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Rita Livesi
Rita Livesi (4 March 1915 – 30 April 1989) was a Sardinian film actress. She is known for ''Amore amaro'' (1974), ''Il berretto a sonagli'' (1985) and ''La ragazza del vagone letto'' (1979). Livesi died in Rome on 30 April 1989, at the age of 74. Selected filmography * ''Cavalry (1936 Italian film), Cavalry'' (1936) * ''Adam's Tree'' (1936) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * ''The Man from Nowhere (1937 film), The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''Special Correspondents (1943 film), Special Correspondents'' (1943) * ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944) * ''Torment (1950 Italian film), Torment'' (1950) * ''Nobody's Children (1951 film), Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''Who is Without Sin'' (1952) * ''Lieutenant Giorgio'' (1952) * ''La voce del sangue'' (1952) * ''Torna!'' (1953) * ''High School (1954 film), High School'' (1954) * ''Desperate Farewell'' (1955) References External links * 1915 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Italian act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siligo
Siligo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the region of Logudoro - Meilogu in the Province of Sassari in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari. Siligo borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Sardinia, Ardara, Banari, Bessude, Bonnanaro, Codrongianos, Florinas, Mores (SS), Mores, Ploaghe. Main sights *Archeological site of Monte sant'Antoni: a prehistoric Federal Nuragic Sanctuary *Mesumundu Archaeological Park: an old Roman area and medieval *Church of'' Nostra Segnora de Mesumundu'', built in the Byzantine age (6th century AD) upon the ruins of a Roman baths (2nd century AD). The church was modified after 1065 by the Benedictine monks of Abbey of Montecassino, Montecassino. *Church of ''Santi Elia ed Enoch'': built on the top of the Monte Santo (Siligo), Monte Santo and modified by Benedictine monks after 1065. People *Gavino Contini (1855-1915), poet *Rita Livesi, (1915), actress *Efisio Arru, (1927-2000), sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Children (1951 Film)
''Nobody's Children'' () is a 1951 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Françoise Rosay.Moliterno p.292 It is one of a series of melodramas co-starring Nazzari and Sanson, which were very popular at the box office. The owner of a marble quarry falls in love with the daughter with one of his employees, and they have a baby together. However his mother attempts to sabotage the relationship with tragic consequences. It was followed by the 1955 sequel '' The White Angel''. Synopsis Guido Canali, the wealthy and respected owner of a prosperous marble quarry in the picturesque hills of Tuscany, leads a privileged life as part of Italy's upper class. His world changes dramatically when he encounters Luisa Fanti, the stunningly beautiful and virtuous daughter of Bernardo Fanti, one of his most dedicated quarry workers. Despite the vast social chasm that separates their worlds, Guido is immediately captivated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Film Actresses
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 language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Sardinia
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
1989 was a turning point in political history with the " Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State President of South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS Formidable (1898), HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. **WWI: Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with four civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** ''A Fool There Was (1915 film), A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperate Farewell
''Desperate Farewell'' () is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Girotti, Lise Bourdin and Andrea Checchi.Goble p.302 It is a medical drama based on a novel by Andrea Majocchi. Cast * Massimo Girotti as Dott. Andrea Pitti * Lise Bourdin as Luisa Bozzi * Andrea Checchi as Dott. Maurizio Marini * Xenia Valderi as Anna * Jane Hugo * Marcella Rovena * Emma Baron * Nanda Primavera as Zia di Luisa * Renato Malavasi * Alessandro Fersen * Aldo Silvani * Augusto Pennella as Giorgio - son of Luisa * Laura Gore * Gisella Monaldi * Eros Macchi * Rita Livesi * Nietta Zocchi Nietta Zocchi (10 July 1909 – 23 April 1981) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1976. Selected filmography * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) - Zelinda (uncredited) * '' To Live'' (1936) - Una spettatrice al conce ... References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Exter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School (1954 Film)
''High School'' () is a 1954 Italy, Italian Coming-of-age film, coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. Plot Last year of school for the III C of the Gobetti high school in Rome: the events of the boys and girls who have to face the final exams are intertwined with more or less happy loves, shy disputes and small dramas. Lucia, scion of a rich family, but with a generous and rebellious soul, shares with Andrea, who instead comes from a family of modest conditions, the project for a school newspaper. The contents of the file put them in collision with the principal, but they unite the two youngsters, who eventually fall in love. Their relationship, however, is opposed by Lucia's family, who want her to be paired with the stolid but rich Pupo. Cast *Giulia Rubini: Camilla *Ilaria Occhini: Isabella *Anna Maria Sandri: Teresa *Ugo Amaldi: Franco *Ferdinando Cappabianca: Andrea *Franco Santori: Bruno *Paola Borboni: Mother of Bruno *Bartolomeo Rossetti: Valenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torna!
''Torna!'' (i.e. "Come Back!") is a 1953 Italian melodrama film that was directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson. Plot Roberto, who has been estranged from his family, presumably because of his illegitimate birth, is called by his cousins Susanna and Giacomo to the reading of their uncle's final will and testament. He learns that he, along with the other cousins, is to inherit a third of the estate but, hearing the harsh language used by his late uncle concerning his mother, abruptly refuses his share, and gets up to leave. Susanna stops him and requests that they be left alone. She explains that their uncle actually loved Roberto and, as proof, shows him photos their uncle had kept out of obvious pride and fondness. Roberto is surprised by these sudden revelations. The next day he meets with the Notary who informs him that the estate is nearly worthless, burdened with heavy mortgages and a defunct shipyard. When Susanna learns that s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Voce Del Sangue
''The Voice of the Blood'' () is a 1952 Italy, Italian melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti. Cast * Paul Muller (actor), Paul Muller as Count Franco Sampieri * Franca Marzi as Elsa Di Lauro * Otello Toso as Carlo Mattei * Evi Maltagliati as Giulia Scala * Lyla Rocco as Lucia * Enrico Glori as Gabriele * Filippo Scelzo as Donato Scala * Roberto Risso as Sergio Scala * Lia Orlandini as Lucia's Mother * Jone Morino External links * 1952 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Pino Mercanti 1950s melodrama films Italian drama films 1952 drama films Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Giorgio
''Lieutenant Giorgio'' () is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Massimo Girotti, Milly Vitale and Paul Muller.Chiti & Poppi p.357 It was shot at the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome and on location around San Giovanni in Fiore in Calabria. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Synopsis In 1866 during the Risorgimento, an infantry lieutenant in Calabria fighting bandits is brought to a castle. There it is arranged for him to spend the night with a young woman, whose identity is concealed from him. Unknown to him, she is the daughter of an aristocratic family whose husband has failed to get her pregnant. Years, later, having left the army, the officer returns to the area still intrigued by the mysterious woman. Cast *Massimo Girotti as Lt. G. Biserta * Milly Vitale as Countess Elisa * Paul Muller as Count Stefano di Monserrato *Gualtiero Tumiati as Stefano's Uncle * Teresa Franchini as Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
