Elena Varzi
Elena Varzi | |
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| Varzi in the Italian magazine Cineguida (1954) | |
| Born | (1926年12月21日)21 December 1926 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 1 September 2014(2014年09月01日) (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Elena Varzi (21 December 1926 – 1 September 2014) was an Italian film actress.
Life and career
[edit ]Born in Rome, in spite of a non-professional acting background, Varzi made her film debut in a leading role, as the Sicilian Maria Antonia in Renato Castellani's neorealist post-war comedy-drama It's Forever Springtime .[1] [2] Her second role, as the mistress of a Sicilian bandit in Pietro Germi's Path of Hope , received critical acclaim.[1] It was during filming The Forbidden Christ that Varzi met and later married Raf Vallone. She eventually left her film career, devoting herself to the family.[1] [2] She was the mother of Arabella, Saverio, and Eleonora Vallone.[3] Her husband died in 2002.
Death
[edit ]Varzi died of cardiac arrest at her holiday cottage in Sperlonga, Latina, on 1 September 2014. She was 87.[3]
Partial filmography
[edit ]- It's Forever Springtime (1950)
- Path of Hope (1950)
- The Forbidden Christ (1951)
- Rome 11:00 (1952)
- The Eyes Leave a Trace (1952)
- Sunday Heroes (1952)
- Human Torpedoes (1954)
- Storm (1954)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano – Le Attrici. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 888440214X.
- ^ a b Fabio Carlini, Maurizio Gusso. I sogni nel cassetto: il cinema mette in scena la società italiana della ricostruzione, 1945-1957. F. Angeli, 2002. ISBN 8846441109.
- ^ a b "Addio a Elena Varzi, volto del neorealismo italiano". La Repubblica . 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
External links
[edit ]- Elena Varzi at IMDb