1.
Vera Carmi
–
Vera Carmi was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 51 films between 1940 and 1956 and she was born in Turin, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Carmi was born Virginia Doglioli in Turin, after the war she got critical acclaim for a number of dramatic performances, notably Mario Soldatis His Young Wife and Luciano Emmers Sunday in August. She was also active on stage. Gradually cast in important roles, she eventually retired in the second half of the 1950s. Carmi was the first wife of the football player Aldo Giuseppe Borel
Vera Carmi
–
Vera Carmi in 1941
Vera Carmi
Vera Carmi
–
Carmi with
Fosco Giachetti in
Labbra serrate (1942)
2.
Sesto Fiorentino
–
Sesto Fiorentino, known locally as just Sesto, is a municipality in the province of Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. The oldest known settlement in the area dates from the Mesolithic. The Etruscan presence is known from the 7th century BC, the first churches were built in the early Middle Ages, among which the most important became the Pieve of San Martino. Sesto Fiorentino was subject to the Archbishop of Florence, later it was under the Florentine Republic, which dried the plain and boosted the areas economy starting from the Renaissance age. In 1735, Marquis Carlo Ginori founded one of the first porcelain plants in Europe, now under the name Richard-Ginori, the company is still located in Sesto, and is the largest porcelain manufacturer in Italy. Toward the end of the 19th century, craftsmen who had trained at Richard-Ginori began to start their own pottery studios. There are currently over one hundred producers of pottery in Sesto Fiorentino, Sesto Fiorentino was annexed by plebiscite to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1860. The town was a protagonist in the late 19th century workers struggle, in 1899 it was the first town in Tuscany to have a socialist mayor. Pieve di San Martino, known from around the year 1000, the interior has a nave and two aisles, the inner part dating from the 12th century. On the high altar is a Crucifix by Agnolo Gaddi, notable are also a Circumcision by Jacopo Vignali, santa Maria a Quinto, mentioned in the 11th century but rebuilt in the 18th century. It houses a triptych by Spinello Aretino and Annunciation from 1410. Villa Guicciardini Corsi Salviati Villa Paolina Villa Villoresi Park of Villa Gamba, Etruscan findings include the Tomba della Montagnola, the Tomba della Mula and the Necropolis of Palastreto. Sesto Fiorentino is twinned with, Wieliczka, Poland El Ayoun, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Bagnolet, sherlock Holmes scholars determined that the unnamed Italian town in The Adventure of the Empty House was Sesto, and a bust of Holmes stands in the town. Poet Alberta Bigagli was born in Sesto Firorentino in 1928
Sesto Fiorentino
–
Pieve of San Martino.
Sesto Fiorentino
–
Villa Guicciardini Corsi Salviati in Sesto Fiorentino.
Sesto Fiorentino
–
Tomba della Mula and view of Monte Morello
3.
