Celluloide

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Celluloide
Celluloide (1996 Film).jpg
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ugo Pirro
  • Furio Scarpelli
Based onCelluloide
by Ugo Pirro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGiorgio Di Battista
Edited byAlberto Gallitti
Music by Manuel De Sica
Production
companies
Distributed byIstituto Luce
Release date
  • 26 January 1996 (1996-01-26)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Budget L.6.5 billion [1] [2]
Box office L.239.6 million [3]

Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.

Contents

Plot

The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945). [1]

Cast

Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers. [2]

Production

The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983. [1] Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing. [4] Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome. [1] [2]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
David di Donatello Awards 9 June 1996 Best Film CelluloideNominated [5] [6]
Best Director Carlo Lizzani Nominated
Best Actor Giancarlo Giannini Won
Best Actress Lina Sastri Nominated
Best Screenplay Furio Scarpelli
Ugo Pirro
Carlo Lizzani
Won
Best Score Manuel De Sica Won
Best Costumes Luciano SagoniNominated
Nastro d'Argento Awards 1997 Best Director Carlo LizzaniNominated
Best CostumesLuciano SagoniNominated
Best CostumesLuciano SagoniNominated

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