Franco Javarone
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Franco Javarone.
Born: February 17, 1943
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Known For
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor
Giuseppe Moscati, Doctor saint of Naples, was a doctor of the early twentieth century, from an aristocratic family devoted his career to serving the poor. The film focuses on the human side, partially leaving aside the spiritual part.
Thus Spoke Bellavista
In Naples, Professor Bellavista is a retired man, passionate about the philosophy and thought of Ancient Greece. Every day, in his luxurious apartment, he teaches his lessons of life to the poor-nothing (his friends), who are dazzled by his reasoning. One day, however, the quiet life of the building of Bellavista will be disturbed by the arrival of a director of Milan. Between Naples and Milan there contrast, because the Neapolitans are accustomed to enjoy a quiet life, always based on the "philosophy of pleasure and delay", while the northern Italians are very strict and punctual.
Il viaggio della sposa
17th-century noblewoman Porzia leaves the cloister she was raised in to marry, but an ambush leaves her with only humble coachman Bartolo by her side. While venturing into dangerous and unknown lands, the two grow increasingly close despite their opposite backgrounds.
The Three-Legged Fox
32nd of December
Three episodes about the relativity of time.
Solino
The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.
Ribelli per caso
The Soup
Two homeless men in Rome are arrested due to a misunderstanding. In jail, they meet a man who has been arrested for eating and running from restaurants. Together they embark on a series of escapades around Tuscany.
Leopardi
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
State buoni se potete
Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel.
Filmography
as Bracignano
as Ginardo
as Guido
as Don Peppino
as Sabatino
as Beppino
as Mangiafuoco
as Alfredo
as Don Ciro
as Ferdinando Coppola
as Antuono
as (segment "La stirpe di Iana") (as Franco Iavarone)
as Gentleman (as Franco Iavarone)
as Pigafetta
as De Crescenzo, lo strozzino (as Giovanni Javarone)
as (as Franco Iavarone)
as Peppe o' criminale (segment "I penultimi fuochi")
as Capo Gang
as Rosario Mancuso
as l'avvocato Russo
as Il Rosso
as Re dell'occulto (episodio "Il pelo della disgrazia")
as Commissario capo
as Il capitano delle guardie
as Pasquale
as Notturno
as ingegnere (come Franco Iavarone)
as Assaggiatore
as The Watchman
as Commissario
as Klaus von Knobelsdorf
as Bass tuba player
as Jose
as Lisander (as Giovanni Javarone)