Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Wild Wild Women
''...And the Wild Wild Women'' (Italian: ''Nella città l'inferno'', literally "Hell in the City") is a 1959 Italian film directed by Renato Castellani. Plot When the wide-eyed Lina (Giulietta Masina) lands in a women's prison, she meets a world-weary prostitute named Egle (Anna Magnani) who looks out for her. After Egle teaches Lina what she knows and begins to harden the girl, Lina commits another crime on the outside and winds up back in jail, a shell of her former self. Egle, meanwhile, who had taken a genuine liking to Lina, has tried to better herself and is shocked to see what has become of her former protégé. Cast *Anna Magnani: Egle *Giulietta Masina: Lina * Myriam Bru: Vittorina * Cristina Gajoni: Marietta Mugnari *Renato Salvatori: Piero *Alberto Sordi: Antonio Zampi, aka Adone *Angela Portaluri: Laura * Milly Monti: Sister Giuseppina * Maria Virginia Benati: Vera *Marcella Rovena: Miss Luisa * Gina Rovere: Delia *Miranda Campa: Ida Maroni *Saro Urzì: Marshall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristina Gaioni
Cristina Gaioni (born Maria Cristina Gaioni; 4 November 1940) is an Italian actress, sometimes credited as Cristina Gajoni and Cristina Gaioni Visentin. Born in Milan, Italy, Gaioni studied acting at the drama school of Piccolo Teatro under Giorgio Strehler. In 1960 she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Renato Castellani's '' ...And the Wild Wild Women''. Selected filmography * '' The Facts of Murder'' (1959) *'' You're on Your Own'' (1959) *'' ...And the Wild Wild Women'' (1959) *'' Letto a tre piazze'' (1960) *'' The Assassin'' (1961) *'' Ursus'' (1961) * '' Black City'' (1961) *''Love at Twenty'' (1962) *'' The Steppe'' (1962) *'' Kerim, Son of the Sheik'' (1962) *'' The Fury of Achilles'' (1962) *'' Slave Girls of Sheba'' (1963) *'' Il Successo'' (1963) *'' Run with the Devil'' (1963) * '' Implacable Three'' (1963) *'' Fire Over Rome'' (1965) *'' Operation Atlantis'' (1965) *'' Night of Violence'' (1965) * ''Furia a Marrakech'' *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogli Pericolose
''Mogli pericolose'' ("Dangerous wives") is a 1958 Italian comedy film written and directed by Luigi Comencini. Cast * Sylva Koscina: Tosca, Pirro's wife * Dorian Gray: Ornella, Bruno's wife * Renato Salvatori: Dr. Federico Carpi * Nino Taranto: Pirro * Franco Fabrizi: Bruno * Mario Carotenuto: Benito "Benny" Bertuetti * Giorgia Moll: Claudina Carpi * Pupella Maggio: Aurelia "Lolita" Bertuetti * Bruno Carotenuto: Tato * 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 ''An American in Rome''. Born in San Pio delle Camere, L'Aquila, Casilio was quite active between 1952 and 1960, ...: Elisa * Rosalba Neri: Angelina * Pina Gallini: Mrs. Zamparini * Pina Renzi: Ornella's mother * Nando Bruno: Taxi driver * Yvette Masson: Corinne * Vittoria Crispo: Caterina * Ciccio Barbi: Ciccio References External links * 1958 comedy films Italian comedy films Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorian Gray (actress)
Dorian Gray (born Maria Luisa Mangini; 2 February 1931 – 15 February 2011) was an Italian actress. Biography Gray made her stage debut in 1950. After five years she left the world of the theater and devoted herself to cinema. The role she played most often in films was that of a seductive sexual character. She played the titular "bad girl" in ''Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy, Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina''. She also appeared in Michelangelo Antonioni, Michelangelo Antonioni's ''Il grido''. In 1957, she took part in ''Nights of Cabiria'' by Federico Fellini. Death On February 15, 2011, Gray committed suicide by gunshot at her home in Torcegno. She was 80 years old; some media, however, reported her age as 75, since she herself claimed to have been born in 1936. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights Of Cabiria
''Nights of Cabiria'' () is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film features Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a sex worker living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. The film is based on a story by Fellini, who expanded it into a screenplay along with his co-writers Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for Giulietta Masina, ''Nights of Cabiria'' won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This marked the second consecutive year that both Italy and Fellini won the award, following the previous year’s win for ''La Strada'', which also featured Masina. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". The film is widely considered to be one of Fellini's be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
