Aldo Valletti
Aldo Valletti | |
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| File:Aldo Valletti.jpg Valletti in Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) | |
| Born | |
| Died | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–1980 |
Aldo Valletti (died 1992, Rome) was an Italian film actor best known for the role of President Curval in Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.[1]
Biography
Aldo Valletti was born 1930 in Rome. His first appearance in cinema, not credited, dates back to 1956, in Poveri ma belli by Dino Risi.[2]
After numerous uncredited and minor roles, in 1975 he was chosen by Pier Paolo Pasolini to star the film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom,[3] in which he was dubbed by Marco Bellocchio.[4] Answering a question about the choice of Valletti for Salò, Pier Paolo Pasolini had to say: "This is a generic actor that in more twenty years of work has never told a word."[1][5]
Later he appeared in a number of films in supporting roles, working, among others, with Damiano Damiani, Fernando Di Leo, Tinto Brass and Steno; the last appearance of Aldo Valletti goes back to 1980, in Arrivano i gatti by Carlo Vanzina.[6]
Partial Filmography
- Poveri ma belli (1956)
- Il profumo della signora in nero (1974)
- Il lumacone (1974)
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
- Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte (1975)
- Frankenstein all'italiana (1975)
- Salon Kitty (1976)
- Pasqualino Settebellezze (1976)
- Febbre da cavallo (1976)
- Stato interessante (1977)
- Io ho paura (1977)
- Tutto suo padre (1978)
- Arrivano i gatti (1980)
External links
Notes
- ^ a b Gideon Bachmann, "Il sesso come metafora del potere", Il Corriere della Sera, 1975
- ^ Sergio Sciarra, "Pasolini e gli altri, dall'anti-inferno privato ai gironi di Salò", Il Riformista, 2007
- ^ Massimiliano Valente. "Salò o le centoventi giornate di Sodoma". Pasolini.net. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Roberto Donati. "120 giornate di Sodoma". Central Do Cinema. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Nico Naldini. Pasolini, una vita. Einaudi, 1989.
- ^ http://www.imdb.it/name/nm0885084/ Aldo Valletti on IMDB