Happy 87th Birthday Monica Vitti!!!
Nov 3, 2018 10:32:03 GMT
spiderwort, petrolino, and 3 more like this
Post by teleadm on Nov 3, 2018 10:32:03 GMT
Happy 87th Birthday Monica Vitti!!! 
Born on November 3, 1931 in Rome, Italy
Thanks for everything, retired since 1992, and I'm sad to say is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Italian actress who was an important part of the new cinema from Italy of the 1960s, directed by such luminaries Michelangelo Antonioni and Mario Monicelli. Later developing into a versatile comedienne in very Italian movies.
As a teenager she acted in amateur productions, then trained as an actor at Rome's National Academy of Dramatic Arts (graduating in 1953) and at Pittman's College, where she played a teen in a charity performance of Dario Niccodemi's La nemica. She toured Germany with an Italian acting troupe and her first stage appearance in Rome was for a production of Niccolò Machiavelli's La Mandragola.
Vitti's first film role was in Edoardo Anton's Ridere Ridere Ridere 1954 but her first widely noted performance was at the age of 26, in Mario Amendola's Le dritte 1958. In 1957 she joined Michelangelo Antonioni's Teatro Nuovo di Milano and later played a leading role in his internationally praised and award winning film L'avventura 1960 as a detached and cool protagonist drifting into a relationship with the lover of her missing girlfriend.
A few examples from her career:
L'Avventura 1960, directed by Antonioni, nominated for a BAFTA Award, and winning Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Revelation and Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
La Notte (The Night) 1961, directed by Antonioni, winning a Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress.
L'Eclisse (The Eclipse) 1962, directed by Antonioni, here with co-star Alain Delon.
Château en Suède (Nutty, Naughty Chateau) 1963, with Curd Jürgens, directed by Roger Vadim
Il deserto rosso (Red Desert) 1964, directed by Antonioni, winning a Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
Ti ho sposato per allegria (I Married You for Fun) 1967, winning an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
La ragazza con la pistola (The Girl with the Pistol) 1968, directed by Monicelli, the movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress and three other prices.
Amore mio aiutami (Help Me My Love) 1969, with Alberto Sordi who also directed. Vitti won a Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (Ninì Tirabusciò: the woman who invented "the move") 1970, winning a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress.
Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca) (The Pizza Triangle) 1970, Marcello Mastroninni, directed by Ettore Scola, Vitti won a Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Teresa la ladra (Teresa the Thief) 1973, with Michele Placido.
L'anatra all'arancia (Duck in Orange Sauce) 1975, with Ugo Tognazzi, Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress and a Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress.
L'altra metà del cielo (The other half of the sky) 1977
Amori miei (My Loves) 1978, with Enrico Maria Salerno, Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress.
Camera d'albergo (no English title found by OP) 1981, with Nestor Garay. Vitti won an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Flirt 1983, with Jean-Luc Bideau. Vitti was awarded a Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at Berlin Film Festival.
Scandalo segreto (Secret Scandal) 1989, with Elliott Gould, Vitti won an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Monica Vitti has acted in 62 movies and television productions.
She now lives somewhere in Rome with a caretaker since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer.
Born on November 3, 1931 in Rome, Italy
Thanks for everything, retired since 1992, and I'm sad to say is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Italian actress who was an important part of the new cinema from Italy of the 1960s, directed by such luminaries Michelangelo Antonioni and Mario Monicelli. Later developing into a versatile comedienne in very Italian movies.
As a teenager she acted in amateur productions, then trained as an actor at Rome's National Academy of Dramatic Arts (graduating in 1953) and at Pittman's College, where she played a teen in a charity performance of Dario Niccodemi's La nemica. She toured Germany with an Italian acting troupe and her first stage appearance in Rome was for a production of Niccolò Machiavelli's La Mandragola.
Vitti's first film role was in Edoardo Anton's Ridere Ridere Ridere 1954 but her first widely noted performance was at the age of 26, in Mario Amendola's Le dritte 1958. In 1957 she joined Michelangelo Antonioni's Teatro Nuovo di Milano and later played a leading role in his internationally praised and award winning film L'avventura 1960 as a detached and cool protagonist drifting into a relationship with the lover of her missing girlfriend.
A few examples from her career:
L'Avventura 1960, directed by Antonioni, nominated for a BAFTA Award, and winning Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Revelation and Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
La Notte (The Night) 1961, directed by Antonioni, winning a Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Supporting Actress.
L'Eclisse (The Eclipse) 1962, directed by Antonioni, here with co-star Alain Delon.
Château en Suède (Nutty, Naughty Chateau) 1963, with Curd Jürgens, directed by Roger Vadim
Il deserto rosso (Red Desert) 1964, directed by Antonioni, winning a Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
Ti ho sposato per allegria (I Married You for Fun) 1967, winning an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
La ragazza con la pistola (The Girl with the Pistol) 1968, directed by Monicelli, the movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress and three other prices.
Amore mio aiutami (Help Me My Love) 1969, with Alberto Sordi who also directed. Vitti won a Golden Grail Award for Best Actress.
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (Ninì Tirabusciò: the woman who invented "the move") 1970, winning a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress.
Dramma della gelosia (tutti i particolari in cronaca) (The Pizza Triangle) 1970, Marcello Mastroninni, directed by Ettore Scola, Vitti won a Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Teresa la ladra (Teresa the Thief) 1973, with Michele Placido.
L'anatra all'arancia (Duck in Orange Sauce) 1975, with Ugo Tognazzi, Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress and a Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress.
L'altra metà del cielo (The other half of the sky) 1977
Amori miei (My Loves) 1978, with Enrico Maria Salerno, Vitti won a David di Donatello Award for Best Actress.
Camera d'albergo (no English title found by OP) 1981, with Nestor Garay. Vitti won an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Flirt 1983, with Jean-Luc Bideau. Vitti was awarded a Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at Berlin Film Festival.
Scandalo segreto (Secret Scandal) 1989, with Elliott Gould, Vitti won an Italian Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
Monica Vitti has acted in 62 movies and television productions.
She now lives somewhere in Rome with a caretaker since she was diagnosed with Alzheimer.
