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Paolo Paoloni
Paolo Paoloni (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2019) was an Italian actor. Biography A close friend of director Luciano Salce, Paoloni is best known for portraying the role of the Galactic Mega-director in the '' Fantozzi'' film saga. Despite being famous for taking part to several comedies, Paoloni took also part in some horror films such as ''Cannibal Holocaust''. He died on 9 January 2019, at the age of 89. In his final months, Paoloni became mute due to a vocal cord disease. Selected filmography * ''The Black Sheep'' (1968) * '' Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue'' (1969) * ''La ragazza del prete'' (1970) * '' In the Name of the Italian People'' (1971) * ''White Horses of Summer'' (1975) * '' Fantozzi'' (1975) * '' Il secondo tragico Fantozzi'' (1976) * '' L'altra metà del cielo'' (1977) * ''An Average Little Man'' (1977) * ''Where Are You Going on Holiday?'' (1978) * '' Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot'' (1979) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantozzi (film)
''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Cinema of Italy, Italian satire, satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio. The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, unhappy and frustrated at work and with family, and is known for its use of surreal humor and for several scenes which have entered popular culture. The success of this movie rendered it a cult film that topped box office, IT box office on sales for eight months. In the decades since its release, the film's reputation has remained almost unmutated, launching Paolo Villaggio's career. Its success led to a franchise of nine sequels, from 1976 to 1999. Plot In the prologue, miss Pina Fantozzi calls "ItalPetrolCementThermoTextilPharmMetalChemical" holding (simplified as "Mega-Company") where her husband works, demanding news of her husband since she hasn't had any news from him in eighteen days: Fantozzi is casually fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Average Little Man
''An Average Little Man'' ( it, Un borghese piccolo piccolo, literally meaning ''a petty petty bourgeois'', also known in English as ''A Very Little Man'') is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Vincenzo Cerami. The movie mixes "Comedy Italian Style" (commedia all'italiana) with psychological drama tragedy. The film was an entrant in the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Giovanni Vivaldi (Alberto Sordi) is a petty bourgeois, modest white-collar worker nearing retirement in a public office in the capital. His life is divided between work and family. With his wife Amalia (Shelley Winters) he shares high hopes for his son, Mario (Vincenzo Crocitti), a newly qualified accountant, not a particularly bright boy who willingly assists his father's efforts to make him hired in the same office. The father, in an attempt to guide his son, emphasizes the point of practicing humility in the presence of his superiors at work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voices From Beyond
''Voices from Beyond'' ( it, Voci dal profondo, lit=Voices From the Deep) is a 1994 Italian horror film by director Lucio Fulci. The original shooting title of the film was ''Urla dal profondo'' (). The story centers around the murder of a wealthy man despised by most of his relatives, with his spirit returning from the afterlife to guide his daughter in uncovering the identity of his killer. Plot Giorgio Mainardi, a wealthy, middle-aged financier, lies dying in a hospital bed surrounded by his family. He has collapsed suddenly, coughing up blood. His last word is to his stone-faced family is, "Why?" The doctor's diagnosis of Giorgio's death is an internal hemorrhage, possibly from a stomach or intestinal ulcer. The following day, Giorgio's daughter Rosie arrives at the Mainardi estate having taken a leave of absence from her college studies to attend the funeral and for the reading of the will. Rosie soon finds her entire family squabbling over the estate. Giorgio's stepmother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faccione
''Faccione'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Christian De Sica Christian De Sica (; born 5 January 1951) is an Italian actor and film director. Life De Sica was born in Rome the second son of Italian director Vittorio De Sica and Spanish actress María Mercader. His first cousin once removed was Ramón M .... Cast References External links * 1991 films Films directed by Christian De Sica 1990s Italian-language films 1991 comedy films Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacanze Di Natale '90
''Vacanze di Natale '90'' (aka ''Christmas Vacation '90'') is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. Plot In residence in the mountains of St Moritz, intertwine the stories of five characters. Nick, a poor waiter, wins a bet on a horse race, but he loses his voice. So he goes on vacation meets a rich lady. Bindo and Toni, old friends, meet them after an argument, and one falls for the wife of the other. Arturo and Beppe, also friends, participating in races with runners, stay in a chalet near the residence of St Moritz. Arturo also falls in love with a woman, but she is the wife of his best friend... Cast * Massimo Boldi as Bindo * Christian De Sica as Toni * Andrea Roncato as Beppe * Ezio Greggio as Arturo Zampini * Diego Abatantuono as Nick * Corinne Cléry as Alessandra * Moira Orfei as Gloria * Giannina Facio as Rita * Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Arabella * Giovanna Pini as Gianna * Colette Poupon as Eliette * Galeazzo Benti as Prince Galiberti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stasera A Casa Di Alice
