MARCHELLO MASTROYANNI

Italian actor. He graduated from the Polytechnic Institute (1943). Was a draftsman, an accountant in kinofirme, then studied architecture and played at the student stage. Actor - since 1947. Fame has brought in the film by J. De Santis, "Days of Love" (1954, Italian film critics prize "Silver Ribbon"). He worked with prominent directors L. Visconti, F. Felin, V. De Sica, M. Ferreri, E. Scola and others awarded "Felix" for creativity (1988). Starred in the films "Days of Love" (1954), "White Nights" (1957), "Sweet Life" (1960), "Night" (1960), "Divorce Italian" (1962), "Eight and a half ( 1962), "Marriage in Italian" (1964), "Casanova 70" (1965), "Sunflowers" (1969), "Great grub" (1973), "City of Women" (1979), "Ginger and Fred" (1985), "Dark Eyes" (1987), "Interview" (1987), etc.

The one who never knew how strongly to sever relations with any woman, once left them all at once. Skinny but still beautiful, worn with pancreatic cancer, which struggled for many months, he treated his illness with bitter irony: "Why should I go if I want to live yet?"

Morning of 19 December 1995, the day overcast and gloomy, Mastroianni died in his Paris apartment on the street of the Seine in the age of 72. He died in the capital, his second homeland, but to bury himself in Rome, remains for him the theater of the "Dolce Vita", where one day at midnight, he bathed in the Trevi Fountain with Anita Ekberg, the owner of the most gorgeous breasts in world cinema - this scene is ever entered in the history of cinema . . .

Beautiful women, stars of the screen - Anouk Aimee, Brigitte Bardot, Anna Magnani, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Claudia Cardinale, Annie Girardot, Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve - the question: "Who are the actors you would call an ideal partner?" - Invariably answered: "Marcello Mastoyanni.

Marcello himself, ascended to stardom thanks to its men's irresistible, said: "It's a legend. I've never played the seducer. On the women are always being manipulated by me . . . Where he went, this false image of the seducer? Probably because I was always surrounded by beautiful girl and great actress. Judging from the letters that come to me from all over the world, we can assume that I look like Don Juan .

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. . After I hugged Brigitte Bardot wore in the hands of Sophia Loren, rode in a car with Anouk Aimee . . . "

Postwar Italy, 1947. Marcello was 23 years old, he was soft and warm tone of voice, velvety look. He dreamed of becoming an American movie star, worked as an accountant in the company "Aigle Lyon lived at 30,000 lire a month and ate some sandwiches.

Her name was Silvana Mangano, she was seventeen years old, she had a sensuous lips, round hips and slim waist. They lived in the same quarter in the neighborhood, in the Roman suburb of San popping inhabited by poor people. At the end of high street could be seen building a film studio "Sinesitta, where the masters of their first shot, even in black and white masterpieces. To have time for classes in the courses of dramatic art, Marcello earlier escaped from the office, using the auspices of indifferent to it peers.

But Marcello was crazy about Silvana. He followed her to the studio: they both hoped to get a small role, to participate in the crowd. Producer Dino De Laurentiis was searching for a beautiful girl in the film "Bitter Rice". He said Silvana and signed her. One day, a brilliant machine with convertible took her straight from the bistro, where Marcello liked to chat with friends.

Hero-lover, the conqueror of the hearts of local girls, which he usually recited poetry, was alone in agonizing suspense. Irresistible Marcello - rejected admirer, defeated too rich and powerful rival. He suffered, and Silvana is flaunted on the posters: in shorts and high wading boots, it made its way through the bitter-salty wet rice fields, the delightful and now inaccessible. Soon she married Dino De Laurentiis.

In the life of Marcello, however, was still a lot of women, and many - beautiful Silvana. Each of them, he earnestly promised to love, joy and honor, but it will never be able to leave his wife and beat once created a cozy shell of family life, which are so fond of hiding all the Italian men.

In 1950, Marcello tried his hand with a theater in San Remo. After the performances, he went to a casino and a green baize-covered table, trying to imagine myself wealthy idler. One day he caught himself a promising look beautiful stranger.

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Only at dawn, he dared to speak to the one adopted for the real princess. He needed more than one day to realize that the princess was interested in only his wallet. Until the end of his days Mastroianni, starring in 160 films and replaced dozens of partners, he remained a gentle and dreamy child who sprinkled spirits rose before to give her the subject of his next passion, and with wildly beating heart could watch pace under her windows.

Also in 1950, he fell in love with Flora Carabella, a young actress whom he met in the classroom for drama. Mastroianni invited her to dinner at a pizzeria, not having a penny in my pocket to pay the bill. She recalled that during the dinner had to pay herself. They were married. A year later they had a daughter, Barbara. Marcello was invalid husband, he periodically disappeared, cheated on his wife, but always came back, not daring to break once and for all. Flora resigned, and their union from constantly trampled love turned into a friendly. Such leniency did not show other, more famous girlfriend Mastroianni, who got tired of waiting, when will this pampered little boy will keep his promises.

In 1968, crowned with glory, fell on them after the films of Fellini and Antonioni's "La Dolce Vita," "Divorce in Italian," "Eight and a half" and "The Outsider," Marcello, who became a world-class movie star, starred in the wonderful love scene with Faye Dunaway in the film "Time Lovers". She once vowed never to have any relations with partners, this time changed his beliefs. In his black sweater Marcello was gorgeous, charming, irresistible, and the air of Venice was so incredibly tender. He has a lot of laughing, gesticulating, Italian wine nicely circled their heads . . . They were in love. Novel in Italian was a secret. She is such a relationship seemed unbearably hypocritical. Exhausted, she decided to break with him. His frustration reached the point that he asked his daughter, Barbara Faye call and persuade an American fine to change your mind. But it was all in vain . . .

