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Rocco And His Brothers
''Rocco and His Brothers'' () is a 1960 drama film directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Alain Delon, Annie Girardot, Renato Salvatori, Katina Paxinou, Roger Hanin, Paolo Stoppa, and Claudia Cardinale in one of her early roles. Set in 1960 Milan, it tells the story of a migrant family from southern Italy and its disintegration in the society of the industrial north. The film's title is a combination of the title of Thomas Mann's novel '' Joseph and His Brothers'' and Rocco Scotellaro, an Italian poet who described the feelings of the peasants of southern Italy. The screenplay, co-written by Visconti, is inspired by an episode from the novel ''Il ponte della Ghisolfa'' by Giovanni Testori. A co-production between Italian studio Titanus and French production company Les Films Marceau, ''Rocco and His Brothers'' suffered from multiple controversies and setbacks in its pre-release period. It received a lukewarm response from Italian critics, but was more positively-re ...
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Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epics dealing with themes of beauty, decadence, death, and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. Critic Jonathan Jones (journalist), Jonathan Jones wrote that “no one did as much to shape Italian cinema as Luchino Visconti.” Born into a Milanese Visconti di Modrone, noble family with close ties to the artistic world, Visconti began his career in France as an assistant director to Jean Renoir. His 1943 directorial debut, , was condemned by the Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist regime for its unvarnished depictions of working-class characters, but is today renowned as a pioneering work of Italian cinema, generally regarded as the first neorealist film. During Wor ...
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Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei (23 May 1907 – 17 April 1966) was an Italian film editor and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he started in the film industry in 1931 as an assistant director. He edited over two hundred films during his career, and worked steadily until his death in 1966. As an editor, Serandrei's credits included Federico Fellini's '' Il bidone'' (1955), Pietro Francisci's ''Hercules'' (1958) and '' Hercules Unchained'' (1959), Valerio Zurlini's '' Violent Summer'' (1959), '' La ragazza con la valigia'' (1961) and '' Cronaca familiare'' (1962), and the Robert Aldrich/Sergio Leone film of ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' (1963). He enjoyed a long working relationship with director Luchino Visconti, editing '' Ossessione'' (1943), '' Bellissima'' (1951), '' Senso'' (1954), ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and '' The Leopard'' (1963). At the end of his career, he edited many films directed by Mario Bava, including '' Black Sunday'' (1960) (which he also co-wrote), ''Black Sabbath'' (1963 ...
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Ministry Of Cultural Heritage And Activities And Tourism
The Ministry of Culture () is the ministry of the Government of Italy in charge of national museums and maintenance of historical monuments. MiC's headquarters are located in the historic Collegio Romano Palace (via del Collegio Romano 27, in central Rome) and the current Minister of Culture is Alessandro Giuli. History It was set up in 1974 as the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Environments () by the Moro IV Cabinet through the decree read on 14 December 1974, n. 657, converted (with changes) from the law of 29 January 1975, n° 5. The new ministry (defined as  — that is ''for'' cultural assets, showing the wish to create a mainly technical organ) largely has the remit and functions previously under the Ministry of Public Education (specifically its Antiquity and Fine Arts, and Academies and Libraries, sections). To this remit and functions it some of those of the Ministry of the Interior (State archives) and of the President of the Council of Ministers (state com ...
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Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)
The Special Jury Prize is an official award given at the Venice Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition slate since 2013. It is considered the third most prestigious prize at the festival, the runner-up to both the main award Golden Lion and the second place award Grand Jury Prize. was the first winner for in 2013, while Déa Kulumbegashvili is the most recent winner for ''April'' in 2024. Winners 2010s 2020s See also * Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a ... * Grand Jury Prize References External links The Venice Film Festival at the ''IMDb''La Bienalle, official awards of the 74th Venice Film Festival Venice Film Festival Italian film awards Lists of films by award {{film-award-stub ...
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Rocco Scotellaro
Rocco Scotellaro (19 April 1923 – 15 December 1953) was an Italian poet, writer and politician. Life and career Born in Tricarico, in the Province of Matera, the son of a shoemaker and a homemade seamstress, Scotellaro studied law at the Universities of Rome, Naples and Bari without graduating, as the early death of his father forced him to return to his hometown.Vitelli, Franco (2018).Scotellaro, Rocco. ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Volume 91. Treccani. In December 1943 he joined the Italian Socialist Party, and after having been part of the local department of National Liberation Committee in 1946 he became mayor of Tricarico.Iarussi, Oscar (2006).Ritratti critici di contemporanei: Rocco Scotellaro. ''Belfagor'', vol. 61, no. 2, Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki s.r.l. pp. 169–79. His tenure as mayor was inspired by the theories of vita activa by Hannah Arendt, and spent a great deal of effort in improving the living conditions of his fellow citizens. On 8 Feb ...
