Birthday:
08-24-1969
(55 years)
Birthplace:
Rome, Italy
Biography
Favino was born in Rome, Italy. He has appeared in more than forty European films and television series' since the early 1990s, including Gabriele Muccino's The Last Kiss, Gianni Amelio's The Keys to the House, Giuseppe Tornatore's The Unknown Woman and Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition. In 1999 he starred in the HBO film Excellent Cadavers, adaptation of Alexander Stille's novel of the same name. He received the David di Donatelloaward - Italian equivalent of the Oscar - in 2006 for his role in the crime film Romanzo Criminale, directed by Michele Placido.
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Night at the Museum
Act like Christopher Columbus
event2006 star_border 6.6
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Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Act like Lord Glozell
event2008 star_border 6.6
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One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
Nostalgia
Act like Felice Lasco
event2022 star_border 6.9
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Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.
Saturn in Opposition
Act like Davide
event2007 star_border 6.9
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This film focuses on contemporary 30- and 40-somethings trying to make sense of their lives in an age in which the old certainties have disappeared. Lorenzo and Davide make their lives together within a circle that includes Antonio and Angelica, married with children; Nerval and her policeman husband.
The Man Who Loves
Act like Roberto
event2008 star_border 5.8
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A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.
Miracle at St. Anna
Act like Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta
event2008 star_border 6.1
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Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
El Alamein
Act like sergente Rizzo
event2002 star_border 6.5
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War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
Angels & Demons
Act like Inspector Olivetti
event2009 star_border 6.7
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Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.
Kiss Me Again
Act like Marco
event2010 star_border 5.8
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A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.
The Keys to the House
Act like Alberto
event2004 star_border 6.5
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Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Romanzo Criminale
Act like Libano
event2005 star_border 7.2
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After serving prison time for a juvenile offense, Freddo gathers his old buddies Libano and Dandi and embarks on a crime spree that makes the trio the most powerful gangsters in Rome. Libano loves their new status, and seeks to spread their influence throughout the underworld, while the other two pursue more fleshly desires. For decades, their gang perpetrates extravagant crimes, until paranoia threatens to split the friends apart.
Come Undone
Act like Domenico
event2010 star_border 6
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Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up with co-worker Domenico and the two begin a passionate affair.
Our Italian Husband
Act like Vincenzo Scocozza
event2004 star_border 4.9
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When Vincenzo Scocozza , an Italian immigrant sculptor living and working in Manhattan, weds the expectant Charlene Taylor, it over complicates his life for he is already married
Naples to New York
Act like Domenico Garofalo
event2024 star_border 7.3
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In the immediate post-war period, amidst the rubble of a poverty-ridden Naples, two kids, Carmine and Celestina, try to survive as best they can by helping each other out. One night, they secretly board a ship bound for New York to reach Celestina’s sister, who emigrated to America several years earlier. The two children join the many Italian emigrants seeking a new life in America and arrive in an unknown metropolis, which, after several misadventures, they will learn to call home.
Past Perfect
Act like Filippo
event2003 star_border 5.3
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A pair of summer and winter weekends intertwine in a series of flashbacks involving five friends. Their dreams and expectations overlap with memories of events that took place in the house that they are sharing, which has a particular significance for all of them.
Sorry, You Can't Get Through!
Act like Piero
event2005 star_border 6.5
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Alarmed by the news that for each working Italian there's a retiree, 70-year-old Walter decides to do his part by helping "a young person who's working for him." He chooses Piero, a model worker and upstanding citizen so shy that he can't bring himself to declare his feelings for night-time street cleaner Francesca. Walter starts giving him some old-hand advice on the matter.
Excellent Cadavers
Act like Mario
event1999 star_border 6.2
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Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.
World War Z
Act like W.H.O. Doctor
event2013 star_border 6.8
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Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Unlikely Revolutionaries
Act like Pepe
event2010 star_border 5.6
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Five ordinary people disillusioned with politics—a perennial temp, a docker, a university professor, a TV reporter, and a convict—decide to kidnap a politician, to dispense justice and use the ransom money to compensate the family of a blue-collar worker who died in workplace accident.
A Flat for Three
Act like Fulvio Brignola
event2012 star_border 6
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Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners.
Da zero a dieci
Act like Biccio
event2002 star_border 6.1
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Twenty years after tragedy cut their graduation trip short, four friends return to that destination to finish what they started in 1980. However, as they find out, you can't repeat the past.
