And that husky voice is still very strong, and even youthful, as is the 80-year-old actress. [142], Claudia Cardinale met the Italian film producer Franco Cristaldi in 1958. Get our L.A. [126] And Now Ladies and Gentlemen received mixed reviews; A. O. Scott of The New York Times dismissed it as "sublimely silly", but praised the "impeccable CinemaScope compositions" and the "lush, suave score" by Michel Legrand. She did not learn to speak Italian until she had already begun to be cast for Italian films. [21] According to Cardinale, the couple had a marriage party but did not marry,[143] and they became increasingly detached. Cardinale made The Leopard and 8 at the same time, which made life complicated for the actress. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. [97] The film, shot on location in Rhodes, was poorly received; it holds a 32% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of July2015[update]. [4][5] Her mother, Yolande Greco like her was born in Tunisia to Sicilian emigrants from Trapani. Vitti's biographer noted how Cardinale and Vitti stood out as the female duo in a predominantly masculine cast. Cardinale noted that Fellini and Visconti were total opposites as directors. "[66], In 1964, Cardinale starred alongside Rod Steiger and Shelley Winters in Francesco Maselli's Italian-made Time of Indifference. "[60] However, following her success in Hollywood, she began to express concerns about the direction of her career. Cardinale's voice in the film was dubbed by Gale Garnett, who went uncredited. During their time together, Cardinale never received any pay for her film work. [95] In 1978, Cardinale appeared in Damiano Damiani's political thriller, Goodbye & Amen L'uomo della CIA, and again featured alongside Gemma in her husband's gangster picture, Corleone, set in 1950s Sicily. She left in 2016. She worked for 10 years at the L.A. Herald Examiner and came to work at The Times in January 1990. Claude Josphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (born 15 April 1938) is a Tunisian-born Italian film actress who starred in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s, mainly. [65] Niven raved about working with the actress, telling her, "After spaghetti, you're Italy's happiest invention. [75] Cardinale became good friends with Hudson, who proved to be very protective of her, knowing her discomfort outside of Italy. Over the past six decades, shes worked with such master directors as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone and Werner Herzog. [153][154] Cardinale said of her acting, "I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. Just as she started to get some minor roles, Cardinale discovered she was pregnant by a man who had no interest in the child. It was Edward's last film, but was a critical and commercial failure, with critics despairing at the "painfully unfunny script" and the performance of Roberto Benigni as Clouseau, which earned him the Razzie Award for Worst New Star. She went ahead with the ceremony but was concerned about sacrificing the rights she had to her child Patrick. [12] The turning point came in 1957 during the Italian Cinema Week in Tunis, when she won a competition for the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia",[13] with a trip to the Venice Film Festival as first prize. [42] However, her leading performance in Francesco Maselli's Silver Spoon Set gained her most attention during this period. Visconti was incredible, she said. [120] In 1998, Cardinale portrayed the mother of Lola Naymark in the French picture Riches, belles, etc., a wealthy baroness who leaves her hotel to her daughter to care for during her absence. But Squitieri added, Shes had beautiful roles. Her natural beauty made her a star with film directors, almost begging her to appear in their films. [26] When she thought she could no longer hide her condition, she asked Cristaldi to terminate her contract. Cardinale stated that her films with Bolognini were among the most joyful of her career, considering him to be "a great director, a man of rare professional capability, great taste and culture. When a young man marries the bosses daughter, the young couple must now do the company entertaining. It was a very important film for her because it gave her a lot of foundation. By providing an email address. [7] She has been a regular attendee of the Academy Awards. During the filming of Il bell'Antonio, her co-star Marcello Mastroianni fell in love with her, but she rejected him, as she did not take his love seriously, considering him to be one of those actors who cannot help but fall in love with their co-stars. And Federico Fellini was the first one who used my voice. Time cannot stop, But Cardinale still has a big spark and incredible charisma in his eye. LOS ANGELESWhen you interview a screen goddess like Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most