Ave Ninchi

Acting

Ave Ninchi

Born December 14, 1915 · Ancona, Italy

Died November 10, 1997 · aged 81

Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included Tomorrow Is Too Late (1949) and Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Lacombe Lucien (1974). Ninchi has worked with some of Italy's top movie stars, including Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Marcello Mastroianni, Al…

Known For

Purple NoonPurple Noon · 1960
Purple Noon
★ 7.61960
MovieCrimeDrama
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
Murmur of the HeartMurmur of the Heart · 1971
Murmur of the Heart
★ 7.01971
MovieDramaComedy
This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.
The Nun's StoryThe Nun's Story · 1959
The Nun's Story
★ 7.21959
MovieDrama
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... · 1971
Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...
★ 5.21971
MovieComedy
Libero Sbardelloni, newly married, cannot find work in Rome, so he moves to Naples, where Baron Gaetano Gargiulo, his wife Marcella's uncle, lives. The baron, however, is a penniless nobleman who lives by swindling and petty theft, constantly going in and out of prison.
PulpPulp · 1972
Pulp
★ 5.81972
MovieMysteryCrime
A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.
Lacombe, LucienLacombe, Lucien · 1974
Lacombe, Lucien
★ 7.01974
MovieDramaWar
In Louis Malle's lauded drama, Lucien Lacombe is a young man living in rural France during World War II who seeks to join the French Resistance. When he is rejected due to his youth, the resentful Lucien allies himself with the Nazis and joins the Gallic arm of their Gestapo. Lucien grows to enjoy the power that comes with his position, but his life is complicated when he falls for France Horn, a beautiful young Jewish woman.
Toto and the WomenToto and the Women · 1952
Toto and the Women
★ 6.81952
MovieComedy
Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.
Les Bonnes FemmesLes Bonnes Femmes · 1960
Les Bonnes Femmes
★ 6.31960
MovieDrama
Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.

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Christmas at Camp 119Christmas at Camp 119 · 1947
Christmas at Camp 119
★ 6.81947
MovieDramaComedy
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 of Their Life . A Roman tells the USA difficult married life . A Neapolitan soldier tells of His lieutenant, a Neapolitan duke penniless . Meanwhile , the camp commander gave : Prisoners and a gramophone , So , Ai stories intertwine songs . Another soldier recalls the parties and the songs of the Sicilian spring , WHILE a Venetian gondolier evokes A HIS love affair . Sometimes , From Radio shabby listening news from abroad and Italy . Finally , one day , comes the ' pending release and All They return home .

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