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The Children Are Watching Us
''The Children Are Watching Us'' () is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Plot Pricò is a young Italian boy who lives with his parents in a middle-class household. His mother, Nina, takes him to a local park where he enjoys his time out while watching a puppet show. However, he is concerned about a handsome man named Roberto (with whom Nina has shared a past romance) courting his mother while they assume he is not paying attention. When they return home, the family has dinner while Pricò reflects on his day in the park. Later that night, after his mother puts him to bed, she runs off with the stranger, leaving Pricò's father distressed at the idea of having to raise his son by himself. While their neighbors share a number of rumors concerning the disappearance of Nina, it is quickly agreed that she ran off with another man. Nina returns to the home after a few days for the sake of their son. While the father, Andrea, is not entirely pleased with this ar ... [...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. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, 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 1952, and was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette (September 18, 1943 – June 16, 2010) was a film critic and film historian who taught Film Studies at Wake Forest University.Obituary ''Los Angeles Times'', June 22, 2010, page AA6. He was the author of several books, including studies of Italian directors Roberto Rossellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, and of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. Brunette’s last book was about Austrian director Michael Haneke Michael Haneke (; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. His work often examines social issues and depicts the feelings of estrangement experienced by individuals in modern society. Haneke has made films in French, Ge ..., published in February 2010. Selected bibliography *''Roberto Rossellini'' (Oxford, 1987) *(co-author) ''Screen/Play: Derrida and Film Theory'' (with David Wills), Princeton, 1989). *(co-editor) ''Deconstruction and the Visual Arts'' (with David Wills, Cambridge, 1994) *''The Films of Michelangelo Antonioni'' (C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecla Scarano
Tecla Scarano (20 August 1894 – 22 December 1978) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1937 and 1966. Life and career Born in Naples, the daughter of tenor Giovanni Moretti and operetta singer Anna Scarano, she started performing as a child actress at 9 years old and as a singer aged 10 years old. At fifteen years old, Scarano was already well known in Naples as a café-chantant singer and actress, specialized in the repertoires of and .Gianfranco Baldazzi. "Scarano, Tecla". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Partial filmography * '' When Naples Sings'' (1926, Documentary short) * ''It Was I!'' (1937) - Fiammetta's mother * ''Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo'' (1937) * ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944) - La signora Resta * ''La figlia del peccato'' (1949) - Anna Jervolino * ''L'acqua li portò via'' (1949) * ''Lo zappatore'' (1950) * '' Bellissima'' (1951) - Tilde Spernanzoni * '' Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano Rimoldi
Adriano Rimoldi (1912–1965) was an Italian film actor. Career Born in La Spezia, Rimoldi started acting on stage while being a student of medicine at the University of Florence. After playing minor film roles, he had his breakout in 1940 as the male lead in the melodrama '' Goodbye Youth'', alongside Maria Denis and Clara Calamai, two of the leading actresses of the Fascist era.Goble p.356 After starring in Vittorio De Sica's ''The Children Are Watching Us'' he moved to Spain, returning in Italy in 1949. After his return, he failed to regain his status as a film leading actor, being mainly requested in character roles; he then focused on theatre, where he worked with Garinei & Giovannini, Curzio Malaparte and Dino Verde, and on television. He appeared alongside the world-famous comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in their final film ''Atoll K''. Selected filmography * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) - Un impiegato della radio * ''Bridge of Glass'' (1940) * ''Il signore della t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Perbellini
Dina Perbellini (14 January 1901 – 2 April 1983) was an Italian actress. She appeared in over sixty films and television series between 1934 and 1969 and was also a leading voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy.Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.154. Career Born in Vicenza, Perbellini made her acting debut at 20, as a member of the Gualtiero Tumiati's stage company. She later worked in numerous companies including those led by Aldo Silvani, Emma Gramatica and Antonio Gandusio, before starting her own company together with colleagues and Miranda Campa in 1930. She made her film debut in the 1934 school comedy '' Seconda B'', credited as Dirce Bellini.Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. ''Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943''. Indiana University Press, 2002. p.154. After appearing in numerous other films, she eventually decided to use her real name starting from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicoletta Parodi
