[52] Just a few years later, she played a similar character in a film based on another novel by Moravia, Time of Indifference. In school, she was a silent, wild student, and Brigitte Bardot was her idol. They want to be with me, to live with me (laughs)., But Cardinale stressed, I had only one. She later got the starring role in Three Strangers in Rome comedy and impressed many movie producers with her character. Cardinale's voice in the film was dubbed by Gale Garnett, who went uncredited. Claudia Cardinale appeared in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1961, Cardinale portrayed a sultry nightclub singer and young mother in Valerio Zurlini's Girl with a Suitcase. Federico Fellini wanted me to be blonde and Luchino Visconti, dark, like I am. He accompanies Claudia in a ballet between past . The beauty contest was meant to raise money for charity; Cardinale's mother was on the charity committee. [67], She first starred in the Henry Hathaway's Hollywood picture Circus World (1964) opposite John Wayne and Rita Hayworth, playing the daughter of Hayworth, who performs with her as a mother-daughter circus act. So I know through people Ive met that she would party with Warren Beatty. She had a lot of fun because she would only travel with one assistant. 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!. (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. She also featured in La Scoumoune with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Michel Constantin. Cardinale was praised by critics for her role as the mother; the Armenian General Benevolent Union of America noted the "flawless performance of these intrepid actors, especially of Claudia Cardinale". But I dont know if I can say it. [142], Claudia Cardinale met the Italian film producer Franco Cristaldi in 1958. Claudia Cardinale in "The Professionals" in 1966, Claudia Cardinale in "The Legend of Frenchie King", Claudia Cardinale and Marcello Mastroianni, By Manon Garrigues, translated by Megan Davies, By Manon Garrigues, translated by Stephanie Green, By Manon Garrigues translated by Holly Lambert. On the other hand, her mother was a Tunisia Sicilian, as her parents were Sicilian immigrants. She has been a UNESCO goodwill ambassador for the Defence of Women's Rights since March 2000,[151] and was a goodwill ambassador for the UNESCO World Water Day for 2006. Get our L.A. [80], At the beginning of 1967, Cristaldi joined her in the United States. Cardinale stated that her films with Bolognini were among the most joyful of her career, considering him to be "a great director, a man of rare professional capability, great taste and culture. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Review: Michael B. Jordan is the one to fly now with Creed III, Hunger Games star Jena Malone says someone I had worked with sexually assaulted her, Review: The gorgeous new movie Pacifiction will hypnotize you. After a role in another Squitieri film in 1978, L'arma, Cardinale portrayed Eleana, a Greek "gutsy brothel madame" and the girlfriend of Telly Savalas in George P. Cosmatos's adventure war film, Escape to Athena (1979). They were married in Las Vegas, clarified her daughter. [96] She and her daughter, Claudia Squitieri, spoke with Marc Myers . [26] When she thought she could no longer hide her condition, she asked Cristaldi to terminate her contract. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. In 1974, Cardinale met director Pasquale Squitieri, who would become her partner, and she frequently featured in his films, including I guappi (1974), Corleone (1978) and Claretta (1984), the last of which won her the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Actress. Her father, Francesco Cardinale, was a railway worker, born in Gela, Sicily. 2023 Getty Images. I cannot stay here., The Professionals reunited her with her Leopard costar Burt Lancaster. My first language was French, Cardinale said. "8," Criterion Collection DVD, featured commentary track. I like to work with young directors in their first movie. [102] Later that year, Cardinale played opposite Pierre Mondy in the sex farce Le Cadeau, a role which biographers Lancia and Minelli say was played with a "mature charm and expressiveness". [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. . There is also a beautiful new book Indomitable, mostly photos, which Cardinale's daughter, Claudia Squitieri, is helping to promote. After being spotted by several film producers at the event, she was invited to study at the Experimental Cinematography Center in Rome under Tina Lattanzi. I have an incredible number of letters from fans, Cardinale pointed out. This was the start of her rise to stardom with movie producers flocking her way to sign film contracts with her. Photo by Bruno Klein/ABACAPRESS.COM Cristaldi, who adopted Patrick, planned to marry Cardinale but never told her of his intentions until they got to Las Vegas in 1966. Cardinale is still stunning and effusive, laughing easily during an interview in Beverly Hills accompanied by her lookalike daughter, also named Claudia. She came from Tunisia, and she feels very European. Her height is 1.73m tall, and her weight is 68 kg. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. [77] That year, she starred in Mark Robson's war picture Lost Command for Columbia Pictures opposite Anthony Quinn, Alain Delon, and George Segal. He was making everybody wait and doing his big star thing, said Cardinale. Her father, Francesco Cardinale was originated from Gela, Sicily, before settling in Tunisia, where he worked as a rail worker. [130] Michael D. Klemm of cinemaqueer.com reflected on how the film broke many of the taboos with interracial sexuality and homosexuality. Claudia later met Italian film director Pasquale Squitieri who she lived with from 1975 until his death on 18thFebruary 2017. Now Hollywood Shuffle is a classic, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Shocking, impossible gas bills push restaurants to the brink of closures, Remember that Harry Styles Spitgate drama? In 1982, she starred in Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo as the love interest of Klaus Kinski, who raises the funds to buy a steamship in Peru. I've been very lucky because I've had many fantastic directors with me, Fellini, Visconti, Blake Edwards, lots and lots". Cardinale next portrayed Pauline Bonaparte in Abel Gance's French film Napoleone ad Austerlitz,[41] and after appearing opposite Gassman and Salvatori in the sequel to Big Deal on Madonna Street, Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti, she portrayed Ginetta, the fiance of Spiros Focs, alongside Salvatori and Alain Delon in Luchino Visconti's critically acclaimed Rocco and His Brothers. "[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. Despite her success as an actress, her personal life has had a share of heartache. In Comencini's La storia (from Elsa Morante's novel), Cardinale portrayed a widow raising a son during World War II. Passion and obsession intertwine in Fire of Love, With characters wise and reassuring, animated short The Boy, the Mole comforts. 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). A priest fell in love with her and started writing letters, Squitieri added. [20][21][c] Cristaldi largely managed her early career, and she was married to him from 1966 until 1975. Benicio Del Toro, Claudia Cardinale and her daughter attend the Carol red carpet during the 68th Annual Cannes Film FestivalSunday, May 17th, 2015. [123] [44] Such was her psychological involvement that she needed several months to overcome her apprehensions and prepare for the part. Zurlini was a great master. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Her beautiful curves, hoarse voice, brown skin, and long, brown hair attracted tremendous attention. (Photo by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images), 3280 x 4920 px (10.93 x 16.40 in) - 300 dpi - 5 MB. Her performance in the Italian drama Clarettawon her Nastro dArgentoaward in the Best Actresscategory. Claudia Cardinale And Daughter Claudia At Home In Italy. She is an Aries (born on April 15). Understanding her predicament, he sent her to London for the birth, far away from the press. Switzerland. 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. Later in 1997, Cardinale appeared in the films Sous les pieds des femmes and her husband's Stupor Mundi, in which she portrayed Constance of Aragon. She says she was pushed on stage by someone while she was helping with the arrangements and was declared the winner. When I met the father of Claudia, he saw that I had nothing in the bank. (Her daughters father is director Pasquale Squitieri, whom Cardinale was with for more than 40 years until his death in 2017. [7], Cardinale was educated at the Saint-Joseph-de-l'Apparition school of Carthage, which she attended along with her younger sister Blanche. As of July2015[update], it has a rating of just 6% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 34 reviews. [116] (Cardinale made nine films with Claudia's father, Pasquale Squitieri.) [39] Mastroianni insisted that his feelings were genuine, even after many years. Her only regret in life was getting pregnant with someone who she had known for only a very short time. She also wrote about independent, foreign and studio movies and occasionally TV and theater stories. [23] She portrayed Carmelita, a Sicilian girl virtually imprisoned in her home by her overpowering brother. For her performance in the film, she received her first Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress in 1965. Collect, curate and comment on your files. The actor, she said, lived up to his reputation of being totally crazy. Although she lives in Paris, Cardinale is fiercely outspoken about being identified as an Italian. Claudia Cardinale And Daughter Claudia At Home In Italy. I was doing a film in America, in New York. [115] In 1993, Cardinale won the Leone d'oro alla carriera award at the Venice Film Festival, in which she was honoured along with Roman Polanski, Robert De Niro, and Steven Spielberg. Claudia Cardinale. [95] In 1978, Cardinale appeared in Damiano Damiani's political thriller, Goodbye & Amen L'uomo della CIA, and again featured alongside Gemma in her husband's gangster picture, Corleone, set in 1950s Sicily. She returned back to Tunisia, where she found she was pregnant. Cardinale remarked to him: "I used my body as a mask, as a representation of myself". In 2010, Cardinale received the 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. When we started [a scene], he took the mirror to see