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. Claudia Cardinale, 84, is an Italian actress who starred in more than 100 films, including "8" and "The Pink Panther." . [53], The finest and most prolific year of her career was 1963, when she appeared in a number of leading productions. In a July 1966 interview with Life, she confessed her fear of being over-glamourized and exploited, like Sophia Loren, and although she had several further U.S. films lined up, stated: "If I have to give up the money, I give it up. This almost made her make another terrible mistake of aborting her son, who brought a lot of joy in her life. [100] The Skin was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film was critically acclaimed, with Vincent Canby of The New York Times calling it "a fine, quirky, fascinating movie" and a "stunning spectacle", comparing the dynamic between Kinski and Cardinale to Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart in John Huston's The African Queen. Claude Josphine Rose "Claudia" Cardinale (French:[klod ozefin oz kadinal]; born 15 April 1938) is an Italian Tunisian actress. [34] She then played the role of Maria in Ralph Thomas's British film Upstairs and Downstairs, which starred Michael Craig and Anne Heywood. [85], In 1970, Cardinale starred opposite Peter McEnery and Eli Wallach in Jerzy Skolimowski's comedy film The Adventures of Gerard, based on The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle. He connected with her soul at that point. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As the winner of the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia search when she was 18, Cardinale earned a trip to attend the Venice Film Festival. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Claudia Cardinale in the Pink Panther. No, Im not nostalgic. [42] However, her leading performance in Francesco Maselli's Silver Spoon Set gained her most attention during this period. [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. You know when I did the scene with him in [the bed]?, Cardinale asked. I only signed for individual films. She loved parties. [131], In 2010, Cardinale received the Golden Orange Best Actress Award at the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival for her performance as an elderly Italian woman who takes in a young Turkish exchange student in Signora Enrica. - DER SPIEGEL - Geschichte", "Claudia Cardinale: 'Usually you live only one life. [149] Her niece Francesca is also an actress. 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. [132] The Turkish-Italian co-production was shot in locations in Istanbul and Rimini. [125] The film was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. In celebration of her birthday, we've gathered some vintage photographs of the Italian actress. Claudia Cardinale And Daughter Claudia At Home In Italy. They were married in Las Vegas, clarified her daughter. Many film directors spotted her and were ready to sign contracts with her. I was doing a film in America, in New York. 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. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. While the two were staying in Atlanta, he surprised her by taking her to their wedding ceremony which he had arranged without her knowledge. Suddenly, knock, knock, knock. The husband would not be there, so she was more in a party mood. Her father, Francesco Cardinale was originated from Gela, Sicily, before settling in Tunisia, where he worked as a rail worker. 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. They both later went their separate ways. She was in town recently her home is in Paris for the recent Filming Italy Festival where she was presented with a career achievement award by the festivals artistic director Tiziana Rocca. He praised Cardinale's "terrific" acting and portrayal of the "overbearing" mother, likening one scene, where she "brings home a nice girl for Malik (Antonin Stahly) to meet", to Harold and Maude (1971). She attended briefly as, despite her extremely photogenic looks, she had trouble with her acting assignments (partly owing to her difficulties with the Italian language). E-mail [emailprotected] Follow him at http://twitter.com/nepalesruben. . So I know through people Ive met that she would party with Warren Beatty. Made to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the French Revolution, the 360-minute Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron film was an international production, boasting a cast which included Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jane Seymour and Peter Ustinov. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. 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]. This was a shocker to her and wanted to abort the pregnancy but later changed her mind. I think I had a very strange voice. Since her youth, she has lived well and traveled in many parts of the world thanks to her acting career. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Otherwise, you'll lose your idea of who you are. She came from Tunisia, and she feels very European. In 2013, Cardinale starred alongside supporting actresses Patricia Black and Chlo Cunha in Nadia Szold's Joy de V.,[137] and had a role in Ernst Gossner's war drama The Silent Mountain, a love story set in the Dolomite Mountains at the outbreak of World War I between Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1915. She grew up in Tunisia, where she learnt speaking Tunisian Arabic and French as the two are the native languages in Tunisia. Claudia Cardinale was born on April 15, 1938 in Tunisia and is arguably most remembered for playing the unforgettable Angelica in The Leopard. Instead, the money went to Cristaldi. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I remember her telling me that somehow Zurlini chose her not by chance. She returned back to Tunisia, where she found she was pregnant. Everything was in the hands of Vides". But Squitieri added, Shes had beautiful roles. "[60], In 1966, a photograph of Cardinale was featured in the original gatefold artwork to Bob Dylan's album Blonde on Blonde (1966), but it was used without Cardinale's permission and removed from later pressings. I'm a normal person. [144], Cardinale lived with Pasquale Squitieri, an Italian film director, for 42 years, from 1975[145] until Squitieri died on 18 February 2017, aged 78. Cardinale agreed to reunite with Blake Edwards, Herbert Lom, and Burt Kwouk to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Pink Panther by making Son of the Pink Panther. 1990-1999. She told of how she benefited from the arrangement, explaining it was an American initiative at a time when they invited all the successful European actresses to perform in their pictures, hoping to create a monopoly. Free shipping for many products! She signed a seven-year contract with producer Franco Cristaldi, who eventually adopted Patrick Frank, her son with a French man. [26] When she thought she could no longer hide her condition, she asked Cristaldi to terminate her contract. [68] By the end of the decade, she had returned to making films primarily in Italy, accepting a pay cut, turning her back on Hollywood stardom. Since her debut, she has acted on more than one hundred movies. Last edited on 20 February 2023, at 21:25, 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival, "Claudia Cardinale and the Man Behind Her", "Claudia Cardinale: 'I don't want to stop', "The Leopard celebrates its 50th anniversary", "I Protagonisti del Cinema Italiano: Claudia Cardinale", "CLAUDIA CARDINALE: I've lived 141 lives", "A Tribute to Claudia Cardinale Biography", "Claudia Cardinale to fete Visconti restoration at Venice", "TV: PRESTO IL NUOVO 'PREFETTO DI FERRO'. [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. He could understand me at a glance. I was doing four movies a year. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. In the end, everything worked out fine for me. The contract contained many stipulations which Cardinale was expected to adhere to while Cristaldi groomed her. All that Claudia has been doing in her entire life is an act that has been the source of her wealth. The film, inspired by the story of Peruvian rubber baron Carlos Fermn Fitzcarrald, was shot on location in Brazil and Peru. Though her parents were Italian, she was born and grew up in Tunisia, then a protectorate of France. She described her relationship with Sergio Leone on his influential 1968 Western epic Once Upon a Time in the West as fantastic. But she noted with a laugh that there were some problems with her rather sexy love scene with Henry Fonda, who was playing a rare villain role in the spaghetti western. But she didnt have it recognized in Italy.. He accompanies Claudia in a ballet between past . [106] In 1985, Cardinale starred opposite Ben Gazzara and Lina Sastri in Alberto Bevilacqua's La donna delle meraviglie. Despite her success as an actress, her personal life has had a share of heartache. [108], In 1986, Cardinale was involved in the making of two films for television. She got pregnant at the age of 19, giving birth to her son Patrick who was adopted by Franco during their time together. [82], In 1968, Cardinale featured opposite Franco Nero in The Day of the Owl, in a David di Donatello for Best Actress-winning performance. She went with my father, who represents the second part of her life. Many suffered from the experience, but she was able to hold her own: "I took care of my own interests, blankly refusing to sign an exclusive contract with Universal Studios. [37] The film marked the start of a fruitful partnership. Cardinale's voice in the film was dubbed by Gale Garnett, who went uncredited. [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". In 1994, Cardinale had a role in Charlotte Dubreuil's Elles ne pensent qu' a, and the following year appeared in the French TV serial 10-07: L'affaire Zeus. The Fondazione Claudia Cardinale, in collaboration with Agence de l'Erreur, present Un Cardinale Donna : a short poetical portrait of Claudia by Manuel Maria Perrone.. Like a tightrope walker, Manuel Maria Perrone wanders on the fine line which unites two sides of Claudia : the elderly woman she is today and the forever young cinema icon. [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. She is also in the list of LosAngeles Times Magazinefifty most beautiful actresses in film history. [123] [6] 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. [60] Life stated that "the Cardinale appeal is a blend of solid simplicity and radiant sensuality. Film producer Franco Cristaldi was her mentor in film before they got intimate and started a relationship that led to their marriage though Claudia purports their marriage never happened. Claudia Cardinale Collectible Movie Celebrity Photos (1940-Now), 1968 Collectible Vehicle Original Photos, At the Italian Embassy in Tunis, she was voted the most beautiful Italian girl in Tunisia. Cardinale won the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia competition in 1957, the prize being a trip to Italy, which quickly led to film contracts. Her beautiful curves, hoarse voice, brown skin, and long, brown hair attracted tremendous attention. In the beginning, I was with a top producer (Cristaldi), Cardinale recalled. Cardinale, named in 2011 by the Los Angeles Times as among the 50 most beautiful women in film history, came with Claudia Squitieri, her daughter with Italian filmmaker Pasquale Squitieri. Don't miss out on the latest news and information. [92], In 1976, Cardinale appeared in the sex comedy Il comune senso del pudore, which was directed and written by Alberto Sordi, who also co-starred. [107] It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival. In Once upon a Time in the West Jill (played by Claudia Cardinale) is a mail-order