
Acting
Tina Pica
Born 1884-03-31 · Napoli, Italy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : Tina Pica (31 March 1884 in Naples – 16 July 1968 in Naples) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with Il cappello a tre punte. In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramella in the successful film series Pane, amore e fantasia (1953),Pane, amore e gelosia (1954), Pane, amore e... (1955), Pane, amore e Andalusia (1958) and the last one, Pane, amore e così sia(which was never filmed).
Acting credits
7.4Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1963
9.0A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses it to hold Maria. Giacomo misunderstands and takes off on a global singing tour.
Melody of Love
1952
7.3A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
The Gold of Naples
1954
6.8Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.
Scandal in Sorrento
1955
6.8This is an Italian Romance starring Terence Hill
Guaglione
1956
7.2The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
Frisky
1954
8.0A newlywed couple win the lottery and the prize is a mink fur which might change their lives forever.
A Mink Coat
1956
6.9Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble..
A Hero of Our Times
1955
6.8Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
The Sign of Venus
1955
NRA taxi driver finds a baby in his cab after the mother accidentally leaves him behind.
Il trovatello
1938
7.0When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
6.5Music, ballet, folk dances and mime eliciting the spirit of Naples across the ages are loosely tied together by the comedic wanderings and exploits of the Esposito family.
Neapolitan Carousel
1954
7.0Alberto, a newspaper man, tries a one-time shot of living the good life with the help of his penniless mentor.
Il conte Max
1957
7.5Two episode about the married life. In the first one a paralyzed man is forced by her wife to brood eggs while the mother hen is gone. In the second episode a good-willed man tries to escpape from the grey of the world that surround him
Marito e Moglie
1952
7.0A country boy moves to the city to attempt a singing career and gets seduced by a soubrette.
Due soldi di felicità
1955
6.5During a police raid at Villa Borghese, the agent, a widower named Antonio Caccavallo, stays to get better acquainted with the young Carolina.
Toto and Carolina
1955
7.2Raffaele, a Neapolitan student, get the news that his beloved grandmother Sabella is dying. He immediately goes to Pollena to be beside her.
Oh! Sabella
1957
6.3The lives and loves of five Italian telephone operators. One is betrayed by her husband, one helps a student who wants to take his life, one changes her boyfriend every other day, one is a single mother and the last one tries to inflame a recent-widower accountant.
The Young Ladies of 04
1955
NRCarmela becomes the obsession of the young Count Luigi, heir to the recently deceased's estate, who moves into the decrepit villa nearby. The count is an inveterate womanizer and ends up snatching Carmela from her boyfriend, deceiving her with his lies. Wounded in a duel over another woman, the nobleman is assisted night and day by Carmela, who witnesses a number of moments of delirium in which the man accuses the butler, Giangrande, of an unspecified blunder.
Carmela the Dressmaker of Montesanto
1916
7.1Antonio De Papis is a lawyer and his specialization is separation by mutual consent. He is contrary to marriage because he sees so many of them going wrong. So when his nephew calls on him asking for his approval to his marriage, Antonio suggests to him to spend a day in his office to see what marriage really is.
La moglie è uguale per tutti
1955
6.7A lawyer, married but temporarily alone at home, finds himself in the house a beautiful lady who tries to escape from her jealous husband. Fascinated by the beauty of the unexpected guest, the lawyer is determined to conquer her, in vain. But when the woman leaves, she discovers that she has been stolen some money.
Good night… lawyer!
1955
6.7Donna Sabella accompanies her nephew Raffaele and Lucia on their honeymoon in Rome when he meets two Americans who want to go to Pollena because there seems to be oil in the soil "The bubbles".
La nipote Sabella
1958
6.3The Provence, somewhere in the 1950's. Paul Verdier, traveling salesman, leaves his home and his quarrelsome wife for his weekly round. On the train he meets a young woman, Marie, who looks a little lost. No wonder. Marie is pregnant but lacks the customary husband. She's returning to her village but is not exactly looking forward to the confrontation with her parents and the villagers, all pretty conservative people. After getting to know Paul a little better (for which there is ample time during the trip by train and bus) Marie decides to ask Paul to act as her husband, just to allay the suspicions of her family. After some hesitating Paul accepts, charmed by the girl and unaware of the complications such is bound to cause to his own life.
The Virtuous Bigamist
1956
5.0An American millionaire has just died. His sole legatee is a youthful indiscretion, a girl who is currently living in Italy. Two private eye detective agencies, in competition with each other, investigate. Combining business with pleasure, they search sunny Italy, but they only have one clue to find their heiress: she has three moles on the buttock. One of the private eyes falls in love with a gypsy who sings in nightclubs.
Che femmina!! E... che dollari!
1960