During his career, Paolo Villaggio played the role of Fantozzi. A comical, weird, and quirky ordinary man. Italians loved it. Indeed, the character of Fantozzi represented the ordinary and everyday man. He was the comic symbol of Italians. “Sei un Fantozzi” “You are a Fantozzi.” Yes, this character was so […]
Paolo Villaggio is an Italian actor who became famous especially thanks to his portrayal of the unfortunate and pathetic Fantozzi. Villaggio has been protagonist of more than 80 films, an amazing career for which he received, in 1992, the Leone D’Oro alla carriera and the Festival del Cinema di Venezia. […]
Beppe Grillo on stage Beppe Grillo is one of the most recognized and probably most talented Italian stand up comedian. For almost 40 years he has entertained the Italian public through every media, and some of his most memorable performances entered the history of Italian popular culture. Grillo represents […]
Lino Banfi. Ph. PM – Il Piccolo Missionario on wikimedia Talk to an Italian about the renowned commedia sexy all’italiana, the Italian sexy slapstick style comedy, and you will likely find out the first name coming to their mind is Lino Banfi. Banfi, who is closely associated with Edwige Fenech, has […]
Massimo Troisi “Comm’aggio accuminciato? Ecco… io ero ‘nu guaglione… ero andato a vedere un grande film. Si trattava di Roma città aperta, chillo grande lavoro di Rossellini. Me n’ero uscito da o’cinema con tutte quelle immagini dint’a capa e tutte quante le emozioni dentro. Mi sono fermato ‘nu mumento […]
Festivalbar is a music festival that used to be hosted every summer (from 1964 to 2007) in some of the most beautiful locations of the country and was broadcast every week on primetime tv. Maybe the use of the past simple “was” would be more appropriate while talking about […]
Names can tell much more than expected Several names translate qualities such as strength, politeness and beauty, while others are inspired by classical or mythological characters facing obstacles or wars. In Italy, names too can be the expression of a personal choice inspired by the meaning of the name itself, or […]
The region of Lazio, Italy is rich in castles and contrary to what people may think, they are not all in Rome. Through the region, wonderful buildings await to be discovered! Castles in Lazio, Italy, here we come! Castles in Lazio by the sea Castello di Santa Severa Located less than […]
When the age of retirement has come, several foreign people decide to move to Italy; the weather, the food and the landscape are three main reasons that persuade people to move to Italy. The good climate, the good food and the beautiful local sceneries attract many English, American and Northern […]
When it comes to babies, ancient, traditional and foreign names have all marked significant trends, with relatively clear opposing tendencies: one supporting tradition, the other innovation. In the past, naming a baby was a family matter: names strongly associated with the family where passed on through generations, and they were mainly […]