Italy
–
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe. Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, Italy covers an area of 301,338 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. Due to its shape, it is referred to in Italy as lo Stivale. With 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth most populous EU member state, the Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom, which eventually became a republic that conquered and assimilated other nearby civilisations. The legacy of the Roman Empire is widespread and can be observed in the distribution of civilian law, republican governments, Christianity. The Renaissance began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe, bringing a renewed interest in humanism, science, exploration, Italian culture flourished at this time, producing famous scholars, artists and polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Michelangelo and Machiavelli. The weakened sovereigns soon fell victim to conquest by European powers such as France, Spain and Austria. Despite being one of the victors in World War I, Italy entered a period of economic crisis and social turmoil. The subsequent participation in World War II on the Axis side ended in defeat, economic destruction. Today, Italy has the third largest economy in the Eurozone and it has a very high level of human development and is ranked sixth in the world for life expectancy. The country plays a prominent role in regional and global economic, military, cultural and diplomatic affairs, as a reflection of its cultural wealth, Italy is home to 51 World Heritage Sites, the most in the world, and is the fifth most visited country. The assumptions on the etymology of the name Italia are very numerous, according to one of the more common explanations, the term Italia, from Latin, Italia, was borrowed through Greek from the Oscan Víteliú, meaning land of young cattle. The bull was a symbol of the southern Italic tribes and was often depicted goring the Roman wolf as a defiant symbol of free Italy during the Social War. Greek historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus states this account together with the legend that Italy was named after Italus, mentioned also by Aristotle and Thucydides. The name Italia originally applied only to a part of what is now Southern Italy – according to Antiochus of Syracuse, but by his time Oenotria and Italy had become synonymous, and the name also applied to most of Lucania as well. The Greeks gradually came to apply the name Italia to a larger region, excavations throughout Italy revealed a Neanderthal presence dating back to the Palaeolithic period, some 200,000 years ago, modern Humans arrived about 40,000 years ago. Other ancient Italian peoples of undetermined language families but of possible origins include the Rhaetian people and Cammuni. Also the Phoenicians established colonies on the coasts of Sardinia and Sicily, the Roman legacy has deeply influenced the Western civilisation, shaping most of the modern world
Italy
–
The
Colosseum in Rome, built c. 70 – 80 AD, is considered one of the greatest works of
architecture and
engineering of ancient history.
Italy
–
Flag
Italy
–
The
Iron Crown of Lombardy, for centuries symbol of the
Kings of Italy.
Italy
–
Castel del Monte, built by German Emperor
Frederick II,
UNESCO World Heritage site
4.
Rome
–
Rome is a special comune and the capital of Italy. Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region, with 2,873,598 residents in 1,285 km2, it is also the countrys largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents, the city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio, along the shores of the Tiber. Romes history spans more than 2,500 years, while Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at only around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The citys early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and it was first called The Eternal City by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BC, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the Caput Mundi, due to that, Rome became first one of the major centres of the Italian Renaissance, and then the birthplace of both the Baroque style and Neoclassicism. Famous artists, painters, sculptors and architects made Rome the centre of their activity, in 1871 Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy, and in 1946 that of the Italian Republic. Rome has the status of a global city, Rome ranked in 2014 as the 14th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. Its historic centre is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, monuments and museums such as the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum are among the worlds most visited tourist destinations with both locations receiving millions of tourists a year. Rome hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics and is the seat of United Nations Food, however, it is a possibility that the name Romulus was actually derived from Rome itself. As early as the 4th century, there have been alternate theories proposed on the origin of the name Roma. There is archaeological evidence of occupation of the Rome area from approximately 14,000 years ago. Evidence of stone tools, pottery and stone weapons attest to about 10,000 years of human presence, several excavations support the view that Rome grew from pastoral settlements on the Palatine Hill built above the area of the future Roman Forum. Between the end of the age and the beginning of the Iron age. However, none of them had yet an urban quality, nowadays, there is a wide consensus that the city was gradually born through the aggregation of several villages around the largest one, placed above the Palatine. All these happenings, which according to the excavations took place more or less around the mid of the 8th century BC. Despite recent excavations at the Palatine hill, the view that Rome has been indeed founded with an act of will as the legend suggests in the middle of the 8th century BC remains a fringe hypothesis. Traditional stories handed down by the ancient Romans themselves explain the earliest history of their city in terms of legend and myth
Rome
Rome
Rome
Rome
5.
