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Heiner Lauterbach
German actor Heiner Lauterbach (1953) had his breakthrough in the landmark comedy Männer…/Men… (Doris Dörrie, 1985) and continued to appear in more than 100 films and TV productions. He was also often...
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John Gregson
British actor John Gregson (1919-1975) was one of the favourites of the Ealing comedies of the 1950s. He was often typecast in 'stiff upper lip' military roles.British collectors card, no. 22. Photo:...
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Il ponte dei sospiri (1921)
A pre-announcement. From 3 till 10 October, the 34th edition of the silent film festival Le Giornate del Cinema Muto will take place in Pordenone, Italy. We will be there. One of the sections is about...
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Joan Greenwood
Silky, English actress Joan Greenwood (1921-1987) made several memorable appearances in classic film comedies of the 1940s and 1950s. Her husky, sultry voice was her trademark, and in 1995 she was...
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Elfriede Heisler
German actress Elfriede Heisler (1885-1919) was a star of the early silent film era. She appeared in 11 German and Austrian films and her career was promising, but at 33, she committed suicide.German...
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Gusta Chrispijn-Mulder
Gusta Chrispijn-Mulder (1876-1955) was a Dutch stage and screen actress. She played character parts in many Dutch film comedies of the 1930s. Because of her work during the Second World War, she was...
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Imported from the USA: Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa (1889–1973) was a Japanese actor who starred in more than 80 American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. He was the first Asian actor to find stardom first in Hollywood and...
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Magali Noël (1931-2015)
Last Tuesday, 23 June 2015, Turkish-French actress and singer Magali Noël has died. She acted in French and Italian films between 1951 and 2002. The sexy actress was an object of desire in three...
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Hardy Krüger
German actor and writer Hardy Krüger (1928) was a tall, blond, blue-eyed heartthrob of the European cinema in the 1950s. He played friendly soldiers and adventurers in numerous German, British and...
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The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Yes, this week, we're back in Italy for the 29th Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna! One of this edition's sections is Technicolor & Co. It is a rediscovery of the original colour of film with a...
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Alida Valli
This week, we're in Bologna at Il Cinema Ritrovato. Our favourite venue is the giant screen in Piazza Maggiore where we will experience tonight "the extravagant cinematic inventions of The Third Man" -...
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Maria Fiore
We're back in Italy at the 29th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna. One of the sections I'm curious about is Beautiful youth: Renato Castellani. The Italian film director and screenwriter made...
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Ingrid Bergman
We're in Italy at the 29th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna. One of the sections is about ‘Sweden's illustrious gift to Hollywood’, Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982). In the 1940s, the fresh and...
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Charles Laughton
One of the Hollywood sections at Il Cinema Ritrovato this year is Seriously funny, a retrospective of the films by director Leo McCarey. He made Duck Soup (1933) with the Marx Brothers and Ruggles of...
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Imported from the USA: Buster Keaton
At Il Cinema Ritrovato 2015 (27 June - 4 July 2015) in Bologna, a new, multi-year project starts with brand new restorations of the films of Buster Keaton (1895–1966). The Keaton Project will be...
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Alain Delon
A highlight at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2015 is the open-air screening tonight of Rocco e i suoi fratelli/Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti, 1960) in a magical black and white, thanks to a new...
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Pina Menichelli
We are still at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2015 in Bologna. One of the sections is 1915: Cinema of A Hundred Years Ago. The heyday of the dazzling Italian divas, like Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli and...
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Laurence Harvey
At the 29th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna, which ended yesterday, one of the programs was Beautiful youth: Renato Castellani. The Italian film director and screenwriter made the wonderful...
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Gerhard Riedmann
Austrian film actor Gerhard Riedmann (1925–2004) was the romantic lead in German and Austrian musical comedies, operettas and Heimatfilms of the 1950s and 1960s.German postcard, Berlin-Tempelhof, no....
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Lou Tellegen
Lou Tellegen (1883-1934) was considered one of the best-looking actors of the silent screen - first in France and later in the United States. He made three pictures with Sarah Bernhardt. Then the...
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