Giovanni Ponticelli [SEP] occupation
Giovanni Ponticelli
Giovanni Ponticelli (Naples, c. 1829-1880) was an Italian painter.
He was a resident of Naples. In 1877 he exhibited the two canvases: "Il vizioso" and "La casa del rigattiere". In 1872 at Milan, he exhibited "The people of Andria fight the Papal forces captained by cardinal Vitelli".
He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he was taught by Filippo Palizzi. At the Mostra Borbonica of 1855, he displayed "Parable of
Plot.
Judge Mauro Ponticelli has been raised by his older sister Marta. However, Marta has been having mental problems and fantasizing about committing suicide, which concerns him greatly. She seems to recover when he introduces her to Giovanni Sciabola, a brilliant actor, but Mauro then finds himself becoming jealous of their relationship.
Cast.
- Michel Piccoli - Mauro Ponticelli
- Anouk Aimée - Marta Ponticelli
- Michele Placido - Giovanni Sciabola
- Gisella Burinato - Anna
- Antonio Piovanelli - Quasimodo
- Anna