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The Decameron (TV Series)
''The Decameron'' is an American medieval black comedy television miniseries created by Kathleen Jordan. It was inspired by the 14th century Italian short-story collection ''The Decameron'' by Giovanni Boccaccio. It was released on Netflix on July 25, 2024 to generally favorable reviews. Premise In 1348, as the Black Death ravages Florence, a group of nobles and their servants retreat to the countryside Villa Santa. As they attempt to wait out the plague in the hills of Tuscany with wine, merriment, and sex, the protagonists eventually must fight for their survival. Cast Main * Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo, Tindaro's personal physician. A handsome and cynical opportunist, Dioneo has convinced the gullible Tindaro of his prowess as a doctor, and is using his patient to access wealthy donors who may help him climb the social ladder. * Leila Farzad as Stratilia, the villa's cook. Untrusting of nobles in general and largely sarcastic to her fellow servants, she is a practical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval Film
Medieval films imagine and portray the Middle Ages through the visual, audio and thematic forms of cinema. Background The 20th century is not the first to create images of life during medieval times. The Middle Ages ended over five centuries ago and each century has imagined, portrayed and depicted the Middle Ages through painting, architecture, poetry, music and novel. In the 20th century, film has defined Medieval history perhaps more so than any other medium. While the conclusions of academic research and findings of archeology have advanced knowledge of the Middle Ages, nothing has had more widespread influence on more people than the images created by film. Just as most people's perceptions of the American Wild West were drawn from cinema, versus source material or academic research, so too most peoples perceptions of the Middle Ages were influenced by the powerful narratives and images of film. If film was the most influential medium, Hollywood was the most influential ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showrunner
A showrunner (or colloquially a helmer) is the top-level executive producer of a television series production who has creative and management authority through combining the responsibilities of employer and, in comedy or dramas, typically also the head writer, script and story editor. They consult with network and studio bosses and lead the artistic vision of the show, including the writers room, editing department, as well as select the set design, staff, cast members, and each actor's wardrobe and hairstyle. In many instances, the showrunner also created the show, and subsequent seasons could feature different showrunners. While the director has creative control over a film's production, and the executive producer's role is limited to investing, in television shows, the showrunner outranks the episodic directors. History In a January 1990 submission to the United States Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Jarman
Zoe Anne Jarman (born December 16, 1982) is an American actress, comedian and writer best known for her roles on '' Huge'' and ''The Mindy Project''. Biography Jarman was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and a 2001 graduate from Hillsboro High School. Jarman's career has mostly concentrated on comedic performances. Her best known roles are Poppy in the 2010 ABC Family series '' Huge'', and Betsy Putch on the first two seasons of the FOX sitcom ''The Mindy Project''. She has also made guest appearances on ''The Office'', '' The Birthday Boys'', and ''Modern Family''. Jarman is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, where she has performed her multiple one-woman shows. Jarman is also a screenwriter, and has written for the Comedy Central series ''Workaholics'' and the Netflix series ''Master of None ''Master of None'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series, which was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Uppendahl
Michael Uppendahl is an American television and film director. He is well known for his work on the AMC period drama ''Mad Men''; the FX shows ''American Horror Story'', ''Fargo'', and ''Legion''; and the Fox musical/dramedy ''Glee''. Career His first television credit came from directing 4 episodes of the CBS sitcom '' Becker'', from 2003-2004. He wrote, directed and produced the 2009 short film ''A Hundred & Forty-Six Questions'', starring Jamie Anne Allman. Since 2008, Uppendahl has directed 7 hours of the AMC drama ''Mad Men'', for which he has received critical acclaim. In 2011 and 2012, Uppendahl joined the crews of Fox's ''Glee'' and FX's ''American Horror Story'', directing 2 episodes of the former and 3 of the latter. In 2013, Uppendahl made his feature film directorial debut with ''Grounded'' (formerly under the working title, ''Quad''), a drama about a salesman that becomes a quadriplegic. It was co-written by Michael Burke, Mike Young, Robin Veith, and Brett Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hannah (actor)
