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Sebastiano Lo Monaco (actor)
Sebastiano Lo Monaco (on September 18, 1958) is an Italian actor of theatre, cinema and television. Career Sebastiano Lo Monaco was born in Floridia, Sicily. He attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and, in 1989, he became "capocomico" and artistic director. With his theater company, he produces several theatrical plays, like '' Henry IV'', ''Right You Are (if you think so)'', ''Il berretto a sonagli'', '' Tonight We Improvise'', ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'', ''Non si sa come'' by Luigi Pirandello, ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand, ''A View from the Bridge'' by Arthur Miller, ''Othello'' by William Shakespeare, '' Non è vero... ma ci credo'' by Peppino De Filippo, ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' by Euripides and ''Per non morire di mafia'' by Pietro Grasso, where he is always the protagonist. From May 2000 to March 2004, he was the artistic director of the Vittorio Emanuele II Theatre in Messina. He also appears in a lot of films and televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floridia
Floridia (; scn, Ciuriḍḍia ; from Latin "day of Flora" or the adjective ''floridus'' "florid") is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). Geography Floridia lies west of Syracuse. Its principal industries are agriculture, livestock, and manufacturing. Neighboring communities are Canicattini Bagni, Palazzolo Acreide, Syracuse, and Solarino. Climate On 11 August 2021, Floridia held the record for the highest recorded temperature in Europe at . History Floridia was founded in 1628. Main sights Floridia's streets are laid out in an even, rectangular grid pattern. The main landmarks are: * San Bartolomeo Apostolo: mother church of town * Sant'Antonio: church * Santa Anna: church * Chiesa del Carmine: church whose façade was greatly damaged by 1908 Messina earthquake, but has since been restored *Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie: church erected by the Spanish after their victory over the Austrians * San Francesco: church *Cava di Spampinato, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non è Vero
Non, non or NON can refer to: * ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin People *Non (given name) *Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer * Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since July 2016 * NON, a name used by musician Boyd Rice Other uses * ''Non'' (album), The Amenta * ''Non!'' (EP), Big Country * ''Non'' (book), a 2009 book by Japanese model Nozomi Sasaki * Non (comics), a villain of Superman in the DC Comics universe * non, language code for Old Norse * NON Records, an independent record label based in Amsterdam, Netherlands * Abbreviation of NATO's Allied Forces North Norway Command * "Non", a song by Phinehas from the album '' Till the End'' See also * nan (other) Nan or NAN may refer to: Places China * Nan County, Yiyang, Hunan, China * Nan Commandery, historical commandery in Hubei, China Thailand * Nan Province ** Nan, Thailand, the administrative capital of Nan Province * Nan River People G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'onore E Il Rispetto
''L'onore e il Rispetto'' is an Italian crime drama broadcast on Canale 5. It is composed of four seasons of six episodes each: the first aired in 2006, the second in 2009 and the third in 2012. The fourth season, initially scheduled for the first months of the year, was broadcast from 1 September 2015. Even before the airing of the said season, Mediaset renewed the series for a fifth season. The first season was directed by Salvatore Samperi, the second by the same Samperi (who died before the broadcast) and Luigi Parisi, the third and fourth season by the latter and Alessio Inturri. The series is the stepping stone into the world of fiction for the successful couple Manuela Arcuri and Gabriel Garko and has hosted several renowned actors, including: Virna Lisi, Giancarlo Giannini, Paul Sorvino, Ángela Molina, Vincent Spano, Eric Roberts, Giuliana De Sio, Ben Gazzara, Ray Lovelock, Alessandra Martines, Lina Sastri, Burt Young, Barbara De Rossi, and Bo Derek. Plot First se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Piovra
''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Florestano Vancini (second season), Luigi Perelli (from the third to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and Giacomo Battiato (from the eighth to the ninth seasons). The music was written by Riz Ortolani (first season), Ennio Morricone (from the second to the seventh season and again on the tenth season), and by Paolo Buonvino (from the eighth to the ninth season). The show was successfully exported to over 80 countries during and after its close to 20-year run. All ten seasons were released in Australia on DVD with English subtitles by Aztec International Entertainment, having originally aired on the Special Broadcasting Service television channel. It was also broadcast on MHz Networks in the United States. The first three se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Violent Life
''A Violent Life'' ( it, Una vita scellerata, also known as ''Cellini: A Violent Life'') is a 1990 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini. Cast * Wadeck Stanczak as Benvenuto Cellini * Max von Sydow as Pope Clement VII * Ennio Fantastichini as Cosimo de' Medici * Pamela Villoresi as Fiore * Ben Kingsley as The Governor * Sophie Ward as Sulpizia *Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Francis I of France * Amanda Sandrelli as Pantasilea *Maurizio Donadoni as Rosso Fiorentino * Tony Vogel as Baccio * Lorenza Guerrieri as Faustina *Florence Thomassin Florence Thomassin (born 24 June 1966) is a French actress and sculptor. In 2001, Thomassin was nominated for a César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Beatrice in Bernard Rapp's ''A Question of Taste ''A Question of Taste' ... as Madame d'Estampes References External links * 1990 films Italian biographical dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Angeli Di Borsellino
