The cinema of Italy comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Italy is one of the birthplaces of art cinema and the stylistic aspect of film has been one of the most important factors in the history of Italian film. As of 2018, Italian films have won 14 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film as well as 12 Palmes d'Or, one Academy Award for Best Picture and many Golden Lions and Golden Bears.
"Il Canto degli Italiani" is a patriotic song written by Goffredo Mameli and set to music by Michele Novaro in 1847, currently serving as the national anthem of Italy. It is best known among Italians as the "Inno di Mameli", after the author of the lyrics, or "Fratelli d'Italia", from its opening line. The piece, in 4/4 time signature and B-flat major key, has six strophes, and a refrain sung after each. The sixth group of verses, almost never performed, recalls the first strophe's text.
Giuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati, is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his two giallo masterpieces, The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).
Damiano Damiani was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", while film critic Paolo Mereghetti said that his style made him "the most American of Italian directors".
Federico De Roberto was an Italian writer, who became well known for his historical novel I Viceré (1894), translated as The Viceroys.
Renato Chiantoni was an Italian actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1978.
La Rosa di Bagdad is a 1949 Italian animated film by Anton Gino Domeneghini. In 1952, the film was dubbed into English, retitled The Singing Princess and dubbed by Julie Andrews as her first venture into voice-over work. The film was reissued in 1967, at the height of Andrews' subsequent Hollywood career. It is often cited as one of the first animated films from Europe and in Technicolor together with The Dynamite Brothers. It is also Italy's first film in Technicolor.
Maurizio Arena was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978.
The Teatro Petruzzelli is the largest theatre of the city of Bari and the fourth Italian theatre by size.
La donna delle meraviglie is a 1985 Italian film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua and based on a novel with the same name by him.
Enio Girolami, sometimes credited as Thomas Moore, was an Italian film and television actor.
Venice, the Moon and You is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi.
Mariangela Giordano was an Italian film and television actress.
Salvatore Piscicelli is an Italian director, screenwriter and film critic.
Erminio Spalla was an Italian professional heavyweight boxer, film actor and singer.
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Mario Amendola.
Toni Pagot was an Italian comics artist and animator.
Paolo Benvenuti is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Enrico Palandri is an Italian academic, writer and translator.
Roberto Piumini is an Italian writer, known particularly for his children's stories.
