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Radiofreccia
''Radiofreccia'', released in 1998, is the first movie directed by Italian rock singer-songwriter Luciano Ligabue, based on his 1997 debut novel ''Fuori e dentro il Borgo''. It features the singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini (with whom Ligabue also collaborated for a song) in a small role. Cast *Stefano Accorsi as Freccia *Luciano Federico as Bruno *Cosima Coccheri as Ragazza eroinomane *Paolo Cremonini as Omero *Fulvio Farnetti as Virus *Ottorino Ferrari as Pluto *Serena Grandi as Madre di Freccia *Francesco Guccini as Adolfo References External links * 1990s Italian-language films Italian drama films 1998 films 1990s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Accorsi
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor. Early life and background Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema. Career In 1995 he played the lead in '' Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo'', one of his best known films. In 1998 he worked with Daniele Luchetti in ''I Piccoli Maestri'', which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year he won three prizes for his role in '' Radiofreccia'', directed by rock star Luciano Ligabue, including David di Donatello for Best Actor. He was the lead in the successful film '' L'ultimo bacio'' (''The Last Kiss''). He won the leading role in Maria de Medeiros’ '' Capitães de Abril'' (''April Captains''), and has worked with director Nanni Moretti in '' The Son's Room''. In 2001, Accorsi also had the leading role in Ferzan Özpetek's ''Le fate ignora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Ligabue
Luciano Riccardo Ligabue (born 13 March 1960), commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director, and writer. Biography Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy). Before becoming a successful singer, he held various jobs, working in agriculture and in factories. He entered the music world in 1987 when he founded the amateur band Orazero. For this band, he wrote several original songs, with which they participated in several local and national contests. The following year his fellow Emilian singer-songwriter Pierangelo Bertoli was the first to discover Ligabue's writing talents, and included one of Ligabue's songs, "Sogni di Rock'n'Roll" ("Rock n roll dreams"), in his new LP. The following year Bertoli introduced him to producer Angelo Carrara, to finish an LP of his own, '' Ligabue'', which was released in May 1990. Ligabue soon gained fame as one of the most successful Italian rock sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Federico
Luciano Federico (born 28 August 1968, in Sanremo) is an Italian actor. He starred in the 1998 film ''Radiofreccia''. Selected filmography *'' Una piccola storia'', directed by Stefano Chiantini (2007) *'' L'Ex-femme de ma vie'', directed by Josiane Balasko (2005) *'' The Passion'', directed by Mel Gibson (2004) *'' Il segreto del successo'' (2003) *'' Forse sì, forse no'', directed by Stefano Chiantini (2002) *'' Malèna'', Italo-German film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore (2000) *'' Il diario di Matilde Manzoni'', directed by Lino Capolicchio (2002) *'' 800 balas'', directed by Alex de la Iglesia (2002) *'' L'ultima lezione'', directed by Fabio Rosi (2001) *'' Senza filtro'', directed by Mimmo Raimondi (2001) *'' Fughe da Fermo'', directed by Edoardo Nesi (2000) *'' A Love'', directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (1999) *''Radiofreccia'', directed by Luciano Ligabue (1998) *''Naja'' (1997) *'' Un paradiso di bugie'' (1997) *'' La classe non è acqua'', directed by Cecili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Guccini
Francesco Guccini (; born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and writer. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and Hardboiled#Noir, noir novels, and a Script (comics), comics writer. Guccini also worked as actor, soundtrack composer, Lexicography, lexicographer and Dialectology, dialectologist. Guccini moved to Sambuca Pistoiese, Pàvana during World War II, then returned to Modena where he spent his teenage years and established his musical career. His debut album, ''Folk beat n. 1'', was released in 1967, but his first success was in 1972 with the album ''Radici (album), Radici''. He was harshly criticised after releasing ''Stanze di vita quotidiana'' and answered his critics with the song "L'avvelenata". His studio albums production slowed down in the nineties and 2000s, but his live performances continued being successful. His l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango (Italian Company)
Fandango is an Italian entertainment company founded in 1989 by Domenico Procacci. Fandango began as a film production company and has expanded its focus over the years into publishing, film distribution, music, television, radio, and the management of literary cafés and cinemas. History Fandango was founded in 1989 by Domenico Procacci, who named it after the 1985 film of the same name starring Kevin Costner. Fandango's first production was the film '' The Station'' (1990) by Sergio Rubini. The film was screened at the Venice International Film Festival, and was awarded the David di Donatello Award for Best New Director and the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. In 1992, Fandango produced its first international co-production, '' Bad Boy Bubby'' by Rolf de Heer. The collaboration later inspired the creation of an Australian branch of Fandango in 2002. In 1998, Fandango produced two films by first-time directors: ''Radiofreccia'' by Luciano Ligabue and e '' Ecco fatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Procacci
Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer. Life and career Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini's ''La stazione''. He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors. In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia. Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category. In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019. Selected filmography * 1990 - '' The Station'' * 1992 - '' Flight of the Innocent'' * 1993 - '' Bad Boy Bubb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serena Grandi
Serena Faggioli (Bologna, 23 March 1958), known professionally as Serena Grandi, is an Italian actress, famous as a sex symbol in Cinema of Italy, Italian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s. She was a popular pin-up model in Italy. During her film career, some films credited her as Vanessa Steiger, and she was notable in particular for two gory opuses, ''Antropophagus'' (1980) and ''Delirium (1987 film), Delirium'' (1987). Biography Serena Grandi was born in Bologna, Italy. She graduated in computer programming and was first employed in a scientific analysis laboratory. She started her acting career in 1980, playing a supporting role in the comedy film ''La Compagna di viaggio'' by Ferdinando Baldi. In the same year, Grandi played the role of Maggie in the controversial film ''Antropophagus'', directed by Joe D'Amato. This film is well known among horror movie fans for its extreme gore sequences. After several minor roles, she took the title role in Tinto Brass' ''Miranda (1985 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottorino Ferrari
Ottorino is an Italian male given name. It may refer to: * Ottorino Pietro Alberti (1927–2012), Italian Roman Catholic archbishop *Ottorino Barassi (1898–1971), Italian sports official * Ottorino Celli (1890–?), Italian cyclist * Ottorino Enzo (1926–2012), Italian rower * Ottorino Flaborea (born 1940), Italian former basketball player and coach *Ottorino Gentiloni (1865–1916), Italian politician * Ottorino Mezzalama (1888–1931), Italian mountain climber * Ottorino Piotti (born 1954), Italian former footballer *Ottorino Quaglierini (1915–1992), Italian rower *Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936), Italian composer, musicologist and conductor * Ottorino Sartor (1945–2021), Peruvian football goalkeeper *Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio (7 December 1917 – 10 March 2003) was a racing driver from Switzerland. Biography A member of Swiss nobility, he was born in Orselina and was trained as a lawyer, before he began participating in sports car racing. He debut ... (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
Many significant films were released in 1998, including '' Shakespeare in Love'', ''Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'', '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', '' Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed $485 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing World War II film until it was surpassed by ''Dunkirk'' (2017). However, when adjusted for 2025 inflation, ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed approximately $826 million worldwide. * ''Blade'' became the top-grossing film based on a Marvel Comics character, grossing $131.2 million worldwide at the time of its release. *The ''Star Trek'' franchise became the seventh film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' Star Trek: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Drama Films
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1990s Italian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosima Coccheri
Cosima is a feminine given name, the feminine version of the name Cosimo. It is derived from the Greek (), meaning 'order', 'decency'. Cosmo was a fourth-century saint who was martyred with his brother Damian. They are the patron saints of medical doctors. An Italian male version of the name is ''Cosimo''. Masculine variants *Côme ( French) *Cosimo (Italian) *Cosma (Italian) *Cosme ( French), ( Portuguese), (Spanish) *Cosmin (Romanian) *Cosmo ( English), (German), (Italian) *Kuzma (Russian) *Kosma ( Polish) Feminine variants *Cosmina (Romanian) *Cosma *Cosme *Kosma People * Cosima De Vito (born 1976), Australian singer-songwriter *Cosima Littlewood, actress who played Adèle in the 2006 miniseries ''Jane Eyre'' * Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli (born 1967), British socialite and philanthropist *Cosima Wagner (1837–1930), diarist and director of the Bayreuth Festival, daughter of Franz Liszt and widow of Richard Wagner * Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck (born 2003), German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
