Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni ( born September 28, 1924 in Fontana Liri, † 19 December 1996, Paris ) was an Italian film actor, the first fun-loving young men and lovers showed. Later, he embodied the archetype of the crisis-ridden man in middle age as well as the artistic "alter ego " of the director Federico Fellini. For the master director Fellini, his favorite director, he took over the span of his acting career several times, the main role. Mastroianni was not afraid even difficult character roles and understood it even in his old age roles to provide the characters he portrays with his own blend of self-irony, serenity and melancholy.

Life

Marcello Mastroianni grew up in Turin and Rome. He was a nephew of the Italian sculptor Umberto Mastroianni ( 1910-1998 ). Towards the end of the Second World War he was interned by the Wehrmacht, but managed to escape. Since 1945, he worked for a film company and took acting lessons. In 1948, he debuted in the film Les Misérables ( I miserabili ) based on the novel by Victor Hugo.

International gained fame Mastroianni with the film La Dolce Vita ( The Sweet Life ) from 1960, in which he played under the direction of Federico Fellini on the side of Anita Ekberg. For the role he received an award from the Italian Association of Film Journalists ( Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ).

Mastroianni was married from 1948 until his death with the actress Flora Carabella, with whom he had a daughter. His relationship with Catherine Deneuve had a daughter, Chiara Mastroianni. Two years after his death, the Marcello Mastroianni Award - was launched, based on the Venice Film Festival honors the best young performers each year.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

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