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Rocco Papaleo
Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Biography Born in Lauria, Basilicata, he moved to Rome to study math at university, while working as a plongeur. He left university to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 1984 with ''Lauria Swing Story'', written and directed by him. In 1990, he made his first cinema appearance in '' Dark Illness'', directed by Mario Monicelli and appeared in the television series '' Classe di ferro'' by Bruno Corbucci. He is known for his long collaboration with actors and directors Leonardo Pieraccioni and Giovanni Veronesi. He also starred in films like '' Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess'' (2009) by Hiroshi Nishitani, '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2010) by Gennaro Nunziante, '' Escort in Love'' (2011) by Massimiliano Bruno and ''Pinocchio'' (2019) by Matteo Garrone. He made his debut as a film director in '' Basilicata coast to coast'' (2010), winning a Nastro d'Argento and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauria
Lauria is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy, situated near the borders of Calabria. It is a walled, medieval town on the steep side of a hill, with another portion of municipal territory in the plain below. It is historically the largest city in the southwestern Lucania region. History The original nucleus of the city appeared probably in the 10th century, near the place where later the Sanctuary of Madonna dell'Armo was edificated. However, it seems that monastic activity pre-existed in the area, as ''Lauria'' just means the "lavra city". The Castle of Lauria, later attributed to Roger of Lauria, was built by Byzantins. In the 12th century Lauria was the seat of a Italo-Normans, Norman fief, which was held by Gibel and then by his son Richard of Lauria, who died in the battle of Benevento on 1266. His son Roger of Lauria was a famous admiral of the 13th century. In 1806 the city was destroyed and the population slaughtered by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone is an Italian filmmaker. Early life Matteo Garrone was born in Rome, Italy, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, Donatella Rimoldi. Career In 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film ''Silhouette'', that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, ''Terra di Mezzo'' in 1997. Garrone won the European Film Award for Best Director and the David di Donatello for Best Director for '' Gomorrah'' (2008). His film ''Reality'' (2012) won the Grand Prix at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. His films '' Tale of Tales'' (2015) and '' Dogman'' (2018) were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and the 2018 Cannes Film Festival respectively. The Nastro d'Argento awarded Garrone both Best Producer and Best Director for ''Dogman''. He received the latter again for ''Pinocchio'' (2019). In 2019, Garrone was invited to become a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love You In Every Language In The World
I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ''ies''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the "long I" sound, pronounced . In most other languages, its name matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History In the Phoenician alphabet, the letter may have originated in a hieroglyph for an arm that represented a voiced pharyngeal fricative () in Egyptian, but was reassigned to (as in English "yes") by Semites because their word for "arm" began with that sound. This letter could also be used to represent , the close front unrounded vowel, mainly in foreign words. The Greeks adopted a form of this Phoenician ''yodh'' as their letter ''iota'' () to represent , the same as in the Old Italic alphabet. In Latin (as in Modern Greek), it was also used to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Pranzo Della Domenica
''Il pranzo della domenica'' (''Sunday Lunch'') is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. For her performance Giovanna Ralli was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, while Rocco Papaleo and Maurizio Mattioli were both nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor. Plot Franca Malorni has three daughters with whom she has an obsessive relationship. In fact, she can not break away from them and pretend that every Sunday the girls are from her to eat lunch with their families. When Franca breaks femur and goes to the hospital, the three daughters begin to think about the will... Cast * Massimo Ghini: Massimo Papi * Elena Sofia Ricci: Sofia Lo Iacono * Barbara De Rossi: Barbara * Galatea Ranzi: Susanna Papi * Rocco Papaleo: Nicola Lo Iacono * Maurizio Mattioli: Maurizio * Giovanna Ralli: Franca Malorni * Paolo Triestino: Luzi *Marco Messeri Marco Messeri (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddenly Paradise
''Suddenly Paradise'' () is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Cast *Leonardo Pieraccioni as Lorenzo * Angie Cepeda as Amaranta *Alessandro Haber as Taddeo Borromini *Rocco Papaleo Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Biography Born in Lauria, Basilicata, he moved to Rome to study math at university, while working as a plongeur. He left university to attend the theat ... as Giandomenico Bardella *Anna Maria Barbera as Nina *Gea Martire as Veronica *Giulia Montanarini as Mirna *Fabrizio Pizzuto as Fausto *Nunzia Schiano as the Fortuneteller References External links * 2003 films Films directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni 2000s Italian-language films 2003 comedy films Italian comedy films Italian romantic comedy films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola Kisses Everybody
