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Teresa Venerdì
''Teresa Venerdì'' is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Cast *Vittorio De Sica ... Il dottore Pietro Vignali * Adriana Benetti ... Teresa Venerdì * Irasema Dilián ... Lilli Passalacqua * Guglielmo Barnabò ... Agostino Passalacqua * Olga Vittoria Gentilli ... Rosa Passalacqua *Anna Magnani ... Maddalena Tentini/Loretta Prima * Elvira Betrone ... La direttrice dell'orfanotrofio * Giuditta Rissone ... L'istitutrice Anna * Virgilio Riento ... Antonio * Annibale Betrone ... Umberto Vignali *Nico Pepe Nico Pepe (19 January 1917 – 13 August 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1936 and 1981. Selected filmography * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) * ''The Cavalier from Kruja'' (1940) * '' Captain Fraca ... ... Il dottore Pasquale Grosso * Clara Auteri Pepe ... Giuseppina * Zaira La Fratta ... Alice * Alessandra Adari ... L'istitutrice Caterina * Lina Marengo ... La m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: '' Sciuscià'' and '' Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary), while '' Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' and '' Il giardino dei Finzi Contini'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of ''Sciuscià'' (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and ''Bicycle Thieves'' helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. ''Bicycle Thieves'' was deemed the greatest film of all time by ''Sight & Sound'' magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics in 1958, and was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilio Riento
Virgilio Riento (29 November 1889 – 7 September 1959) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1936 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) - Man on train * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) - Pepe * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Pasquale * '' For Men Only'' (1938) - Pasquale Pappalardo * '' The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) - Don Timurata * ''I, His Father'' (1939) - Il cavaliere * ''Department Store'' (1939) - Gaetano * '' The Make Believe Pirates'' (1939) * '' The Silent Partner (1939) - Il maggiore * ''Il signore della taverna'' (1940) - Il vice-commissario * ''Il ponte dei sospiri'' (1940) - Bertuccio * ''Boccaccio'' (1940) - Il bottaro * ''Miseria e nobiltà'' (1940) - Felice * ''Il re del circo'' (1941) - Bastiani, suo zio * '' L'attore scomparso'' (1941) - Il trovarobe * ''Due cuori sotto sequestro'' (1941) - L'uffiziale giudiziario * ''Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) - Antonio * ''La scuola dei timidi'' (1941) - Roc * ''Se io fossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Comedy Films
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Italian Black-and-white Films
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Films Directed By Vittorio De Sica
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1940s Italian-language Films
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1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 '' Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. * March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox * May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. * July 2 – ''Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rézi Friday
''Rézi Friday'' (Hungarian: ) is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Mici Erdélyi and Antal Páger. The film's sets were designed by art director Márton Vincze. The title refers to the name of its heroine, a resourceful orphan who falls in love with a doctor who works at her school. In 1941 the film was remade in Italy as ''Teresa Venerdì''.Reich & Garofalo p.155 Cast * Ida Turay as * Mici Erdélyi as * Antal Páger as Dr. * Gábor Rajnay as * Mariska Vízváry as * Mária Egry as * Vilma Medgyaszay as * Gyula Gózon as * József Juhász as * Attila Petheö as * Zsuzsa Simon as * Erzsi Orsolya as * Irén Sitkey as * Sándor Peti as * Hilda Gobbi as * Adrien Hollán * Rózsi Tátrai * Sári Sugár * Kató Szabó * Ilona Kiszely * Éva Libertiny * Valéria Hidvéghy * Gyöngyi Váry * Irma Lányi * Ferenc Pethes as * István Lontay * Lajos Sugár as * Ferenc Galetta Ferenc () is a given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Marengo
Lina Marengo (19 January 1911 – 6 February 1987) was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 films, and was most active between 1938 and 1943. Biography Marengo was born in Rome and her film debut was in '' Casta Diva'' (1935), directed by Carmine Gallone. Characterized by a slightly hoarse voice, she was mainly active in humorous roles, and was often typecast as a spinster or a gossiping woman. She played Serafina in '' Domani è troppo tardi'' (1950), directed by Léonide Moguy, and starring Vittorio De Sica, Lois Maxwell, Gabrielle Dorziat, and Pier Angeli. The film won Best Italian Film at the Venice Film Festival. She was in four films directed by De Sica, including ''Teresa Venerdì'' (1941). Her final film was '' La passeggiata'', directed by Renato Rascel, and starring Renato Rascel, Valentina Cortese, and Paolo Stoppa. Marengo was also active in theater, though in supporting roles. She died in Rome. Partial filmography *'' Casta Diva'' (1935) * ''Adam's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Adari
Alessandra is a female given name of Italian origin, meaning ''defender of men''. It is the Italian form of the female given name Alexandra and the female form of the male given name Alessandro. Alessandra may refer to: * Alessandra Ambrosio (born 1981), Brazilian supermodel * Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), American, New York State Senator * Alessandra Cappa (born 1981), Italian swimmer * Alessandra Cappellotto (born 1968), Italian cyclist * Alessandra de Osma (born 1989), Peruvian attorney and model, and Hanoverian princess by marriage * Alessandra De Rossi (born 1984), Filipino actress * Alessandra Ferri (born 1963), Italian ballerina * Alessandra Januário dos Santos (born 1988), Brazilian volleyballer * Alessandra Lunardi (born 1958), Italian mathematician * Alessandra Mastronardi (born 1986), Italian actress * Alessandra Mirka Gatti (born 1969), Italian singer * Alessandra Mussolini (born 1962), Italian politician * Alessandra Negrini (born 1970), Brazilian actress * Aless ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaira La Fratta , Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Zaira may refer to: People *Zaira Bas (born 1994), Spanish beauty queen *Zaira Cosico, Filipino ballerina *Zaira Nara (born 1988), Argentine model *Zaira Ollano (1904–1997), Italian physicist *Zaira Wasim (born 2000), Indian Bollywood actress Other uses * ''Zaira'' (fly), a parasitic fly * ''Zaira'' (opera), an Italian opera based on Voltaire's play ''Zaïre'' * Zaira, a small town on Vangunu, Solomon Islands See also *Zaire (other) *Zara (name) *Zaria Zaria is a metropolitan city in Nigeria which at the present time lies within four (4) local government areas in Kaduna state; it happens to be the capital city to the Zazzau Emirate Council, and one of the original seven Hausa city-states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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