Actor
–
Anyone who meets the eligibility requirements may apply for aid, which could vary from medical assistance, paying rent, or finding employment. Heros benefits are not meant to be a permanent crutch for needy creators, any granted aid is kept confidential. The Hero Initiative has two boards of directors, the Executive Board and the Fund Disbursement Board, former board members include founders Pat McCallum, editor-in-chief of Wizard Magazine, and Mike Richardson, publisher and founder of Dark Horse Comics. They are George Pérez, Roy Thomas, Charlie Novinskie, Dennis ONeil, John Romita Sr. the charity is currently supported by Dark Horse Comics, Dynamic Forces, Image Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Top Cow Productions, and Wizard Entertainment. The Hero Initiative utilizes many methods of fundraising, foremost is their annual art auction, auctioning donated original comics art-work at fan conventions. Year-long, they sell donated art and special edition comics at conventions, artists, writers, and publishers are invited to donate work, and fans are invited to donate money directly to the fund. ACTOR also sells a green Excelsior, wrist-band similar in design to the Livestrong wristband. The Hero Initiative was formerly known as A Commitment to Our Roots, or ACTOR, while the original name of the organization reflected the charitys goal, the acronym that resulted, ACTOR, more often confused people unfamiliar with the organization. 2006, George Pérez, John Romita, Sr.2007, Joe Kubert 2008, Nick Cardy 2009, Neal Adams 2010, Walt Simonson 2011, Stan Lee 2012, John Romita, Jr. The award recognizes one person in each year who demonstrates particular generosity and integrity in support of the overall comic book community. It debuted at the 2010 Harvey Awards ceremony held at the Baltimore Comic-Con
Actor
–
The Hero Initiative
Actor
6.
Augusto Genina
–
Augusto Genina was an Italian film pioneer. He was a producer and director. In 1929 Genina moved to France to direct Louise Brooks in sonorized film Miss Europe and he studied sound techniques and worked in France and Germany in same but alternate languages film versions which were filmed simultaneously, before his return to Italy. He won Venice Film Festival Mussolinis cup for Best Italian Film twice, in 1936 by Lo squadrone bianco and in 1940 by The Siege of the Alcazar, both Fascist propaganda films. In 1953, he filmed Three Forbidden Stories, another version of the tragic accident that Giuseppe De Santis made one year before in Rome 11 oclock. Augusto Genina at the Internet Movie Database
Augusto Genina
–
Augusto Genina
7.
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
–
Propaganda of Fascist Italy was the material put forth by Italian Fascism to justify its authority and programs and encourage popular support. The Fascist regime made heavy use of propaganda, including pageantry and rhetoric, at first, all propaganda efforts were grouped together under the press office, propaganda efforts were slowly organized until a Ministry of Popular Culture was created in 1937. Fascisms internal contradictions were justified by Mussolini as a product of its nature, a doctrine of action, il Duce was the center of Fascism and portrayed as such. This leadership cult helped reconcile Italians with the regime despite annoyance with local officials, a basic slogan proclaimed that Mussolini was always right. Endless publicity revolved about Mussolini with newspapers being instructed on exactly what to report about him and he was generally portrayed in a macho manner, although he could also appear as a Renaissance man, or as military, family, or even common. Mussolini as a practitioner of various such as fencing, auto racing, skiing, horse riding, lion taming and swimming was promoted to create an image of a valiant. Mussolinis prestige as an aviator in the manner of Charles Lindbergh was especially important, as for fascism the aeroplane embodied qualities such as dynamism, energy. Mussolini himself oversaw which photographs could appear, rejecting some, for instance, Mussolinis youthfulness, and his virile and energetic appearance were promoted. In fascist symbolism, youth constituted a metaphor for action and vitality, the official hymn of the fascist movement, Giovinezza, links the concepts of youth, the rebirth of the nation and the reign of Mussolini into symbolic unity. The publicizing of Mussolinis birthdays and illnesses were banned for journalists, legends of Mussolini defying death during the First World War and surviving assassination attempts were circulated to give the dictator a mythical, immortal aura. It was stated that Mussolinis body had been pierced by shrapnel just like Saint Sebastian had been pierced by arrows and he was also compared to Saint Francis of Assisi, who had, like Mussolini, suffered and sacrificed himself for others. His home town of Predappio was developed as a place of mass tourism, the Vatican implied that heavenly powers were aware that Mussolini had saved Italy from bolshevism and thus protected him. Pope Pius XI referred to him as the man of Providence during the aftermath of the Lateran treaty, the press described his speeches as sacramental meetings of Duce and people. Mussolinis melodramatic style of oratory was both pantomimic and liturgical, with exaggerated poses and hand movements and prominent variations in the pitch, Mussolini intended his speeches to be faith-inspiring theatrical performances, stating that the crowd does not have to know, it must believe. A story of a boy being cured after listening in a crowd to a speech of the Duce was told in an elementary school manual. His overtly belligerent image did not prevent newspapers from declaring he had done more for peace than anyone else and his image proclaimed that he had improved the Italian people morally, materially, and spiritually. He was the Duce and proclaimed in song even before the seizure of power, the war on Ethiopia was presented as a revival of Roman Empire, with Mussolini as Augustus. To improve fascisms image in North Africa and Levant and to gain Arab support, Fascism was among the most visible of movements that exulted action over talk and violence over reason, partly stemming from World War I
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
–
Fascist slogan: "We dream of a Roman Italy"
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
–
Statue of Mussolini
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
–
Mussolini with his pet lion cub Ras, 1924
Propaganda of Fascist Italy
–
Slogan: "The plow makes the furrow, but the sword defends it", with a reference to
Romulus and Remus legend.
