One Step From The Sky - Rai Trade
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RAI FICTION<br />
presents<br />
a<br />
LuxVide - <strong>Rai</strong>Fiction<br />
co-production<br />
in collaboration with the Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Alto<br />
Adige<br />
and<br />
BLS - Business Location Südtirol Alto Adige<br />
produced by Matilde and Luca Bernabei<br />
Terence Hill in<br />
"<strong>One</strong> <strong>Step</strong> <strong>From</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>"<br />
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TV series 12 x 50’<br />
(6 prime-time episodes)<br />
Directed by<br />
Enrico Oldoini<br />
Broadcast by RAIUNO from Sunday, April 10th<br />
Cast<br />
Directed by Enrico Oldoini<br />
Assistant Director Federico Marsicano<br />
Series story Salvatore Basile<br />
Francesca De Michelis<br />
Enrico Oldoini<br />
Mario Ruggeri<br />
Andrea Valagussa<br />
Associate Producers Luisa Cotta Ramosino<br />
Sara Melodia<br />
Casting by Teresa Razzauti<br />
Cinematography Stefano Ricciotti<br />
Screenplay by Cosimo Gomez<br />
Costumes<br />
Production Assistant<br />
Production Manager<br />
Monica Gaetani<br />
Alessandro Tonnini<br />
Fabio Laureti<br />
Original music by Pino Donaggio<br />
Editing by Lorenzo Fanfani<br />
Post-production Rosario Ranieri<br />
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Executive Producer Daniele Passani<br />
<strong>Rai</strong> Fiction Producers Sara Polese<br />
Francesca Tura<br />
Produced by Luca Bernabei<br />
Press Office<br />
Viviana Ronzitti<br />
www.kinoweb.it<br />
ronzitti@fastwebnet.it<br />
Lux Vide Press Office Andrea Palazzo<br />
06 36 174 250<br />
a.palazzo@luxvide.it<br />
Cast of Characters<br />
Pietro Terence Hill<br />
Vincenzo Enrico Ianniello<br />
Silvia Gaia Bermani Amaral<br />
Roccia Francesco Salvi<br />
Huber Gianmarco Pozzoli<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mayor Mauro Pirovano<br />
Giorgio Gabriele Rossi<br />
Chiara Claudia Gaffuri<br />
Marcella Valentina D'Agostino<br />
Claudia Bettina Giovannini<br />
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Co-starring<br />
Katia Ricciarelli<br />
as Assunta<br />
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INTRODUCTION<br />
<strong>The</strong> eyes are the light-blue and deep eyes of Terence Hill,<br />
whose past is surrounded by a mysterious halo. It is Pietro, the<br />
chief of the Corpo Forestale (Corps of forest rangers) team in the little<br />
town, a man of the woods with a dark secret behind. He has been a<br />
mountain legend, a climber capable of conquering the most difficult<br />
peaks until a tragic accident marked his innermost self. Since then,<br />
his life has changed: Peter decided to retire to his mountains to<br />
restore his spirit.<br />
Listening to the wind, Pietro is able to spot the traps scattered<br />
in the woods as well as the traps set by life. His kingdom is the<br />
park bordering the small village of San Candido, squatting at the<br />
foot of the Dolomites, whose white peaks preside over the<br />
enchanting peace of the place. <strong>From</strong> the glistening slate roofs of the<br />
wooden houses crowding the small streets around the main square,<br />
plumes of white smoke blowing from the chimneypots are reaching<br />
the sky. When winter breaks in with its snow and ice, the landscape<br />
changes into a white sea, from which woods and mountains stand<br />
out like little islands. Our hero has his mission: defence of life and<br />
nature in this place.<br />
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It is the exact contrary of the lifestyle of Vincenzo (Enrico<br />
Ianniello), Neapolitan career policeman used to following the<br />
frenzy daily life rhythms of the city, speeding in the traffic to run<br />
after bandits, penetrating gangs to break up drug trafficking.<br />
Promoted to the mountain just to get rid of him, Vincenzo is<br />
