Luisa Ferida
Luisa Ferida ( born March 18, 1914 in Castel San Pietro Terme, † April 30, 1945 in Milan, civil Luigia Manfrini Frane ) was an Italian film actress.
Life
She started her career as a stage actress in the Ferida theater groups by Ruggero Ruggeri and Paola Bourbons. Her first film role, she received in 1935 in La Freccia d' oro. Although only occupied in a supporting role, succeeded the dark-haired beauty breakthrough in comedies and costume dramas, particularly pointing out put their sensual charisma. Other successful films such as La Fossa degli angeli (1939 ) have made them into one of the most popular female movie stars of the fascist cinema of Italy. During the filming of Alessandro Blasettis The cavalier with the mask (1939 ), she met the actor Osvaldo Valenti know and love. Both were a couple in real life and on the big screen to a screen couple. Their son Kim died at the age of 4 years.
Under the director Blasetti played Ferida the princess tundra in La corona di ferro (1941 ) and the role of Fiammetta in La cena delle beffe ( 1941). Together with Valenti she played lead roles in films Chiarinis Luigi La bella Addormentata (1942 ) and La locandiera (1944). When her best acting performance shall be the role of Piera in Gianni Franciolinis Fari nella nebbia (1941 ), which is seen as a precursor of content and style of Luchino Visconti 's obsession ( 1943). 1942 Luisa Ferida received an award as the best Italian film actress.
Politically stood Valenti and Ferida the leader of the fascist movement of Benito Mussolini close. They also cultivated contacts with high-ranking officers of the regime as well as to the special unit Decima Mas and Pietro Koch, who was involved in torture Italian partisans by its extreme, partisan enemy grouping Banda Koch. Whether Ferida and Valenti have been involved in torture, is still controversial. The end of 1943 both moved to Northern Italy where the Republic of Salò had established. There they were in 1944 for the last time in a movie on, Piero di Ballerinis Un fatto cronaca. After the fall of Mussolini and his regime, the couple was shot dead on 30 April 1945 in Milan in the street by partisans of the Resistance in the liberation of the city.
The tragic life of both actor was filmed in 2008 with Monica Bellucci and Luca Zingaretti titled Wild Blood ( Sanguepazzo ).