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Joseph And His Brothers
''Joseph and His Brothers'' (, ) is a four-part novel by Thomas Mann, written over the course of 16 years. Mann retells the familiar stories of Genesis, from Jacob to Joseph (chapters 27–50), setting it in the historical context of the Amarna Period. Mann considered it his greatest work. The tetralogy consists of: * ''The Stories of Jacob'' (''Die Geschichten Jaakobs''; written December 1926 to October 1930, Genesis 27–36) * ''Young Joseph'' (''Der junge Joseph''; written January 1931 to June 1932, Genesis 37) * ''Joseph in Egypt'' (''Joseph in Ägypten''; written July 1932 to 23 August 1936, Genesis 38–39) * ''Joseph the Provider'' (''Joseph, der Ernährer''; written 10 August 1940 to 4 January 1943, Genesis 40–50) Themes Mann's presentation of the ancient Orient and the origins of Judaism is influenced by Alfred Jeremias' 1904 ''Das Alte Testament im Lichte des Alten Orients'', emphasizing Babylonian influence in the editing of Genesis, and by ...
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Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual. His analysis and critique of the European and German soul used modernized versions of German and Biblical stories, as well as the ideas of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Arthur Schopenhauer. Mann was a member of the Hanseaten (class), hanseatic Mann family and portrayed his family and class in his first novel, ''Buddenbrooks''. His older brother was the radical writer Heinrich Mann and three of Mann's six children – Erika Mann, Klaus Mann and Golo Mann – also became significant German writers. When Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler's rise to power, came to power in 1933, Mann fled to Switzerland. When World War II broke out in 1939, he ...
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Northern Italy
Northern Italy (, , ) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. The Italian National Institute of Statistics defines the region as encompassing the four Northwest Italy, northwestern Regions of Italy, regions of Piedmont, Aosta Valley, Liguria and Lombardy in addition to the four Northeast Italy, northeastern Regions of Italy, regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Emilia-Romagna. With a total area of , and a population of 27.4 million as of 2022, the region covers roughly 40% of the Italian Republic and contains 46% of its population. Two of Italy's largest metropolitan areas, Milan and Turin, are located in the region. Northern Italy's GDP was estimated at Euro, €1 trillion in 2021, accounting for 56.5% of the Italian economy. Northern Italy has a rich and distinct culture. Thirty-seven of the fifty-nine List of World Heritage Sites in Italy, World Heritage Sites in Italy are found in the re ...
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Southern Italy
Southern Italy (, , or , ; ; ), also known as () or (; ; ; ), is a macroregion of Italy consisting of its southern Regions of Italy, regions. The term "" today mostly refers to the regions that are associated with the people, lands or culture of the Historical region, historical and cultural region that was once politically under the administration of the former Kingdoms of Kingdom of Naples, Naples and Kingdom of Sicily, Sicily (officially denominated as one entity and , i.e. "Kingdom of Sicily on the other side of Strait of Messina, the Strait" and "across the Strait") and which later shared a common organization into Italy's largest List of historical states of Italy, pre-unitarian state, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The island of Sardinia, which was not part of the aforementioned polity and had been under the rule of the Alps, Alpine House of Savoy, which would eventually annex the Bourbons' southern Italian kingdom altogether, is nonetheless often subsumed into the ...
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Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ...
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Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, ...
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21st Venice International Film Festival
The 21st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1960. French writer Marcel Achard was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to '' Tomorrow Is My Turn'' directed André Cayatte. Jury * Marcel Achard, French writer - Jury President * Peter Baker, British * Luis García Berlanga, Spanish filmmaker * Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet filmmaker and actor * Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist * Antonio Pagliaro, Italian * Jaime Potenze, Argentinian * Mario Praz, Italian film critic * Samuel Steinman, American * Jerzy Toeplitz, Polish film scholar * Arturo Tofanelli, Italian Official Sections Main Competition Official Awards *Golden Lion: '' Tomorrow Is My Turn'' by André Cayatte * Special Jury Prize: ''Rocco and His Brothers'' by Luchino Visconti * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: John Mills for '' Tunes of Glory'' * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for '' The Apartment'' *Best First Work: ...
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