ACAB : All Cops Are Bastards
Act like Cobra
event2012 star_border 7
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A look at the controversial riot cops unit, told through the stories of three veteran cops and a young recruit.
La vita facile
Act like Luca
event2011 star_border 6.2
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An Italian doctor starts a new life in Kenya to escape the city, but life catches up with him when an old friend offers his assistance along with his wife, who happens to be an old lover.
Rush
Act like Clay Regazzoni
event2013 star_border 7.7
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In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Act like Giuseppe Pinelli
event2012 star_border 7.2
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On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.
La carbonara
Act like Sergente
event2000 star_border 5.9
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Cecilia is a commoner who runs an inn, where the specialty is the "spaghetti alla carbonara". Moreover, the woman is tied to the movement of young patriots, named "Carbonari", who want a united Italy, and are struggling against the power of the pope. Cecilia believes she lost her husband in a fatal accident, and has made a new lover: Fabrizio, who is also a patriot. One day the guy's saved by a monk, when he is about to be imprisoned by the soldiers of Cardinal Rivarola. The monk is the husband of Cecilia, not dead in the accident, and now he helps her to fight against the power of Rome with the Carbonari.
Al cuore si comanda
Act like Riccardo
event2003 star_border 5.6
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Lorenza is 30 years old and has not yet found the man of her life. Not wanting to be alone, she decides to take the penniless Riccardo as her husband "for rent".
The Count of Monte Cristo
Act like Abbé Faria
event2024 star_border 8
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Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Amatemi
Act like Claudio
event2005 star_border 4.4
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Married for most of her adult life, Nina plunges into depression after being suddenly deserted by her husband. Eventually, she'll find a way out by having multiple affairs with strangers.
Pane e libertà
Act like Giuseppe 'Peppino' Di Vittorio
event2009 star_border 6.9
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About comunist politician and labor union leader Giuseppe Di Vittorio.
Last Night of Amore
Act like Franco Amore
event2023 star_border 7.2
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On the night before his retirement, police lieutenant Franco Amore is called to investigate the death of a long-time partner of his in a diamond heist in which he was involved.
Emma sono io
Act like Carlo
event2002 star_border 5.3
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Francesco Falaschi's comedy I Am Emma stars Cecilia Dazzi as a woman who suffers from an unusual disorder. Emma is a town councilwoman whose husband (Marco Giallini) has taken a mistress because he dislikes her repressed behavior. Her demeanor changes radically when the town pharmacist runs out of Emma's daily dose of depressants. Emma has a disorder in which she is naturally outgoing and upbeat. Her marriage gets rocky as she expresses her true self. The town responds poorly to a woman being so brazen, but Emma's best friend (Elda Alvigini) is inspired by Emma to make a major life change.
Maria
Act like Ferruccio
event2024 star_border 6.5
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Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Bartali: The Iron Man
Act like Gino Bartali
event2006 star_border 6.8
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TV Miniseries (2 episodes) about life and rivalry of italian bikers Gino Bartali and Fausto Coppi.
Senza nessuna pietà
Act like Mimmo
event2014 star_border 5.4
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Mimmo is a construction worker who only wants to live in peace, but has to work as a debt collector for his uncle. Everything changes when he meets Tanya, a beautiful, street-smart girl who shares his dream.
Adagio
Act like Cammello
event2023 star_border 6.6
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Tangled up with blackmail and crooked cops, the son of a former gangster seeks out his father's old friends, who risk everything to save him.
La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima
Act like Self
event2004
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DV-shot documentary following a group of up-and-coming young Italian actors .
The Unknown Woman
Act like Donato Adacher
event2006 star_border 7.2
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Irena, a Ukrainian woman, comes to Italy looking for a job as a maid. She does everything she can to become a beloved nanny for an adorable little girl, Thea. However, that is just the very beginning of her unknown journey.
The Commander
Act like Salvatore Todaro
event2023 star_border 6.9
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One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history: to save the 26 shipwrecked Belgians who otherwise would have drowned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and disembark them at the nearest safe harbor. To make room for them on board his submarine, he is forced to navigate on the surface of the water for three days, visible to the enemy forces and endangering his life and that of his men.
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Act like Felice Buccellato
event1999 star_border 4.3
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The true life story of mafia boss Joesph Bonanno. The story spans from Bonanno's early beginings in Italy, to his conquests in America.