John David Hannah (born 23 April 1962) is a Scottish film and television actor. He came to prominence in '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew. His other film appearances include '' Sliding Doors'' (1998) and ''The Mummy'' trilogy (1999–2008). His television roles include: Dr Iain McCallum in '' McCallum'' (1995–1998); D.I. John Rebus in ''Rebus'' (2000–2001); Jack Roper in '' New Street Law'' (2006–2007); Jake Osbourne in '' Cold Blood'' (2007–2008), Quintus Lentulus Batiatus in ''Spartacus'' (2010–2011), Jack Cloth in '' A Touch of Cloth'' (2012–14), Jason's father (Aeson) in the BBC series ''Atlantis'' (2013–15), Dr Holden Radcliffe in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2016–2017), Colin in ''Overboard'' (2018), and Archie Wilson in the BBC series '' Trust Me''. Early life Hannah was born in East Kilbride in Lanarkshire, the youngest of three children; he has two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Rudynsky
Oleksandr Rudynskyi () (born 23 July 1996), also known as Sasha Rudynskyi is a Ukrainian stage, television and film actor. In 2025, he received the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine. Rudynskyi attended the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University from 2014 to 2018. After graduating, he performed as Sir Toby Belch in a production of Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night'' at the Theatre on the Left bank of the Dnieper. In recent years Rudynskyi has performed in roles for both film and television, including the title role in the Canadian short film ''Goodbye Golovin'', which later won Best Short Film at the Odesa International Film Festival in 2020, the Netflix series ''The Decameron'', a recurring role in the 2024 Paramount+ with Showtime series '' The Agency'' starring Michael Fassbender and the lead role in BAFTA award winning short film ''Rock, Paper, Scissors Rock paper scissors (also known by other orderings of the three items, with "rock" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent. Early life Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, his family moved to Sweden, residing in Örebro. They moved to escape the Lebanese Civil War and chose Sweden because they had relatives who had already lived there. Fares says he learned Swedish within three months of living in Sweden. From the age of 15, Fares acted in a local theater group in Örebro. When he was 19, he attended drama school in Mölnlycke near Gothenburg, Sweden. He spent six years working in the Theatre Tamauer. Career Film Fares has played major parts in his brother, director Josef Fares' films, including his debut acting performance in 2000's ''Jalla! Jalla!'' and 2003's '' Kopps.'' He starred in '' Bang Bang Orangutang'' (2005) and '' Kill Your Darlings'' (2006). In 2010, Fares starred in the Swedish crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dustin Demri-Burns
Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in ''Cardinal Burns''. He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in the 2013 film '' Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'' (2013), Viktor in the 2018 action comedy film '' The Spy Who Dumped Me'' (2018) and Crazy Cedric in the 2019 comedy film '' Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans'' (2019). In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in '' Stath Lets Flats'', Will_5000 in '' Sick Note'', Simon in ''GameFace'', Daniel in '' Turn Up Charlie'' and Voltaire in ''The Great''. Early life Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, South West London (1989–96). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting. Career Demri-Burns started his acting career when he played a minor character in the 2003 short film ''Nightswimming'' (2003). His film credits i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Pea
Alfredo Pea (born 17 November 1954) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Pea studied acting at the "Studio di arti sceniche" drama school by Alessandro Fersen. He became first known in the mid-seventies thanks to a series of commedia sexy all'italiana films, in which he played the typical role of a shy teenager seduced by more experienced women. In the same period he started appearing, in secondary roles, in more ambitious art films, working with Giuliano Montaldo, Mario Monicelli, Marco Tullio Giordana and Giuseppe Ferrara, among others. From the late 1970s he is also active on television, in TV-movies and series of good success such as Il Capo dei Capi. Selected filmography * '' The Visitor'' (1974) * '' Classe mista'' (1975) * '' The School Teacher'' (1975) * '' And Agnes Chose to Die '' (1976) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1976) * '' La dottoressa del distretto militare'' (1976) * ''Closed Circuit'' (1978) * '' To Love the Damned'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypochondriasis
Hypochondriasis or hypochondria is a condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness. An old concept, the meaning of hypochondria has repeatedly changed. It has been claimed that this debilitating condition results from an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical diagnosis. An individual with hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are convinced that they have, or are about to be diagnosed with, a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. It is also referred to hypochondriaism which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuscany
it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demographics1_info1 = 90% , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , demographics1_title3 = , demographics1_info3 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = , postal_code = , area_code_type = ISO 3166 code , area_code = IT-52 , blank_name_sec1 = GDP (nominal) , blank_info_sec1 = €118 billion (2018) , blank1_name_sec1 = GDP per capita , blank1_info_sec1 = €31,500 (2018) , blank2_name_sec1 = HDI (2019) , blank2_info_sec1 = 0.907 • 6th of 21 , blank_name_sec2 = NUTS Region , blank_info_sec2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