bride who arrives in the fictional town of Flagstone, Arizona, to find her new husband and his children murdered by a gunman named Frank (Fonda). I defend women. Italian actress par excellence, Claudia Cardinale electrified the big screens of the 1960s and 1970s, captured by Monicelli, Fellini and Visconti among others. Cardinale is still stunning and effusive, laughing easily during an interview in Beverly Hills accompanied by her lookalike daughter, also named Claudia. Browse 8,076 cardinale claudia stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. [105] Squitieri's Claretta (1984), featuring Cardinale and Gemma, was entered into the competition at the 41st Venice International Film Festival. (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. Her earthy interpretations of Sicilian women got her noticed by Italian producers, and the combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed her stardom. No, that was not it, Squitieri said with a smile. Alain Delon and Luchino Visconti made a bet during the making of a film (The Leopard). Cannes, F. Cardinale has won numerous awards including the Career Golden Lion at the 1993 Venice Film Festival. In Bolognini's films, thanks to her aesthetic femininity, Cardinale took roles of manipulative women who lead men to perdition. [153][154] Cardinale said of her acting, "I never felt scandal and confession were necessary to be an actress. She also featured in La Scoumoune with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Michel Constantin. What a waste.. I was paid almost nothing. Cardinales proud of her other passions. I like to live in Europe. Crossing the pond with Esmerelda (Claudia Cardinale), the now grown-up amateur criminal daughter of his late Italian colleague, New York police executive Harmon (Rock Hudson) is looking only semi-competent at helping her out of a jam, in the multi-national rom-com A Fine Pair, 1969. It was a very important film for her because it gave her a lot of foundation. Quinn expressed his love of working with Cardinale, stating that although he adored Cardinale and Loren equally, "I relate easier to Claudia, Sophia creates an impression of something larger than life, something unobtainable. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! [90], In 1975, Cardinale played the daughter of a political exile (Adolfo Celi) in Mauro Bolognini's Libera, My Love, a character who becomes "increasingly incensed by the fascist government of Italy and makes a number of bold and very personal gestures against it". So when she tried to speak Italian, her strong French accent proved to be a distraction. Even talking with a friend about anything that could make me look different from my public image was risky, as if it had been publicized, I would have been in trouble. 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. [59][60] Not until 8 was she allowed to use her own voice. She left in 2016. Like many other female Italian film stars, Claudia Cardinale's entry into the business was by way of a beauty pageant. Gossner described her as "a terrific spirit on the set", and noted that Cardinale told the production team "legendary stories" about Marcello Mastroianni. "[57] With her portrayal of Angelica in The Leopard and her brief appearance as herself in 8, Cardinale achieved the definitive status of a top-ranking star. When I was 10, she was 50. Unfortunately, I came too late, because I would have said, OK, thats (Mastroianni) my father. And Marlon Brando, can you imagine? Claudia Cardinale sur le tournage du film 'Il prefetto di ferro' ralis par le cinaste italien Pasquale Squitieri, le 24 juin 1977 Rome, Italie . Both films were critically acclaimed and are often cited by critics and scholars as among the greatest films ever made. I had to change houses three times because the paparazzi were always in front of my door., On her favorite film, Cardinale exclaimed, Once Upon a Time in the West!. Her height is 1.73m tall, and her weight is 68 kg. Only me (laughs)!, Cardinale in Once Upon a Time in the West. Switzerland. Forced into interaction with the unruly younger group, the professor's growing fascination begins to stir the possibilities of a life he had previously kept at arm's length.A sumptuous, grandly enjoyable chamber drama with a wry sense of humour, Conversation Piece features an international ensemble cast including Helmut Berger, Silvana . Even though she had to endure It was the men's insane attention that was fatal to her. [125], In 2005, Cardinale appeared in a Philippe Adrien stage production of Tennessee Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth, and in the 2006/2007 season also featured in another Williams play, The Glass Menagerie, directed by Andrea Liberovici, in which she played the character of Amanda. Claudia CARDINALE et sa fille Claudia SQUITIERI, 5 ans et demi, chez elles la villa Santa Anna di Malborghetto, une ancienne ferme, sur la Via Flaminia prs de Rome : plan de face, souriantes, mre et fille posant prs d'une statue d'enfant en pierre dans le jardin de la proprit.. . [91] Later that year she appeared in the comedies The Immortal Bachelor with Vittorio Gassman and Qui comincia l'avventura with Monica Vitti. [4] [5] Her mother, Yolande Greco like her was born in Tunisia to Sicilian emigrants from Trapani. Like many other female Italian film stars, Claudia Cardinale's entry into the business was by way of a beauty pageant. 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. "[69] Film writer David Simpson notes that as a result, "Cardinale never achieved the same level of fame as Loren and Gina Lollobrigida", although she appeared in a higher number of decent films. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Cristaldi offered Cardinale the contract without a screen test. Cardinale made The Leopard and 8 at the same time, which made life complicated for the actress. 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