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| 1938 - 2025 |
Marriage functions best when both partners remain somewhat unmarried
1) Once Upon A Time in the West Sergio Leone 1969
2) Sandra Luchino Visconti 1965
3) Rocco and His Brothers Luchino Visconti 1960
4) The Adventures of Gerard Jerzy Skolimowski 1970
5) Don't Make Waves Alexander Mackendrick 1966
6) The Leopard Luchino Visconti 1963
7) The Professionals Richard Brooks 1966
8) 8 1/2 Federico Fellini 1963
9) Big Deal on Madonna Street Mario Moricelli 1958
10) The Pink Panther Blake Edwards 1963
There used to be a cafe on NW 12th in Portland that I would stroll past from time to time. Visible from the street in the cafe was a huge black and white photograph of Ms. Cardinale having a pleasant chat with Bryan Ferry at a nightclub in the late 1970s. It seemed the essence of glamor.
Nearly all of her appearances in films after 1970 are not worth seeking out. Fitzicarraldo is one of the few exceptions. Nevertheless, her golden decade, which commenced with her eye catching role in Big Deal on Madonna Street, is startling in its range. She was as much at ease in silly farces as she was in stoic action films or costume dramas. The Adventures of Gerard and Don't Make Waves are inferior films to The Leopard and 8 1/2, but they displayed her talents better. No matter what the genre, she always brought warmth and playful sensuality to the proceedings.
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| Ms. Cardinale and Frank Zappa |
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