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Celluloide
1996 Italian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.
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Plot
The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945).[1]
Cast
- Giancarlo Giannini as Sergio Amidei
- Massimo Ghini as Roberto Rossellini
- Anna Falchi as Maria Michi
- Lina Sastri as Anna Magnani
- Massimo Dapporto as Giuseppe Amato
- Antonello Fassari as Aldo Fabrizi
- Milva as The Countess
- Christopher Walken as US Officer Rod E. Geiger
- Massimo Ciavarro as Massimo Serato
- Francesca Ventura as Jone Tuzi, the script supervisor
- Francesco Siciliano as Federico Fellini
Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers.[2]
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Production
The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983.[1] Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing.[4] Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome.[1][2]
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