memorable films, from Fellinis 8 to Werner Herzogs Fitzcarraldo, you are bound to hear fascinating stories. Everything was in the hands of Vides". Of the latter, Cardinale said, She let me stay in her house. [46] However, he was very close and supportive of Cardinale during the production, and a true friendship developed between the two, based on a deep mutual understanding. [57] Cardinale remembered Visconti's set as having an almost religious atmosphere, everything focused on the film, far removed the outside world. [125] The film was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [64] Cardinale acted in her first American film (although it was produced in Italy) when she played Princess Dala, a wealthy aristocratic woman who is the love and jewellery interest of David Niven in the Cortina d'Ampezzo-set The Pink Panther. [14] She left at the end of her first term and decided to return home, earning herself a cover story in the popular weekly Epoca triggered by her unexpected decision to turn her back on a career as a film star. [86] In 1971, she formed a duo with Brigitte Bardot in the French Western-comedy The Legend of Frenchie King, and appeared as a prostitute opposite Alberto Sordi in Luigi Zampa's comedy A Girl in Australia. [88] After a role as a Russian aristocrat opposite Oliver Reed in One Russian Summer (1973), set in prerevolutionary Russia, Cardinale starred opposite Franco Nero in I guappi (1974), a historical drama film with "poliziotteschi" and "noir" elements. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Although she lives in Paris, Cardinale is fiercely outspoken about being identified as an Italian. On this discovery, he wanted her to have an abortion, but she decided to keep the child. I was paid almost nothing. The younger Claudia translated the answers of her mom, when she spoke in French and Italian. He was a lucky man., Cardinale claimed that Marlon was the only actor who attempted to seduce her. She was in town recently her home. On the other hand, her mother was a Tunisia Sicilian, as her parents were Sicilian immigrants. My first language was French, Cardinale said. Trip to Venice Max file size: 3072 x 2048 px (10.24 x 6.83 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB. [81] The marriage was never made official in Italy. [94] Cardinale starred in her husband's Il prefetto di ferro, which tells the story of Cesare Mori (Giuliano Gemma), an Italian prefect that before and during the Fascist period was best known as "the Iron Prefect". [76], By 1966, Cardinale was being cited as the most popular film star in Italy, even more than Mastroianni and Loren. [51] In 1962, Cardinale was interviewed by the writer Alberto Moravia, who focused exclusively on her sexuality and body image in films, treating her as an object. Equality., She explained why she had been living in Paris: It was impossible to stay in Rome. So I didnt suffer from having this sex symbol mother. [116] After Cardinale decided to tell him everything, he published her story in Oggi and L'Europeo. It moves men all over the world to imagine her both as an exciting mistress and wife. Critically acclaimed, it has a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes,[134] and was shown at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. But I have lived 154 lives', "Italian screen siren Claudia Cardinale turns eighty in style", "Lutto nel cinema: morto Squitieri, sceneggiatore e regista", "Claudia Cardinale participates in ETF Conference 'Skills for Progress' and the International Scientific Conference on Desertification and Drylands Research", "Isabelle Adjani tops Time Magazine's beautiful women list", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claudia_Cardinale&oldid=1140601919, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 21:25. The husband would not be there, so she was more in a party mood. They want to be with me, to live with me (laughs)., But Cardinale stressed, I had only one. Cardinales proud of her other passions. 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Some newspapers were already referring to her as "la fidanzata d'Italia" (Italy's sweetheart). [6] Her native languages were French, Tunisian Arabic, and the Sicilian language of her parents. At the time, Cardinale was not considered comparable to the two divas of Italian cinema, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, but several newspapers and magazines including Paris Match began to consider her to be a credible young rival to Brigitte Bardot. She also appeared alongside Rod Taylor in The Hell with Heroes and starred in one of her best-known roles as former prostitute Jill McBain in Sergio Leone's epic Western Once Upon a Time in the West. Today, we're opening up the archives. Italian actress par excellence, Claudia Cardinale electrified the big screens of the 1960s and 1970s, captured by Monicelli, Fellini