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Our Tropical Island
''Our Tropical Island'' () is a 2001 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Cesena and starring Diego Abatantuono and Victoria Abril. Plot Cast * Diego Abatantuono as Alberto * Victoria Abril as Sabina * Chiara Sani as Melania * Stefano Scandaletti as Rocco * Giulia Steigerwalt as Sandra * Antonio Stornaiolo as Giacomo * Clara Modugno as Mrs. Ines * Enzo Cannavale as Sciallero * Fiammetta Baralla as Miss Sciallero * Nando Gazzolo as Tacchini * Giuliana Calandra as Miss Tacchini * Paolo Lombardi as Bormioli * Vivian De La Cruz as Mai Van * Valerio Capitolino as Carlo * Barbara Bouchet as TV Presenter * Enzo Iacchetti Vincenzo "Enzo" Iacchetti (born 31 August 1952) is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, television presenter and singer. Biography Born in Castelleone, Iacchetti graduated in accounting and then made his apprenticeship as an entertainer perf ... as Meteorologist * Giulio Golia as Waiter * Lucia Ocone as Cashier * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, comedian and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. The latter worked as a wardrober in a Milanese jazz and later cabaret club, ''Derby'', whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at ''Derby'' first in lighting, then as an artistic director and later as an actor. His first approach to cinema took place thanks to the comedic group I Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli, who brought him with them to audition. Here he was noticed by director Romolo Guerrieri, who offered him a part in the film '' Young, Violent, Dangerous''. He participated in comedies such as "Saxofone", '' Fantozzi contro tutti'', then he returned to work at ''Derby'' where he was discovered by TV showman, film director and talent scout Renzo Arbore, who cast him as "Don Gabriele" in his 1980 controversial film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Lombardi
Paolo Lombardi (born 23 December 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Lombardi began his activity as a theatre actor in his hometown, Siena. In the mid-1960s he performed his first television roles; through the years, he acted in many films and TV productions, both Italian and international, working with directors such as Terry Gilliam, Giuseppe Tornatore, John Irvin, Robert Markowitz and Vittorio Sindoni. Lombardi is well-known as a voice actor, having dubbed Alfred Hitchcock in ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' and other media. He also dubbed over the voice of Richard Griffiths in many of his films, most notably as Vernon Dursley in the Italian dub of the ''Harry Potter'' film series. He has even voiced characters in animated films, such as Colonel in '' Lucky and Zorba'', Maurice in the Italian version of Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' and Jumba Jookiba Disney's '' Lilo & Stitch'' is an American science fiction media franchise that began in 2002 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Films
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first installments of the ''Harry Potter (film series), Harry Potter'', ''Fast & Furious'', ''Spy Kids'', ''Monsters, Inc. (franchise), Monsters, Inc.'' and ''Shrek (franchise), Shrek'' franchises, and ''The Lord of the Rings (film series), The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Ocean's'' trilogies. Significant non-English language films released included ''Monsoon Wedding'', ''Amélie'' and ''Spirited Away''. There was one film, ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', that passed over $1 billion in a re-release of 2020. The inaugural entries of the ''Harry Potter'' and ''Lord of the Rings'' film franchises prompted a shift in both the film and literary communities by propelling fantasy into mainstream culture, popularising Young adult fiction, young adult novels, and reforming the Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster to promote film franchises and cater to fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Comedy Films
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List Of Italian Films Of 2001 ...
