Tag: Roma

Silvana Mangano

(1930–1989) Filmography as Actress: Edipo re 1967 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti     Morte a Venezia 1971 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Silvana Mangano     Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger,…

Luchino Visconti

(1906–1976) Luchino Visconti di Modrone, conte di Lonate Pozzolo Filmography as Director: Bellisima 1951 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari     Senso 1954 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger     Le Notti Bianche 1957 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni  …

Raf Vallone

(1916–2002) Raffaele Vallone, OMRI Filmography as Actor: El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren     The Godfather: Part III 1990 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton   Born February 17 1916 Tropea…

Nino Rota

(1911–1979) Giovanni Rota Rinaldi Works: • 8½ (1963) • Amarcord (1973) • Boccaccio 70 (1962) • Death on the Nile (1978) • Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) • I Clowns (1971) • Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976) • Il Gattopardo…

Stefano Satta Flores

(1937–1985) Filmography as Actor: C’eravamo tanto amati 1974 Director: Ettore Scola Starring: Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman     Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978 Director: Ted Kotcheff Starring: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset   Born January 14 1937…

Gigi Proietti

(1940–2020) Luigi Proietti Filmography as Actor: L’eredità Ferramonti 1976 Director: Mauro Bolognini Starring: Anthony Quinn, Dominique Sanda     Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978 Director: Ted Kotcheff Starring: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset   Born November 2 1940 Roma (Italia) Died…

The Spanish Stairs, Rome (1897)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Spanish Stairs, Rome 1897 Oil on canvas, 74.45 x 59.3 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA The Spanish Stairs in Rome have been favored by tourists since they were constructed. The monumental double staircase with…

Salomè con la testa del Battista (1515)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome with the Head of John the Baptist) 1515 Oil on canvas, 90 x 72 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma This early masterpiece by Titian, which illustrates the terrible biblical episode in a dark…

Allocuzione di Alfonso d’Avalos (1540-1541)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Allocuzione di Alfonso d’Avalos (Alfonso d’Avalos Addressing his Troops) 1540–1541 Oil on canvas, 223 cm x 165 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Alfonso d’Avalos, first Marchese del Vasto, was born in Ischia on 25 May 1502 to a noble…