Giacomo Rondinella

Bagpiper in Love (1983)

Tonino, a young shepherd from Campania, is supposed to marry Filomena, the daughter of local farmers. For Christmas, Tonino goes to Naples to "sing the novema" with his bagpipe, leaving Filomena pregnant. There, he falls in love with Angela, a variety sing ...

Sunset in Naples (1956)

Two young men try to make it big as musicians. ...

Sing me good morning sadness (1955)

A 1955 film directed by Giorgio Pastina. ...

Napoli terra d'amore (1954)

The story of an honest young man entangled by a night singer in the Camorra. ...

Neapolitan Carousel (1954)

Music, ballet, folk dances and mime eliciting the spirit of Naples across the ages are loosely tied together by the comedic wanderings and exploits of the Esposito family. ...

Piscatore 'e Pusilleco (1954)

A wealthy and jealous merchant tries to lure a young girl away from her boyfriend by offering to pay to stage small singing concerts for her. ...

Mother's Heart (1954)

An unworthy nephew, with the help of a girl who seduces the young guardian, robs the aunt of the family jewels. He also manages to put the blame for the theft on the caretaker, engaged to a young woman who is actually the woman's natural daughter. The thie ...

One Hundred Serenades (1954)

When his girlfriend falls for a rich entrepreneur, an aspiring singer plots with the man's girlfriend so that they can get back their respective partners. ...

Lettera napoletana (1954)

Warehouseman "Franco" is set up by the son of his boss for robbery and cigarette smuggling. Can he prove his innocence and rescue his relationship with "Anna"? ...

Violenza sul lago (1954)

Desiderio 'e sole (1954)

Siamo ricchi e poveri (1954)

Where Is Freedom? (1954)

A barber, murderer because of jealousy, spends twenty years in jail. He cannot, however adjust himself to a changed world and to the hypocrisy of his own relatives and decides to return behind bars. ...

Naples Sings (1953)

Giorgio with some friends rehearses a show of Neapolitan songs financed thanks to an elderly artist. Having come to quarrel with the landlady, Giorgio rented a room with a good woman who lives with her beautiful daughter Maria. Love soon arises between the ...

Mamma, perdonami! (1953)

Finalmente libero (1953)

Enrico Rossi is accused of polygamy for having married six different women over the years. ...

Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! (1953)

Guido and Cristina fall in love, but she is betrothed to a solider. When he is reported killed they hope to marry, but his reappearance without his limbs makes matters difficult for all concerned. ...

Voto di marinaio (1953)

Anna's Sin (1953)

Anna's Sin tells the story of a black American actor (Johnson) who falls in love with a white woman playing Desdemona to his Othello on the Italian stage. ...

Viva il cinema (1953)

Tonino, a young, shy salesman, engaged to his neighbor Pallina, is a cinema enthusiast. He has written a film script and dreams of seeing it made on the big screen. ...

10 love songs to save (1953)

The plot concerns a songwriter, played by Jacques Sernas who leaves his sweetheart and publisher when he learns that he is going blind. ...

Melody of Love (1952)

A comedy with lots of Neapolitan songs and shots of the Bay of Naples finds Maria Morelli unable to marry her singing sailor/lover, Giacomo because her father, Don Salvatdore Morelli objects. She can't elope because her father has an heart ailment and uses ...

Porca miseria! (1951)

Two friends, Giacomino and Carletto, have no job and no money and are looking for a job, or any device that will help them to meet expenses and especially will give them the opportunity to fill their stomachs. ...

Side Street Story (1950)

A combination of a satire on war and a comedy with war as the background. It tells of the ordinary people living on a Naples sidestreet, from 1940 to 1950 under the dominance of the Fascists, the Nazis and then the Allies occupation forces. Primary among t ...

Fire Over the Sea (1948)

A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members. ...

Christmas at Camp 119 (1947)

Second World War . Field 119 in California (USA ) . War is long over , but the Italian Prisoners Still waiting to return home , preparing to celebrate , away from families , another sad Christmas. To dare a little rein to Their longing , they tell Episodes ...

Ultimo amore (1947)

Notte di tempesta (1946)

The story is taken from the drama "I Pescatori" (The Fishermen) by Raffaele Viviani, and is set in a fishing island off the coast of Naples (clearly identifiable with Ischia). Here lives Concetta, a widow with two children, who now lives with another man w ...

A Coperchia è caduta una stella (1933)

Pasquale and Luigi, two brothers about to get married, never lose their spirit for playing pranks on each other, such as scratching photos of their girlfriends or stealing money. One day, Hélène, a beautiful French woman whose car has run out of gas, arr ...