There is a relatively unknown Italian Engineer who was the subject of the recently produced Netflix biopic, titled “Rose Island”. Italian director Sydney Sibilia explained that he stumbled upon the Engineer’s accomplishments after seeing a Wikipedia photo of the infamous Rose Island Platform (in the pic above). Giorgio Rosa was a maverick Engineer in the 1960s who designed a telescopic pillar system – which he patented – and preassembled on a beach before floating it 12 kilometers off the coast of Rimini, Italy. Simply put, he created his own island.
TORONTO – In un’epoca in cui gli “influencer” non sono sempre leader, il pubblico potrebbe trovare piacevole rivisitare un’epoca passata in cui il condizionamento e la leadership non erano obiettivi che si escludevano a vicenda. Sophia Loren, un’attrice iconica nota per il suo talento, carisma e personaggi risoluti sullo schermo, continua a essere filantropica usando la sua notorietà per sostenere cause umanitarie, tra cui il benessere dei bambini (attraverso l’UNICEF e il World Food Programme)…
TORONTO – In an age where “Influencers” aren’t always leaders, audiences may find it refreshing to revisit a bygone era where influence and leadership weren’t mutually exclusive pursuits. Sophia Loren, an iconic actress known for her talent, charisma and unshakable on-screen characters, continues to be philanthropic using her influence to assist in humanitarian causes – child welfare among them (through UNICEF and the World Food Programme).
TORONTO – Ben prima che con la sua voce rock roca, cantasse a squarciagola questi testi evocativi per l’inno di Italia ’90, Gianna Nannini intratteneva il pubblico globale con il suo pop rock tagliente e melodico – in stile italiano. La sua personalità unica e la sua musica contenevano sempre con sé un messaggio di ribellione, sempre un sussurro di insoddisfazione e una malinconia, che secondo il film ha portato avanti le sue ricerche creative…
TORONTO – Well before Gianna Nannini, with her raspy rock vocals, belted out these evocative lyrics for the Italia ’90 anthem, she was entertaining global audiences with her edgy, melodic pop rock – Italian style. Her unique personality and her music always carried the sent of rebellion, always a whisper of dissatisfaction and a morose quality, which according the film drove her creative pursuits forward.