annoyed with overwhelming tranquillity and the long operating<br />
times. He cannot share the point of view of Pietro, but above all, he<br />
finds himself daily fighting with Silvia (Gaia Bermani Amaral), the<br />
village veterinary collaborating with forest rangers who will also<br />
be involved in the cases tackled by Vincenzo. Apart from work, the<br />
clash is also repeated in private life for the two of them are actually<br />
sharing the quarters of the barracks temporarily hosting the police<br />
and the Forestale.<br />
While investigating unusual, at times weird cases, forced to<br />
decipher clues hidden in the nature around, the clash-encounter<br />
with Pietro and his philosophy will lead Vincenzo to love this<br />
enchanted places and their language, to such an extent as to make<br />
him call into question his life.<br />
<strong>The</strong> main characters are immersed in the world of a small<br />
mountain town, with its particular figures and its traditions: from<br />
former woodman Felicino called "Roccia" (Francesco Salvi), man<br />
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Friday of Pietro, living with his energetic sister Assunta (Katia<br />
Ricciarelli), to Huber (Gianmarco Pozzoli), a policeman who dreamt<br />
of becoming a forest ranger; but now he has several relational<br />
problems due to the temperament of his new chief, Vincenzo.<br />
This story combines the epic, timeless heroes of Western films<br />
with a narration full of adventure, in a “fairy-tale” natural scenery.<br />
Crime detection and comedy, dramas, love and friendship stories,<br />
secrets coming out of the past, a confrontation of nature, animals<br />
and people linked to the only thread of a narration full of adventure.<br />
EPISODE 1 – <strong>The</strong> Spirit of the Wolf<br />
Story and screenplay by Mario Ruggeri<br />
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<strong>The</strong> quietness of San Candido is broken by the finding of the corpse of a<br />
young girl torn apart by a wolf. <strong>The</strong> beast hunt starts immediately…<br />
In the meantime, Vincenzo, a young Neapolitan police inspector, arrives in<br />
the village. <strong>The</strong> man doesn’t really feel at ease amidst Dolomite mountains;<br />
and the situation is worsened by the fact that he has to share the barracks with<br />
forest rangers, and in particular, with Commander Pietro. And to make<br />
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matters worse, though very seriously engaged, the policeman is forced to<br />
share quarters with Silvia, a young veterinary…<br />
EPISODE 2 – <strong>The</strong> Ghost of the Mill<br />
Story and screenplay by Mario Ruggeri<br />
Following an old legend, the ghost of a hungry child has been roaming the<br />
woods of San Candido for centuries. Bepi, a hale little old man who likes to<br />
bend the elbow, is sure he has spotted him. At the same time, the son of a<br />
family of builders has been kidnapped… So which child did Bepi see? <strong>The</strong><br />
disappeared one or the legendary ghost?<br />
In the meantime, Giorgio, the nephew of Pietro, arrives in the village. <strong>The</strong><br />
boy comes from Milan, where he was sued for motorway stop robbery. His<br />
mother took him there hoping he would benefit from the fresh air of San<br />
Candido…<br />
EPISODE 3 – <strong>The</strong> Day of the Saint<br />
Story and screenplay by Francesca De Michelis<br />
A mysterious hermit, a friend of Pietro’s, is found dead in his refuge in the<br />
mountains around San Candido. However, three days later, the body has not<br />
decomposed, yet, and the people in the village hail it as a miracle… But soon<br />
the police and the forest rangers realise that the truth about his death has to<br />
be sought in the past.<br />
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Meanwhile, Pietro decides not to sue Giorgio who’s destroyed a ranger car: in<br />