8.
Edgar Neville
–
Edgar Neville Romrée, Count of Berlanga de Duero was a Spanish playwright and film director, a member of the other Generation of 27. Neville was born in Madrid but lived in Hollywood in the 1930s and he wrote dialogue for MGMs Spanish language films, and won acclaim for his script adapted from George Hills The Big House. During the Spanish Civil War, Neville made a few short films for the Nationalist side. He also made three movies in Rome, the films he directed in the 1940s and 1950s mixed realism and romanticism, but did not perform particularly well at the box-office. His father was Edward Neville Riddlesdale, an English engineer who was director of his familys company in Spain. His mother was Mary Romrée y Palacios, daughter of Count and Countess de Berlanga de Duero, Edgar Neville married Ángeles Rubio Argüelles y Alessandri. Upon his return to Spain, Neville directed La señorita de Trevélez, ISBN 978-8477851103 María Luisa Burguera Nadal, Edgar Neville. Entre el humor y la nostalgia, institució Alfons el Magnànim, Valencia,1999. Julio Pérez Perucha, El cinema de Edgar Neville,27 Semana Internacional de Cine, Edgar Neville at the Internet Movie Database Página oficial de Edgar Neville Edgar Neville at Find a Grave Edgar Neville filmography, New York Times, accessed 29 October 2014
Edgar Neville
–
Neville in 1936
9.
Goffredo Alessandrini
–
Goffredo Alessandrini was an Italian script writer and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films and he practiced athletics in his youth, winning a title of Italian champion on 110 meters hurdles in 1925. He started in films collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and he was one of the most important film directors in Italian fascism. His films received awards at the Venice Film Festival during the Fascist era, the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938 for Luciano Serra pilota. He received the Biennale Award in 1942 for Noi Vivi and Addio Kira and his most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films, both based on Ayn Rands We the Living. Without Rands permission, We the Living was made into a pair of films, Noi vivi and Addio, Kira in 1942 by Scalara Films and this was despite resistance from the Italian government under Mussolini. These films were pulled from theatres as the Italian and German governments. These films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand, the original two films of more than four hours in length were cut into one single film, running for 3 hours. He made two films in Argentina in the early 1960s and he was married to Anna Magnani from 1935 until 1950
Goffredo Alessandrini
–
Goffredo Alessandrini
10.
