Il bell'Antonio
| Il bell'Antonio | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Mauro Bolognini |
| Written by | Vitaliano Brancati, Pier Paolo Pasolini |
| Produced by | Alfredo Bini, Cino Del Duca |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Claudia Cardinale |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Distributed by | Cino del Duca |
Release date |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Il bell'Antonio ("Handsome Antonio") is a 1960 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.[1] The film is a based on a novel by Vitaliano Brancati and adapted for the screen by Pier Paolo Pasolini and Gino Visentini. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale and Tomas Milian. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[2]
Plot
In the town of Catania, Italy, women adore the handsome Romeo, Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni), who is a great success with romance. Women think of him as the perfect lover. In reality, his life is plagued by problems, and soon he's the laughing stock of the town because of his alleged impotence.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni ... Antonio Magnano
- Claudia Cardinale ... Barbara Puglisi
- Pierre Brasseur ... Alfio Magnano
- Rina Morelli ... Rosaria Magnano
- Tomas Milian ... Edoardo
- Fulvia Mammi ... Elena Ardizzone
- Patrizia Bini ... Santuzza (as Patrizia Rini)
- Anna Arena ... Signora Puglisi
- Nino Camarda
- Guido Celano ... Calderana
- Maurizio Conti
- Maria Luisa Crescenzi ... Francesa
- Salvatore Fazio
- Jole Fierro... Mariuccia
- Cesarina Gherardi... Zia Giuseppina
- Rino Giusti
- Gina Mattarolo
- Alice Sandro ... Nanda
- Enzo Tiribelli
- Ugo Torrente
References
- ^ "NY Times: Il bell'Antonio". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Winners of the Golden Leopard". Locarno. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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