exchange for that, the boy will have to work for him…<br />
EPISODE 4 – <strong>The</strong> Test of the Fire<br />
Story by Luisa Cotta Ramosino; screenplay by Francesco Arlanch<br />
A series of arsons threatens the woods and the people living in San Candido.<br />
<strong>One</strong> of them destroys a small conserve factory, inside which the corpse of the<br />
owner is found. <strong>The</strong> interests at stake are remarkable, and it will not be easy<br />
for our heroes to throw light on the facts occurred…<br />
Pietro accepts Giorgio’s request to teach him climbing, and starts an unusual<br />
training. Vincenzo is involved by Silvia in a Latin American dance competition<br />
bound to go over and above the expectations of the two…<br />
EPISODE 5 – Roe Deer Poisoned<br />
Story by Debora Alessi and Enrico Oldoini; screenplay by Debora Alessi<br />
During a meal at Assunta’s malga (alpine house), a well-known benefactor of<br />
San Candido dies of poisoning. <strong>The</strong> accused roe was cooked by Chiara,<br />
Roccia’s daughter. <strong>The</strong> girl cannot accept she is the cause of a man’s death,<br />
but Pietro suspects it was not an accident in the least.<br />
Vincenzo is wracked with guilt for kissing Silvia on the evening of the dance<br />
competition. To make things more complicated, his fiancée Marcella is<br />
arriving in San Candido…<br />
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EPISODE 6 – Treasure Hunt<br />
Story by Luisa Cotta Ramosino; screenplay by Mauro Graiani<br />
On her hundredth birthday, old Teresa reveals live on TV the existence of a<br />
treasure hidden in San Candido during World War II. Swarms of curious<br />
people arrive in the village looking for the hidden treasure. But when Teresa is<br />
assaulted, the odd treasure hunt changes into the search for a potential<br />
killer…<br />
In the meantime Marcella, Vincenzo’s fiancée, has got to San Candido causing<br />
havoc in the quiet village. Silvia and Marcella become friends, at least until<br />
Vincenzo admits betrayal…<br />
EPISODE 7 – Saved from the Waters<br />
Story by Luisa Cotta Ramosino; screenplay by Francesco Arlanch<br />
<strong>One</strong> morning Pietro finds a baby in a cradle under his Braies lake dwelling.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mother’s search for the baby intertwines with the investigation for a<br />
murder occurred in a nearby rest area…<br />
In the meantime, it is up to Vincenzo and Silvia to look after the baby. In this<br />
way, they happen to spend a long time together. However, at the end of the<br />
episode, Marcella is back again, taking our police chief by surprise with an<br />
unexpected proposal…<br />
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EPISODE 8 – A Jump into the Void<br />
Story by Francesca De Michelis; screenplay by Francesca De Michelis and Mario<br />
Ruggeri<br />
Village festival in San Candido: one of the amenities is bungee jumping for<br />
two. However, something goes wrong and one of the pairs has a mortal<br />
accident. But it’s not just an accident…<br />
Meanwhile the three people living in the police and Forestale flat are getting<br />
on well. Vincenzo and Marcella are making wedding preparations. Hard to<br />
believe: Vincenzo’s fiancée asks Silvia for advice. Vincenzo is in the middle<br />
and does not know what to do. In the meantime, Giorgio and Matteo defy<br />
each other to climb a rock face to draw Chiara’s attention…<br />
EPISODE 9 – <strong>The</strong> Monster of the Lake<br />
Story by Francesca De Michelis and Luisa Cotta Ramosino; screenplay by Francesca<br />
De Michelis and Mario Ruggeri<br />
Crocodiles, iguanas and parrots: exotic animals are seen several times, and San<br />
Candido is thrown into turmoil. <strong>The</strong> death of a well-known veterinary in the<br />
area makes things more complicated. Is it somewhat connected to the<br />
presence of those unexpected “guests”?<br />
Meanwhile the day of the challenge between Giorgio and Matteo comes; and<br />
they almost lose their lives. Fortunately Pietro arrives...<br />
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EPISODE 10 – <strong>The</strong> Queen Bee<br />
Story by Andrea Valagussa; screenplay by Mauro Graiani<br />
A man is found dead outside a bee firm near San Candido. It looks like<br />
suicide, but the handgun shooting the man to death is… Roccia’s! Our ranger<br />
gets tangled in this investigation, above all, in the light of his “special”<br />
relationship with the former wife of the dead…<br />
In the meantime, while the day of his wedding with Marcella is approaching,<br />
Vincenzo’s crisis is getting more and more serious.<br />
EPISODE 11 – <strong>The</strong> Flight of the Eagle<br />
Story and screenplay by Mario Ruggeri<br />
<strong>The</strong> terrible crash of a microlight upsets our rangers and the whole San<br />
Candido. <strong>The</strong> pilot was a boy with bad record for driving under the influence<br />
of drink. And to make matters worse, some ecstasy pills are found in the<br />
wreckage of the plane…<br />
After Marcella’s farewell, Vincenzo and Silvia draw close again when they are<br />
forced to collaborate for the birth of a calf.<br />
Claudia takes Pietro the drawing of a cross: she would like him to sculpture it<br />
in order to replace the one destroyed by a thunderstorm on top of a<br />
mountain…<br />
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EPISODE 12 – <strong>The</strong> Tear of the Giant<br />
Story and screenplay by Mario Ruggeri<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tear of the Giant is preserved at a goldsmith’s laboratory of San<br />
Candido; it is a crystal of the Dolomites with a great symbolic value for the<br />
people living in the village. When the shop is robbed and the Tear disappears,<br />
the hunt for the offender begins. <strong>The</strong> testimony of the owner ending up in<br />
hospital seems to nail our Giorgio, who has left the village in the meantime.<br />
According to Vincenzo and Silvia, it is time for a decisive confrontation, while<br />
Pietro, who has just finished sculpting the cross, is finally able to face up to all<br />
his past.<br />
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TERENCE HILL - PIETRO<br />
MARIO GIROTTI was born in Venice; his father was Italian<br />
while his mother was German. He shoots his first film when he is<br />
just twelve: VACANZE COL GANGSTER (1952), directed by Dino<br />
Risi.<br />
<strong>From</strong> the end of the fifties until the beginning of the sixties, he<br />
works with famous directors such as Mauro Bolognini, LA VENA<br />
D’ORO (1955), and Gillo Pontecorvo, THE WIDE BLUE ROAD<br />
(1957).<br />
Moreover, he is the main character in several popular, really<br />
successful films such as GUAGLIONE (featuring Claudio Villa and<br />
Titina De Filippo), LAZZARELLA (Domenico Modugno),<br />
CERASELLA (Claudia Mori), IO NON PROTESTO, and IO AMO<br />
(Caterina Caselli).<br />
In 1963 he is in the cast of a famous film by Luchino Visconti,<br />
THE LEOPARD, as a young officer from the north of Italy.<br />
In 1964 Terence leaves Italy and moves to Germany, in order<br />
to let his audience forget the young teenager. He actually starts<br />
playing roles in the first European westerns based on the works of<br />
the famous writer Karl May. Owing to those films, he becomes very<br />
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popular for the German audience, still celebrating him with frequent<br />
exhibitions and events.<br />
In 1967 he goes back to Italy with the stage name Terence Hill<br />
for the film BARBAGIA by Carlo Lizzani, in which he plays the role<br />
of the bandit Graziano Mesina.<br />
After that successful film, he decides to remain and becomes<br />
famous for the general public, above all, thanks to spaghetti<br />
westerns. Among many of them, we recall: GOD FORGIVES... I<br />