Nicoletta is a name and feminine given name derived from the Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, French singer, known for the recording "Mamy Blue" * Nicoletta Batini (born 1970), Italian economist * Nicoletta Braschi (born 1960), Italian actress and film producer * Nicoletta Caselin * Nicoletta Ceccoli * Nicoletta Costa * Nicoletta Elmi * Nicoletta Luciani * Nicoletta Machiavelli * Nicoletta Manni * Nicoletta Mantovani, second wife of the singer Luciano Pavarotti * Nicoletta Manzione * Nicoletta Maraschio * Nicoletta Massone * Nicoletta Momigliano * Nicoletta Orsomando * Nicoletta Panni * Nicoletta Pasquale * Nicoletta Rizzi * Nicoletta Romanoff * Nicoletta Sacchi * Nicoletta Strambelli (born 1948), Italian singer known as Patty Pravo * Nicoletta Tinti * Nicoletta Tozzi * Nicoletta Vallorani, Italian science fiction writer Surname * Danie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guido Morisi
Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name. One of the likely homonyms is Germanic ''Guido'' representing the Latinisation from the Old High German name ''Wido'', which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian ''Guido'' from a latinate root for "guide". The third likely homonym is the Italian ''Guido'' with phonetic correspondence to Latin '' Vitus'', whereas the Latin ''v'' (/w/), the Latin ''i'' (/iː/), and the terminal syllable ''-tus'' have predictable homology with the Italian /u/, /iː/, and ''-do''. Thus, for example, Saint Vitus has also been known in Italian as Guido. The slang term ''Guido'' is used in American cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Migliari
Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. Selected filmography * ''Cura di baci'' (1916) * ''I fioretti di San Francisco'' (1917) * ''La moglie scacciata'' (1919) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' La Damigella di Bard'' (1936) - Amilcare Pacotti * '' To Live'' (1936) - L'impresario Arden * ''L'uomo che sorride'' (1937) - Agostino * '' These Children'' (1937) - Il dottore Andrea * ''The Castiglioni Brothers'' (1937) - Camillo Castiglioni * ''Nina non far la stupida'' (1937) - Teodoro - il padre di Nina * ''It Was I!'' (1937) - Barone Scaletta * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) - L'americano * '' The Count of Brechard'' (1938) - Roberto * ''Destiny'' (1938) * '' Triumph of Love'' (1938) - Doctor * '' A Lady Did It'' (1938) * ''Jeanne Doré'' (1938) - Rozan * ''L'amor mio non muore!'' (1938) * '' Heartbeat'' (1939) - il commissario Dupont * '' The Two Mothers'' (1939) - Il barbiere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaira La Fratta
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 (other) Zara may refer to: Businesses * Zara (retailer), a fashion retail company based in Spain * Zara Investment Holding, a Jordanian holding company * Continental Hotel Zara, Budapest, Hungary People and fictional characters * Zara (name), primari ... * Zaria (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Gardena
Maria Gardena (born Herthilde Gabloner; 1920 – 2008) was an Italian film actress and later architect. Herthilde Gabloner was the daughter of sculptor Ignaz Gabloner and studied architecture in Rome. During those years had a brief acting career. Her last film was ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944), directed by 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. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil .... External links * 1920 births 2008 deaths Italian film actresses Italian women architects 20th-century Italian actresses Actors from Bolzano Date of birth missing Date of death missing Actresses from Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Gallina
Mario Gallina (23 March 1889 – 26 September 1950) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Gallina was born in Trieste, which was then a possession of Austria-Hungary (now Italy). He was the son of theatre actors Enrico Gallina and Elena Fabbri and the nephew of playwright Giacinto Gallina. He began his career in 1911 working as a theatre actor, starring in many plays and working alongside other stage icons such as Enrico Viarisio, Marga Cella and Alfredo Sainati. Gallina was mainly active on stage and screen. He appeared in over 28 films between 1916 and 1950. In 1933, Gallina sought a career as a screen actor and later, a voice dubber. He had already starred in two silent films between 1916 and 1917. Among his most popular filmography includes the 1943 film '' The Children Are Watching Us'' directed by Vittorio De Sica. He also provided the Italian voice of Honest John in the 1940 animated film ''Pinocchio'' as well as the Ringmaster in ''Dumbo''. Death Gallina died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
