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| Born | 3 June 1945 Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
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| Years active | 1974–2004 |
Ida Di Benedetto (born 3 June 1945) [1] is an Italian actress and producer.
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| Born | 3 June 1945 Naples, Kingdom of Italy |
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| Years active | 1974–2004 |
Ida Di Benedetto (born 3 June 1945) [1] is an Italian actress and producer.
Di Benedetto appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2004. She starred in the film The Whores , which was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. [2] She won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress in 1981 for her supporting role as Maria Rosa in Fontamara from the same name novel by Ignazio Silone and the following year she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress for Immacolata e Concetta . [3]
Michele Placido is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
Gian Maria Volonté was an Italian actor and activist, remembered for his versatility as a performer, his outspoken left-wing leanings, and fiery temper on- and off-screen. He is perhaps most famous outside Italy for his roles in four Spaghetti Western films: Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964), El Indio in Leone's For a Few Dollars More (1965), El Chuncho Munoz in Damiano Damiani's A Bullet for the General (1966) and Professor Brad Fletcher in Sergio Sollima's Face to Face (1967).
Ettore Scola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Gabriele Salvatores is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.
Carlo Lizzani was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic.
Franco Citti was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film Accattone, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films, as well as 60 other film and television roles. His brother was the director and screenwriter Sergio Citti.
The Nastro d'Argento is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani the association of Italian film critics.
The Nastro d'Argento is a film award presented annually since 1946 by the Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics.
Day of the Idiots is a 1981 West German psychological fantasy film drama directed and written by Werner Schroeter. It stars Carole Bouquet as a disturbed mental patient with an inclination to remove her clothes and Ingrid Caven as Dr. Laura and Christine Kaufmann as Ruth.
The Whores is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Mario Garbuglia was an Italian set designer. He won the David di Donatello for Best Sets and Decorations, the Nastro d'Argento, and a BAFTA.
Fontamara is a 1980 Italian film, directed by Carlo Lizzani based on the novel of the same name by Ignazio Silone. It stars Michele Placido in the role of Berardo Viola and Antonella Murgia as Elvira. Ida Di Benedetto won the Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actress in 1981 for her supporting role as Maria Rosa.
Marina Confalone is an Italian actress, screenwriter, theatre director, writer, holder of five David di Donatello awards.
The Embalmer is a 2002 Italian noir-drama film directed by Matteo Garrone. The film was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the 2002 Cannes Film Festival as L'etrange monsieur Peppino. The plot is based on real events. For his performance in the film Ernesto Mahieux won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Script and two Nastro d'Argento awards for best editing and best producer.
Immacolata e Concetta is a 1980 Italian drama film directed by Salvatore Piscicelli. The feature debut film of Piscicelli, it won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. For her performance Ida Di Benedetto was awarded Silver Ribbon for best actress.
Giovanni Scifoni is an Italian actor and theatre director. After musical studies and first steps as a comic strip writer, he was selected to attend the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.
Alberto Molinari is an Italian actor, producer, and director, mainly of documentary films. He made his debut in the 1988 film Un bel dì vedremo.
Manuel De Sica was an Italian composer.
At the End of the Night is a 2003 Italian drama film directed by Salvatore Piscicelli.
Angelo Cannavacciuolo is an Italian writer and director.
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