A Mother
Act like Pierre
event2015 star_border 5.5
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Marie lives alone with her 16 year old son. She struggles to get by with this teenager who gets deeper and deeper in violence and juvenile delinquency. Speaking sentimentally, things are not going better: the relationship with her lover has come to an end. It may seems depressing, but Marie doesn’t give up, even if love seems to be an inaccessible dream. But love, there is. We can feel the affection of this mother for her troublesome child, thanks to Mathilde Seigner, who gives an astonishing performance. A subtle directing, a strong and captivating story, in short: a must see.
The Prince of Homburg
Act like Sparren
event1997 star_border 6.3
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The Prince of Homburg, disobeys orders and leads a cavalry charge in battle against the Swedes, which leads to victory. He is court martialled however for disobeying orders and sentenced to death. His love who is now to be betrothed to the King of Sweden, following his execution appeals to the Elector, her uncle, on his behalf, as do his comrades in battle. He must also contend with his own desire to live and conflicting sense of honour.
Suburra
Act like Filippo Malgradi
event2015 star_border 7.3
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A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long.
We Are Cinema
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2021 star_border 9.5
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An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
The Confessions
Act like Ministro italiano
event2016 star_border 6
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A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead...
Enzo
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Enzo, 16, defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship, a path far removed from the prestigious life they had envisioned for him. In their chic villa in the sun-drenched South of France, tensions simmer as relentless questions and pressures weigh on Enzo’s future and dreams. On the construction sites, however, Vlad, a charismatic Ukrainian colleague, shakes up Enzo’s world and opens the door to unexpected possibilities.
General della Rovere
Act like Bertone
event2011 star_border 7.4
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Giovanni Bertone a former colonel, is a fraudster who extorts money from the families of the Nazi-Fascist prisoners. He promises them their freedom. Discovered by Colonel Muller he is offered a pact: to save his life, he must go to Milan with a false identity to discover the members belonging to the Resistance.
Husband & Wife
Act like Andrea
event2017 star_border 6.6
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Married for ten years, in full crisis, thinking about divorce. But following a failed scientific experiment, they suddenly find one inside the body of the other.
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo
Act like Narrator
event2013
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A documentary focused on film critic Lino Micciché, as seen from the point of view of his friends and his son Francesco.
My Cousin Rachel
Act like Rinaldi
event2017 star_border 5.7
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A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.
The Last Kiss
Act like Marco
event2001 star_border 6.4
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Giulia and Carlo have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a bewitching 18-year-old girl, Francesca, whom he meets by chance at a wedding. The possibility of one last youthful crazy fling before the impending prison of parenthood proves to be too attractive to resist.
Chi m'ha visto
Act like Peppino
event2017 star_border 5.9
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A guitarist who played for the greatest italian artists but without fame, decides to disappear to become famous.
There's No Place Like Home
Act like Carlo
event2018 star_border 6.2
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An extended family reunites after a long time to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their grandparents on an idyllic island. However, they remain stranded there for longer than expected, causing secrets and long-held grudges to break out.
Garibaldi's Lovers
Act like Giuseppe Garibaldi (voice)
event2012 star_border 6.6
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A widowed working-class father falls in love with a struggling, poor artist.
Ferrari
Act like Filippo
event2003 star_border 7.1
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Story of Enzo Ferrari's rise from a successful race driver to one of the most famous entrepreneurs of all time. Being interviewed by a fictitious, intrusive young journalist he recalls his setbacks and personal losses.
The King's Musketeers
Act like D'Artagnan
event2018 star_border 5.9
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In 17th-century France, the Queen brings the Three Musketeers — Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and an aging d'Artagnan — back from retirement for one last job: saving her son Louis and the whole kingdom.
The Traitor
Act like Tommaso Buscetta
event2019 star_border 7.7
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Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
Sweet Idleness
Act like Rossini
event1999 star_border 7
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This movie depicts the two years that young Stendhal spent in Italy. Stendhal, that time still known simply as Henri Beyle, is living the life of a wanderer, looking for a direction in his life, meeting famous Rossini and falling in love with young widow Giuseppina. A story of love, betrayal and an analysis of women and men's minds and souls.
Hammamet
Act like Bettino Craxi
event2020 star_border 5.9
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The last years of Bettino Craxi, one of the most important and controversial italian leader of the 1980's.
The Best Years
Act like Giulio Ristuccia
event2020 star_border 6.8
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Italy from the '80s to the present day, through the dreams, loves, successes and failures of four friends.
Run to You
Act like Gianni
event2022 star_border 6.8
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Gianni is a serial seducer but his life is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is paraplegic.