Spain
–
By population, Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union. Spains capital and largest city is Madrid, other urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao. Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago, in the Middle Ages, the area was conquered by Germanic tribes and later by the Moors. Spain is a democracy organised in the form of a government under a constitutional monarchy. It is a power and a major developed country with the worlds fourteenth largest economy by nominal GDP. Jesús Luis Cunchillos argues that the root of the span is the Phoenician word spy. Therefore, i-spn-ya would mean the land where metals are forged, two 15th-century Spanish Jewish scholars, Don Isaac Abravanel and Solomon ibn Verga, gave an explanation now considered folkloric. Both men wrote in two different published works that the first Jews to reach Spain were brought by ship by Phiros who was confederate with the king of Babylon when he laid siege to Jerusalem. This man was a Grecian by birth, but who had given a kingdom in Spain. He became related by marriage to Espan, the nephew of king Heracles, Heracles later renounced his throne in preference for his native Greece, leaving his kingdom to his nephew, Espan, from whom the country of España took its name. Based upon their testimonies, this eponym would have already been in use in Spain by c.350 BCE, Iberia enters written records as a land populated largely by the Iberians, Basques and Celts. Early on its coastal areas were settled by Phoenicians who founded Western Europe´s most ancient cities Cadiz, Phoenician influence expanded as much of the Peninsula was eventually incorporated into the Carthaginian Empire, becoming a major theater of the Punic Wars against the expanding Roman Empire. After an arduous conquest, the peninsula came fully under Roman Rule, during the early Middle Ages it came under Germanic rule but later, much of it was conquered by Moorish invaders from North Africa. In a process took centuries, the small Christian kingdoms in the north gradually regained control of the peninsula. The last Moorish kingdom fell in the same year Columbus reached the Americas, a global empire began which saw Spain become the strongest kingdom in Europe, the leading world power for a century and a half, and the largest overseas empire for three centuries. Continued wars and other problems led to a diminished status. The Napoleonic invasions of Spain led to chaos, triggering independence movements that tore apart most of the empire, eventually democracy was peacefully restored in the form of a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Spain joined the European Union, experiencing a renaissance and steady economic growth
Spain
–
Lady of Elche
Spain
–
Flag
Spain
–
Altamira Cave paintings, in
Cantabria.
Spain
–
Celtic castro in
A Guarda,
Galicia.
11.
Nada (1947 film)
–
Nada is a 1947 Spanish drama film directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on Carmen Laforets famous novel Nada which won the Premio Nadal and it was written by Carmen Laforet. The novel was filmed also in Argentina in by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson with the title Graciela, although the film is an entirely Spanish production, the cast includes some Italian actors, Fosco Giachetti, María Denis, Adriano Rimoldi. The film was censored and cut by 30 minutes, so credited actors such as Félix Navarro, María Bru, the role of José María Mompín was hardly reduced. Most of the Barcelona exteriors were removed, jaime Nada at the Internet Movie Database
Nada (1947 film)
–
Spanish film poster
12.
Dino Risi
–
Dino Risi was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, Risi had two brothers, an older brother, Fernando, a cinematographer and a younger brother, Nelo a director and writer. At the age of twelve, Risi became an orphan and was looked after by relatives and he studied medicine and later became a psychiatrist. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema such as Mario Soldati. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and his 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work, two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome and he was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco. Dino Risi at the Internet Movie Database BBC obituary
Dino Risi
–
Risi at the
1993 Cannes Film Festival.
13.
Il mattatore
–
Love and Larceny is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival and he befriends Chinotto, a con man for whom the doors of the prisons are like revolving doors of a large hotel. De Rosa, aka Chinotto Dorian Gray, laura, wife of Chinotto Il Mattatore at the Internet Movie Database
Il mattatore
–
Il Mattatore
14.
