- published: 30 Mar 2016
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The (sur)name Ventura (English pronunciation: /vɛnˈtʊrə/, Spanish pronunciation: [βenˈtura], Portuguese pronunciation: [vĭnˈturɐ]) is Italian, Portuguese and Spanish for "good fortune".
Ventura may refer to:
Tony Palao states that this can also be a forename. Believe him ...
Actors: Jose Yenque (actor), Emilio Kauderer (composer), James Russo (actor), Miguel Couturier (actor), Javier Zaragoza (actor), Juan Carlos Galván (actor), Florence Larsonneur (miscellaneous crew), Gerardo Naranjo (director), Gerardo Naranjo (editor), Pablo Cruz (producer), Gerardo Naranjo (writer), Horacio Sandoval (miscellaneous crew), Noé Hernández (actor), Irene Azuela (actress), Geminiano Pineda (producer),
Plot: At 23, Laura Guerro and her friend Suzu enter the Miss Baja pageant. Both qualify, and while Laura waits at a nightclub for Suzu to break away so they can go shopping, a heavily-armed drug gang murders drug enforcement officials there. Laura escapes unharmed but can't find Suzu, so the next day she looks for her; her dogged behavior brings her to the cartel's attention, and they force her to assist them as they menace her father and younger brother. Lino, the gang's leader, decides Laura should finish the pageant although her only interest is escape. Every day drags her deeper and corruption is pervasive. What alternative is there to death or prison?
Keywords: airplane, audition, beauty-pageant, beauty-queen, cell-phone, corrupt-cop, dress, drug-cartel, drug-war, father-daughter-relationshipActors: Michel Perron (actor), Normand Corbeil (composer), Gregory Hlady (actor), Maxim Roy (actress), Russell Yuen (actor), Richard Comeau (editor), Danny Blanco Hall (actor), Jason Cavalier (actor), Romano Orzari (actor), Melanie Bergeron (miscellaneous crew), Yves Simoneau (producer), Yves Simoneau (writer), Yves Simoneau (director), Josée Vallée (producer), Marie La Haye (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Mohammed Choukroune aka Ventura, member of the French special services, and Prudent Poirier, unbalanced Lieutenant Metropolitan Police are forced to team up to find out who killed the godfather of organized Guido Carboni crime day. Using unwittingly, Poirier as bait Choukroune's investigation, dating back some tracks and risking his life several times, mainly because of the nonsense that continually commits his Quebec colleague. Despite their ethnic and moral differences and diametrically opposed to work, the two men joined their forces to capture the culprits and foil their plot.
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime,Actors: Javier Cámara (actor), Txema Blasco (actor), Mariano Marín (composer), Ángel Ruiz (actor), Alfonso Sevilla (editor), Javier Marmolejo (writer), Javier Marmolejo (director), Pau Bastidas (producer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Carlo Verdone (producer), Toni Bertorelli (actor), Vittorio Cecchi Gori (producer), Ivo Garrani (actor), Sandro Ghiani (actor), Valerio Mastandrea (actor), Carlo Verdone (actor), Raffaele Vannoli (actor), Selen (actress), Gianni Carpentieri (miscellaneous crew), Marco Manetti (writer), Marco Manetti (director), Marco Manetti (actor), Massimo Pittarello (actor), Antonio Manetti (director),
Plot: Transilvania, anno 2000. Affascinato dalle 'veline' televisive italiane che riceve con la parabolica, il conte Dracula decide di partire per l'Italia, in cerca di sangue e carne fresca. In un malandatissimo camion il fedele servitore imbarca la bara d'ordinanza su un cargo di profughi diretti verso le coste della Puglia. I malcapitati saranno il suo pasto durante il viaggio. Ma ciò che trova nel Bel Paese non corrisponde alle aspettative : dall'avito castello è costretto a vivere in un garage fuori Roma, come un qualsiasi extra-comunitario. Essendo costretto ad uscire di notte, trova tutto chiuso, eccetto un Centro Sociale, pieno di rapper e gruppi politici. Così, invece delle soubrette televisive, deve accontentarsi di travestiti e ragazzi di colore. Frequentando il Centro, una sera incontra Zora, che riempie i muri della città con il suo nome. Affascinato dalla ragazza, se ne innamora, ricambiato, al punto di giurare di non morderla. Ma i 'pasti' precedenti, nel frattempo, si sono trasformati in vampiri a loro volta. Intanto sulle tracce di Zora si è messo Zombie, un rapper innamorato della ragazza, in compagnia di altri frequentatori del Centro e di un prete anti-vampiri. Purtroppo, anche il perfido commissario Lucidi indaga sul caso. Alla fine si ritroveranno tutti a Napoli, durante le nozze del conte con Zora e mentre i rappisti decidono di salvare Dracula, dopo aver ascoltato le sue ragioni, il commissario irrompe e......
