Lea Padovani
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Lea Padovani was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film Black Dossier
which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
. In 2006, Oliver Parker
directed the film Fade to Black
which was inspired by a fictional story involving the actress.
Black Dossier (film)
Black Dossier is a 1955 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Marc Bory as Juge Jacques Arnaud* Danièle Delorme as Yvonne Dutoit* Bernard Blier as Commissaire Noblet...
which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley...
. In 2006, Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is an English film director.-Biography:Parker was born in London, the son of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP , and Sir Peter Parker, formerly Chief executive of British Rail...
directed the film Fade to Black
Fade to Black (2006 film)
Fade to Black is a 2006 thriller film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Danny Huston as Orson Welles.-Synopsis:The year is 1948. His Hollywood career deadlocked, Orson Welles is in need to get over his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth...
which was inspired by a fictional story involving the actress.
Selected filmography
- Give Us This DayGive Us This DayGive Us This Day is a 1949 British film, directed by Edward Dmytryk. It was released in the United States as Christ in Concrete. Another alternate title was Salt and the Devil....
also known as "Christ in Concrete" (1949) - The AccusationThe AccusationThe Accusation is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.-Cast:* Lea Padovani - Irene* Marcello Mastroianni - Renato La Torre* Andrea Checchi - Inspector Constantini* Marga Cella - Miss Inghirami* Emma Baron* Alda Mangini...
(1951) - Three Steps NorthThree Steps NorthThree Steps North is a 1951 Italian–American film directed by W. Lee Wilder. The film is also known as Tre passi a nord in Italy.-Plot:...
(1951) - Rome 11:00Rome 11:00Rome 11 o'clock or Roma ore 11 is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe De Santis and one of the best examples of Neorealist filmmaking...
(1952) - Toto and the Women (1952)
- A Slice of LifeA Slice of Life (1954 film)A Slice of Life is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and Paul Paviot.-Cast:* Vittorio De Sica - Count Ferdinando * Elisa Cegani - Mrs...
(1954) - Black DossierBlack Dossier (film)Black Dossier is a 1955 French drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jean-Marc Bory as Juge Jacques Arnaud* Danièle Delorme as Yvonne Dutoit* Bernard Blier as Commissaire Noblet...
(1955) - Pane, amore e...Pane, amore e...Scandal in Sorrento or Pane, amore e... is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. This is the third film of the trilogy, formed by Bread, Love and Dreams in 1953, Bread, Love and Jealousy in 1954. First and only one directed by Dino Risi, and starring Sophia Loren rather than Gina...
(1955) - The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)
- The Naked MajaThe Naked MajaThe Naked Maja is an Italian-French-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus Films and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, and produced by Silvio Clementelli and Goffredo...
(1958) - The Reluctant SaintThe Reluctant SaintThe Reluctant Saint is a 1962 film which tells a somewhat fictionalized version of the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th Century Italian saint. It stars Maximilian Schell as Joseph, as well as Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, and Harold Goldblatt...
(1962) - The King's WhoreThe King's WhoreThe King's Whore is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his...
(1990)