Alida Maria Laura, Freiin Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg, better known by her stage name Alida Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s. She was one of the biggest stars of Italian film during the Fascist era, once being called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Benito Mussolini, and was internationally successful post-World War II. According to Frédéric Mitterrand, Valli was the only actress in Europe to equal Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo.
Light in the Darkness is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Fosco Giachetti, Alida Valli and Clara Calamai. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome.
Schoolgirl Diary is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.
Invisible Chains is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Giuditta Rissone. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Ottavio Scotti and Mario Rappini.
Lively Teresa is a 1943 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedies popular during the Fascist era.
The Merry Widower is a 1950 Italian romance film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Isa Barzizza and Amedeo Nazzari. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
L'ultimo amante is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film Stasera niente di nuovo. This version aptly concludes with the score of the famous prelude of La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi.
That Ghost of My Husband is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Enzo Biliotti and Jole Fierro. The film's sets were designed by the art director Angelo Zagame. It financed by the Sicilian producer Ferdinando Briguglio who had previously backed Luigi Zampa's Difficult Years. For many years it was considered a lost film before being rediscover in an attic and restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the National Museum of Cinema in Turin.
Beauties in Capri is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Nando Bruno, Ave Ninchi and Tamara Lees.
The Ferocious Saladin is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Alida Valli and Lino Carenzio. The film was made at Cinecittà in Rome. On 28 April 1937, Benito Mussolini visited the newly completed studio. Along with the historical epic Scipio Africanus, this was one of the films he saw being made. The film, a vehicle for the Sicilian comedian Angelo Musco, is about an unsuccessful old comedian forced to find another work. While he is selling cakes in a theatre, the audience discover the highly sought-after collectible cards of "The Ferocious Saladin". Inspired by the event, the comedian sets up a successful comic piece on stage.
The King's Jester is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Michel Simon, María Mercader and Rossano Brazzi. The film is an adaptation of the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo and uses music from Verdi's later opera Rigoletto. It is set at the court of Francis I of France in the Sixteenth century.
Red Tavern is a 1940 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marries a count after a series of misunderstandings.
The Secret Lover is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Vivi Gioi. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome.
The Adulteress is a 1946 Italian melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi and Carlo Ninchi. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. Calamai received the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress for her performance.
Manon Lescaut is a 1940 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Vittorio De Sica and Lamberto Picasso. It is an adaptation of the Abbé Prévost's novel of the same title. The film was made at the Cinecittà studios in Rome with sets designed by the art directors Ivo Battelli and Guido Fiorini.
Adam's Tree is a 1936 Italian White Telephone comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elsa Merlini, Antonio Gandusio and Renato Cialente. The film's sets were designed by the art director Guido Fiorini.
The Song of Life is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and María Mercader. It is set during the German occupation of Rome in the Second World War before the Liberation of the city in 1944. It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin.
A Thousand Lire a Month is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti. It is a remake of the 1936 Hungarian film Havi 200 fix. The plot concerns an electronic engineer who goes to Budapest, accompanied by his girlfriend, to work on experiments for a new television system leading to countless mix-ups.
The White Primrose is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Carlo Campanini, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1981.
