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Matilda De Angelis is an Italian actress and singer. Her credits include the films Italian Race and Rose Island, and the television miniseries "The Undoing" and "The Law According to Lidia Poet." She started playing guitar and violin at the age of thirteen. She attended the Liceo Scientifico (science high school) "Enrico Fermi" in Bologna. In 2011, De Angelis began singing in the band Rumba De Bodas. The band also recorded an album, Karnaval Fou, which was released in 2014.- Writer
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Pier Paolo Pasolini achieved fame and notoriety long before he entered the film industry. A published poet at 19, he had already written numerous novels and essays before his first screenplay in 1954. His first film Accattone (1961) was based on his own novel and its violent depiction of the life of a pimp in the slums of Rome caused a sensation. He was arrested in 1962 when his contribution to the portmanteau film Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) was considered blasphemous and given a suspended sentence. It might have been expected that his next film, The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) (The Gospel According to St. Matthew), which presented the Biblical story in a totally realistic, stripped-down style, would cause a similar fuss but, in fact, it was rapturously acclaimed as one of the few honest portrayals of Christ on screen. Its original Italian title pointedly omitted the Saint in St. Matthew). Pasolini's film career would then alternate distinctly personal and often scandalously erotic adaptations of classic literary texts: Oedipus Rex (1967) (Oedipus Rex); The Decameron (1971); The Canterbury Tales (1972) (The Canterbury Tales); Arabian Nights (1974) (Arabian Nights), with his own more personal projects, expressing his controversial views on Marxism, atheism, fascism and homosexuality, notably Teorema (1968) (Theorem), Pigsty and the notorious Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975), a relentlessly grim fusion of Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy with the 'Marquis de Sade' which was banned in Italy and many other countries for several years. Pasolini was murdered in still-mysterious circumstances shortly after completing the film.- Serena Grandi was born on 23 March 1958 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Great Beauty (2013), Miranda (1985) and Donne sottotetto (Centro storico) (1992). She was previously married to Beppe Ercole.
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Rossano Brazzi was an Italian stage and film actor. He was married to Lydia Brazzi until her death, and to Ilse Fischer, his second wife, until his death.
He's most familiar to English-speaking audiences for his role as Emile De Becque in South Pacific (1958), playing opposite Mitzi Gaynor.
He died in Rome of complications following a neural virus, on December 24, 1994.- Caterina Ferioli was born on 21 December 2003 in Bologna, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Tearsmith (2024) and Belcanto.
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Born in Bologna, she is an actress and photographer. She has acted, among others, for Michelangelo Antonioni, Liliana Cavani, Marco Tullio Giordana, Gus Van Sant, and Mia Handsen-Love. In 2008 she began to exhibit her photography; in 2011 she was at the Biennale di Venezia, in 2014 her first solo exhibit in Tokyo. She debuted as a director In 2000 with the short Per sempre, which was in competition at the 57a Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia, and won the Nastro d'Argento Prize.- Saul Nanni was born on 4 February 1999 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is an actor, known for Brado (2022), Love & Gelato (2022) and Under the Riccione Sun (2020).
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Stefano Accorsi got his diploma from the School of Theater in Bologna. He divides his time between theater, cinema, and television. Currently he is the Artistic Director of the Theater Foundation of Tuscany. He was appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Ministry of Culture. His movies include: Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo (Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band) by Enza Negroni, I piccoli maestri (Little Teachers) by Daniele Luchetti, Ormai è fatta! (Outlaw) by Enzo Monteleone (Grolla d'Oro Award), Un uomo perbene (A Respectable Man) by Maurizio Zaccaro (Grolla d'Oro), Capitaes de Abril (April Captains) by Maria de Medeiros, Come quando fuori piove by Mario Monicelli, Radiofreccia (Radio Arrow) and Made in Italy by Luciano Ligabue (David di Donatello, Amidei Award and Ciak d'Oro), L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss), Baciami ancora (Kiss Me Again) and A casa tutti bene (There's No Place like Home) by Gabriele Muccino, Saturno contro (Saturn in Opposition), Le fate ignoranti (The Ignorant Fairies) and La Dea Fortuna (The Goddess of Fortune) by Ferzan Ozpetek (Nastro d'Argento, Ciak d'Oro and Globo d'Oro from the foreign press in Italy), La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room) by Nanni Moretti, Santa Maradona by Marco Ponti, Romanzo criminale (Crime Novel) and Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Scandalous Journey / A Journey Called Love) by Michele Placido (Coppa Volpi Best Actor at the 59th Venice Film Festival), Tous le soleils by Philippe Claudel, Veloce come il vento (Italian Race) by Matteo Rovere (David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, 2016 FICE Award Actor of the Year), Fortunata directed by Sergio Castellitto (Ciak d'Oro Best Actor). He debuted in directing with the short film Io non ti conosco, produced by Yoox Group that he also acted in (2014 Nastro d'Argento Best NewDirector). For Sky Italia, the series 1992 and the sequels 1993 and 1994 directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi, of which he is the creator and actor. Also for Sky in association with HBO, The Young Pope by Paolo Sorrentino.- Writer