if the light was better on him or me., These days, Cardinales career is still going strong. Both Girl with a Suitcase and La Viaccia were presented at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. The appearance nonetheless marked her feature-film debut. The contract contained many stipulations which Cardinale was expected to adhere to while Cristaldi groomed her. [60] Life stated that "the Cardinale appeal is a blend of solid simplicity and radiant sensuality. [83] Such was the power of her performance as the whore that Leone's biographer Robert C. Cumbow described her as "permanently engraved in cinematic history" and noted how suited to the role she was: "Her sex-goddess appearance combines with her more mystical iconographic associations to ease the progress of Jill from tart to town builder, from harlot to earth mother, from sinner to symbol of Americathe apotheosis of the harlot with a heart of gold. [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. She has won the best actress award several times with different films and TV dramas. 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. She worked for 10 years at the L.A. Herald Examiner and came to work at The Times in January 1990. She even got a nickname, Italys Sweetheart, garnering a huge fan base. Fabled Italian film star Claudia Cardinale has been the muse of such filmmakers as Luchino Visconti. [12] The turning point came in 1957 during the Italian Cinema Week in Tunis, when she won a competition for the "Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia",[13] with a trip to the Venice Film Festival as first prize. Her debut in the film came in 1958 when she played a guest role in the film Gohawith the renowned Egyptian film actor Omar Sharif. I was doing four movies a year, she said. [36], In 1960, Cardinale starred opposite Marcello Mastroianni in Mauro Bolognini's Golden Leopard-winning drama film Il bell'Antonio. Even though she had to endure It was the men's insane attention that was fatal to her. [112] After a role in the comedy, Blu elettrico (1988), Cardinale portrayed Yolande de Polastron, a favourite of Marie Antoinette's, in the two-part film La Rvolution franaise in 1989. She is also in the list of LosAngeles Times Magazinefifty most beautiful actresses in film history. [70], In 1964, she also played the lead role in The Magnificent Cuckold, based on the Belgian play Le Cocu magnifique. [10], Cardinale's first film work was participating, along with classmates, in a short film by French director Ren Vautier, Anneaux d'or, successfully presented at the Berlin Film Festival. She did not learn to speak Italian until she had already begun to be cast for Italian films. I asked her what she learned from her famous mother. No, that was not it, Squitieri said with a smile. [31], In 1959, she appeared opposite Salvatori in the mafia film Vento del sud, and played the wife of Maurizio Arena in Luigi Zampa's Il magistrato. ), Like Sophia Loren and other international actresses who came to fame in the 1950s and 60s, Cardinale was in demand in Hollywood, making such films as Richard Brooks 1966 western The Professionals; 1966s Blindfold, with Rock Hudson, who became a good friend; and 1966s Dont Make Waves., Then, she left because they wanted her to stay in Hollywood. 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). 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]. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. [59][60] Not until 8 was she allowed to use her own voice. [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". But when I'm finished, I'm me again."[66]. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1968 Press Photo Commander William Galbraith, wife & daughter Claudia in PA at the best online prices at eBay! No, Im not nostalgic. Many film directors spotted her and were ready to sign contracts with her. She got pregnant at the age of 19, giving birth to her son Patrick who was adopted by Franco during their time together. It was [the] first love scene we did together, and his wife was furious., Cardinale loved working with Herzog on his 1982 acclaimed Fitzcarraldo, which starred Klaus Kinski. And that husky voice is still very strong, and even youthful, as is the 80-year-old actress. Being born on 15thApril 1938, Claudia Cardinale is 84 years old as of todays date 1st March 2023. A staple figure in the Spaghetti Western genre, she also starred in American dramas and the best "made-in-Cinecitt" flicks, her feline features infusing her roles with a blend of charm and audacity. Well, if youre ready, lets start. [140], On 11 October 2018 she received the Tabernas de Cine award in the Almera Western Film Festival. [105] Squitieri's Claretta (1984), featuring Cardinale and Gemma, was entered into the competition at the 41st Venice International Film Festival. From 1963, Cardinale appeared in The Pink Panther opposite David Niven. Her daughter Claudia is the fruit of her relationship with Squitieri. [62], The same year, Cardinale starred as Mara in La ragazza di Bube or Bebo's Girl,[63] in which she also used her own voice. 