Ave Ninchi
Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Lacombe Lucien (1974). Ninchi has worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and Gina Lollobrigida; her performances playing in duo with Aldo Fabrizi and Totò are particularly memorable. Her television career was at its peak during the 1960s and 1970s when she was appearing in some of Italy's top-rated series. Source: Article "Ave Ninchi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Lacombe, Lucien
(1974)
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of ... (more)
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of ... (more)
Murmur of the Heart
(1971)
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, ... (more)
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, ... (more)
Purple Noon
(1960)
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess. (more)
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess. (more)
Pulp (1972)
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta. (more)
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta. (more)
Nights of the Teddy Boys (1959)
An Italian drama directed by Leopoldo Savona. (more)
An Italian drama directed by Leopoldo Savona. (more)
Venetian Honeymoon (1959)
There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the elegant Isabella gets to know the handsome heir to the throne - and it does not take long for her to fall madly in ... (more)
There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the elegant Isabella gets to know the handsome heir to the throne - and it does not take long for her to fall madly in ... (more)
The Good Girls (1960)
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams. (more)
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams. (more)
Teresa (1951)
An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother. (more)
An Italian war bride has problems dealing with her husband's possessive mother. (more)
La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount to bring his wife (Ninchi) and children to spend a Sunday at the beach of Fiumicino, a series of troubles begins for everyone, in the form of a comic nightmare. (more)
When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount to bring his wife (Ninchi) and children to spend a Sunday at the beach of Fiumicino, a series of troubles begins for everyone, in the form of a comic nightmare. (more)
So In Love (1964)
During his military service, the young singer Gianni Traimonti falls in love with Carla, the marshal's daughter. (more)
During his military service, the young singer Gianni Traimonti falls in love with Carla, the marshal's daughter. (more)
The Captain's Daughter (1947)
A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story. (more)
A peasant leader under the enlightened despotism of Empress Catherine the Great, and a love story. (more)
Revenge (1946)
A man comes home from the war and finds both his plant and his family destroyed. (more)
A man comes home from the war and finds both his plant and his family destroyed. (more)
Air of Paris (1954)
Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve. (more)
Victor Le Garrec, a former boxer, runs a gym in Paris while dreaming of finding an aspiring champion who will reach the goals he was never able to achieve. (more)
Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, the woman will take revenge involving the judge in an affair before the ... (more)
A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, the woman will take revenge involving the judge in an affair before the ... (more)
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna (1952)
To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there. (more)
To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there. (more)
Totò cerca moglie (1950)
Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married. (more)
Aunt Agatha writes to Toto, informing him that she won't send him another penny until he is married. (more)
È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)
Achille Scorzella, a poor, unemployed and hungry devil, having been mistaken for a piano tuner, happens in the home of some new riches. (more)
Achille Scorzella, a poor, unemployed and hungry devil, having been mistaken for a piano tuner, happens in the home of some new riches. (more)
Beauties in Capri (1951)
The love story between Don Camillo's protégé and Don Violante's niece adds fuel to the rivalry between the two priests. (more)
The love story between Don Camillo's protégé and Don Violante's niece adds fuel to the rivalry between the two priests. (more)
The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
Having been warned in dreams that Snow White is in danger, the Seven Dwarfs set out to rescue the princess from the evil Prince of Darkness. (more)
Having been warned in dreams that Snow White is in danger, the Seven Dwarfs set out to rescue the princess from the evil Prince of Darkness. (more)