DON’T (1967), THE FOUR OF THE HAIL MARY (1968), and BOOT<br />
HILL (1969), all of them by Giuseppe Coalizzi; and the famous<br />
THEY CALL ME TRINITY (1971) and TRINITY IS STILL MY NAME<br />
(1971), both of them directed by E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni).<br />
<strong>The</strong> famous pair TERENCE HILL/BUD SPENCER was born<br />
exactly thanks to those films. We would find the pair in lots of<br />
successful films later on:<br />
ALL THE WAY, BOYS (1972) by Giuseppe Colizzi; WATCH<br />
OUT, WE’RE MAD (1974) by Marcello Fondato; TWO<br />
MISSIONARIES (1974) by Franco Rossi; CRIME BUSTERS (1977) by<br />
E. B. Clucher; ODDS AND EVENS (1978) by Sergio Corbucci; I’M<br />
WITH THE HIPPOS (1979) by Italo Zingarelli; A FRIEND IS A<br />
TREASURE (1981) by Sergio Corbucci; GO FOR IT (1983) by E. B.<br />
Clucher; DOUBLE TROUBLE (1984) by E. B. Clucher; MIAMI<br />
SUPERCOPS (1985) by Bruno Corbucci.<br />
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Those films achieve a huge box office and audience success<br />
(just the two Trinities were seen by over 22 million people in Italian<br />
theatres).<br />
In 1973, in another western with Henry Fonda, he is one of the<br />
two main characters of the film MY NAME IS NOBODY, directed by<br />
Tonino Valeri, while in 1976 he takes part in THE DESERT OF<br />
TARTARS by Valerio Zurlini.<br />
In the following years, Terence Hill establishes himself abroad,<br />
too, and he is often busy with films produced in France, England or<br />
the United States: MR BILLION (1976) by Jonathan Kaplan;<br />
MARCH OR DIE (1977) by Dick Richards; THEY CALL ME<br />
RENEGADE (1987) by E. B. Clucher.<br />
DON CAMILLO (1984) marks his debut as film director.<br />
In 1997 he makes Santa Fè, the LUCKY LUKE TV series in<br />
which he plays the famous cowboy from the comics drawn by<br />
French writers Morris and Goscinny. <strong>The</strong> film version of LUCKY<br />
LUKE is hugely successful in both France and Germany.<br />
In 1994, once more he is the partner of Bud Spencer in the film<br />
TROUBLEMAKERS, directed by Terence himself.<br />
His latest film adventure is the science fiction detective film<br />
VIRTUALLY YOURS (1995), co-starring Marvin Hagler.<br />
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TV FICTION<br />
Since 1999, Terence Hill has been busy with a new stimulating<br />
adventure with the successful series of DON MATTEO, broadcast<br />
for a good seven seasons (2000-2010; produced by Lux Vide).<br />
This Italian format has become one of the most popular TV<br />
series in Italy, and has been exported throughout the world. Among<br />
its many film directors, we recall Oldoini, Barzini, Pompucci, Base,<br />
Marchetti, and Carmine Elia.<br />
At present, the eighth series is being written.<br />
In 2005, Terence shoots the Miniseries L’UOMO CHE<br />
SOGNAVA CON LE AQUILE, directed by Vittorio Sindoni<br />
(produced by Albatross).<br />
In 2008, for <strong>Rai</strong> 1, he plays in the Miniseries L’UOMO CHE<br />
CAVALCAVA NEL BUIO, directed by Salvatore Basile (produced<br />
by Albatross).<br />
In September 2009, DOC WEST, produced by De Angelis and<br />
directed by Giulio Base, was broadcast by Canale 5.<br />
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KATIA RICCIARELLI - ASSUNTA<br />
Cinema:<br />
2008<br />
- "<strong>The</strong> friends at Margherita café", directed by P. Avati<br />
2007<br />
- "Black and White", directed by C. Comencini<br />
- "Buon Natale", promo director I. Salvetti<br />
2005<br />
- "<strong>The</strong> second wedding night", directed by P. Avati<br />
For that film, she won the Nastro d'Argento 2006 as the best actress<br />
in a leading role<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre:<br />
- "Glorious!" by P. Quilter, directed by E.M. Lamanna, as the main<br />
character: opera singer Florence Foster Jenkins (Festival of Boggio<br />
Verezzi 2008)<br />
TV:<br />
- "Wilma's Farm", directed by A. Togliani<br />
