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Raffaello Matarazzo
Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films were comedies until he shifted to making melodramas. With '' Chains'', produced by Titanus in 1949, he became the most successful director in Italy. Audience loved his melodramas. Critics, however, have tended to disparage his work, saying that Matarazzo films were ''Neorealismo d'appendice'' (neorealism wannabe). Since the 1970s, some film critics have tried to restore Matarazzo's reputation. French magazine '' Positif'' loved his erotic-historical peplum '' Ship of Lost Women''. Filmography * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1932) * '' Littoria'' (1933) * '' Fanny'' (1933) * '' Tourist Train'' (1933) * '' Unripe Fruit'' (1934) * '' Kiki'' (1934) * '' The Serpent's Fang'' (''Il serpente a sonagli'') (1935) * '' Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carnival Is Here Again
''The Carnival Is Back'' or ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (Italian: ''È tornato carnevale'') is a 1937 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Clara Tabody and Franco Coop.Aprà p. 99 The film was based on a popular stage play in which Falconi had previously starred. It is now considered a lost film. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome and location filming, on location in the capital city and around the Gulf of Naples. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Cast * Armando Falconi as Il duca Gualtiero di Fogliaverde * Clara Tabody as Kay * Franco Coop as Gennariello, servitore del duca * Mario Pisu as Fausto, il pittore * Nicola Maldacea as Romeo * Dora Menichelli as La contessa di Mont-Marsan * Hilda Springher as Concettina * Celeste Almieri as La marchesa di Pigna * Ugo Ceseri as Prosperone Lauria * Albino Principe as Max * Armando Anselmo as Il march ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Opium Den
''The Opium Den'' () is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character, who had been a popular figure during the silent era.Moliterno p.208 Ghione jr. was the son of the actor Emilio Ghione who had originally played the role. Cast References Bibliography * Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1947 films Italian crime films 1947 crime films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Raffaello Matarazzo Italian black-and-white films Films about opium 1940s Italian films Films scored by Ezio Carabella {{1940s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Sciopero Dei Milioni
Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * Comic LO, a Japanese ''lolicon''-focused erotic manga magazine * ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 independent film * Lo Recordings, a London-based record company established in 1995 * ''Law & Order'' (franchise), several related American television series created by Dick Wolf * ''Lost Odyssey'', a 2007 role-playing video game * ''Lore Olympus'', a 2018 webcomic by Rachel Smithe ** ''Lore Olympus'' (TV series), an in-development adaptation by The Jim Henson Company Businesses and organizations * Legal observer, a third-party organization that monitors protests or war zones in the interest of protecting human and civil rights * Lo Recordings, a London-based record company established in 1995 * LO, abbreviation used for the national confederation of trade unions in several Scand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Birichino Di Papà
''Il birichino di papà'' ("Dad's little rascal") is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel ''Papas Junge'' by Henny Koch. Cast *Armando Falconi as Leopoldo Giovannini * Chiaretta Gelli as Nicoletta *Amelia Chellini as Elisa Giovannini * Dina Galli as Marquise Della Bella * Anna Vivaldi as Livia Giovannini *Franco Scandurra as Roberto Della Bella *Nicoletta Parodi as Irene Della Bella *Paola Borboni as The College Director *Carlo Campanini as Lawyer De Marchi *Enrico Luzi as Gegè *Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ... as Man at the phone with Nicoletta References External links * 1942 films 1942 comedy films Films directed by Raffaello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora O Le Spie
