Massimo Troisi was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, comedian, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his works in the films I'm Starting back from Three (1981) and Il Postino: The Postman (1994), for which he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars. Nicknamed "the comedian of feelings", he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema.
Dino Campana was an Italian visionary poet. His fame rests on his only published book of poetry, the Canti Orfici, as well as his wild and erratic personality, including his ill-fated love affair with Sibilla Aleramo. He is often seen as an Italian example of a poète maudit.
Enzo Ghinazzi, best known as Pupo, is an Italian singer, lyricist, television presenter and writer.
Rai 1 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including TG1 news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events.
Bellis Marina Hedman, also known as Marina Frajese, Marina Lotar and Marina Lothar is a retired Swedish pornographic and mainstream actress.
Giovanna Mezzogiorno is an Italian theatre and film actress.
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi is an Italian actor.
Martina Stella is an Italian actress and screenwriter.
Beat Furrer is a Swiss-born Austrian composer and conductor. He has served as professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz since 1991. He was awarded the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2018.
Sibilla Aleramo was an Italian feminist writer and poet known for her autobiographical depictions of life as a woman in late 19th century Italy.
Cordula "Lina" Poletti was an Italian writer, poet, playwright, and feminist. Often described as beautiful and rebellious, she was prone to wear men's clothing and is considered one of the first women in Italy to openly declare her lesbianism.
The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2002.
Luca Bigazzi is an Italian cinematographer. He has won seven David di Donatello for Best Cinematography awards and received fourteen nominations, making him the highest awarded artist in this category. He is the first Italian cinematographer to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie category, for the 2016 series The Young Pope by Paolo Sorrentino. He has worked with directors such as Silvio Soldini, Mario Martone, Felice Farina, Gianni Amelio, Francesca Archibugi, Michele Placido, Abbas Kiarostami, and Paolo Sorrentino.
Un amore a Roma is a 1960 Italian romantic drama film directed by Dino Risi.
The Perfect Life is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini. It was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.
A Five Star Life is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi. For her performance, Margherita Buy won the David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film also won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Comedy.
Il colombre is a 1966 short story collection by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. The titular story introduces a sea monster called the colomber, which became the most famous of Buzzati's monster characters.
Italian Race is a 2016 Italian sports-drama film written and directed by Matteo Rovere. It is loosely based on the true story of rally driver Carlo Capone.
The Italian is a novel by the Italian writer Sebastiano Vassalli. It was published in 2007 by the publishing house Einaudi. It is dedicated to the publisher Giulio Bollati. The title is "L’Italiano" because it deals with eleven different stories of Italian people. According to WorldCat, the Italian edition is held book is held in 137 libraries.
