Since ancient times, Russian citizens have come to love spending their free time in Italy. This country has a fertile climate and friendly people. Italians come to Russia much less often. Ninetto Davoli was there only once. On business trip.
Childhood and youth
In cinema, as in any other industry, an actor often has to choose a suitable role for himself. Some play simpletons and eccentrics, others - villains, others - noble robbers. Ninetto Davoli was born on October 11, 1948 in a large family. The parents lived in a small commune in the province of Calabria. My father worked in a car repair shop. The mother was engaged in housekeeping and raising children. The child grew up and gained life experience surrounded by brothers and sisters.
Possessing a light character and a cheerful disposition, Ninetto easily got to know people and made acquaintances. At school, the boy studied well, but did not show much zeal for the study of sciences. Most of all he loved physical education lessons, when he could run and play football. In the position of the winger, he masterly possessed the ball and accurately hit the goal. When Davoli was barely sixteen years old, famous director Pier Paolo Pasolini met him on the street and invited him to take part in his new film "The Gospel of Matthew".
Professional activity
The first role is simple, but important. Ninetto did not say a single line. But the expressive silence told the audience much more than the expressive monologue. This tiny episode showed enormous talent for the director. A year later, the young actor starred in the film "Birds Big and Small", playing the main role. Davoli graduated from high school and received a specialized education, studying the basics of acting at courses in Rome. In 1967, he played a supporting role in the film Oedipus the King.
Other directors began to look closely at the work of the young and energetic actor. Davoli splendidly played a given role in the drama "Partner", which was filmed by the cult director Bernardo Bertolucci. In 1973, the actor was invited to the Soviet-Italian project. Ninetto, as part of a representative delegation, arrived in the Soviet Union and perfectly performed the role prescribed in the script. The film "The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia" was highly praised by Soviet audiences and critics.
Recognition and privacy
Ninetto Davoli's acting career was successful. He was regularly invited to pictures, where it was necessary to make the audience laugh. And the actor fulfilled the given recommendations brilliantly. In 1985, Pasolini's beloved director died tragically. From that moment on, Davoli left the cinema and began working in television.
In his personal life, Ninetto was lucky. All his adult life he lived with his beloved woman named Patricia. The husband and wife raised and raised two sons. Despite his age, the actor leads an active lifestyle. He plays in the theater and acts on television.
