Stefania Sandrelli is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana, starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in Divorce Italian Style as Angela, the cousin and love interest of Ferdinando, played by Marcello Mastroianni.
The Legend of the Holy Drinker is a 1988 Italian film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi.
Chiara Caselli is an Italian actress. In 1994, Caselli won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress award as well as the David di Donatello for Best Actress award. Caselli has appeared in American films including My Own Private Idaho opposite River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves.
Antonio Siciliano is an Italian film editor. From his debut in the early 1970s Siciliano worked as editor in more than 150 Italian productions, including films by Giuliano Montaldo, Damiano Damiani, Luigi Comencini, Luciano Salce, Steno, E.B. Clucher, Massimo Troisi and Franco Giraldi.
Il prato is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It was screened at the Venice Film Festival. For this film Isabella Rossellini was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for Best New Actress.
Buon Natale... buon anno is a 1989 Italian comedy drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It is based on the 1986 novel with the same name by Pasquale Festa Campanile. For this film Virna Lisi was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for best actress. The film was coproduced with France where it was released as Joyeux Noël, bonne année.
Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Lino Del Fra. It was awarded with the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
Regina Bianchi was an Italian stage and film actress.
Camera d'albergo is a 1981 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. Ida Di Benedetto won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and Ruggero Mastroianni won the David di Donatello for Best Editing.
Rossini! Rossini! is a 1991 Italian biographical film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. It depicts real life events of composer Gioachino Rossini. Monicelli replaced Robert Altman, who was experiencing differences with the producers. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes.
Parenti serpenti is a 1992 Italian black comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. It won the Italian film critics Silver Ribbon for Best Costumes. Writer Carmine Amoroso, who conceived of the story for the film, later adapted the film into a stage play that ran in Italy and Spain.
Alessandro Benvenuti is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was co-founder, together with Francesco Nuti and Athina Cenci, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes on stage and on television. He made his film debut in West of Paperino, for which he won the 1982 Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, therefore he started a critically appreciated career as director, screenwriter and actor of a set of original, offbeat comedies. In 1995 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the script of the film Belle al Bar. In 1996, he received three Globi d'oro nominations for his comedy drama film Ivo the Genius in the categories best film, best actor and best director.
Imperial Venus is a 1962 French-Italian historical film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Stephen Boyd and Raymond Pellegrin. It depicts the life of Pauline Bonaparte, the sister of Napoleon. For her performance Lollobrigida won the David di Donatello for best actress and the Nastro d'Argento for the same category.
Caro Gorbaciov is a 1988 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It entered the main competition at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal.
With Closed Eyes is a 1994 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesca Archibugi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Federigo Tozzi.
La cena, internationally released as The Dinner, is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola.
Vesna Goes Fast is a 1996 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. It entered the competition at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, in which Tereza Zajickova won a Pasinetti Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Ciak d'Oro for best sound.
Roberto Citran is an Italian actor.
Giulio Scarpati is an Italian actor.
Weird Tales is a 1994 Italian anthology surreal black comedy film written and directed by Sandro Baldoni. For this film Baldoni won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.