''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (''Viola bacia tutti'') is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Leonardo Pieraccioni makes a cameo role in the film as a tourist who asks Massimo Ceccherini information about a beach. Plot Three friends: Max (Massimo Ceccherini), Samuele (Valerio Mastandrea) and Nicola (Rocco Papaleo) go on holiday in their caravan. During the trip, Viola (Asia Argento), who has just robbed a bank, accosts the campers and takes them hostage. Initially the three are frightened, but gradually gain confidence with the girl and they become friends. Finally they decide to help her dispose of the priceless coins from the robbery. Cast *Asia Argento: Viola *Valerio Mastandrea: Samuele *Rocco Papaleo: Nicola 'Swing' *Massimo Ceccherini: Max *Enzo Robutti: Giotto *Daria Nicolodi: Sibilla *Franco Califano: Father of Samuele * Daniela Poggi: Amanda *Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Stormy Days
''Five Stormy Days'' () is a 1997 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by . It premiered at the 54th edition of the Venice International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Roberto De Francesco as Giovanni * Chiara Caselli as Loredana * Amanda Sandrelli as Antonella * Gigio Alberti as Dario * Rocco Papaleo as Michele * Massimo Ceccherini as Renato * as Sergio * Renato Carpentieri as Vince * Umberto Orsini as himself * Karin Proia as Fiorianna * as Barbara * Tonino De Bernardi Release The film premiered at the 54th Venice International Film Festival, in the Midday sidebar. Reception ''Varietys critic David Rooney praised the film and wrote: "While it declines to build much on the script's solid comedic foundations, and perhaps could have used more punch, this amusing reflection on life, love and friendship quietly satisfies with its lightness of touch, its bittersweet observations and affectionately drawn characters." Paolo Mereghetti Pao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Barber Of Rio
''The Barber of Rio'' () is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Matteo *Zuleika Dos Santos as Giorginha *Rocco Papaleo as Ugo *Giuseppe Oristanio as Rocco * Margaret Mazzantini as Silvia * Renata Fronzi as Angelina *Dario Tata as Alex *Claudio Bignone as Simone * Antonio Petrocelli as the policeman *Irene Grandi as Guardian angel * Mauro Di Francesco, Nini Salerno and Ugo Conti as Italians in Rio Reception By 30 November, the film had grossed 5.2 billion lira Lira is the name of several currency units. It is the current Turkish lira, currency of Turkey and also the local name of the Lebanese pound, currencies of Lebanon and of Syrian pound, Syria. It is also the name of several former currencies, ... in Italy. References External links * 1996 films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi 1990s Italian-language films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Vacation
''August Vacation'' (, also known as ''Summer Holidays'') is a 1996 Italian comedy drama film directed by Paolo Virzì. The film was awarded with the David di Donatello for Best Film. Plot On the small island of Ventotene, two groups of people spend their vacation in two adjoining houses. One group is led by the journalist and self-proclaimed intellectual Sandro Molino and his partner Cecilia Sarcoli. The other group is led by Ruggero Mazzalupi, a wealthy owner of two armories, a typical representative of the "Roman ''generone''" (the wealthy, old-money class of Rome). The first group includes: Mauro, an actor and Cecilia's ex-partner; their young daughter Martina; Francesca, Mauro's friend who was once Sandro's partner; Betta and Graziella, friends of Cecilia; Ivan, Graziella's son; and finally, Roberto, a curious character and Latin lover who roams between Africa and Cuba and other exotic places, claiming to have "official" assignments. In the second group, besides Ruggero, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Graduates (1995 Film)
''The Graduates'' () is a 1995 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and cabaret performer. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough .... Cast References External links * * 1995 comedy films 1995 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni 1990s Italian films Warner Bros. films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Morandi
Gian Luigi "Gianni" Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. It is estimated that Morandi has sold about 50 million recordings. Early life Born in Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, the son of a cobbler, Morandi interrupted his studies after primary school to work and support the poor economic conditions of his family. While working in a cinema as a candy vendor he began performing as a singer between films. At 14 years old he entered the Scaglioni Orchestra, with whom he made his first tour in north Italy. Career 1960s After winning a music festival for newcomers in Bellaria – Igea Marina, in 1962 Morandi made an audition for RCA Italiana, and while his performance left dubious a large part of the commission he was put under contract for the insistence of Franco Migliacci, who became its producer and main author for the first part of his career. The same year Morandi made his record debut with "Andavo a 100 all'ora" and his television d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 2012
The Sanremo Music Festival 2012 (), officially the 62nd Italian Song Festival (), was the 62nd annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 14 and 18 February 2012, and broadcast by (RAI). The show was presented by Gianni Morandi with Ivana Mrázová and Rocco Papaleo. The competition was divided in two different sections. The Big Artists section, including 14 established Italian artists performing a new song, was won by Emma Marrone with "Non è l'inferno". The Newcomers section, featuring 8 debuting or little-known artists, was won by Alessandro Casillo with "È vero (che ci sei)"; two of them were chosen through the contest ''Area Sanremo'', and six of them were chosen as the winners of the web contest ''SanremoSocial''. At the end of the competition, Nina Zilli, who had competed in the Big Artists section of the festival with "Per sempre (Nina Zilli song), Per sempre", was chosen by a specific jury as the for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
