Giovanni Placido Agostino Pascoli was an Italian poet, classical scholar and an emblematic figure of Italian literature in the late nineteenth century. Alongside Gabriele D'Annunzio, he was one of the greatest Italian decadent poets.
Luigi Cervi, better known as Gino Cervi, was an Italian actor. He was best known for portraying Peppone in a series of comedies based on the character Don Camillo (1952–1965), and police detective Jules Maigret on the television series Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (1964–1972).
Il Boom is a 1963 commedia all'italiana black-and-white film directed by Vittorio De Sica.
Tenderness is a 1997 novel written by Robert Cormier. It is the basis for John Polson's 2009 film, Tenderness.
The works of J. M. Barrie about Peter Pan feature many characters. The numerous adaptations and sequels to those stories feature many of the same characters, and introduce new ones. Most of these strive for continuity with Barrie's work, developing a fairly consistent cast of characters living in Neverland and the real-world settings of Barrie's stories.
Paola Barbara was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1935 and 1978. She was sometimes credited as Pauline Baards.
Franca Marzi was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 80 films between 1943 and 1977.
Maddalena is a 1954 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Märta Torén, Gino Cervi and Charles Vanel. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot in Technicolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti.
Les Miserables is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is based on the Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and stars Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean, Valentina Cortese as Fantine and Cosette, and Hans Hinrich as Javert. After the financial success of Freda's previous film The Black Eagle, Freda worked a deal with Lux Film and began developing an adaptation of Les Misérables with Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Stefano Vanzina. The film was shot entirely in Rome.
Bud Brothers Series is the first installment of the Precious Hearts Romances Presents series, written by Rose Tan based on The Bud Brothers Series. The series aired aired on ABS-CBN's Hapontastic afternoon block from May 4 to August 28, 2009, replacing Pieta and was replaced by Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin.
The Cliff of Sin is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Gino Cervi, Margarete Genske and Delia Scala.
La notte brava is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. The film represents the debut of Tomas Milian in the Italian film industry.
Un sacco bello, internationally released as Fun Is Beautiful, is a 1980 Italian comedy film. The film, produced by Sergio Leone, marked the directorial debut of Carlo Verdone, as well his debut as main actor and as screenwriter. For this film Verdone won a special David di Donatello Awards and the Nastro d'Argento for best new actor.
The Betrothed is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gino Cervi, Dina Sassoli and Ruggero Ruggeri. It is an adaptation of the 1827 novel The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni. The film's producers organised a competition to select the lead actress which was modelled on the hunt for Scarlett O'Hara by the American producer David O. Selznick for Gone With the Wind. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style.
The Glimpse of Reality, A Tragedietta (1909) is a short play by George Bernard Shaw, set Italy during the 15th century. It is a parody of the verismo melodramas in vogue at the time. Shaw included it among what he called his "tomfooleries".
La dama velata is a 2015 Italian-Spanish mysterydrama television miniseries directed by Carmine Elia. It was produced by Rai Fiction, Lux Vide and Telecinco Cinema, with a budget of about 10 million euros. It is set in Trentino, in the late nineteenth century. In Italy, the series was broadcast on Rai 1 and Rai 1 HD from March 17 to April 16, 2015.
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.
A Boy Called Christmas is a 2021 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay by Ol Parker and Kenan, based on the 2015 book of the same name by Matt Haig, and starring Henry Lawfull, Toby Jones, Sally Hawkins, Kristen Wiig, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Colletti, Stephen Merchant, Jim Broadbent, and Maggie Smith. It tells the story of a boy who travels to a land of elves with the mouse that he trained to speak as he ends up coming to their aid when people sent by the king, which his father is part of, make off with one of the elves. The story is told by an old lady to her grand-niece and grand-nephews.
Mariù Pascoli was the pseudonym of the Italian writer and poet Maria Pascoli. She is the sister of the poet Giovanni Pascoli, whom she assisted until his death and whose archives she kept in the house that bears his name.
Imlie is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that aired from 16 November 2020 to 12 May 2024 on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The show was produced by Gul Khan under 4 Lions Films. One of the longest running Indian television soap opera, the series starred Sumbul Touqeer, Gashmeer Mahajani, Mayuri Deshmukh, Fahmaan Khan for the first generation, Megha Chakraborty, Karan Vohra, Seerat Kapoor as the second generation, Adrija Roy and Sai Ketan Rao for the third and final generation.
