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The Face With Two Left Feet
''The Face with Two Left Feet'' (), also known as ''The Lonely Destiny of John Travolto'', is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Cast *Giuseppe Spezia as Gianni *Angelo Infanti as Raoul *Gloria Piedimonte as Gloria *Franco Agostini as Alvin * Claudio Bigagli as Claudio * Massimo Giuliani as Massimo *Adriana Russo as Adriana *Massimo Vanni as Paolo * Sonia Viviani as Deborah *Ilona Staller as Ilona *Enzo Cannavale Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''Cinema Paradiso'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academ ... as Caruso References External links * 1979 films Films directed by Neri Parenti 1970s Italian-language films 1979 comedy films Italian comedy films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neri Parenti
Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni''—zany comedy films scheduled for release during the Christmas period. Biography After graduating in political science, he dedicated his career to filmmaking. He became a pupil and assistant of Pasquale Festa Campanile from 1972 to 1979, and also worked for Salvatore Samperi, Steno and Giorgio Capitani. In 1979 he directed his first film, '' The Face with Two Left Feet'', an ironic and comical parody of ''Saturday Night Fever'' with John Travolta, which had been a hit two years earlier. A year later he met the film actor and director Paolo Villaggio, who was then filming '' Fantozzi contro tutti''. Villaggio developed an esteem for Parenti and decided to leave the director's chair to join forces with him. The result was very positive and the pair made a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Viviani
Sonia Viviani is a retired Italian actress and glamour model who is foremost known for her appearances in the Italian exploitation cinema and two films of acclaim in Turkey in the 1970s. Film career Viviani met with cinema at an early age due to her father's work at Cinecittà and started her career in Pasquale Squitieri's '' Blood Brothers'' (1974). She met Tony Askin who became her agent and a plethora of roles followed. Her first role worthy of mention was in ''Un urlo dalle tenebre'' aka ''The Return of Exorcist'' by Franco lo Cascio in 1975. However, her first lead roles came with two Osman F. Seden films: ''Teşekkür Ederim Büyükanne'' (1975), an adaptation of Marino Girolami film '' Lover Boy'' and ''Delicesine'' (1976), an adaptation of Irving Wallace novel '' The Fan Club'' that featured Viviani with Kadir İnanır and Fikret Hakan, two prominent Turkish actors. Her later films from mid-1970s to 1980s covered many exploitation genres ranging from commedia sexy all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** In 1979, the United States officially severed diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). This decision marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, turning to view the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate representative of China. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 6 – Geylang Bahru family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Italian-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Tigri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Neri Parenti
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on '' The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – '' Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – '' The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 27 – 20th Century Fox P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Cannavale
Vincenzo "Enzo" Cannavale (5 April 1928 – 18 March 2011) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films since 1949, including ''Cinema Paradiso'', which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990. He was awarded the Nastro d’Argento for Best Supporting Actor in ''32 dicembre'' (''December 32nd'') by Luciano De Crescenzo. Selected filmography * '' Yvonne of the Night'' (1949) - Il maggiordomo (uncredited) * ''Sogno di una notte di mezza sbornia'' (1959) - Fish-monger * '' Leoni al sole'' (1961) - Il commissario * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) - Partigiano (uncredited) * '' Treasure of San Gennaro'' (1966) - Gaetano * '' More Than a Miracle'' (1967) * '' Stasera mi butto'' (1967) - Waiter * '' Chimera'' (1968) - Porter in Capocabana Hotel * ''Operazione ricchezza'' (1968) * '' Zum zum zum - La canzone che mi passa per la testa'' (1969) - Filippo - Brother of Tosca * '' Zum zum zum n° 2'' (1969) - Valerio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Staller
Ilona Anna Staller (born 26 November 1951), known by her stage name Cicciolina, is a Hungarian-Italian former porn star, politician, and singer. Staller gained fame in the early 1970s through her radio show ''Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?'' and became widely recognized by her stage name Cicciolina. She appeared in numerous films and gained attention for being the first to bare her breasts on live Italian television in 1978. Staller ventured into politics and was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1987, campaigning on a libertarian platform with the Radical Party. Throughout her career, Staller made provocative offers, such as offering to have sex with Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in exchange for peace. Staller also had a brief marriage to American artist Jeff Koons, with whom she had a son. Early life Staller was born in Budapest during the era of the Hungarian People's Republic. Her father, László Staller, left the family when she was 3. She was raised by her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Vanni
Massimo Vanni (born 8 July 1946) is an Italian stuntman and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Vanni started his career as a stuntman, and had his first roles of weight playing tough guys in several poliziotteschi films directed by his cousin, the director Enzo G. Castellari. He is mostly known for the role of Gargiulo, a comical sidekick of Tomas Milian in the "Inspector Girardi" film series directed by Bruno Corbucci. In the 1980s he also played several leading roles in a number of action and adventure films, often directed by Bruno Mattei and in which he was credited as Alex McBride. Filmography * '' Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin'' (1970) * '' Street Law'' (1974) * '' Emanuelle's Revenge'' (1975) * '' Violent Rome'' (1975) * '' Rome: The Other Side of Violence'' (1976) * '' The Big Racket'' (1976) * '' A Special Cop in Action'' (1976) * '' The Heroin Busters'' (1977) * '' Destruction Force'' (1977) * '' Squadra antitruffa'' (1977) * '' Fearless'' (1978 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Franciosa
Massimo Franciosa (23 July 1924 – 30 March 1998) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 70 films between 1955 and 1991. He also directed nine films between 1963 and 1971. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay for '' The Four Days of Naples'' in 1964. Selected filmography * '' Wild Love'' (1955) * ''Poor, But Handsome'' (1957) * '' Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) * '' Everyone's in Love'' (1959) * '' Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959) * '' The Magistrate'' (1959) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) * ''La bellezza di Ippolita'' (1962) * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) * ''The Leopard'' (1963) * '' White Voices'' (1964) * '' Three Nights of Love'' (1964) * ''El Greco'' (1966) * '' Last Moments'' (1974) * '' The Voyage'' (1974) * ''I'm Photogenic ''I'm Photogenic'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Italy, early 1980s. Antonio Barozzi (Rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Russo
Adriana Russo (born 4 February 1954) is an Italian actress and television personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Russo started acting at the university, then she joined the stage company "Teatro insieme Emilia Romagna". In the second half of the 1970s, she entered the cabaret company " Il Bagaglino" and had her first film roles, notably appearing in Ettore Scola's '' Down and Dirty''. After working on stage with Vittorio Gassman, her career was launched by the RAI variety show ''La Sberla''. Russo then appeared in several dozens of films, stage works and TV-series; she was also playmate in the Italian edition of ''Playboy''. She had a several-years-long relationship with the television presenter Pippo Baudo. References External links * Adriana Russoat Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Giuliani
Massimo Giuliani (born 5 February 1951) is an Italian actor, voice actor and impressionist. Biography Born in Rome, he began his career at four years of age with the 1956 film '' Supreme Confession''. He had an intensifying experience as a child actor throughout the 1950s and 1960s on cinema and television and also voiced Arthur in the Italian-Language dub of the 1963 animated Disney film '' The Sword in the Stone'', which marked Giuliani's first dubbing contribution. In that same year he performed the role of Paolo in Irvin Kershner's war film '' Face in the Rain''. A passionate football fan and pratictioner, in the 1960s he was hired to play in the roman football youth squad, but had to leave after four months due to his obligations as a child actor. Giuliani went on acting in films and television, also taking part in plays, variety shows, and hosting programs for the Italian television and radio industry. A later, popular acting role of his was that of Ciro, the newsagent, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