A list of films produced in Italy in 2001 (see 2001 in film): See also *2001 in Italy *2001 in Italian television External linksItalian films of 2001at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 2001 2001 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucia Ocone
Lucia Ocone (born 3 May 1974) is an Italian actress and comedian. Life and career Born in Albano Laziale, at young age Ocone moved to Rome to study acting, following courses held by Francesca De Sapio and Lucilla Lupaioli. In 1992, she made her television debut in Gianni Boncompagni's variety show ''Bulli e pupe'', and later appeared in Boncompagni's shows '' Non è la RAI'' (1992–4), where she started playing her first comedic sketches, and ''Macao'' (1997). She had her breakout in 2002, when she replaced Paola Cortellesi as comedian and impersonator in the Gialappa's Band comedy show ''Mai dire domenica''. After appearing in other Gialappa's Band shows, in 2005 she joined the cast of '' Quelli che... il Calcio'', where she stayed until 2009, and where eventually returned in the 2015–16 season. During her run in the show Ocone played over 50 characters. As an actress, Ocone appeared in numerous films, television series and stage plays. In 2022, she dubbed Zee in the Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Iacchetti
Vincenzo "Enzo" Iacchetti (born 31 August 1952) is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, television presenter and singer. Biography Born in Castelleone, Iacchetti graduated in accounting and then made his apprenticeship as an entertainer performing in pizzerias and in restaurants in occasion of baptisms and weddings. Gigi Vesigna (5 June 2013). "Sorprese VIP". '' Oggi''. pp. 74-80. In 1978 he was responsible for the programming of Radio Tresa, a little radio station in Lavena, also working as a speaker and an interviewer. In 1979 he moved to Milan, where he started performing at the Derby Club alongside other future successful comedians such as Giorgio Faletti and Francesco Salvi.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Iacchetti, Enzo" in ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996–2003. . In 1981 Iacchetti made his television debut, playing a series of practical jokes for the RAI show ''Il Sabato dello Zecchino''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Iacchetti, Enzo" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943) , glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com; retrieved 12 December 2014. is a German-Italian actress, dancer, and model, active in the United States and Italy. She is regarded as a sex symbol in of the 1960s and 1970s. Born in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Bouchet's family emigrated to the United States after the |
Giuliana Calandra
Giuliana Calandra (10 February 1936 – 25 November 2018) was an Italian film, television and stage actress, journalist and television hostess. Life and career Born in Moncalieri, Giuliana Calandra debuted in 1963 Pier Paolo Pasolini's '' La ricotta'' and appearing in hundreds of films, TV-series and stage works, including works by Dario Argento, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Sordi, Lina Wertmüller, Giorgio Albertazzi, Mario Monicelli, Costa-Gavras, Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy, and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an ..., Sergio Corbucci, Alberto Lattuada. In the 1980s she started a parallel career as journalist and TV-author/presenter, mainly focusing on fashion and entertainment. Calandra died in Aprilia on 25 November 2018, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * '' La calandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Abril
Victoria Mérida Rojas (born 4 July 1959), better known as Victoria Abril, is a Spanish film actress and singer based in France. She is possibly best known to international audiences for her performance in the film '' Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' by director Pedro Almodóvar. Life and career Born in Malaga, Abril became widely known in Spain in 1976 when she appeared in the show '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'' for two years. In addition to working in Spain, she has made films in France, Italy, and Iceland. She has been nominated eight times for Goya Awards in the Lead Actress category and has won once. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for her role in '' Amantes''. Two years later, she was awarded with the Berlinale Camera at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Abril is also a singer. In 2005, she made her debut with a bossanova-jazz album called ''PutchEros do Brasil''. She also tried to represent Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nando Gazzolo
Ferdinando "Nando" Gazzolo (16 October 1928 – 16 November 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Savona, the son of the actor and voice actor Lauro Gazzolo and EIAR radio announcer Aida Ottaviani Piccolo, Gazzolo debuted at young age on radio, and in 1948, at twenty years old, he started his acting career entering the stage company led by Antonio Gandusio. He achieved his first personal success in 1951, in the adaptation of '' Antonio e Cleopatra'' staged by Renzo Ricci. He later worked on stage with Vittorio Gassman and Luigi Squarzina, among others, before focusing on voice acting and dubbing. Gazzolo was also active in films and starred in several TV-series of good success. As a voice actor, Gazzolo voiced the main character in Bruno Bozzetto's animated spaghetti western '' West and Soda'' and served as the regular dubbing voice for Peter Cushing, David Niven and Richard Widmark. Other actors he occasionally dubbed included Rex Harrison, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiammetta Baralla
Fiammetta Baralla (2 May 1943 - 7 September 2013) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1958 to 2006. Selected filmography References External links * 1943 births 2013 deaths Italian film actresses {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