''Stasera a casa di Alice'' ( it, Tonight at Alice's) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Saverio and Filippo are two friends who manage together the religious travel agency owned by their wives in Rome. However, Filippo's wife has discovered that he has been having an affair with Alice, a beautiful and outgoing girl. Filippo is kicked out of the household, but Saverio manage to convince his friend to abandon Alice and return back home and his duties as a family man. However, upon meeting Alice Saverio too falls deeply in love with the girl, and for a while continues to see him behind both his family and Filippo's back. Filippo as well misses Alice terribly. Eventually he finds out about the double betrayal of Saverio. After a failed threesome with Alice, the two men agree to take turns in courting and trying to bed her, but that plan also fails. Meanwhile they are thrown out of their homes and their job, while Alice struggles to support her catatonic si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Miser (1990 Film)
''The Miser'' ( it, L'avaro) is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Tonino Cervi. It is a loose adaptation of Molière's comedy ''The Miser''. Plot The rich and miserly Don Arpagone lives his days following precise patterns and commanding his servants and sons. He wants to marry a rich girl named Marianna, but is loved by the boy Valerio, without Arpagone knowing. As if that were not enough, Arpagone, in addition to wanting the inheritance of the new bride, intends to marry his daughter with a rich noble to earn more money.Don Arpagone also has a chest full of gold coins, which he jealously guards because he fears that everybody wants to steal it, including the servants and children in his family. Just when one day Arpagone drops his guard, his young friend Valerio steals the cash coins to marry his beautiful lover ... Cast *Alberto Sordi as Arpagone *Laura Antonelli as Frosina * Nicola Farron as Cleante * Anna Kanakis as Elisa *Valérie Allain as Marianna *Miguel Bosé as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stradivari (film)
''Stradivari'' is a 1988 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of luthier Antonio Stradivari. It was filmed in sixteen weeks between Cremona (Stradivari's hometown) and Cinecittà. It stars Anthony Quinn along with his three sons by Italian costume designer, Iolanda Addolori. Cast * Anthony Quinn as Antonio Stradivari * Stefania Sandrelli as Antonia Maria * Valérie Kaprisky as Francesca * Francesco Quinn as Alessandro * Danny Quinn as Francesco * Lorenzo Quinn as Young Antonio Stradivari * Leopoldo Trieste as Nicolò Amati * Pietro Tordi as Friar Mendicant * Iaia Forte Iaia Forte (born 16 March 1962) is an Italian actress. She is probably best known for the Maurizio Nichetti's comedy film ''Luna e l'altra'', for which she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress, a Globo d'oro for Best Actress and she was nomina ... as Comedienne on Boat References External links * 1988 films Italian biographical films 1980s Italian- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vieni Avanti Cretino
''Vieni avanti cretino'' (''Come On Idiot'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It had a great commercial success, grossing over 3 billion lire at the Italian box office. Cast *Lino Banfi: Pasquale Baudaffi *Franco Bracardi: Gaetano Baudaffi *Anita Bartolucci: Marisa *Dada Gallotti: Dentista *Gigi Reder: Ingegnere dal dentista *Michela Miti: Carmela * Dino Cassio: Don Peppino *Nello Pazzafini: Salvatore Gargiulo *Adriana Russo: Ragazza al bar * Alfonso Tomas: Dr. Tomas * Luciana Turina: Padrona del barboncino See also * List of Italian films of 1982 A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1982 1982 Films A film ... References External links * 1982 films Italian comedy films 1982 comedy films Films directed by Luciano Salce Films scored by Fabio Frizzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inferno (1980 Film)
''Inferno'' is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento, and starring Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi and Alida Valli. The plot follows a young man's investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuries-old witch. The cinematography was by Romano Albani, and Keith Emerson composed the film's musical score. A thematic sequel to '' Suspiria'' (1977), the film is the second installment of Argento's Three Mothers trilogy, though it is the first in the trilogy to explore the idea of the Three Mothers. The long-delayed concluding entry, ''The Mother of Tears'', was released in 2007. All three films are partially derived from Thomas de Quincey's 1845 work '' Suspiria de Profundis'', a collection of prose poetry in which he proposes the concept of three "Ladies of Sorrow" (Mater Lachrymarum, Mater Suspirioru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |