Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Ciociaria. Show all posts

22 March 2018

Nino Manfredi - actor and director

Totò fan became maestro of commedia all’italiana Nino Manfredi made more than 100 films in the course of his career The actor and di...

28 September 2017

Marcello Mastroianni – actor

Film star who immortalised the Trevi Fountain Marcello Mastroianni was an star of Italian cinema for more than 45 years Marcello...

7 September 2017

Kidnapping of Pope Boniface VIII

When the Pope was slapped down by a disgruntled landowner Boniface VIII had a long-running conflict with Philip IV of France An ...

7 July 2017

Vittorio De Sica - film director

Oscar-winning maestro behind 1948 classic Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica was one of the major figures of Italian neorealism Vitt...

4 December 2016

Pope Adrian IV

The warlike conduct of England’s one and only pontiff A cameo of Pope Adrian IV at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris The only Eng...

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