Marcello Mastroianni is a wonderful actor, a recognized handsome man and a favorite of women. He created brilliant characters in the films of the most famous directors Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Pietro Gemmi, Vittorio De Sica, Roman Polanski and Nikita Mikhalkov.
Biography
The future great actor was born on September 28, 1924 in the Leary Fountain, Italy. His family lived in poverty, his mother was a housewife, and his father worked as a carpenter. Marcello graduated from a technical school and changed many specialties. He was a builder, laborer, draftsman and even an accountant.
During World War II, he decided to graduate and become an architect, so he entered the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Rome. There he became interested in amateur theater, in which he played with Juliet Mazina (future wife of Federico Fellini). At one of the performances of the student theater, the future actor was noticed by Luchino Visconti (the famous director) and invited Mastroianni to work in his theater "Eliza". Mastroiani's debut on the professional stage took place in 1948.
Mastroianni in the cinema
Mastroianni appeared in the cinema at the age of 11. He was an extra and starred in extras. And since 1950, he began to play small roles of ordinary guys: taxi drivers, peasants, workers, etc. The international recognition of the athera was brought by participation in Fellini's masterpiece "La Dolce Vita". This picture entered the "Golden Fund" of the cinematography and overnight made Marcello Mastroianni a world-class star. After this role, he played in all the best films of Federico Fellini. The actor starred in the films of the famous director:
- "Eight and a half";
- Ginger and Fred;
- "City of Women";
- "Interview", etc.
Mastroianni also starred in the films of other talented directors. He worked with the most famous filmmakers in Italy such as Vittorio de Sica, Pietro Gemmi, Michelangelo Antonioni and others. He has also appeared in American and British film projects. However, none of these films proved to be successful, and Mastroianni returned to Italy to star in Fellini's film Rome. This was followed by work in the film by Roman Polanski "What?".
In the 80s, several films with the participation of Marcello Mastroianni began to appear on the screens, but they did not have a huge success among the audience. But the role in Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov's film "Black Eyes" gave him an Oscar nomination and brought the artist the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Marcello Mastroianni died in 1986 at an advanced age from pancreatic cancer. Until his death, he went on stage to delight his audience.
Personal life
The only official wife of the actor was Flora Carabella; in this marriage, a daughter, Barbara, was born. Flora forgave her husband for side affairs, of which there were many.
Mastroianni was known as a real ladies' man. He was credited with having affairs with the most beautiful women, and his relationship was legendary. Among the passions of the genius actor were Faye Dunaway, whose romance lasted three years, and the beautiful Catherine Deneuve, who gave the maestro a daughter, Chiara. He met with Ursula Andres, Nastassja Kinski, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, etc.
