UCLA Film and Television Archive Presents ``The Stuff That Dreams are Made Of -- The Films of Marcello Mastroianni''.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 11, 1999-- In conjunction with the Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. July 9-Aug. 15 UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Film and Television Archive, in conjunction with Instituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles, presents "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of -- The Films of Marcello Mastroianni," July 9-Aug. 15. The program has been organized by Cinecitta International, a division of Cinecitta Holding, S.p.A. and designed by Anna Maria Tato. This 21-film retrospective includes many of the late award-winning actor's famous collaborations with Sophia Loren Noun 1. Sophia Loren - Italian film actress (born in 1934) Loren, Sofia Scicolone ("Marriage Italian- Style," "Too Bad She's Bad"), Federico Fellini Noun 1. Federico Fellini - Italian filmmaker (1920-1993) Fellini ("8-1/2," "La Dolce Vita dolce vi·ta n. A luxurious, self-indulgent way of life. [Italian : dolce, sweet + vita, life.] ") and Luchino Visconti Noun 1. Luchino Visconti - Italian filmmaker (1906-1976) Don Luchino Visconti Conte di Modrone, Visconti ("White Nights"). The opening night, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. of the Mastroianni retrospective will be introduced by UCLA Film and Television Archive Chairman Curtis Hanson and Anna Maria Tato. All screenings take place at the James Bridges Theater, located on the northeast corner of UCLA's campus (nearest cross streets are Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. and Hilgard Avenue in Westwood). Mastroianni began his formidable film acting career as an 11-year-old extra. When he died in 1996, he had starred in more than 170 films, many of them memorable examples of the last 40 years of international filmmaking, and some, cinematic masterpieces. The quality of Mastroianni's talent might be hidden behind his natural ease and debonair deb·o·nair also deb·o·naire adj. 1. Suave; urbane. 2. Affable; genial. 3. Carefree and gay; jaunty. . His unencumbered casualness moved seamlessly between comedy and drama, sometimes within a few moving frames of the same film. It seemed Mastroianni was an actor meant for the cinema. In fact, he professed: "I prefer cinema to theater. I prefer it for its approximation and improvisations, for its confusion. There's everything in cinema!" This retrospective takes its cue from Mastroianni's declaration. That he made it all seem so effortless has been perhaps why Mastroianni's equally formidable skills as an actor have been overlooked. Visconti gave Mastroianni his start. The young actor trained in Visconti's theater troupe for 10 years before making his major film debut in the legendary director's "White Nights" (1957). Mastroianni, who is identified as working with Visconti and Fellini, performed in front of the camera for an array of Italian filmmakers, ranging in different film styles from Lizzani's neo-realism to Scale's humanism, Blasetti's popular comedies to Germi's and De Sica's sex farces. This retrospective highlights a sampling of Mastroianni's acting legacy as well as appearances in the international films of Boorman and Mikhalkov. Tickets for the film series are available one hour before showtime at the James Bridges Theater. Admission is $6 general and $4 for students and seniors. List this number for further public information, 310/206-FILM or visit UCLA's Web site at www.cinema.ucla.edu. Programming at the UCLA Film and Television Archive is made possible by grants from the California Arts Council The California Arts Council is a state agency governed by an 11-member council appointed by the Governor and the state Legislature to advance the state through the arts and creativity, with an emphasis on children and under-served communities. , the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department is the official Los Angeles, California, USA arts council. The agency approves the design of structures built on or over City property and accepts works of art to be acquired by the City. , the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and his wife Catherine T. , the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. and other sponsors. "Marcello Mastroianni: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of - The Films" has been organized by Cinecitta International, a division of Cinecitta Holding S.p.A. and designed by Anna Maria Tato. Additional support for the Los Angeles edition has been provided by the Italian Film Commission and the Italian Heritage Culture Foundation. A complete film schedule for each evening is listed. All films star Marcello Mastroianni and are in Italian with English subtitles unless otherwise noted. Friday, July 9 - 7:30 p.m. "Marriage Italian-Style" (Matrimonio all'italiana, Italy, 1964, 35mm, 101 min.) Directed by Vittorio De Sica Noun 1. Vittorio De Sica - Italian film maker (1901-1974) De Sica . The film also stars Sophia Loren, Aldo Puglisi and Marilu Tolo. "Too Bad She's Bad" (Peccato che sia una canaglia, Italy, 1954, 35mm, 95 min.) Directed by Alessandro Blasetti. The film also stars Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica and Umberto Melnati. The opening night of the Mastroianni retrospective will be introduced by UCLA Film and Television Archive Chairman Curtis Hanson and Anna Maria