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Valerio Zurlini was born on March 19, 1926. During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party. He filmed short documentaries in the immediate post-war period and in 1954 directed his first feature film, Le ragazze di San Frediano (1955), his only comedy. In 1958, together with Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi and Alberto Lattuada, he won the Silver Ribbon for Best Script for Lattuada's Guendalina (1957). Zurlini made his name as a director with his second feature film, Violent Summer (1959), starring Eleonora Rossi Drago and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
In 1961 Zurlini filmed Girl with a Suitcase (1961), a successful drama, starring Claudia Cardinale and Jacques Perrin, who would become Zurlini's favorite actor. In 1962 Zurlini's film Family Diary (1962) earned him the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival (it tied with Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood (1962)). Zurlini had a masterful skill for screen adaptations Both Le ragazze di San Frediano (1955) and Family Diary (1962) were based on Vasco Pratolini's work. Zurlini admired the work of Italian novelist Giorgio Bassani and hoped to adapt his novel "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis," which was subsequently directed by Vittorio De Sica (see The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)). His 1965 film The Camp Followers (1965) was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver Prize. Zurlini's last film, The Desert of the Tartars (1976), produced by Jacques Perrin and featuring an all-star ensemble, was based on Dino Buzzati's novel of the same name. The movie won both the David di Donatello for Best Director and the Silver Ribbon for Best Director.
The visual style of Zurlini's adaptations was informed by artists Giorgio De Chirico, Giorgio Morandi and Ottone Rosai. During the last years of his life, Zurlini taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and worked as a dubbing director for the Italian versions for such movies as The Deer Hunter (1978) and My American Uncle (1980). He died of stomach hemorrhage in Verona on October 27, 1982.- Eva Robins was born on 10 December 1958 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for Tenebrae (1982), The Adventures of Hercules (1985) and Hercules (1983).
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Pupi Avati was born on 3 November 1938 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Gli amici del bar Margherita (2009), Giovanna's Father (2008) and The Story of Boys & Girls (1989). He has been married to Amelia Turri since 1964. They have three children.- Elisabetta Cavallotti was born on 1 July 1967 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for Dentro la città (2004), Vivere non è un gioco da ragazzi (2023) and I laureati (1995).
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Elettra Lamborghini was born on 17 May 1994 in Bologna, Italy. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mollo tutto e apro un chiringuito (2021), Elettra Lamborghini: Mala (2018) and Elettra Lamborghini Feat. Guè: Fanfare (2019).- Claudio Cassinelli was born on 29 September 1938 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 (1984), The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) and Hercules (1983). He was married to Irene Bignardi. He died on 12 July 1985 in Page, Arizona, USA.
- Tobia De Angelis was born on 19 April 2000 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is an actor, known for The Crypt Monster (2021), Vite in fuga (2020) and Love & Gelato (2022).
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Peter Arpesella is an award winning actor and writer, and published author. His family owned the Grand Hotel of Rimini where he grew up. Federico Felini, who portrayed the Grand Hotel in his Oscar winning film "Amarcord," was a dear family friend, always welcomed at the hotel, as if his home, when in his native town. After his father's early death Peter worked as an investment banker in New York. Then he went to therapy and became an actor and writer. He lives in Los Angeles.- Actor
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Romano Reggiani, born in 1993, is an Italian actor and musician. He studied at the CSC (national acting school in Rome). He takes his first steps in the Italian film industry shooting numerous shorts and making small appearances in several productions. He obtains his first important role in the film "Party cloudy with sunny spells" directed by Marco Pontecorvo, with Luca Zingaretti and John Turturro. He joins the cast as one of the main characters of many successful Italian TV series like "Una Grande Famiglia 3" by Riccardo Donna, "Tutti Insieme All'Improvviso" by Francesco Pavolini, "Scomparsa" by Fabrizio Costa, "L'amore strappato" by Ricky Tognazzi, "Vite in fuga" by Luca Ribuoli. He is also chosen for the Sky Atlantic project "1993" directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi and then he is the leading actor for the tv series "Mental". Romano obtain the leading role for the American movie: "Lamborghini - the legend", directed by the oscar winner Bobby Moresco, where he plays the young Ferruccio Lamborghini next to a huge international cast. He also joins the cast of the Cinese movie: "The Italian recipe", directed by Zuxin Hou. He directs a short called "The sleeper in the valley" about the memory of the first world war and a videoclip called "No-hard feelings" for New Music International. Now he's working on his first movie:"We are here".- Often cited as the best referee of his generation by players and fans alike, Pierluigi Collina was respected for his no-nonsense approach to officiating. He is instantly recognizable as he contracted a severe form of alopecia, resulting in the permanent loss of all his hair, giving him his distinctive bald appearance and earning the nickname Kojak. Coincidentally, this happened around the same time that he began refereeing more high-profile matches in the Italian Serie A League (about 1988).