''The Angels of Borsellino'' () is a 2003 Italian film written by Ugo Barbàra, Paolo Zucca, Mirco Da Lio, and Massimo Di Martino, and directed by . The film concerns the lives of the Sicilian judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. Plot Emanuela is a police bodyguard in charge of escorting judge Paolo Borsellino. In the film she speaks about her work and her fears during the 57 days (13 May to 19 July 1992) between the murder of Giovanni Falcone, and that of Borsellino. Cast * Brigitta Boccoli: Emanuela Loi * Benedicta Boccoli: Emanuela's sister * : Paolo Borsellino * Pino Insegno: Agostino Catalano * : Eddie Cosina * Vincenzo Ferrera: Vincenzo Li Muli * : Claudio Traina * Francesco Guzzo: Antonio Vullo * Sebastiano Lo Monaco: Chief inspector * Ernesto Mahieux Ernesto Mahieux (born 12 July 1946) is an Italian actor, sometimes credited under the name Ernesto Maiè. Biography Born in Naples in 1946, he abandoned school to work in different jobs and to live in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body Guards
''Body Guards'' ( it, Body Guards – Guardie del corpo) is a List of Italian films of 2000, 2000 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Plot Fabio Leone and Paolo Pecora are two police officers of Rome which, together with the careless Neapolitan Ciro Marmotta, are fired from the barracks to have scuppered the plan to capture a secret agent. Fortunately the three friends manage to enlist in a guardhouse more specialized, which involves the VIPs protection in Italy and foreign countries, on a visit to Rome. But the three friends, who now also joined Romolo: the scullion of the bodyguards' association, always combine a lot of troubles. Cast * Christian De Sica: Fabio Leone * Massimo Boldi: Paolo Pecora * Biagio Izzo: Ciro Marmotta * Enzo Salvi: Romolo "Er Cobra" * Sebastiano Lo Monaco (actor), Sebastiano Lo Monaco: Codispoti * Megan Gale: herself * Victoria Silvstedt: herself * Luca Laurenti: himself * Emanuele De Nicolò: Savino Incoronato * Donata Frisini: Teresa Incorona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove Siete? Io Sono Qui
''Where Are You? I'm Here'' ( it, Dove siete? Io sono qui) is a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. The film entered the 50th Venice International Film Festival, where Anna Bonaiuto won the Volpi Cup for best supporting actress. For her role Chiara Caselli was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress and a Grolla d'oro in the same category. Plot Fausto's mother refuses to accept the fact that her child is deaf and refuses to send him to a special school where he can learn sign language. His aunt, though, teaches him to communicate and helps him find a place among a group of deaf-mutes. He meets and falls in love with Elena. To their parents' concern, the two find love with each other until a set of difficulties leads them to see their lives in a different light. Main cast * Chiara Caselli as Elena Setti * Gaetano Carotenuto as Fausto *Anna Bonaiuto as Fausto's Mother *Giuseppe Perruccio as Fausto's Father * Valeria D'Obici as Fausto's Aunt *Ine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Vicerè (film)
Federico De Roberto (16 January 1861 – 26 July 1927) was an Italian writer, who became well known for his historical novel (1894), translated as ''The Viceroys''. Biography De Roberto was born in Naples and began his writing career as a journalist for national newspapers, where he met Giovanni Verga and Luigi Capuana, the most prominent writers of the '' Verismo'' movement. Verga introduced him into the literary circles of Milan. De Roberto authored two books of short stories: (1887), (1888). His first novel, , (1889) is largely autobiographical; deeper in psychological analysis is the second, (1891). In 1894 his novel was published. It was the result of years of hard work, but obtained little success upon its release. Disillusionment and nervous disorders induced De Roberto to resume journalistic work: he became a writer for the and the . Only later, after some experience as a playwright, he returned to the novel, with (1908–1913), un unfinished sequel to . He d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festa Di Laurea
Graduation is the awarding of a diploma to a student by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it. The date of the graduation ceremony is often called graduation day. The graduation ceremony is also sometimes called: commencement, congregation, convocation or invocation. History Ceremonies for graduating students date from the first universities in Europe in the twelfth century. At that time Latin was the language of scholars. A ''universitas'' was a guild of masters (such as MAs) with licence to teach. "Degree" and "graduate" come from ''gradus'', meaning "step". The first step was admission to a bachelor's degree. The second step was the masters step, giving the graduate admission to the ''universitas'' and license to teach. Typical dress for graduation is gown and hood, or hats adapted from the daily dress of university staff in the Middle Ages, which was in turn based on the attire worn by medieval clergy. The tradition of wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 650,000 in the Metropolitan City. It is located near the northeast corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina and it is an important access terminal to Calabria region, Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria on the mainland. According to Eurostat the Larger urban zone, FUA of the metropolitan area of Messina has, in 2014, 277,584 inhabitants. The city's main resources are its seaports (commercial and military shipyards), cruise ship, cruise tourism, commerce, and agriculture (wine production and cultivating lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges, and olives). The city has been a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Archdiocese and Archimandrite sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Grasso
Pietro Grasso (; born 1 January 1945), also known as Piero Grasso, is an Italian anti-mafia magistrate and politician who served as President of the Senate from 2013 to 2018. Grasso became the Acting President of Italy on 14 January 2015, upon the resignation of Giorgio Napolitano. He was the president until the swearing in of Sergio Mattarella on 3 February. Judicial career ''Maxiprocesso'' In 1984 he was appointed associate judge in the first ''maxiprocesso'' (a portmanteau of the Italian words for ''maximum'' and ''trial'') of the Sicilian Mafia (10 February 1986 – 10 December 1987), with 475 defendants. Pietro Grasso, next to the presiding judge Alfonso Giordano, was author of the judgment (over 8,000 pages) that inflicted 19 life sentences and more than 2,600 years in prison. At the end of the ''maxiprocesso'', Grasso was appointed consultant to the Anti-Mafia Commission, at the head of Gerardo Chiaromonte first and then by Luciano Violante. In 1991 he was appointed advise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
