Acting
Ermanno Roveri
Acting credits
9.0Birdaghin is a dancer at La Scala in Milan whose rapid success also quickly goes to her head. Fortunately, everything will be fine.
Biraghin
1946
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Nozze vagabonde
1936
5.7Antamoro's CHRISTUS, epic in scale and ambition, and featuring decidedly otherworldly special effects, was released in 1916. Telling the story of the Life of Christ, the film is divided into three segments-- three Mysteries. The first of these includes the Birth of Jesus, the arrival of the Magi, Herod and the slaughter of the innocents, the flight into Egypt. The second Mystery features the expulsion of the merchants from the Temple, Mary Magdalene's conversion and Christ's entry into Jerusalem. The third Mystery is itself divided into three separate parts, which are The Passion, The Death and The Resurrection.
Christus
1916
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Nina, non far la stupida
1938
NRA rich Sicilian farmer has to move from Sicily to Rome to help his grandson, University student, who has been put in jail.
King of Diamonds
1936
No synopsis available yet.
Il processo delle zitelle
1945
8.0In 1921, Titanus released a three-part serial based on a popular Italian novel from the turn of the 20th century: Nobody’s Children by Ruggero Rindi. The tale of lovers thwarted by class differences, of illegitimate children and parental recognition denied was a major success for producer Gustavo Lombardo and leading lady Leda Gys.
Nobody's Children
1921
6.5During hard times, a vivacious girl looks for an office job in the hope of landing a rich man.The director of the bank she works at flirts with her while not at first revealing his identity so she rejects him.
The Private Secretary
1931
9.0In a village, rumours spread that a treasure is hidden nearby. To finance the search, a farmer sells a 14th-century painting of the Madonna, leaving it with a master restorer. The farmer's daughter, who felt a particular veneration for the sacred image, goes to the restorer's workshop to see the painting of the Madonna again and falls asleep in front of it. While the girl is asleep, the restorer begins to paint her portrait, which he will title "Sleeping Girl." In the end, the girl and the painter will marry and be able to keep the painting with them.
Ragazza che dorme
1941
No synopsis available yet.
Scadenza trenta giorni
1945
9.0No synopsis available yet.
The Man Who Smiles
1937
Dagli Appennini alle Ande is a Italian film from 1916 directed by Umberto Paradisi.
From the Apennines to the Andes
1916
9.0A wealthy young woman falls in love with a radio singer without ever having seen him. She forces her strange family (forgetful father, mother with ideas of grandeur, three sisters with a passion for singing and another who takes care of abandoned children) to go to the EIAR headquarters to be able to meet him.
Una famiglia impossibile
1940
5.7A meek professor is swept over his feet by a very vivacious girl.
Full Speed
1934
6.3Topo Gigio, the well-known puppet animated by Maria Perego, embarked on a rocket of his own invention in the company of inseparable Rosy and a new friend, Giovannino (a small worm coming out of an apple), leaves for the Moon, but unexpected difficulties put an end to the journey in the middle of a Luna Park, where the little hero has the chance to show off his cunning and his courage in defending Rosy from the evil intentions of a bad magician. The adventure will end in the happiest of ways.
The Magic World of Topo Gigio
1961
8.0Ginevra degli Almieri's family has arranged a marriage of interest but the young Ginevra strenuously refuses until she falls into catalepsy and is buried alive. Once she wakes up she goes home but her family believes they are dealing with a ghost and they try to chase her away. She will only be welcomed by the penniless young painter who has always been in love with her.
Ginevra degli Almieri
1935
7.0Alberto, who has a beautiful voice but is afraid to sing in public, and the shy Anna, daughter of a very rich shoe manufacturer, take "lessons of courage" in a school for the shy and end up falling in love. Their shyness doesn't seem to heal but due to a misunderstanding Alberto becomes terribly jealous, deciding to face the girl first and then the public who will give him an enthusiastic success.
La scuola dei timidi
1941
5.2Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while wooing his love interest.
Retroscena
1939
10.0No synopsis available yet.
The Secretary for Everyone
1932
No synopsis available yet.
Musica in piazza
1936
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Se non son matti non li vogliamo
1941
On a ship bound for Genoa there is a boy in rags is a small Padua, who was sold by his parents to a company of acrobats and had been forced, in order to feed themselves, to do all the work in the circus. Now, escaped during a stopover in Barcelona, the Italian consul had returned. Pity and even curious, some foreign travelers have the boy, who retired in his bunk, he dreams of a decent meal, a new jacket and bring the rest of the money to parents so poor that it had to sell. But when by chance he feels that those travelers, chatting with each other, gossiping about Italy and the Italians, do not hesitate to throw my money in my face, shouting not to accept alms from those who insults my country.
The Little Patriot from Padua
1915