178 Claudia Squitieri Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE Collections Project #ShowUs Creative Insights EDITORIAL VIDEO BBC Motion Gallery NBC News Archives MUSIC BLOG BROWSE PRICING ENTERPRISE VisualGPS INSIGHTS BOARDS CART SIGN IN Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 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.. I mean, I've been going to Hollywood many, many times, but I didn't want to sign a contract. (NO TABLOIDS - FRANCE OUT, BELGIUM OUT, CHINA OUT, SWITZERLAND OUT). [89] Cardinale and the director Pasquale Squitieri met for the first time on set, and he soon became her husband. Visconti was the only master on the set., One day, Lancaster wanted to flex his muscles. Filming began on 22 February 1965 on location in Ocala, Florida. She struggled with her first film roles given the fact most of the films were in Italian, and she didnt know the language. Maybe you know about Claudia Cardinale very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in 2023? It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Though her parents were Italian, she was born and grew up in Tunisia, then a protectorate of France. Time cannot stop, But Cardinale still has a big spark and incredible charisma in his eye. 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. She signed a seven-year contract with producer Franco Cristaldi, who eventually adopted Patrick Frank, her son with a French man. He thinks that Im Sophia Loren and he kidnaps her. There were other problems as well. PROTAGONISTA VINCENT PEREZ", "Fernando Ghia, 69; Italian Film, TV Producer Known Best for 'Mission', "Festival de Cannes: And Now Ladies and Gentlemen", "Claudia Cardinale invited to 47th Altn Portakal fest", "Presentato a Istanbul il film 'Signora Enrica' girato a Rimini", "Manoel de Oliveira passa dos cuidados intensivos para os intermdios", "Claudia Cardinale Interview Effie Gray & Once Upon A Time In the West", "Claudia Cardinale, Premio 'Tabernas de Cine' del Almera Western", "Netflix's 'Holidate' and VOD 'After We Collided' Thrive as Romance Beats Horror Over Halloween", "Claudia Cardinale wird 80: Glckwunsch, Tigerin! [152], Cardinale published an autobiography with Anne Mori, Io Claudia, Tu Claudia, in 1995. Your subscription could not be saved. By providing an email address. Suddenly, knock, knock, knock. He was a lucky man., Cardinale claimed that Marlon was the only actor who attempted to seduce her. American audiences may best remember her from her starring role in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). He taught her a lot. [72] In 1965, Cardinale appeared in Visconti's Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa, known as Sandra (Of a Thousand Delights) in the US and Of These Thousand Pleasures in the UK, playing a Holocaust survivor who may have had an incestuous relationship with her brother. 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. So as to maintain the secret, he drew up a detailed American-style contract covering every little detail of her life, depriving her of any possibility of acting on her own behalf. Claudia CARDINALE et sa fille Claudia SQUITIERI, 5 ans et demi, chez elles la villa Santa. Thereafter, she spent three years in the United States, where she starred in several Hollywood films. Squitieri pointed out, She said that when she was invited to come to Hollywood and work here, she didnt somehow feel that it was her world. Cardinale remarked: "Zurlini was one of those who really love women: he had an almost feminine sensitivity. She loved parties. Im European, she said. Cardinale had signed a contract with Vides Cinematografica, a production company that was run by the powerful Italian producer Franco Cristaldi. In this, she starred along with Jean Rochefort. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. She has fond memories of that film: David Niven, when he saw me, said, Claudia, [besides] spaghetti, youre the best invention of Italy, she said, laughing. Frank is in the employ of a railroad baron named Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), who wants Read More "Pink Panther, The" [108], In 1986, Cardinale was involved in the making of two films for television. [139] While promoting Effie Gray, in an interview Cardinale said: "I still continue to work, it's 142 movies now. [27] Cristaldi told Cardinale not to reveal her condition as she would be betraying the public and it would put an end to her career. Free shipping for many products! [87] In 1972, Cardinale appeared in Marco Ferreri's L'udienza, which was screened at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The change, the switch in her life happened in America, in New York. [93] The following year, she had a biblical role as the adulteress in the Jesus of Nazareth miniseries, which featured Robert Powell as Jesus, Anne Bancroft as Mary Magdalene, and Ernest Borgnine as Cornelius the Centurion. - DER SPIEGEL - Geschichte", "Claudia Cardinale: 'Usually you live only one life. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! With him are Lili's daughter, Toni (Claudia Cardinale) whom she abandoned years earlier and whom Matt has raised as his own, and his faithful friend, Cap Carson (Lloyd Nolan). The sultry Tunisia-born actress, often described as a sex symbol, arrived in our interview wearing sunglasses, which she later took off, an all-black ensemble and lots of jewelry on her hands and wrists. Over the past six decades, shes worked with such master directors as Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone and Werner Herzog. He simply explained that she had gone to England to learn English for a film. He could understand me at a glance. [97] The film, shot on location in Rhodes, was poorly received; it holds a 32% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of July2015[update]. Every film I make entails becoming a different woman. She went on to appear in the Hollywood films Blindfold (1965), Lost Command (1966), The Professionals (1966), Don't Make Waves (1967) with Tony Curtis, The Hell with Heroes (1968), and the Sergio Leone Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), a joint US-Italian production, in which she was praised for her role as a former prostitute opposite Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, and Henry Fonda. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. He did a book and put me on the cover, Cardinale said. . [104] In 1984, she played the love interest of Marcello Mastroianni in a Marco Bellocchio production of Henry IV, based on the Luigi Pirandello play of the same name. [50] She also played Angiolina, the romantic interest of Anthony Franciosa in Bolognini's Senilit, a character which film writer Jacek Klinowski describes as "a spirited and strikingly beautiful twenty-year-old". 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. I'm a normal person. Tormented by thoughts of suicide, she fell into a state of depression. Claudia Squitieri and Patrick Cristaldi now live with their mother in a house near Fontainebleau, France, where Cardinale has created a foundation to support two causes close to her heart:. She became an international sex symbol in such films as 1958s Big Deal on Madonna Street. But as her career progressed, Cardinale transformed into a serious actress under the guidance of Visconti in 1960s Rocco and His Brothers, 1963s The Leopard, 1965s Sandra and 1974s Conversation Piece. (All of these films will screen next month at the American Cinematheques Visconti retrospective at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and the Aero Theater in Santa Monica). [79] Leonard Maltin, though, described the film as "a gem". Today, we're opening up the archives. "[60] However, following her success in Hollywood, she began to express concerns about the direction of her career. [71] She was at the height of her sensuality at the time, but later the film only brought back unpleasant memories for her as she experienced little empathy with the director Antonio Pietrangeli, while the male star Ugo Tognazzi tried to seduce her. The lengthy ball sequence took two weeks to put together. The film made her a minor local celebrity,[11] and led to her being spotted by Jacques Baratier, who offered her a minor role in Goha. Claudia Cardinale in the Pink Panther. In its debut weekend, it was the second most-streamed film on the site. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Its very important., She works a lot in France, said her daughter. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I remember her telling me that somehow Zurlini chose her not by chance. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. Some newspapers were already referring to her as "la fidanzata d'Italia" (Italy's sweetheart). Things don't go well, starting with the sinking of the ship that brings them to Europe, costing them much of their personnel and equipment, but nothing can keep Matt from . The comedy was a huge success, making Cardinale instantly recognizable. Everything was in the hands of Vides". She reunited with Rock Hudson in the Italian-made criminal comedy A Fine Pair under director Francesco Maselli. I do not want to become a clich. Since her debut, she has acted on more than one hundred movies. The following year, Cardinale starred opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo as Vnus in the 18th-century set adventure Cartouche, which made her a major star in France. [118] It is described as "an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's epic story Nostromo of political upheaval, greed, and romance in turn-of-the-20th-century South America. But one of the films that I remember my mother speaking to me very fondly of was the first film where she was a protagonist, which was La ragazza con la valigia (Girl with a Suitcase) by Valerio Zurlini. Born in East Orange, N.J., she received her masters degree in film history and criticism at USC. It was incredible to be there.. I want to tell you something very interesting, Cardinale said at one point in this chat in West Hollywood when the topic veered toward horoscope signs. Then, I had to change the color every two or three weeks.. [34] She then played the role of Maria in Ralph Thomas's British film Upstairs and Downstairs, which starred Michael Craig and Anne Heywood. It was the time when she started reading her own scripts and being independent., Cardinale continued the story: I did 11 films with him (Pasquale). We thought it was like doing theater, she said. Claudia Cardinale And Daughter Claudia At Home In Italy. When a young man marries the bosses daughter, the young couple must now do the company entertaining. 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. [81] The marriage was never made official in Italy. 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