Tato. Saturday, July 10 - 7:30 p.m. "White Nights" (Le notti bianche, Italy/France, 1957, 35mm, 107 min.) Directed by Luchino Visconti. The film also stars Maria Schell Maria Schell (born January 15, 1926 in Vienna; died April 26, 2005 in Preitenegg, Carinthia) was an Austrian actress. Born Margarete Schell to a Swiss author and an Austrian actress, she was the older sister of actor Maximilian Schell, and lesser-known actors Carl Schell, , Jean Marais and Clara Calamai Clara Calamai (Prato, September 7 1909 - Rimini, September 21 1998) was an Italian actress. Her debut was in 1938 with Pietro Micca (film), directed by Aldo Vergano. In a very short scene of La cena delle beffe she Calamai shows her breasts. . "The Organizer" (I compagni, Italy, 1963, 35mm, 130 min.) Directed by Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli (born May 15, 1915) is an Italian director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Comedy Italian style). Biography Monicelli was born in Viareggio (Tuscany), the youngest son of the Mantuan journalist Tommaso Monicelli. . The film also stars Annie Girardot, Renato Salvatori and Falco Lulli. Wednesday, July 14 - 7:30 p.m. "Chronicle of Poor Lovers" (Cronache di poveri amanti, Italy, 35mm, 109 min.) Directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film also stars Antonella Lualdi, Anna Maria Ferrero and Cosetta Greco. "Liza" (La cagna, Italy, 1972, 35mm, 89 min.) Directed by Marco Ferreri. The film also stars Catherine Deneuve, Corrine Marchand and Michel Piccoli. Sunday, July 18 - 7 p.m. "La Dolce Vita" (Italy, 1960, 35mm, 172 min.) Directed by Federico Fellini. The film also stars Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee and Ricardo Garrone. Sunday, July 25 - 7 p.m. "The Night" (La notte, Italy, 1961, 35mm, 122 min.) Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. The film also stars Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti and Bernhard Wicki. Thursday, August 5 - 7:30 p.m. "Family Diary" (Cronaca familiare, Italy, 1962, 35mm, 102 min.) Directed by Valerio Zurlini. The film also stars Jacques Perrin and Salvo Randone. Winner of the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival (shared with Andre Tarkovsky's "My Name Is Ivan") "According to Pereira" (Italy/France, 1995, 35mm, 104 min.) Directed by Roberto Faenza. The film also stars Daniel Auteuil, Stefano Dionisi and Nicoletta Braschi. Friday, August 6 - 7:30 p.m. "Divorce -- Italian Style" (Divorzio all'italiana, Italy, 1961, 35mm, 108 min.) Directed by Pietro Germi. Directed by Pietro Germi. The film also stars Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli and Leopoldo Trieste. "Divorce" won the Oscar in 1962 for Best Original Screenplay. "Beautiful Anthony" (Il bell'Antonio, Italy/France, 1960, 35mm, 91 min.) Directed by Mauro Bolognini. The film also stars Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Brasseur and Rina Morelli. Saturday, August 7 - 7:30 p.m. "A Special Day" (Una giornata particolare, Italy, 1977, 35mm, 106 min.) Directed by Ettore Scola. The film also stars Sophia Loren, John Vernon and Francoise Berd. "What Time Is It?" (Che ora e, Italy, 1989, 35mm, 97 min.) Directed by Ettore Scola. The film also stars Massimo Troisi, Anne Parillaud and Renato Moretti. Mastroianni and Troisi shared Best Actor honors at the Venice Film Festival. Wednesday, August 11 - 7:30 p.m. "Ghosts of Rome" (Fantasmi a Roma, Italy, 1961, 35mm, 100 min.) Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. The film also stars Sandra Milo Milo, athlete of ancient Greece Milo (mī`lō) or Milon (mī`lŏn), fl. 500 B.C., athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. , Tino Buazzelli and Vittorio Gassman. "Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. the Last" (UK/US, 1970, 35mm, 103 min., in English) Directed by John Boorman. Produced by Irwin Winkler Winkler may refer to:
Friday, August 13 - 7:30 p.m. "Henry IV" (Enrico IV, Italy, 1984, 35mm, 92 min.) Directed by Marco Bellocchio. The film also stars Claudia Cardinale, Leopoldo Trieste and Paolo Bonacelli. "Scipio the African" (Scipione detto anche l'Africano, Italy, 1971, 35mm, 108 min.) Directed by Luigi Magni. The film also stars Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Mastroianni (Marcello's brother) and Silvana Mangano. Saturday, August 14 - 7:30 p.m. "Ginger and Fred" (Ginger e Fred, Italy/France, 1986, 35mm, 128 min.) Directed by Federico Fellini. The film also stars Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi and Frederick von Ledenberg. "Dark Eyes" (Oci ciornie, Italy/Russia, 1987, 35 mm, 117 min. in Italian and Russian with English subtitles) Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Based on the stories by Anton Chekov. The film also stars Silvana Mangano, Marthe Keller and Elena Sofonova. Sunday, August 15 - 7 p.m. Sponsored by the Dorothy and Carl Anderson Fund "8-1/2" (Otto e mezzo mez·zo n. pl. mez·zos A mezzo-soprano. mezzo Adverb Music moderately; quite: mezzo-forte Noun pl -zos , Italy, 1963, 35mm, 138 min.) Directed by Federico Fellini. The film also stars Sandra Milo, Anouk Aimee and Claudia Cardinale. This special screening of Fellini's "8 1/2" is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy and Carl Anderson, and recognizes Carl Anderson's lifetime commitment to motion picture art direction and design. It has been made possible by a gift from Renee and David Kaplan. |
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