A. J. Cronin
–
Archibald Joseph Cronin, MBChB, MD, DPH, MRCP was a Scottish novelist and physician. His best-known novel was The Citadel, about a doctor in a Welsh mining village who quickly moves up the ladder in London. Cronin had observed this scene closely as a Medical Inspector of Mines and this book promoted controversial new ideas about medical ethics which largely inspired the launch of the National Health Service. Another popular mining novel, set in the North East of England, was The Stars Look Down, both these novels were adapted for film, as were Hatters Castle, The Keys of the Kingdom and The Green Years. His novella Country Doctor was adapted for a long-running BBC radio and TV series Dr Finlays Casebook and his paternal grandparents emigrated from County Armagh, Ireland and were glass and china merchants in Alexandria. Owen Cronin, his grandfather, had his surname changed from Cronague in 1870 and his maternal grandfather, Archibald Montgomerie, was a hatter who owned a shop in Dumbarton. After their marriage, Cronins parents moved to Helensburgh, where he attended Grant Street School, when he was seven years old, his father, an insurance agent and commercial traveler, died from tuberculosis. From an early age, he was a golfer, a sport he enjoyed throughout his life. The family later moved to Yorkhill, Glasgow, where he attended St Aloysius College in the Garnethill area of the city and he played football for the First XI there, an experience he included in one of his last novels, The Minstrel Boy. A family decision that he should study for either the church or medicine was settled by Cronin himself and he won a Carnegie scholarship to study medicine at the University of Glasgow in 1914. He was absent during the 1916–1917 session for naval service, in 1919 he graduated with highest honours, with the degree of MBChB. Later that year he made a trip to India as ships surgeon on a liner, Cronin went on to earn additional degrees, including a Diploma in Public Health and his MRCP. In 1925, he was awarded an M. D. from the University of Glasgow for his dissertation, during World War I, Cronin served as a Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve before graduating from medical school. After the war, he trained at various hospitals including Bellahouston and Lightburn Hospitals in Glasgow and he undertook general practice work in a small village on the Clyde, Garelochhead, as well as in Tredegar, a mining town in South Wales. He was involved in the disaster at Ystfad Colliery in Pengelly, where miners were drowned. He subsequently moved to London, where he practised in Harley Street before opening his own thriving medical practice in Notting Hill, Cronin was also the medical officer for Whiteleys at this time and was becoming increasingly interested in ophthalmology. In 1930, after being diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. At Dalchenna Farm by Loch Fyne, he was able to indulge his lifelong desire to write a novel, having previously written nothing but prescriptions
A. J. Cronin
–
A. J. Cronin in 1931
A. J. Cronin
–
Rosebank Cottage, Cronin's birthplace
A. J. Cronin
–
Cronin with family in 1938
A. J. Cronin
–
Cronin in 1939
15.
The Citadel (novel)
–
The Citadel is a novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937, which was groundbreaking with its treatment of the contentious theme of medical ethics. It has been credited with laying the foundation in Great Britain for the introduction of the NHS a decade later, in the United States, it won the National Book Award for 1937 novels, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association. For his fifth book, Dr. Cronin drew on his experiences practising medicine in the mining communities of the South Wales Valleys. Specifically, he had researched and reported on the correlation between coal dust inhalation and lung disease in the town of Tredegar and he had also worked as a doctor for the Tredegar Medical Aid Society at the Cottage Hospital, which served as the model for the National Health Service. Cronin once stated in an interview, I have written in The Citadel all I feel about the profession, its injustices, its hide-bound unscientific stubbornness. The horrors and inequities detailed in the story I have personally witnessed and this is not an attack against individuals, but against a system. In October 1924, Andrew Manson, an idealistic, newly qualified doctor and he quickly realises that Page is invalid and that he has to do all the work for a meagre wage. Resigning, he obtains a post as assistant in a medical aid scheme in Aberalaw. On the strength of this job, he marries Christine Barlow, Christine helps her husband with his silicosis research. Eager to improve the lives of his patients, mainly coal miners and he studies for, and is granted, the MRCP, and when his research is published, an MD. The research gains him a post with the Mines Fatigue Board in London, a patient dies because of a surgeons ineptitude, and the incident causes Manson to abandon his practice and return to his former ways. He and his wife repair their relationship, but then she is run over by a bus. Stillmans treatment, that of pneumothorax involved collapsing an affected lung with nitrogen, despite his lawyers gloomy prognosis, Manson forcefully justifies his actions during the hearing and is not struck off the medical register. There are also three film adaptations of the novel in Indian languages, Tere Mere Sapne in Hindi, Jiban Saikate in Bengali and Madhura Swapnam in Telugu
The Citadel (novel)
–
The Citadel
16.