Dora may stand for: Arts and entertainment Television * Dora (''Dora the Explorer''), a fictional character in the ''Dora the Explorer'' franchise ** ''Dora the Explorer'' (TV series), 2000–2019 ** ''Dora'' (TV series), a 2024 reboot of the original series * ''Dora'', series 2 of the 1973 British sitcom '' Both Ends Meet'' Film * ''Dora'' (1933 film), a British comedy * '' Dora or the Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents'', a 2015 Swiss drama * ''Dora'' (2017 film), a Tamil horror thriller * Dora, fictional tribal chieftains in the 2023 Indian film '' Salaar'' Other uses in arts and entertainment * Dora Mavor Moore Awards, or the Doras, by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts * "Dora", a song by Ambitious Lovers from the 1984 album ''Envy'' * Dora, bonus tiles in Japanese mahjong * Dora festival, selection event for Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest Military * Dora, the name of a Schwerer Gustav World War II railway gun * Dora I, and Dora II, German U-boat bases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedding Day (film)
''Wedding Day'' () is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Amelia Chellini and Anna Proclemer.Gundle p.174 It was shot at the Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gastone Medin and Gino Brosio. Partial cast * Armando Falconi as Mariano Bonotti * Amelia Chellini as Amalia - Mariano's wife * Anna Proclemer as Mariella Bonotti * Roberto Villa as Giorgio Birolli * Antonio Gandusio as Amedeo Birolli * Paola Borboni Paola Borboni (1 January 1900 – 9 April 1995) was an Italian stage and film actress whose career spanned nearly eight decades of cinema. Early life Borboni was born on 1 January 1900 in Parma, Italy. Career Borboni made her stage deb ... as Elena - Amedeo's wife * Chiaretta Gelli as Marisa Birolli - Amedeo's daughter References Bibliography * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventuress From The Floor Above
''The Adventuress from the Floor Above'' (Italian: ''L'avventuriera del piano di sopra'') is a 1941 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Vittorio De Sica, Clara Calamai and Giuditta Rissone. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film was part of the popular White Telephone genre of comedies.Moliterno p.58 Synopsis When his wife goes away to attend her sister's wedding, the young lawyer Fabrizio Marchini expects a quiet time at home. However that evening, a woman bursts into his apartment and demands refuge, claiming that her angry husband Signor Rossi is searching for her. He shelters her when the abrasive Rossi, who rents the apartment above, enters and demands to search the place. Once he is gone, she spends the night in his bed while he sleeps on the sofa. In the morning, however he discovers that both she and his wife's valuable Pearl#In jewelry, pearl necklace have disappeared. With the assistance of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Night (1941 Film)
''Lucky Night'' () is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Peppino De Filippo, Leda Gloria and Vera Bergman. It was the first film De Filippo starred in without his more famous brother Eduardo De Filippo.Curti p.26 It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome with sets designed by the art director Piero Rosi. Synopsis A small town pharmacist's clerk goes to a San Remo casino and wins a major fortune in a single night of gambling. However, urged on by a mysterious woman, he subsequently loses it all. Cast * Peppino De Filippo as Biagio Natalini * Leda Gloria as La sorella del principale * Vera Bergman as La ragazza misteriosa * Olinto Cristina * Gorella Gori * Nino Marchetti * Guido Notari * Fausto Guerzoni * Giulio Alfieri * Iginia Armilli * Gino Baghetti * Luigi Barbieri * Ciro Berardi * Michele Malaspina * Nicola Maldacea * Lina Tartara Minora * Silva Nova * Giovanni Petrucci * Cesare Pianigiani * Domenico S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Trap (1940 Film)
''Love Trap'' () is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Giuseppe Porelli, Carla Candiani and Claudio Gora.Aprà p.99 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paolo Volta. Cast * Giuseppe Porelli as Il lord * Carla Candiani as La segretaria del lord * Claudio Gora as Il fidanzato della segretaria * Paolo Stoppa as Il finto poliziotto * Lia Orlandini as La moglie del lord * Loretta Vinci as La figlia del lord * Osvaldo Valenti Osvaldo Valenti (17 February 1906 – 30 April 1945) was an Italian film actor. Valenti starred in several successful Italian movies of the late 1930s and early 1940s, such as the famous ''The Iron Crown'' and '' The Jester's Supper''. He ap ... as Il conte di Brazeuil References Bibliography * Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979. * Curti, Roberto. ''Italian Giallo in Film and Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
