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Vittorio Vaser
Vittorio Vaser (1904–1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in Alessandro Blasetti's 1929 film ''Sun'' about the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes.Verdone p.63 He was the son of the actor Ernesto Vaser. Selected filmography * ''Sun'' (1929) * ''The Haller Case'' (1933) * ''Aldebaran'' (1935) * ''Don Bosco'' (1935) * ''Tonight at Eleven'' (1938) * ''The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' The Champion'' (1943) * '' Other Times'' (1952) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Beatrice Cenci'' (1956) * ''Rigoletto e la sua tragedia ''Rigoletto'' or ''Rigoletto and His Tragedy'' () is a 1956 Italian musical melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Aldo Silvani and Gerard Landry. It is based on the 1851 Giuseppe Verdi opera ''Rigoletto'' and incor ...'' (1956) * '' Warlord of Crete'' (1960) References Bibliography * Verdone, Luca. ''I Film di Alessandro Blasetti''. Gremese Editore, 1989. External links * 1904 births 1963 deaths Italian mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stage Actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for Hypocrisy, hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the Tragedy, tragic Greek chorus, chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altri Tempi
''In Olden Days'' () is a 1952 Italian comedy drama anthology film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and featuring an ensemble cast that included Gina Lollobrigida, Amedeo Nazzari, Vittorio De Sica, Elisa Cegani, Barbara Florian, Aldo Fabrizi, Andrea Checchi and Alba Arnova.Diffrient p.7 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dario Cecchi and Veniero Colasanti. It is also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity''. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past and is pranked by the rowdy son of a newsagent. Excelsior dance Filmed reconstruction of the Excelsior Ball, an allegorical late-century dance by the composer Romualdo Marenco performed for the first time at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 11 January 1881. Less than a day Two lovers, for contingent reasons, manage to see each other in a hotel room once a year, for a few hours, but due to some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Male Stage Actors
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlord Of Crete
Warlords are individuals who exercise military, economic, and political control over a region, often one without a strong central or national government, typically through informal control over local armed forces. Warlords have existed throughout much of history, albeit in a variety of different capacities within the political, economic, and social structure of states or ungoverned territories. The term is often applied in the context of China around the end of the Qing dynasty, especially during the Warlord Era. The term may also be used for a supreme military leader. Historical origins and etymology The first appearance of the word "warlord" dates to 1856, when used by American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson in a highly critical essay on the aristocracy in England, "Piracy and war gave place to trade, politics and letters; the war-lords'' to the law-lord; the privilege was kept, whilst the means of obtaining it were changed." During the First World War, the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigoletto E La Sua Tragedia
''Rigoletto'' or ''Rigoletto and His Tragedy'' () is a 1956 Italian musical melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Aldo Silvani and Gerard Landry. It is based on the 1851 Giuseppe Verdi opera ''Rigoletto'' and incorporated music from that work. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. Cast * Aldo Silvani as Rigoletto * Janet Vidor as Gilda * Gérard Landry as Duke of Mantua * Loris Gizzi as Count of Ceprano * Cesare Polacco as Sparafucile * Franca Tamantini as Maddalena * Gualtiero Tumiati as Count of Monterone * Nietta Zocchi as Giovanna * Vittorio Vaser as Marullo * Renato Chiantoni Renato Chiantoni (19 April 1906 – 24 December 1979) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978. Born in Brescia, the son of the stage actor Amedeo, Chiantoni debuted on stage entering several drama and revue comp ... as The Poet * Mario Terribile as Borsa References External links * 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Cenci (1956 Film)
''Beatrice Cenci'' is a 1956 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi and Fausto Tozzi. It is a biopic of Beatrice Cenci, a young Roman noblewoman who murdered her abusive father, Count Francesco Cenci. Plot In 1598, his son Giacomo, lover of his stepmother Lucrezia, was involved in the investigation into the death of Francesco Cenci, a violent and dissolute patrician. To defend him, Lucrezia accuses Olimpio Calvetti, Francesco's steward, who had helped Beatrice Cenci. Under torture, Beatrice also accuses Olimpio, but she is sentenced to death and beheaded in Castel Sant'Angelo. In the end, the judge also has Giacomo and Lucrezia locked up. Cast Release ''Beatrice Cenci'' was distributed theatrically in Italy by Cei-Incom on 6 September 1956. It grossed a total of 223,400,000 Italian lire The lira ( , ; : lire, , ) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was introduced by the Napoleonic Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman Alone (1956 Film)
''A Woman Alone'' () is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio Sala and Ottavio Alessi assistant director, and starring Eleonora Rossi Drago, Luciana Angiolillo and Ettore Manni.Miccichè p/107 Cast * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Luisa * Luciana Angiolillo as Nice * Ettore Manni as Giulio, il giornalista * Antigone Costanda as Franca * Gianna Maria Canale as Mara * Paolo Stoppa * Evi Maltagliati as Pressenda * Joseph Lenzi as Dino Franceschi * Ignazio Leone as Turi * Francesco Sormano * Matilde Orsini * Vittorio Vaser * Gino Buzzanca * Giorgio Gandos * Franca Ferrari * Francisco Prosperi * Ugo Ugolini * Enzo Garinei as Ciccio, il fotografo *Ottavio Alessi as the movie Cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ... References Bibliography * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champion (1943 Film)
''The Champion'' () is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.Chiti & Poppi p.56 It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci. Synopsis A former boxer, now a trainer, discovers a young fighter who he feels has all the skills to become a champion. He takes him under his wing and begins to shape him into a fully rounded fighter. However the young man's success goes to his head and he becomes involved with a rich, vapid lady without realising that his trainer's daughter is in love with him. Cast * Enzo Fiermonte as Massimo * Vera Bergman as Wanda Gregorovitch * Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini * Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia * Michele Riccardini as Federico * Alessandra Adari * Michele Bonaglia * Mario Bosisio * Luigi Garrone * Amedeo Martini * Bianca Martini * Merlo Preciso * Massimo Riccardi * Vera Ruberti * Mirella Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