Our Father
Act like Alfonso Le Rose
event2020 star_border 6.6
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Two young boys, Valerio and Christian, form a powerful friendship over the summer.
Tutti per 1 - 1 per tutti
Act like d'Artagnan
event2020 star_border 5.8
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Now without Aramis, the Musketeers embark on a new mission.
Judas: Close to Jesus
Act like Simone
event2001 star_border 7.4
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Pilate and the Roman legate Veturius look on worriedly as Jesus is celebrated as the new messiah in Jerusalem, fearing an uprising. Veturius decides to have Jesus arrested as soon as a suitable opportunity presents itself. Judas is delighted by the reception Jesus is receiving, and quickly wants to win over the influential merchants to the cause which would make him the king and the liberator of the Jews.
The Hummingbird
Act like Marco Carrera
event2022 star_border 7
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Everyone in Marco's life seems constantly restless, from his brilliant but unhappily married parents to his own wife Marina, or even Luisa, the real love of his life, a girl he met during a fateful summer in the '70s and always stayed in touch with. Tragedy and fate seem to haunt him, yet he somehow manages never to get ensnared in the chaos—like his namesake, “the hummingbird”, he focuses all his energy at standing still.
Promises
Act like Alexander
event2021 star_border 5.6
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When Alexander and Laura meet during a party what they feel for each other is obvious, but she’s about to get married and Alexander shares a daughter with his beautiful wife. Thanks in part to the support of his lifelong friends, Alexander's childhood memories constantly resurface, leading him to reflect on what was, what will be, and what could have been.
Er Collera Moribbus - Conversazione all'Osteria di Piazza della Gensola
Act like Narratore
event2021
The Catcher Was a Spy
Act like Martinuzzi
event2018 star_border 6.2
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Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Act like Maschera
event2021 star_border 7.6
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A short movie about coming back to the cinema after lockdowns.
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
Act like Self
event2024 star_border 7.5
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A documentary exploring the life and legacy of renowned Italian actor Gian Maria Volonté, featuring insights from his colleagues, family, and never-before-seen footage, highlighting his artistic journey and political activism.
Il maestro
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Il Maestro is set in the late 80s, and tells the story of a former tennis player with mediocre career, who finds himself for the first time to coach a shy boy who carries on his shoulders all the weight of his father’s expectations. From tournament to tournament, the student and teacher learn that on the field, as in life, you can not hide and must play without fear, to the last ball.
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
Act like Pierfrancesco Favino (1 ep.)
event2022 star_border 8.2
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A Late Show with a strong identity that bears the name of Alessandro Cattelan: surprising interviews, monologues, music and guests who face all the challenges, even the most unlikely, but without ever taking themselves seriously.
Dinner Club
Act like Pierfrancesco Favino (6 ep.)
event2021 star_border 7.2
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Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most authentic cuisine with famous actors for each destination.
Amico mio
Act like Giuseppe 'Beppe' Vanni (14 ep.)
event1993 star_border 8.5
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Amico mio is a 1993 Italian-German television series set in a children's hospital and stars Massimo Dapporto. The series, which focuses on the stories of Dr. Magri and his colleagues in the department of pediatrics of San Carlo di Nancy hospital in Rome, aired for two seasons on Rai 2 and then Canale 5, as well as on ZDF in Germany.
Padre Pio: Miracle Man
Act like Emanuele Brunatto (2 ep.)
event2000 star_border 6.9
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The amazing details and events in Padre Pio's life as a boy and throughout his 50 years as a friar. Padre Pio was a man of great faith and devotion, deep spiritual concern for others, and great compassion for the sick and suffering, but he was persecuted by the church.
Ferrari
Act like Filippo (2 ep.)
event2003 star_border 2.8
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The story of Enzo Ferrari.
Sanremo Music Festival
Act like Self - Special Guest (2 ep.)
event1951 star_border 7.6
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The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Call My Agent - Italia
(1 ep.)
event2023 star_border 7.6
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Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of managing the careers - and lives - of the stars: the agents. Lea, Gabriele, Vittorio and Elvira are the soul of CMA and they give their souls to it, ready for anything to make their stars shine. Managers, friends, confidants and psychologists: a good agent is all that and more. And they, each with their own style, are the best. Between hectic days and mundane nights, it's their personal lives that lose out -- but deep down they have too much fun to notice. With the departure of founder Claudio Maiorana, however, things will get a little more complicated.
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