Eduardo De Filippo, also known simply as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy. For his artistic merits and contributions to Italian culture, he was named senatore a vita by the President of the Italian Republic Sandro Pertini.
Peppino De Filippo was an Italian actor.
Luigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the "commedia all'italiana" genre.
Massimo Antonio Boldi is an Italian stand-up comedian and actor.
Vacanze di Natale is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
The list of the 100 Italian films to be saved was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and non-profit organizations to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.
Andrea Roncato is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.
Natale a New York is a 2006 Italian Christmas comedy film co-written and directed by Neri Parenti, starring Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, Claudio Bisio, Elisabetta Canalis, Alessandro Siani, Fabio De Luigi, Paolo Ruffini and Francesco Mandelli. It is Parenti's first film since De Sica and Massimo Boldi ended their partnership. In Italy, the film grossed $4,844,101 (€3,701,000) in its opening weekend and $30,437,121 (€23,513,000) in total. According to Filmauro, Natale a New York was the highest-grossing film of the 2006 Christmas season.
Neri Parenti is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of cinepanettoni—zany comedy films scheduled for release during the Christmas period.
Pasquale Petrolo and Claudio Gregori, best known as Lillo & Greg, are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, film, television, radio as well as musicians, authors and cartoonists.
Vacanze di Natale a Cortina is a 2011 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Parenti.
Indovina chi viene a Natale? is a 2013 Italian comedy film produced, co-written and directed by Fausto Brizzi.
La scuola più bella del mondo is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Luca Miniero.
La mia banda suona il pop is a 2020 Italian comedy film directed by Fausto Brizzi.
Amici come prima is a 2018 Italian comedy film directed by Christian De Sica.
Natale a Beverly Hills is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
Vacanze di Natale '91 is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini.
In vacanza su Marte is a 2020 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
Andrea Pennacchi is an Italian actor, playwright, and theater director.
The Lions of Sicily is a 2023 Italian historical drama television series based on The Florios of Sicily by Stefania Auci. It premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 23 October 2023 and was released on Disney+ on 25 October 2023.
