Past Perfect (2003 Film)
''Past Perfect'' ( it, Passato prossimo) is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi. It was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Synopsis It is a film in regard to some Italian friends who are having romantic feelings for each other. There are many love triangles involved. Cast * Valentina Cervi as Carola Baiardo * Paola Cortellesi as Claudia * Claudio Gioè as Giammaria * Ignazio Oliva as Edoardo Stella * Claudio Santamaria as Andrea * Alessia Barela as Monica * Francesca Figus as Francesca * Francine Berting as Elisa - Edoardo's Fiancée (as Francina Berting) * Francesca Borelli as Carola's Friend (as Francesca Haydèe Borelli) * Giorgio Colangeli as Traffic Policeman * Stefano Venturi as Vittorio Badaloni - the Assistant Director * Pierfrancesco Favino as Filippo * Gianmarco Tognazzi Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Sole Tognazzi
Maria Sole Tognazzi (born 2 May 1971) is an Italian film director. Biography She is the daughter of actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and actress Franca Bettoia. She has a brother, actor Gianmarco, and two half-brothers, actor and director Ricky Tognazzi and Norwegian film director and film producer Thomas Robsahm. Following years as an apprentice director, she made her directorial debut with the 1997 live action short film ''Non finisce qui''. This was followed by two more short films, ''C'ero anch'io'' (1999) and ''Sempre a tempo'' (2000). Her first feature-length film was '' Past Perfect'' (Italian: ''Passato prossimo'', 2003), for which she also co-wrote the screenplay with Daniele Prato and for which the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists awarded her the 2003 Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. It was also entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Her second feature film, ''The Man Who Loves'' (Italian: ''L'uomo che ama'', 2008), was wri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alessia Barela
Alessia Barela (born 13 June 1974) is an Italian actress. Her credits include the television series ''Carlo & Malik'', ''Tutti pazzi per amore'' and ''Inspector Rex'' and the films ''Past Perfect'', '' Summer Games'' and ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)''. Selected filmography *''Un anno in campagna'' (1998) *''Lucignolo'' (1999) *''Zora the Vampire'' (1999) *''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2001) *''Past Perfect'' (2002) *''People of Rome'' (2003) *''Feisbum - Il film'' (2009) *'' Eighteen: The World at My Feet'' (2010) *'' Summer Games'' (2011) *''Fallo per papà'' (2012) *''Il venditore di medicine'' (2012) *'' A Five Star Life'' (2013) *''Il Natale della mamma imperfetta'' (2013) *''Tutta colpa di Freud'' (2014) *''Me, Myself and Her ''Me, Myself and Her'' ( it, Io e lei ) is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy and Sabrina Ferilli. Plot Marina and Federica have been in a relationship for five years and seem to ...'' ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italian Comedy Films
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2003 Comedy Films
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2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after '' Titanic'' in 1997. ''Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by '' Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gianmarco Tognazzi
Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . from his youth Tognazzi attended the film sets alongside his father, debuting in a small role in Marco Ferreri's ''Don't Touch the White Woman!'' (1974). After some experiences as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome. In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's '' Una storia semplice''. He was also nominated to Nastro d'Argento twice, in 2000 as best actor for ''First Light of Dawn ''First Light of Dawn'' ( it, Prime luci dell'alba ) is a 2000 Italian drama film written and directed by Lucio Gaudino. It was entered into the main competition at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival. For their performances, Gianmarco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierfrancesco Favino
Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), ''The Last Kiss'' (2001), '' El Alamein: The Line of Fire'' (2002), '' The Keys to the House'' (2004), ''Romanzo Criminale'' (2005), '' The Unknown Woman'' (2006), ''Night at the Museum'' (2006), ''Saturn in Opposition'' (2007), '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'' (2008), ''Angels & Demons'' (2009), ''ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards'' (2012) '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012), ''World War Z'' (2013), ''Rush'' (2013), ''Suburra'' (2015) and '' The Traitor'' (2019). In 2020, he won the Volpi Cup at Venice Film Festival for his performance in '' Padrenostro''. Life and career Favino was born in Rome, Italy, to Apulian parents from Candela, a ''comune'' in the province of Foggia. He has appeared in more than 40 European f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giorgio Colangeli