Keywords: based-on-comic, box-office-flop, italian-tv, italy, vampireActors: Vicky Peña (actress), Walter Vidarte (actor), Michel Robin (actor), Paulina Gálvez (actress), Pere Ponce (actor), Laurent Terzieff (actor), Francesc Orella (actor), Eric Prat (actor), Pere Ponce (actor), Paulina Gálvez (actress), Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico' (actor), Jordi Mollà (actor), Serge Reggiani (actor), Gerardo Herrero (producer), Pascale Roberts (actress),
Plot: A famous composer and conductor, Luis Doria is in present-day Barcelona, and after a performance he is persuaded to go to a drag club to relax. It's seedy and horrible, but he is suddenly transfixed when he realises that the pianist is the gifted Alberto Rossel, a close friend from before the Spanish Civil War. The film then flashes back to 1946, when Rossel has just been released from prison, having been captured at the outset by Franco's fascist forces. He is withdrawn and friendless, but his neighbours soon befriend him for his ability with the piano, and despite his classical musical interests, he manages to bang out a boogie for them to dance to. Earlier, in pre-war Paris, we see the development of the friendship between Rossel and Doria, and of romance with Teresa. We see that in those days, the young Rossel was dedicated to his music and to noble sentiments, while Doria is dedicated only to pleasure and to himself. As tension in Spain mounts, culminating in the military takeover by Franco, everyone decides to leave for Spain to fight for freedom. Everyone, that is, except Doria. Back to the present day, and at the end of the tawdry drag show, Doria finds Rossel and greets him. Does Doria understand what the intervening decades have done to their relationship?
Keywords: 1930s, barcelona-spain, based-on-novel, catalan, friend, love-triangle, paris-france, spanish-civil-war, transvestiteActors: Jean-Claude Roy (director), Philippe Bréjean (composer), Jim Adhi Limas (actor), Pierre B. Reinhard (editor), Pierre Clémenti (actor), Wilfred Benaïche (actor), Louis Duchesne (producer), Charley Boorman (actor), Ysé Tran (actress), Eva Mazauric (actress), Elisabeth Chochoy (miscellaneous crew), Ham-Chau Luong (actor), Jean-Pierre Hutinet (actor), Iska Khan (actor), Takashi Kawahara (actor),
Genres: Crime,Actors: José Nieto (composer), Fernando Guillén (actor), Marisa Paredes (actress), Féodor Atkine (actor), Héctor Alterio (actor), Carmen Frías (editor), Antón Reixa (actor), Manuel Manquiña (actor), Antonio Durán 'Morris' (actor), Jorge Sanz (actor), Nancho Novo (actor), Eusebio Poncela (actor), Javier Artiñano (costume designer), Pancho Casal (producer), Cristina Marcos (actress),
Genres: Crime, Thriller,Actors: Amina Pirani Maggi (actress), Elsa Martinelli (actress), Enzo Maggio (actor), Carlo Campanini (actor), Checco Durante (actor), Andrea Checchi (actor), Nerio Bernardi (actor), Franco Pesce (actor), Renato Chiantoni (actor), Tino Scotti (actor), Alberto Sorrentino (actor), Ugo Tognazzi (actor), Armando Francioli (actor), Memmo Carotenuto (actor), Milly Vitale (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Renzo Rossellini (composer), Sophie Desmarets (actress), André-Paul Antoine (writer), Roland Armontel (actor), Marcel Delaître (actor), Marcello Giorda (actor), Robert Arnoux (actor), Nino Marchesini (actor), Lucien Nat (actor), Marcel Delaître (actor), Attilio Dottesio (actor), Pierre Brasseur (actor), Vittorio Sanipoli (actor), Massimo Serato (actor), Marcel Escoffier (costume designer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Carlos Agostí (actor), Modesto Cid (actor), Félix Dafauce (actor), Amedeo Nazzari (actor), Fernando Sancho (actor), Clara Calamai (actress), Juan Durán Alemany (composer), Rafael Luis Calvo (actor), Pedro Mascaró (actor), Silvia Morgan (actress), Ricardo Gascón (director), Ricardo Gascón (writer), Camino Garrigó (actress), Alfonso Estela (actor), Ana Farra (actress),
Genres: Drama,I think I'm gonna make myself a little something to eat
Get a can down off the shelf, maybe a little something sweet
Haven't spoke to no one, haven't been in the mood
Pour some soup, get a spoon, stir it up real good
Go out with a friend, they know the music might help
But I can't pretend, I wish I was somewhere else
I wanna watch the ocean bend
The edges of the sun, then
I wanna get swallowed up
In an ocean of love.
Put on my coat, go out into the street
Get a lump in my throat, and look down at my feet
Take the long way home, so I can ride around
Put Neil Young on and turn up the sound
Drive up the coastline, maybe to Ventura
Watch the waves make signs out on the water
I wanna watch the ocean bend
The edges of the sun, then
I wanna get swallowed up
In an ocean of love
Stand in the shower, clean this dirty mess
Give me back my power, and drown this unholiness
Lean over the toilet bowl, and throw up my confession
Cleanse my soul, of this hidden obsession
I wanna watch the ocean bend
The edges of the sun, then
I wanna get swallowed up
In an ocean of love
I wanna watch the ocean bend
The edges of the sun, then
I wanna get swallowed up