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Allonsanfàn (Italian pronunciation: [alˌlɔnzaɱˈfan]) is a 1974 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The title of the film, which is also the name of a character, comes from the first words (French: Allons enfants, lit. 'Arise, children') of the French Revolutionary anthem La Marseillaise. [2] [3 ...
Paolo e Francesca (Paolo and Francesca), also known as Legend of Love, [1] is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Odile Versois and Armando Francioli. It is loosely based on real life events of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta. [2] [3]
Blood and Black Lace (Mario Bava, 1964; Italian: Sei donne per l'assassino / Six Women for the Murderer) a.k.a. Fashion House of Death; Death on the Fourposter (Jean Josipovici and Ambrogio Molteni, 1964; Italian: Delitto allo Specchio / Crime in the Mirror) a.k.a. Sexy Party; 24 ore di terrore (Gastone Grandi, 1964; translation: 24 Hours of ...
Giovanni Falcone (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. [1] [2] From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia.
The Assassin (Italian: L'assassino) is a 1961 Italian-French crime drama film directed by Elio Petri starring Marcello Mastroianni. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was Petri's feature film debut as a director. Plot
From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the Romagnole Wars and factions. He is chiefly famous for the domestic tragedy of 1285, recorded in Dante's Inferno: upon finding his wife, Francesca da Polenta (Francesca da Rimini), in adulterous embrace with his own brother (Paolo Malatesta), he killed them both with his own hands.
Director Francesca Archibugi, whose feminist fascist-era saga “La Storia” was Italy’s biggest TV event of 2023, is set to return behind camera on World War II drama “The Italian Chapel ...
In the first four seasons, set in Palermo, [1] the story of the struggle have told between the state and the Mafia through the events of the deputy superintendent of police, Claudia Mares, head of anti-mafia squad of Palermo, and Rosy Abate, a young woman tied to a mafia clan, linked by a tragic past that has brought them together.