Verolengo is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont , located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Turin .
27-458: The origin of the name Verolengo seems to be linked to the numerous pig farms (verro, also present on the coat of arms) of the territory. According to other interpretations, the verro on the coat of arms was chosen by assonance with the name of the municipality, which would be linked to ancient settlements of the barbarian population of the Eruli (hence Verulengum). One of the historical associations of
54-507: A break and spend time with his girlfriend, Sophie. Morgan hesitates to take on assassination contracts as he longs for a more ordinary and peaceful life. Caldwell offers him to take on six contract killings, but Morgan refuses. However, after an assassin, Alec Drakos, attempts to kill him while he is walking back home with Sophie before Morgan kills him. Morgan confronts Caldwell, and Caldwell informs him that by taking out Drakos, other assassins will come for him, so he has no choice but to complete
81-451: A commoner (perhaps a stable boy). Another legend speaks of mysterious underground passages that would connect the building with other historical sites in the area. Among the guests who would have stayed in the building we remember Oscar Marlier, a Belgian traveling adventurer who had rented it for a while in the early decades of the 1900s. A passionate collector of postcards he filled the walls of which now only remain. ruined papers (among which
108-428: A former Royal Marine operative and skilled assassin, is tasked by his officer, Caldwell, with assassinating a European trafficking kingpin, Luka Lesek. As he was prepared to take the shot, he was suddenly ambushed by another sniper, causing him to miss his target and alerting Luka's men to his location. Morgan is forced to flee as the sniper later kills Luka in place of Morgan. Morgan meets with Caldwell and wants to take
135-524: A smiling infant: it is Maria Child, protector of children, to whom the bows of the newborns of the village are brought as an ex voto. The church is also home to a brotherhood of the same name that takes care of its maintenance: the brothers are commemorated in periodic masses in which they pray for the salvation of their souls. The church of the Holy Trinity in Baroque style was built in 1744 thanks to
162-605: A tub before Morgan goes after Falk. As Falk is about to leave, Morgan arrives and shoots her. Sometime later, Morgan and Sophie live peacefully in Porto, Portugal . Meanwhile, Falk was hospitalized, having survived her gunshot wound. The film was released in digital in the United States on May 16, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews, and has a 13% rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com awarded
189-490: Is Vos, a police officer also working with Joanna to bring in assassins. Ryder attempts to kill Sophie to draw Morgan out but is forced to flee when Morgan alerts authorities. Morgan takes Sophie away in hiding while he goes to find Ryder to kill him. Falk, under the alias of Vos, informs Joanna and Leon of Ryder and Morgan's location and sends in the GIGN to kill them. Morgan confronts Ryder, who reveals that Falk contacted him to do
216-516: Is a 2023 American Italian action thriller film written by Thomas C. Dunn, directed by Camille Delamarre and starring Henry Golding and Noomi Rapace alongside with Daniela Melchior , Jimmy Jean-Louis and Sam Neill . Assassin Club centers around Morgan Gaines, a former Royal Marines officer turned ruthless assassin who unwittingly enters a deadly game in which each of the six targets is also an assassin assigned to eliminate Morgan. Morgan Gaines,
243-513: Is at the origin of both the sanctuary and its thaumaturgical fame. Tradition has it that a priest, a certain Don Bracco, was thrown from the saddle by the runaway horse and, with one foot entangled in a stirrup, was dragged for a long distance, until, right in front of the pylon, the animal stopped and the priest, who remained miraculously unharmed despite the bad adventure, thanked the Virgin for
270-627: The altars of the Sacred Heart, of San Giuseppe and finally of Sant 'Anthony of Padua. Also worthy of attention is the via crucis, the work of the Verolenghese painters Amedeo and Francesco Augero. The church was originally dedicated to Santa Maria di Piazza (or degli Angeli) and only in the 19th century was it dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, patron saint of the town. This church is in Piedmontese Baroque style and overlooks
297-521: The brothers are commemorated in periodic masses in which they pray for the salvation of their souls. The Tower of the Violinist girl is located in the Madonnina hamlet. It is a building built around the year 1000. The name by which it is known derives from a curious legend that has as its protagonist a noble girl who is passionate about the violin locked up there by her father for falling in love with
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#1732790429426324-401: The church was consecrated by Mons.Moreno, bishop of Ivrea and ended definitively in 1861, the year in which the large entrance door was placed, built at the expense of the then parish priest Don Viora. The church of San Giovanni Battista is located in the main square of the town (Piazza IV Novembre) which represents the interjunction between the decumanus and cardo of the ancient Roman camp). On
351-536: The contract and the identity of the person behind it. Leon reveals that the French police have initiated the contract to catch the assassins and are working with an anonymous benefactor, Joanna, who was funding the operation in search of the assassin who killed her father, Yakov. Later, Morgan is contacted by Falk and offers to collaborate on finding the person behind the deal for killing the assassins. He learns that Caldwell hired Alec to kill him so that he can continue with