- "Io Canto", Canale 5, directed by R. Cenci, permanent guest<br />
- "Concerto in Cucina", <strong>Sky</strong> TV sitcom, anchorwoman<br />
2009<br />
- "Ritmo", directed by R. Izzo<br />
- "Cena di Natale con sorpresa", starring the Trio Medusa<br />
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- "Ospite a sorpresa", TV sitcom<br />
2007<br />
- "Carabinieri 7", directed by R. Mertes, D. Trillo and A. Cane<br />
- "Un dottore quasi perfetto", directed by R. Mertes<br />
2006<br />
- "Ma chi l'avrebbe mai detto", directed by G. Gamba<br />
- "I giorni perduti", directed by B. Gaburro<br />
- "<strong>The</strong> Farm"<br />
2004<br />
- "Terence Hill is... Don Matteo", directed by A. Barzini (episode:<br />
"Behind the curtain")<br />
2003<br />
- "Gian Burrasca"<br />
1986<br />
- "Othello", directed by F. Zeffirelli<br />
1983<br />
- "Turandot", directed by R. Greenberg<br />
1982<br />
- "Falstaff", directed by B. Large<br />
1981<br />
- "Le Grand échiquier", directed by A. Fiederick<br />
1980<br />
- "A masked ball", directed by B. Large<br />
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Opera:<br />
She studied with I. Adami Collaretti and obtained a singing diploma<br />
from the Conservatorio di Venezia. She debuted in Mantua in "La<br />
Bohème" in 1969, and at the Teatro Regio di Parma in "Il Trovatore", in<br />
1970. She won the <strong>Rai</strong> Contest Verdi Voices: since then, she has been<br />
singing in all the main world theatres. Thanks to the peculiar colour<br />
of her voice, she debuted as Verdi soprano in operas and works<br />
such as "La Battaglia di Legnano" (<strong>The</strong> battle of Legnano), "Giovanna<br />
d’Arco" (Joan of Arc), “Il Corsaro” (<strong>The</strong> Corsair), “I Due Foscari”(<strong>The</strong><br />
Two Foscari), "Othello", "Simon Boccanegra", "Don Carlo", "Un Ballo<br />
in Maschera" (A Masked Ball), "Luisa Miller", "La Traviata",<br />
"Rigoletto", "Falstaff", and "Messa da Requiem". She faced the<br />
repertoires of Donizetti and Bellini in "Anna Bolena" , "Lucrezia<br />
Borgia", "Maria de Rudenz", "L'Elisir d'Amore" (<strong>The</strong> Elixir of Love),<br />
"L'Esule di Roma" (<strong>The</strong> Exile from Rome), "Polluto", "Zaira", "Capuleti<br />
e Montecchi", "I Puritani" (<strong>The</strong> Puritans), and later on, of Rossini, too,<br />
showing everyone her great vocal agility in "Semiramide",<br />
"Tancredi", "La Donna del Lago" (<strong>The</strong> Lady of the Lake), "L'Assedio di<br />
Corinto" (<strong>The</strong> Siege of Corinth), "La Gazza Ladra" (<strong>The</strong> Thieving<br />
Magpie), "Il Viaggio a Reims" (<strong>The</strong> Journey to Reims), "Bianca e<br />
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Falliero", "<strong>The</strong> Barber of Seville", "La Cenerentola", and "Stabat<br />
Mater".<br />
Today, her repertoire includes a great deal of operas from<br />
contemporary Baroque such as: "Agrippina", "Orfeo e Euridice",<br />
"Paride e Elena", "Armida", "Don Giovanni", "Medea", "Werther",<br />
"Carmen", "Tosca", "Suor Angelica", "Turandot", "Andrea Chenier",<br />
"Fedora", "Adriana Lecouvreur", "Pagliacci" (Clowns), "Il Giro di<br />
Vite" (<strong>The</strong> Turn of the Screw), and the operetta "<strong>The</strong> Merry Widow".<br />
Directed by Maestros such as Von Karajan, Giulini, Gavazzeni,<br />
Abbado, Muti, Maazel, Davis, Levine, Metha, Pretre, she cut over 36<br />
operas (including the world premiere of "Amica" by Mascagni) for<br />
record companies DGG, Philips, Sony, RCA, Fonit Cetra, CBS,<br />
Virgin Decca, and EMI, as well as oratorios, duets, arias, recitals.<br />
With Domingo and film director Zeffirelli, she was an unforgettable<br />
"Desdemona" in the opera film "Othello". Her concert activities are<br />
also intense, with the strings of La Scala, I Solisti Veneti, Le<br />
Vivaldiane. As patroness of the “Associazione Thalassemia”, she<br />
performs recitals with charity and humanitarian purposes. In 1994,<br />
for her 25-year career, she was appointed Kammersungerin in<br />
Vienna, and in Italy, Grand Officer of the Italian Republic. Her real<br />
commitment to young singers led her to establish the “Accademia<br />
Lirica Internazionale” in 1991, of which she is Art Director; she is<br />
also in the teaching staff of the Accademia. Since 1998, she’s also<br />
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een Art Director of the “Teatro Politeama” of Lecce. In 1999, for her<br />
30-year career, she was celebrated in Italy and in the world through<br />
lots of important initiatives, including new opera debuts, concerts,<br />
exhibitions, a volume with the complete historiography of her<br />
career, a 30-year career CD from DGG collecting the most famous<br />
arias she has sung, and many TV appearances. Latest works: "La<br />
Fedora", starring José Cura, and, in 2001, "Werther" featuring tenor<br />
Sabbatini. In 2002: "Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali"<br />
(Conventions and Inconveniences of the Stage) by Donizetti, "Edgar" by<br />
Puccini at the Teatro Politeama of Lecce, opera season 2002. Recitals<br />
at N. Delhi, Cordoba, Buenos Aires.<br />
2002: Recital in Carthage, Concert at the National <strong>The</strong>atre of Costa<br />
Rica, S. José, in the presence of the President of the Republic.<br />
Musical "Caruso" concert tour in Italy.<br />
Main interpreter of the new opera "Il fantasma nella cabina", based<br />
on texts by Camilleri, performed in Bergamo at the Donizetti<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre on 13 December.<br />
2003: “Rinaldo” by Handel, directed by P. L. Pizzi, at the Teatro<br />
Politeama of Lecce on 2 May.<br />
Art Director of the “Sferisterio di Macerata” since 2003.<br />
In 2004, she was awarded the honour of Commendator of the<br />
Republic of San Marino.<br />
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ENRICO OLDOINI – Film director<br />
Born in La Spezia on 4 May 1946, when he’s twenty he moves<br />
to Rome where he attends University and enrols at the National<br />
Academy of Dramatic Arts. He starts his film activity as scriptwriter<br />
and screenwriter, for films such as Stay As You Are (1978), Talcum<br />
Powder (1981), <strong>The</strong> Pool Hustlers (1983), Acqua e Sapone (1983),<br />
Una botta di vita (1988), and Tolgo il disturbo (1989).<br />
As film director, he debuts with “Cuori nella tormenta” (1984),<br />
starring Carlo Verdone, Lello Arena and Marina Suma. In the<br />
following years, he was the screenwriter and film director of funny<br />
and very successful films: Vacanze di Natale ‘90 (1990), Vacanze di<br />
Natale ‘91 (1991), Anni ‘90 (1992), and Miracolo Italiano (1994).<br />
1996 is the year of “Dio vede e provvede”, which is his first<br />
experience as TV director (produced by Lux Vide); the film was<br />
welcomed by both critics and the audience. Immediately after<br />
directing the nuns of “Dio vede e provvede’’, Enrico Oldoini made<br />
the TV film “Nuda Proprietà” for Lux Vide again, in 1996, which he<br />
himself wrote together with Paola Pascolini; the film was broadcast<br />
by <strong>Rai</strong> Uno. <strong>The</strong> film won important audience and critic awards;<br />
among other things, Lino Banfi, the main character, was awarded<br />
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the first Prize at the Festival of Shanghai. In 1997 he was back on<br />
stage again to direct six episodes of the second series of “Dio vede e<br />
provvede”; for the cinema, ha directed Paolo Villaggio in “Un<br />
bugiardo in Paradiso”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> period from 2000 to 2004 is marked by the great success of<br />
“Don Matteo”, starring Terence Hill; he directs 21 episodes and<br />
signs the series story.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n his TV career went on with the successful first season of<br />