Blood Wedding (1941 film)
–
Blood Wedding is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Luisa Ferida and Beatrice Mancini. It is set in South America during the century. Mussolinis Dream Factory, Film Stardom in Fascist Italy, blood Wedding at the Internet Movie Database
Blood Wedding (1941 film)
–
Blood Wedding
17.
Giuseppe Verdi
–
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian opera composer. Verdi was born near Busseto to a family of moderate means. Verdi came to dominate the Italian opera scene after the era of Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini, whose works influenced him. In his early operas Verdi demonstrated a sympathy with the Risorgimento movement which sought the unification of Italy and he also participated briefly as an elected politician. He surprised the world by returning, after his success with the opera Aida. The baptismal register, prepared on 11 October 1813, lists his parents Carlo, additionally, it lists Verdi as being born yesterday, but since days were often considered to begin at sunset, this could have meant either 9 or 10 October. Verdi himself, following his mother, always celebrated his birthday on 9 October, Verdi had a younger sister, Giuseppa, who died aged 17 in 1833. From the age of four, Verdi was given lessons in Latin and Italian by the village schoolmaster, Baistrocchi. After learning to play the organ, he showed so much interest in music that his parents provided him with a spinet. Verdis gift for music was apparent by 1820–21 when he began his association with the local church, serving in the choir, acting as an altar boy for a while. After Baistrocchis death, Verdi, at the age of eight, Carlo Verdi was energetic in furthering his sons education. something which Verdi tended to hide in later life. He picture emerges of youthful precocity eagerly nurtured by a father and of a sustained, sophisticated. Verdi returned to Busseto regularly to play the organ on Sundays, at age 11, Verdi received schooling in Italian, Latin, the humanities, and rhetoric. By the time he was 12, he began lessons with Ferdinando Provesi, maestro di cappella at San Bartolomeo, director of the music school. This information comes from the Autobiographical Sketch which Verdi dictated to the publisher Giulio Ricordi late in life, in 1879, written, understandably, with the benefit of hindsight, it is not always reliable when dealing with issues more contentious than those of his childhood. The other director of the Philharmonic Society was Antonio Barezzi, a grocer and distiller. The young Verdi did not immediately become involved with the Philharmonic, by June 1827, he had graduated with honours from the Ginnasio and was able to focus solely on music under Provesi. By 1829–30, Verdi had established himself as a leader of the Philharmonic, none of us could rival him reported the secretary of the organisation, Giuseppe Demaldè
Giuseppe Verdi
–
Giuseppe Verdi Portrait by
Giovanni Boldini, 1886
Giuseppe Verdi
–
Verdi's childhood home at Le Roncole.
Giuseppe Verdi
–
Antonio Barezzi, Verdi's patron and later father-in-law
Giuseppe Verdi
–
Margherita Barezzi, Verdi's first wife.
18.
The Conqueror of the Orient
–
The Conqueror of the Orient is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia and Irène Tunc. It is set several centuries ago in the Middle East, part of a group of Arabian Nights-inspired films made in Italy during the era and it was shot at the De Laurentiis Studios in Rome. A lowly fisherman saves a Princess from the kingdoms oppressive rulers, cinema Italiano, The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. The Conqueror of the Orient at the Internet Movie Database
The Conqueror of the Orient
–
The Conqueror of the Orient
19.