Giorgio Colangeli (born 14 December 1949) is an Italian stage, television and film actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Colangeli graduated in nuclear physics, then he started a stage career. After several minor roles, Colangeli's breakout role came in 2006 with the tormented Luigi Sparti in Alessandro Angelini's ''Salty Air''; for his performance he won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor and the Best Actor Award at the first Rome Film Festival. In 2012, for his performance in ''La decima onda'', he won a Nastro d'Argento for best actor in a short film. Selected filmography * '' The Dinner'' (1998) * ''Past Perfect'' (2003) * ''City Limits'' (2004) * ''Salty Air'' (2006) * '' The Family Friend'' (2006) * '' Cardiofitness'' (2007) * ''Miss F'' (2007) * '' St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor'' (2007) * ''Il Divo'' (2008) * '' Si può fare'' (2008) * '' Galantuomini'' (2008) * ''Parlami d'amore'' (2008) * '' Raise Your Head'' (2009) * '' Palestrina - Princ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Claudio Santamaria
Claudio Santamaria is an Italian actor; in 2016 he was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Actor award for portraying the superhero Enzo 'Jeeg' Ceccotti in ''They Call Me Jeeg''. Career His cinema debut came in 1997, with Leonardo Pieraccioni's Fuochi d'artificio. The first important film roles are with Gabriele Muccino's first film Ecco fatto, and in the films of Marco Risi's L'ultimo capodanno and Bernardo Bertolucci's L’assedio, L'assedio. He played the terrorist Carlos in ''Casino Royale (2006 film), Casino Royale''. He was also the voice of Christian Bale in the Italian version of ''Batman Begins'', ''The Dark Knight (film), The Dark Knight'', The Dark Knight Rises and the voice of Eric Bana in ''Munich (2005 film), Munich''. Filmography Films Television Dubbing roles * ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' of Christopher Nolan films: ** ''Batman Begins'', (2005) ** The Dark Knight (film), ''The Dark Knight'' (film), (2008) ** ''The Dark Knight Rises'', (2012) * ''Munich ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Valentina Cervi
Valentina Cervi (born 13 April 1976) is an Italian film and television actress. Cervi was born in Rome, Italy. She is the daughter of director Tonino Cervi and granddaughter of actor Gino Cervi. Her mother is the Italian producer of Austrian-Hungarian origin Marina Gefter. Cervi started her acting career at age ten in Carlo Cotti's 1986 film ''Portami la luna''. She also played an English-language role in Jane Campion's 1996 ''The Portrait of a Lady''. One of her most acclaimed roles was the lead in the 1997 film '' Artemisia'', directed by Agnès Merlet. It was loosely based on the painter Artemisia Gentileschi's life, but controversially portrayed the relationship between Agostino Tassi (played by Miki Manojlović) and Artemisia as a passionate affair rather than as rape. In 2011, she appeared as Arianna in BBC TV's Italian detective mini-series '' Zen''. She also appeared as "Valentina" in Canale 5's series ''Distretto di Polizia'' in 2011. Cervi appeared as Bert ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ignazio Oliva
Ignazio Oliva (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active near his natal city of Orta di Atella. He was a pupil of Domenico Gargiulo. He is known for painting outdoor vedute: seascapes and landscapes A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the p .... References * 17th-century Neapolitan people Painters from Naples Italian Baroque painters Italian landscape painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Claudio Gioè
Claudio Gioè (born 27 January 1975 in Palermo, Italy) is an Italian actor of the cinema, theatre and television. Career Gioè made his acting debut in the 1997 film "Qui" and has since performed in many other films such as "I cento passi" ("One Hundred Steps", about the life of Peppino Impastato), " La meglio gioventù" ("The Best of Youth"), "Operazione Odissea" and "La matassa". Gioè, however, is best known to Italian viewers for his portrayal of Mafia boss Salvatore Riina in the 2007 television miniseries "Il Capo dei Capi" ("Boss of Bosses"). It was aired by Canale 5 in six parts. In 2009 Gioè had a starring role in another Mafia-related television miniseries, "Squadra antimafia- Palermo oggi", as vicequestore ''Ivan Di Meo''. One of his co-stars is actress Simona Cavallari. In 2010, he starred in the sequel "Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi 2". Gioè starred as a young priest with psychic powers in the popular Canale 5 miniseries ''Il tredicesimo apostolo'' which was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |