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A bank is a financial institution and a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities, either directly or through capital markets. A bank connects customers that have capital deficits to customers with capital surpluses.[citation needed]
Due to their critical status within the financial system and the economy[citation needed] generally, banks are highly regulated in most countries. Most banks operate under a system known as fractional reserve banking where they hold only a small reserve of the funds deposited and lend out the rest for profit. They are generally subject to minimum capital requirements which are based on an international set of capital standards, known as the Basel Accords.
The oldest bank still in existence is Monte dei Paschi di Siena, headquartered in Siena, Italy, which has been operating continuously since 1472.
Banking in the modern sense of the word can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy, to the rich cities in the north like Florence, Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th century Florence, establishing branches in many other parts of Europe. Perhaps the most famous Italian bank was the Medici bank, set up by Giovanni Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank, Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George), was founded in 1407 at Genoa, Italy.
Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) was a British surreal comedy group who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical as well as launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show, but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animation), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. A self-contained comedy team responsible for both writing and performing their work, the Pythons' creative control allowed them to experiment with form and content, discarding rules of television comedy. Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result.
Actors: Chris Lumb (actor), Lewis Carroll (writer), Lawrence Mallinson (producer), Lawrence Mallinson (producer), Lawrence Mallinson (actor), Saranne Bensusan (editor), Saranne Bensusan (director), Saranne Bensusan (writer), Saranne Bensusan (producer), Saranne Bensusan (producer), Saranne Bensusan (costume designer), Saranne Bensusan (actress), Joerg Stadler (miscellaneous crew), Joerg Stadler (actor), Guthrie Lowe (composer),
Genres: Animation,Actors: Ehsaan Noorani (composer), Arshad Warsi (actor), Arshad Warsi (writer), Loy Mendonsa (composer), Shankar Mahadevan (composer), Diya Mirza (actress), Arshad Warsi (producer), Tinnu Anand (actor), Boman Irani (actor), Arshad Warsi (writer), Javed Sheikh (actor), Lee Alliston (miscellaneous crew), Lee Alliston (actor), Steven H. Bernard (editor), Shernaz Patel (actress),
Plot: Armaan's (Arshad Warsi) life is picture perfect; a loving girlfriend and a great job as a fashion photographer. Yet things aren't as perfect as they seem to be. He is a chronic patient of insomnia though his sleeplessness is not a function of a sleeping disorder. The truth is that he hears voices - voices that torture him, voices that don't let him have his peace, and voices that nobody else can hear. While his friends sympathize with him, his girlfriend, Gehna (Dia Mirza), is irritated with his weird behavior while her father constantly berates him for his fondness for the bottle. No one seems to understand Armaan's predicament. What is even more puzzling is the fact that he talks to himself...or rather, to people, whom no one can see! Suddenly aware of his special ability to connect with the souls that haven't crossed over, and equipped with a will to fulfill the wishes of the spirits that hound him, Armaan sets out on a mission to help three souls - a child, an old man, and a young woman.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance,Actors: Nikos Kypourgos (composer), Aroldo Betancourt (actor), Beatriz Valdés (actress), Alejo Felipe (actor), Annette Pisacane (producer), Erich Wildpret (actor), Alejandra Espejo (actress), Rafael Marziano Tinoco (actor), Franco de Pena (writer), Franco de Pena (producer), Franco de Pena (director), Jean-Robert Thomann (editor), Claire Lajoumard (producer), Ole Landsjöaasen (producer), Carmen Landaeta (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Wolfram Berger (actor), Roeland Wiesnekker (actor), Yevgeni Sitokhin (actor), Marcel Hoehn (producer), Herbert Leiser (actor), Fee Liechti (editor), Willem Menne (actor), Christoph Schaub (director), Christoph Schaub (writer), Dorothee Schmid (costume designer), Renate Becker (actress), Michael Neuenschwander (actor), Gábor Németh (actor), Emmanuelle Laborit (actress), Renate Steiger (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Joey Gosiengfiao (producer), Flora Gasser (actress), Glenn Marcelo (miscellaneous crew), Theody Vidal (miscellaneous crew), Gina Elba Murro (miscellaneous crew), Helen Villamar (miscellaneous crew), Lily Y. Monteverde (producer), Tiya Pusit (actress), Raquel Villavicencio (writer), Jessie Lasaten (composer), George Jarlego (editor), Dido De La Paz (actor), Kyna Jimenea (miscellaneous crew), Alwyn Uytingco (actor), Nilda Bibat (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Elisha Cook Jr. (actor), Edward Herrmann (actor), Kieth Merrill (director), Kieth Merrill (producer), David Ogden Stiers (actor), Geraldine Page (actress), Kieth Merrill (writer), Noble Willingham (actor), Oscar Rowland (actor), Scott Wilkinson (actor), Salome Jens (actress), Merrill B. Jenson (composer), Vernon Weddle (actor), Bert Lovitt (editor), Jim McKrell (actor),
Plot: Harry Johnson's aunt is a rich eccentric with an extensive collection of military memorabilia, who also happens to be in a fight with the IRS. When she dies of a heart attack, Harry blames her death on the IRS and takes up the fight himself. As Harry's cause gains attention and supporters, the 'war' soon escalates into a full-scale seige with Harry right in the center.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, gun, independent-film, internal-revenue-service, libertarian, tank, tax-protestor, title-spoken-by-character, two-word-titleActors: Stefan Mihailescu-Braila (actor), Emanoil Petrut (actor), Ion Dichiseanu (actor), Fory Etterle (actor), Nicolae Praida (actor), Stefan Ciubotarasu (actor), Nucu Paunescu (actor), Geo Barton (actor), Jean Lorin Florescu (actor), Mircea Septilici (actor), Paul Calinescu (director), Radu Serban (composer), Mihai Fotino (actor), Haralambie Boros (actor), Haralambie Polizu (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gordon B. Clarke (actor), James Conaty (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Jaque Catelain (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), André Charlot (actor), Edward Biby (actor), Robert Barron (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), George Bruggeman (actor), Frederic Brunn (actor), John Davidson (actor), Franco Corsaro (actor),
Plot: Well-to-do Chicagoan, Larry Darrell, breaks off his engagement to Isabel and travels the world seeking enlightenment, eventually finding his guru India. Isabel marries Gray, and following the crash of 1929, is invited to live in Paris with her rich, social climbing, Uncle Elliot. During a sojurn there, Larry, having attained his goal, is reunited with Isabel. While slumming one night Larry, Isabel and company are shocked to discover Sophie, a friend from Chicago. Having lost her husband and child in a tragic accident, Sophie is living the low-life with the help of drugs and an abusive brute. Larry tries to rehabilitate her, but his efforts are sabotaged by Isabel who tries in vain to reignite Larry's interest in herself.
Keywords: alcoholic, american-abroad, automobile-accident, based-on-novel, broken-engagement, chicago-illinois, coal-miner, dancing, doctor, drunkennessActors: Lucien Prival (actor), Max Wagner (actor), Oscar Apfel (actor), Harry Cording (actor), Reginald Barlow (actor), Henry Victor (actor), George Bancroft (actor), Bob Kortman (actor), Mitchell Lewis (actor), Michael Mark (actor), Edwin Maxwell (actor), Francis McDonald (actor), Alan Mowbray (actor), George E. Stone (actor), Ferike Boros (actress),
Plot: During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of them, a ballerina, and gives her an ultimatum: give in to him or her friends will face the firing squad.
Keywords: based-on-play, russian-revolution