He grew up in Bologne and graduated with a degree in economics from the University of Bologne in 1984. During his teenage years, he played as a central defender for a local team, but was persuaded in 1977 to take a referee's course, where it was discovered that he had a particular aptitude for the job.
Given his natural ability as a referee it didn't take him long to climb through the ranks, and within 3 years he was officiating in top-flight football. All achieved whilst completing his compulsory military service.
After taking charge of 43 Serie A matches he was placed on FIFA's Referees List--this being the pinnacle of any football referee's career. He was allocated five matches at the 1996 Olympic Games, including the final between Nigeria and Argentina.
Then, within the space of 3 years, Pierluigi was placed in charge of the world's 2 biggest football matches; the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and the 2002 World Cup final between Brazil and Germany.
In his book Le mie regole del gioco ("my rules", not "the rules"), Pierluigi writes about his preparations before a match, which perhaps give some insight into why he was such a top referee. He was a stickler for detail and always tried to find out as much as possible about the teams, the players, the style of play, and the history between the teams. He knew beforehand what a coach would do when his team was a goal behind, and he even wanted to know whether the players were left or right footed!
He met his future wife Gianna in 1988 in Versilia and after living together for a while they moved to the coastal town of Viareggio. The couple have since had 2 children.
Pierluigi is famous the world over, particularly in Japan after appearing in a TV commercial for frozen takoyaki products. He also officiated the Second Round match between Japan and Turkey at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
He retired in 2005 after refereeing his last major international tournament, Euro 2004.
His love for football continued after his retirement and he acts as a non-paid consultant to the Italian Football Referees Association (AIA), and is a member of the UEFA Referees Committee. He has also been the head of referees for the Football Federation of Ukraine since 2010. He is represented in London by Useful Sports Agency. - Actor
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Enzo Robutti was born on 24 October 1933 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for The Godfather Part III (1990), Vigili e vigilesse (1982) and The Rogues (1987). He died on 13 February 2022 in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy.- Maria Antonietta Beluzzi was born on 26 July 1930 in Bologna, Italy. She was an actress, known for Amarcord (1973), La vita provvisoria (1963) and The Last Concert (1976). She died on 6 August 1997 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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Fabio Frizzi was born on 2 July 1951 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is a composer and actor, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Zombie (1979) and Saint Frankenstein (2015).- Veronica Lario was born on 19 July 1956 in Bologna, Italy. She is an actress, known for Tenebrae (1982), Bel Ami (1979) and Softly, Softly (1984). She was previously married to Silvio Berlusconi.
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Actress Elles Case was born on June 4, 1996, in Bologna, Italy, as Eleonora Casalini, and she is an Italian actress. She was named after the American actress Eleanor Parker.
In 2018, she started her career on stage, she played in different Anton Chekhov plays, and in the musical Legally Blonde the following year. Then she moved into cinema, starring in national and international productions Bitter Years (2019) (2019), Bobby Moresco's Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend (2022) (2022) and several short films.
She won 3 awards as best actress for her performance in Non colpevole (2020). In 2022, she plays Anna in The Oldest (2022), and she starred as Amy in Nightmares (2022), a short film she also wrote and directed about anxiety and mental health. Thanks to her interpretation, she won the Accolade Global Film Competition.- Actor
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Gabriel Lo Giudice is an actor known for Atlanta (2016), Il signor Diavolo (2019), Leonardo (2021) and Bad Habits Die Hard (2020).
He founded London-based production company Pinzutu Films, and his films as a producer include Enjoy (2021), which premiered at Tribeca Festival and won Best UK Short at Raindance, and Vert (2019), winner of the Special Jury Award at SXSW.- Actress
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Olivia Magnani was born in 1975 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Consequences of Love (2004), All the Money in the World (2017) and Maria Venera (2007).