378-527: The film a positive review and wrote, " Assassin Club isn't about to knock John Wick off his perch, but it is an entertaining, turn-off-the-brain movie in the same vein as other '90s classics like Assassins and Hard Target ." Camille Delamarre Camille Delamarre is a French film editor and director, best known for directing The Transporter Refueled and Brick Mansions . He edited films including Transporter 3 and Taken 2 , among others. In 2014, Delamarre made his directing debut with
405-531: The film one star, writing "While the ideal viewer of Assassin Club probably understands and accepts the limitations of this bottom-dollar time-waster, even the least choosy genre fans can do better." Verdosa of Screen Rant awarded the film one and a half stars out of five. Martin Unsworth of Starburst awarded the film two stars out of five. John Nugent of Empire awarded the film one star out of five. Sergio Pereira of Comic Book Resources gave
432-484: The hit and collaborated the same way she contacted Morgan before giving him evidence about Falk as Morgan kills him. The police arrive at Morgan's location to arrest him, but Morgan escapes by faking his death. Learning that he used to work for Mariusz, Morgan sets out to meet Joanna. Joanna reveals that Vos planned for her agency to pit all the assassins who used to work for Mariusz against each other in exchange for Joanna's funding. Morgan informs her that Vos and Falk are
459-476: The mission and ends his partnership with him. He tracks Pablo in Barcelona , who has retired and lives with his only daughter. Yuko arrives to kill Pablo, but Morgan fights and kills Yuko before severing a finger from Pablo to save his life. Meanwhile, Falk comes to Caldwell and demands the files on Morgan. However, he also transfers Falk's files to Morgan before she kills him. Morgan learns that Falk's real name
486-452: The mission and kill five more targets. Morgan identifies his five targets: Anaselm Ryder, Pablo Martinez, Yuko, Demir, and the mysterious Falk, whose identity is unknown. In a maximum prison in Bosnia , Falk kills Demir before sending the thumb to Leon, a French police officer who is assigned to track down the assassins. Morgan investigates the contracts and questioned Leon about the origin of
513-707: The most in good condition is a calendar from 1917!). Currently the building is owned by the Rosa-Tione spouses. The building appears in various movies, including NFDMT , Lethal At(t)raction , In the Shadow of the Tower , Lake Puntura (aka Lago Puntura ). This article on a location in the Province of Turin is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Assassin Club Assassin Club
540-485: The narrow escape; as a sign of gratitude he had the sign included inside a chapel. However, it soon became insufficient for the great competition of the faithful and devotees and therefore was demolished and enlarged. The need for an even more capacious building became pressing at the end of the eighteenth century, but the works, although begun, did not proceed for many reasons and resumed only a few decades later, starting in 1834; continued, with interruptions, until 1851, when
567-407: The rectory of the church of San Giovanni Battista. There are no documents that tell us the story of its construction even if the date 1523 is engraved at the base of the main altar. The interior is a single nave, very collected, houses the crucifix that is carried in procession through the streets of the village on the evening of Good Friday. To the right of the entrance, a newsstand houses the image of
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#1732790429426594-503: The same people and that Falk is responsible for killing her father before he learns that Falk faked her own death and stole the money. Wanting to tie up loose ends, Falk kidnaps Sophie and plans to drown her to lure Morgan out so she can get the final deposit. Morgan comes to Sophie's apartment, but Falk has caught him rigged with explosives if he attempts to save Sophie's life. Leon arrives to arrest Vos for her crimes, but she shoots him and escapes. An injured Leon saves Sophie from drowning in
621-465: The side walls. They are dedicated to Santa Apollonia, Santa Lucia, Sant’Agata, and Santa Libera, followed by the one dedicated to the Madonna del Rosario, to Sant’Orsola and, in the back wall of the nave, to Santa Maria Assunta. On the opposite side, that is to the right of the main altar and on the back wall of the same nave, you can see the altar dedicated to San Sebastiano, then that of San Nicola, then
648-469: The square, opposite the oldest house in the town, which tradition and history say belong to the Roman governor. The church, in neoclassical style, is structured on three naves and is covered externally with white marble even if originally the facade was in exposed brick. The bell tower has a solid and imposing figure and is equipped with an electromechanical clock with four dials. Inside, numerous altars decorate
675-493: The support of the Verulfo counts, based on a design by the architect Carlo Cerrone who probably elaborated a design by Juvarra. The interior is very simple, structured in a single nave and an imposing painting by Amedeo Augero finds space in the choir. Pope Paul V granted the plenary indulgence to those who went on pilgrimage to this church. The church is also home to a brotherhood of the same name that takes care of its maintenance:
702-501: The tabernacle, stands a small fresco, depicting the Madonna with Child, most likely the Blessed Virgin of Oropa, due to its dark color, with S. Carlo Borromeo on the left and on the right St. Anthony of Padua. By an unknown artist, it already existed at the end of the seventeenth century: at that time, the painting constituted the upper part of one of the many pillars that, even today, can be found in our countryside. The simulacrum
729-541: The town (the Erulia Association) took its name from the origins of the place. Verolengo is very often a film and television set. Among the many films we remember Assassin Club by Camille Delamarre The Sanctuary of the Madonnina is located in the homonymous hamlet (the Madonnina). Splendid example of neoclassical architecture. Traces of its origin are hidden inside. At the center of the high altar, above
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