Venice Film Festival
–
The film festival is part of the Venice Biennale, which was founded by the Venetian City Council in 1895. The film festival has taken place in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, since its inception the Venice Film Festival has grown into one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. The 74th Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 30 August to 9 September 2017, the first edition of the Venice Film Festival was carried out from the 6 to the 21 of August in 1932. The festival began with an idea of the president of the Venice Biennale Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata and Luciano De Feo, with good reason, the festival was considered the first international event of its type, receiving strong support from authorities. This first edition was held on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido, and at that stage it was not a competitive event. The very first film to be shown in the history of the Festival was Rouben Mamoulians Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the second edition was held two years later, from 1 to 20 of August in 1934. For the first time it included a competition, at least 19 countries took part with over 300 accredited journalists. The Mussolini Cup was introduced for best foreign film and best Italian film, other awards were the Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment to best actor and actress. The prize for best foreign film went to Robert J. Flahertys Man of Aran and was a confirmation of the taste of the time for auteur documentaries, starting in 1935, the Festival became a yearly event under the direction of Ottavio Croze. The actors award was renamed Volpi Cup, in 1936 an international jury was nominated for the first time and in 1937 the new Cinema Palace, designed by the architect Luigi Quagliata, was inaugurated. The 1940s represent one of the most difficult moments for the review, the conclusion of the Second World War divides the decade in two. Before 1938 political pressures distorted and ruined the festival, in addition, few countries participated and there was an absolute monopoly of institutions and directors that were members of the Rome-Berlin Axis. The festival resumed full speed in 1946, after the war, with the return of normalcy, Venice once again became a great icon of the film world. In 1947 the festival was held at the Doges Palace, a most magnificent backdrop for hosting a record 90 thousand participants, surely it can be considered one of the greatest editions in the history of the festival. For the next twenty years the festival continued its development and expansion in accordance with the plan set in motion after the war. In 1963 the winds of change blow strongly during Luigi Chiarini’s directorship of the festival, during the years of his presidency, Chiarini aspired to renew the spirit and the structures of the festival, pushing for a total reorganization of the entire system. The social and political unrest of 1968 had strong repercussions on the Venice Bienniale, from 1969 to 1979 no prizes were awarded and the festival returned to the non-competitiveness of the first edition
Venice Film Festival
–
Venice Cinema Palace in 2009
Venice Film Festival
–
Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
–
The
Doge's Palace in
Piazza San Marco hosted the 1947 edition.
Venice Film Festival
–
The 65th Venice International Film Festival
20.
IMDb
–
In 1998 it became a subsidiary of Amazon Inc, who were then able to use it as an advertising resource for selling DVDs and videotapes. As of January 2017, IMDb has approximately 4.1 million titles and 7.7 million personalities in its database, the site enables registered users to submit new material and edits to existing entries. Although all data is checked before going live, the system has open to abuse. The site also featured message boards which stimulate regular debates and dialogue among authenticated users, IMDb shutdown the message boards permanently on February 20,2017. Anyone with a connection can read the movie and talent pages of IMDb. A registration process is however, to contribute info to the site. A registered user chooses a name for themselves, and is given a profile page. These badges range from total contributions made, to independent categories such as photos, trivia, bios, if a registered user or visitor happens to be in the entertainment industry, and has an IMDb page, that user/visitor can add photos to that page by enrolling in IMDbPRO. Actors, crew, and industry executives can post their own resume and this fee enrolls them in a membership called IMDbPro. PRO can be accessed by anyone willing to pay the fee, which is $19.99 USD per month, or if paid annually, $149.99, which comes to approximately $12.50 per month USD. Membership enables a user to access the rank order of each industry personality, as well as agent contact information for any actor, producer, director etc. that has an IMDb page. Enrolling in PRO for industry personnel, enables those members the ability to upload a head shot to open their page, as well as the ability to upload hundreds of photos to accompany their page. Anyone can register as a user, and contribute to the site as well as enjoy its content, however those users enrolled in PRO have greater access and privileges. IMDb originated with a Usenet posting by British film fan and computer programmer Col Needham entitled Those Eyes, others with similar interests soon responded with additions or different lists of their own. Needham subsequently started an Actors List, while Dave Knight began a Directors List, and Andy Krieg took over THE LIST from Hank Driskill, which would later be renamed the Actress List. Both lists had been restricted to people who were alive and working, the goal of the participants now was to make the lists as inclusive as possible. By late 1990, the lists included almost 10,000 movies and television series correlated with actors and actresses appearing therein. On October 17,1990, Needham developed and posted a collection of Unix shell scripts which could be used to search the four lists, at the time, it was known as the rec. arts. movies movie database
IMDb
–
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