and Visconti among others. Although occasional funny moments were noted, Don't Make Waves was generally panned by the critics and the lack of chemistry with co-star Curtis was highlighted. . Then, I had to change the color every two or three weeks.. She was 17 years old and studying at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome when she entered a beauty contest, which resulted in her getting a succession of small film roles. She loved parties. [74] Diane Bond doubled for Cardinale in the film. After I cut ties with him, I met the only man of my life, who is the father of Claudia., She came to America, Squitieri said. Besides working on films, she has starred in several TV dramas among them Jesus of Nazareth, La Storia, Deserto di Fuoco, Nostromoand the recent one Bulle, Its more than 60 years ago since Claudia made her debut in the film industry. She struggled with her first film roles given the fact most of the films were in Italian, and she didnt know the language. [89] Cardinale and the director Pasquale Squitieri met for the first time on set, and he soon became her husband. [138] In 2014, Cardinale portrayed a "sympathetic Italian chaperone" viscountess in the British period drama film Effie Gray, which was written by Emma Thompson and featured Dakota Fanning in the lead role. [118] It is described as "an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's epic story Nostromo of political upheaval, greed, and romance in turn-of-the-20th-century South America. [9] As a teenager, she was described as "silent, weird, and wild", and like other girls of her generation, was fascinated by Brigitte Bardot, who came to prominence in the 1956 film And God Created Woman, directed by Roger Vadim. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. [112] After a role in the comedy, Blu elettrico (1988), Cardinale portrayed Yolande de Polastron, a favourite of Marie Antoinette's, in the two-part film La Rvolution franaise in 1989. Im an ambassador for Unesco. I have an incredible number of letters from fans, Cardinale pointed out. After a role in another Squitieri film in 1978, L'arma, Cardinale portrayed Eleana, a Greek "gutsy brothel madame" and the girlfriend of Telly Savalas in George P. Cosmatos's adventure war film, Escape to Athena (1979). [25], Although she worked well into her seventh month, Cardinale's pregnancy was kept a tight secret. Like many other female Italian film stars, Claudia Cardinale's entry into the business was by way of a beauty pageant. She came from Tunisia, and she feels very European. LYON, FRANCE - OCTOBER 19: Claudia Cardinale and her daughter Claudia Squitieri attend the Prix Lumiere 2018 ceremony At the 10th Film Festival Lumiere on October 19, 2018 in Lyon, France. Her only regret in life was getting pregnant with someone who she had known for only a very short time. Passion and obsession intertwine in Fire of Love, With characters wise and reassuring, animated short The Boy, the Mole comforts. [58], Prior to this period, Cardinale's own voice had not been used in her Italian films, as it was considered too hoarse, and owing to her French accent, insufficiently Italian. The two later started a relationship that is believed to have led to their marriage, but according to Claudia, they only had a marriage party, but they never got married. [4] [5] Her mother, Yolande Greco like her was born in Tunisia to Sicilian emigrants from Trapani. Call 896 6000. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. A staple figure in the Spaghetti Western genre, she also starred in American dramas and the best "made-in-Cinecitt" flicks, her feline features infusing her roles with a blend of charm and audacity. [129] After a role in the TV movie Hold-up l'italienne (2008), the following year Cardinale starred in the critically acclaimed The String, playing a Tunisian mother who has a tempestuous relationship with her French-educated gay son. [96] [53], The finest and most prolific year of her career was 1963, when she appeared in a number of leading productions. Claudia Cardinale Collectible Movie Celebrity Photos (1940-Now), 1968 Collectible Vehicle Original Photos, They spoke in the car, and he kind of put her in the mood of what he wanted to be said in a scene.. He simply explained that she had gone to England to learn English for a film. Your subscription could not be saved. Cristaldi offered Cardinale the contract without a screen test. Her contract with Franco gave her the opportunity to star in Italian comedy Big-Deal on Madonna Street playing Carmelitas character. Her debut in the film came in 1958 when she played a guest role in the film Gohawith the renowned Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif. Every film I make entails becoming a different woman. Claudia Cardinale Italian Actress - 5X7, 8X10 or 11X14 Stunning Publicity Photo (ZZ-619) HistoricalMedia (5,060) $8.99 $11.99 (25% off) FREE shipping Claudia Cardinale in a Bikini - Vintage! (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images), 3280 x 4920 px (10.93 x 16.40 in) - 300 dpi - 5 MB. Since then, she has won numerous awards and accolades all over Europe for her impressive performances. [54] She starred alongside Burt Lancaster in Visconti's The Leopard (1963) (Il Gattopardo), portraying a village girl who married a progressive young aristocrat (Alain Delon), and played a film actress cast by a director (Marcello Mastroianni) in Federico Fellini's 8. This was a shocker to her and wanted to abort the pregnancy but later changed her mind. Unfortunately, I came too late, because I would have said, OK, thats (Mastroianni) my father. And Marlon Brando, can you imagine? All that Claudia has been doing in her entire life is an act that has been the source of her wealth. After making her debut in a minor role with the Egyptian star Omar Sharif in Goha (1958), Cardinale became one of the best-known actresses in Italy with roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Girl with a Suitcase (1961), Cartouche (1962), The Leopard (1963), and Fellini's 8 (1963).[a]. Apr 18, 2016 - Claudia Cardinale and her daughter Claudia in their Paris apartment in Paris, France on April 26, 2000. I did four movies with him., Cardinale (right) with daughter Claudia Squitieri RUBEN V. NEPALES, Squitieri continued, I even remember a story with Warren Beatty . Things don't go well, starting with the sinking of the ship that brings them to Europe, costing them much of their personnel and equipment, but nothing can keep Matt from . [122], In 2000, Cardinale embarked on her stage career, starring in Maurizio Scaparro's stage production of La Venexiana, adapted by Ren de Ceccatty, at the Thtre du Rond-Point in Paris. I've been very lucky because I've had many fantastic directors with me, Fellini, Visconti, Blake Edwards, lots and lots". [93] The following year, she had a biblical role as the adulteress in the Jesus of Nazareth miniseries, which featured Robert Powell as Jesus, Anne Bancroft as Mary Magdalene, and Ernest Borgnine as Cornelius the Centurion. 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When I met the father of Claudia, he saw that I had nothing in the bank. (Her daughters father is director Pasquale Squitieri, whom Cardinale was with for more than 40 years until his death in 2017. [146], Cardinale has two children: Patrick, who was born when she was 19 and later adopted by Cristaldi,[147] and Claudia,[148] whom she had with Squitieri. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times Magazine named Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history. So I know through people Ive met that she would party with Warren Beatty. [40] The genuine empathy between the two actors proved to be ideal for reproducing the tension between the characters in the film. Her awards have included an honorary Golden Lion at the 1993 Venice Film Festival, and an Honorary Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin Film Festival. Squitieri teased her: Shes lying to us. She also learnt the Sicilian language through her parents. [6] [101] In 1982, Cardinale appeared in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, playing a successful brothel owner who funds Klaus Kinski's purchase of an old steamship in South America. Mystery is very important. She ended up a close friend of his, but it didnt start out that way when he arrived on the set of The Leopard., He was a very American star, she said. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy. In the 1960s to 1970s, Claudia was one of the most influential actresses having starred in big European movies during those days. Alain Delon and Luchino Visconti made a bet during the making of a film (The Leopard). [23] Francesco Freda felt the film paved her way "to great success", noting the "sweetness of her smile" which struck a chord with the public.[43]. His wife was looking. After all, this was an actress who worked with some of the finest filmmakers and the handsomest actors in the 60s and 70s, including Marlon Brando, Alain Delon, Marcello Mastroianni and Jean-Paul Belmondo. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Career After acting alongside her classmates, film director Jacques Baratier noticed her and offered her a role alongside Egyptian actor Omar Sharif in the film Goha. After Careless (1962) she rose to the front ranks of Italian cinema, and became an international star in Federico Fellini's classic 8 (1963) with Marcello Mastroianni. [113], In 1990, Cardinale starred opposite Bruno Cremer in Squitieri's Atto di dolore, and appeared in the Morocco-set Soviet-Italian production, La battaglia dei tre tamburi di fuoco. I mean, I've been going to Hollywood many, many times, but I didn't want to sign a contract. 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