“Capri” (2006) and “Giudice Mastrangelo” for Mediaset, featuring<br />
Diego Abatantuono in the leading role (2007).<br />
In 2009 he went back to the cinema with "I mostri oggi".<br />
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LUX VIDE - Sketch<br />
Lux Vide is a leading company in the production of fiction in<br />
Europe. Founded in 1992 by Ettore Bernabei together with a group<br />
of Italian entrepreneurs, Lux Vide was established with the aim of<br />
producing TV programmes with high artistic and cultural value,<br />
meant for a family audience.<br />
<strong>The</strong> company is immediately known all over the world for the<br />
BIBLE project: 21 TV prime-time events produced for <strong>Rai</strong> Uno from<br />
1994 to 2002; they were sold to TV companies throughout the world.<br />
<strong>The</strong> miniseries “Joseph” won the prestigious Emmy Award, the<br />
Oscar of American TV, while “Jesus”, co-produced with CBS, got a<br />
25-million rating in the United States, as well as a second Emmy<br />
nomination.<br />
After the BIBLE project, Lux Vide pledged to carry out<br />
happening miniseries about the great personages of the Twentieth<br />
century. <strong>The</strong> first episode, “Pope John - Ioannes XXIII”, broadcast by<br />
<strong>Rai</strong> Uno in April 2002, obtained the record share of 52%. 2003 is the<br />
year of the highly successful “Mother Teresa”, followed by a cycle of<br />
<strong>Rai</strong> 1 miniseries dedicated to the stories of the saints, such as “Padre<br />
Pio” (Pio of Pietrelcina), “Don Bosco” and “Chiara e Francesco”. In<br />
2005, it was the turn of “Pope John Paul II”, starring Jon Voight (best<br />
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actor at the Emmy Awards), co-produced with CBS and Polish TVP;<br />
2009 was the year of “Paul VI - A Pope in the tempest”. With those<br />
projects, Lux Vide accomplished the feat of spreading Christian<br />
roots through the TV medium, matching art ambitions with the<br />
favour of the general public.<br />
Lux Vide has always tried to direct its production choices to<br />
the international market, involving important partners in Europe<br />
and the United States. In 2007 they made “War and Peace” (in four<br />
episodes) from the Tolstoy novel. It was a great feat - 7 co-producing<br />
countries – with an unprecedented financial investment in the<br />
European TV scenario. <strong>The</strong> latest successful co-productions were<br />
“Soraya”, “Callas Onassis”, and “Coco Chanel”. For the latest, Lux<br />
Vide obtained the nomination as the best miniseries and the best<br />
actress (Shirley MacLaine) for the Emmy Awards 2009, and a<br />
Golden Globe nomination in the same year. <strong>The</strong> most recent co-<br />
production is "Pinocchio", with audience record in the 2009-2010<br />
season.<br />
Apart from contemporary history, Lux Vide wanted also to let<br />
people experience the most distant past. <strong>The</strong> IMPERIUM project is a<br />
collection of miniseries with international appeal (main characters:<br />
Omar Sharif, Peter O’Toole and Charlotte Rampling), telling about<br />
the greatness and decline of ancient Rome. “Augustus”, Nero”,<br />
“Saint Peter” and “Pompei” are the exciting chapters of a route<br />
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ending with the <strong>Rai</strong> Uno success of “Saint Augustine”, in January<br />
2010.<br />
However, Lux Vide is also a leader in Italian long and medium<br />
TV series, the main of which are “Don Matteo”, a classic of Italian<br />
TV by now, reaching its eighth season, and “Ho sposato uno sbirro”<br />
(two successful series). As for miniseries, we recall the biographies<br />
of “Meucci”, “Edda Ciano”, and “Enrico Mattei”.<br />
Until today, Lux Vide has produced films for almost 500 hours<br />
on the whole, for high-quality prime-time TV programming.<br />
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