"I first saw her as a mere mortal on the screen. And then we met her in person. I've even learned how to phonetically pronounce the true proposals in her native English, which was sufficient to find the courage to play with Faye Dunaway in the movie" A place for lovers.

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"And then I put it on her face. In our meetings, it was much more impulsive than I am. I was in was struck by its ease of Fay, it is constantly flowing hair, her inconsistencies . . . She had so many little mistakes and shortcomings. . . I understand and condescending attitude towards human weakness. She insisted that I was divorced. It is nothing of the sort occurred. I quietly live with my wife and our daughter, who all like her mother. I thought that the divorce wife would be angry act on my part. One half-jokingly, half seriously, I invited Faye to three, we lived like good friends. "She thought I was crazy . . . "

Inconsolable Mastroianni agreed to play the first actor in the film Nadine Trintignant "This only happens to others. " His partner was Catherine Deneuve . . . He had turned forty-eight years, but it was still beautiful. Dvadtsatidevyatiletnyaya Catherine had just parted with Francois Truffaut, and it was gorgeous. Marcello was blinded by her beauty, wit, charm, elegance, talent . . . It was love at first sight.

Mastroianni more than three years "lived" in the trains between Rome and Paris, has not yet made a final decision to settle in Paris, where he, in an ironic definition of Federico Fellini, has found a second family, second home and second beans in the oil, which was passionately fond of .

In 1972 was born their daughter Chiara-Charlotte. Marcello and Catherine together starred in four films. And this time again it was she who decided to leave him. Marcello himself never went on break, it broke his heart. Shortly before his death, he admitted that he seriously upset their break. But remained Chiara. "It is a miracle for a man of fifty years" - he said. The child was brought up in Paris. He often visited and met with her, sometimes watched from afar, waiting for the school after school, not daring to approach, so as not to excite once again . . . Marcello returned to Flora . . .

In love with life and love itself, Mastroianni had a wonderful sense of humor and sensitivity. With touching candor, he confessed that many women gave him love, not getting back the same. He confessed and that they threw it far more often than he threw them.

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Attributed to whether this irresistible hero more victories than he won in fact? For example, Sophia Loren, whom he starred in two dozen movies? All were convinced that they had an affair. "Sophie?" This is the longest story in my life - claimed the actor - but between us, nothing ever happened. Just a deep attachment. " Well, Greta Garbo? Striving by all means to get acquainted with him in Hollywood, most of all she was fascinated by his shoes: she was interested in the Italian footwear. Claudia Cardinale? He tried to seduce her on the dance floor, but nothing happened. Jeanne Moreau? A delightful woman, but if you believe the words Mastroianni, they share a tender friendship. Anouk Aimee? As many as thirty-five years he has promised to give her heavenly bliss, but she did not agree . . .

In this dizzying dance the most famous representatives of the post-war cinema world Marcello Mastroianni was the brightest star. At sunset, he connected his life with director Anna Maria Tato, and this relationship lasted for nearly twenty years. But in 1986 during the filming of "Dark Eyes", he, in his words, entered into an intimate dialogue, full of confidence confessions, with Silvana Mangano, the one who broke his heart in 1947. Well, in addition, has happened from time to time to call and Flora, the legitimate wife. Three times a day . . .

"Women I just needed to think, work and live - he says. - On Sundays, when I go to the beach and I see so many pretty girls, I'm just starting to go crazy. My fantasies are played out . . . Well, probably, be rooster in the henhouse! "No, I can not abandon this, even when I'm banging a hundred years!"

During his life he was truly a dream of all women, a passionate lover, an Italian, while the very personification of secrecy in all that concerned the relations with the fair sex. However, after the death of the "great mute" Marcello Mastroianni appears to make available all or almost all, plunging into a shock of their wives, daughters and mistresses.

Now the actor's life became the subject of disgruntled disputes and litigation between his beautiful girlfriends. Impression that he played after the death of one of his most famous characters from the film by Federico Fellini's "City of Women", which are forced to wander in a realm dominated by evil harpies - winged female monsters.

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At this time, his favorite women fear that their most secret thoughts will be publicly available, and they can not get even, to some extent control it.

Among the main actors: Chiara Mastroianni and Anna Maria Tato, Catherine Deneuve, Flora Carabella, Marcello's wife since 1948, before the official divorce in 1970, her daughter, Barbara Mastroianni and actor's agent for 40 years, Giovanna Cau.

Tato told an influential U. S. weekly magazine "Verayeti" that by codicil Mastroianni she got the right to exercise his artistic heritage in its sole discretion. However, women Mastroianni alarmed not itself a statement. They are worried because in the hands of Tato were juicy details of private life of Marcello.

According to the codicil, she is granted unlimited powers in respect of a single autobiographical works Mastroianni. It's 7:00 monologue, full of biographical details and declarations, Tato filmed on film during the filming of the latest in the life Mastroianni film "Journey to the top of the world. "

Chiara doubted the authenticity of the additional articles in the will. In her opinion, the decision Tato violate an unwritten vow of silence, giving "Verayeti" ill-fated interview, agreed with the selfish intention of making money on everything that is related only to the name Mastroianni.

Dad responded by saying that she had every reason to apply to the Film and that out of respect to the memory of the actor to exchange views, apparently, it is better to use the services of lawyers, not newspapers. Women tried to reassure razvoevavshihsya Italian film critic and friend of almost all stakeholders, including the very Marcello, Tullio Kezik. "Yes, you shut up, for Marcello!" - He cried out from the pages of the newspaper Corriere della Sera.

Silence is attributed to the talents of Marcello Mastroianni. As for its beautiful ladies in the near future we can expect from them anything, but just not so.