Paola Borboni
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Paola Borboni was an Italian
film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre.
She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis
under the directorship of Giuseppe Sterni and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990.
Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances, gaining notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show in 1925 as a mermaid
exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli
film L' Uomo che sorride.
She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani directed film Ai Margini della Metropoli
in 1952 in which she appeared alongside the main cast of Massimo Girotti
, Marina Berti
and Giulietta Masina
. Between 1936 and 1956 her career was at its peak and her roles gradually became less numerous in the decades that followed, making a final appearance in the Giorgio Mosa film Blue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990.
She died of a stroke
aged 95 on 9 April 1995.
Italy
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film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre.
She entered film in 1916 in the silent picture Jacobo Ortis
Jacobo Ortis
Jacobo Ortis is a 1916 Italian silent drama film directed by Giuseppe Sterni and based on the novel Le ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis by Ugo Foscolo.It was the debut film of Paola Borboni.-Cast:*Ernestina Badalutti*Paola Borboni*Luigi Duse...
under the directorship of Giuseppe Sterni and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990.
Appearing in several silent films before 1921 she was absent from cinema for some 14 years during which time she made numerous stage appearances, gaining notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show in 1925 as a mermaid
Mermaid
A mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a female human head, arms, and torso and the tail of a fish. A male version of a mermaid is known as a "merman" and in general both males and females are known as "merfolk"...
exposing her breasts which she saw as natural in the role but caused considerable outrage at the time. She returned to the silver screen in 1936 in the Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966....
film L' Uomo che sorride.
She went on to appear in films such as the Carlo Lizzani directed film Ai Margini della Metropoli
Ai margini della metropoli
Ai margini della metropoli is a 1952 Italian crime film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina.-Cast:*Massimo Girotti as Avv...
in 1952 in which she appeared alongside the main cast of Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and polo...
, Marina Berti
Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolini, known as Marina Berti, was an English-born Italian film actress.Her first screen appearance was in the Anna Magnani film, La Fuggitiva in 1941. She appeared mainly in small roles and in the occasional leading role in nearly 100 films both Italian and American...
and Giulietta Masina
Giulietta Masina
Giulietta Masina was an Italian film and stage actress. She starred in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1956 and 1957, respectively...
. Between 1936 and 1956 her career was at its peak and her roles gradually became less numerous in the decades that followed, making a final appearance in the Giorgio Mosa film Blue dolphin - l'avventura continua in 1990.
She died of a stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
aged 95 on 9 April 1995.
Selected filmography
- Lo smemorato (1936)
- Vivere (1936)
- L'uomo che sorride (1936)
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(1937) - Ho perduto mio marito di Enrico Guazzoni (1937)
- Ricchezza senza domani di Ferdinando Maria Poggioli (1939)
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(1942) - Il birichino di papà di Raffaello MatarazzoRaffaello MatarazzoRaffaello Matarazzo was an Italian film-maker.- Biography :He started writing film reviews for Roman newspaper Il Tevere before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines...
(1943) - L'avventura di Annabella di Leo Menardi (1943)
- Finalmente sì di Laszlo Kish (1943)
- Sorelle Materassi di Ferdinando Maria Poggioli (1943)
- Il nemico di Guglielmo Giannini (1943)
- La freccia nel fianco di Alberto LattuadaAlberto LattuadaAlberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...
(1943) - La vita torna di Pier Luigi Faraldo (1943)
- Il ventesimo duca di Lucio De Caro (1943)
- Il viaggio del signor Perrichon di Paolo MoffaPaolo MoffaPaolo Moffa was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1943 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* The Last Days of Pompeii * The Island Princess...
(1944) - La locandiera di Luigi Chiarini (1944)
- Le modelle di via Margutta di Giuseppe Maria Scotese (1945)
- La resa di Titì di Giorgio BianchiGiorgio BianchiGiorgio Bianchi was an Italian film director and actor.-Selected filmography:* Two Happy Hearts * Vent'anni * Hearts at Sea * L'immorale -External links:...
(1945) - Non canto più di Riccardo FredaRiccardo FredaRiccardo Freda was an Egyptian-born Italian film director. Best known for his horror and thriller movies, Freda had no great love for the horror films he was assigned, but rather favored the epic sword and sandal pictures...
(1946) - Cavalcata d'eroiCavalcata d'eroi-Cast:*Cesare Danova *Carla Del Poggio *Camillo Pilotto *Otello Toso *Paola Borboni *Giorgio Costantini *Attilio Dottesio *Anita Durante *Renzo Giovampietro *Dante Maggio *Achille Majeroni *Ave Ninchi *Germana Paolieri *Nico Pepe...
di Mario CostaMario CostaDr. Mario Costa is a Maltese diplomat and a former Ambassador of Malta to Russia.- References :...
(1949) - E' più facile che un cammello.. di Luigi ZampaLuigi ZampaLuigi Zampa was an Italian film-maker.- Biography :Son of a worker, Zampa studied film making from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome....
(1950) - Canzone di primaveraCanzone di primaveraCanzone di primavera is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Mario Costa.-Cast:*Leonardo Cortese*Tamara Lees*Claudio Villa*Laura Gore*Aroldo Tieri*Ludmilla Dudarova*Checco Durante*Dante Maggio*Paola Borboni*Arturo Bragaglia*Piero Lulli...
di Mario CostaMario CostaDr. Mario Costa is a Maltese diplomat and a former Ambassador of Malta to Russia.- References :...
(1950) - L'ultimo perdono di Renato Polselli (1951)
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(1952) - Ai margini della metropoliAi margini della metropoliAi margini della metropoli is a 1952 Italian crime film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina.-Cast:*Massimo Girotti as Avv...
di Carlo Lizzani (1952) - Roma ore 11 di Giuseppe De Santis (1952)
- Amori di mezzo secolo di Glauco Pellegrini (1953)
- Gelosia di Pietro GermiPietro GermiPietro Germi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di...
(1953) - C'era una volta Angelo Musco di Giorgio Chili (1953)
- Condannatelo di Luigi CapuanoLuigi CapuanoLuigi Capuano was an Italian film director and screenwriter.Born at Naples, directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971.-Selected filmography:* Vertigine d'amore * Gli amanti di Ravello * The Adventurer of Tortuga...
(1953) - LulùLulu-Companies:* Lulu , an online e-books and print self-publishing platform, distributor, and retailer* LuLu, an early automobile manufacturer* Lululemon Athletica or simply Lulu, a British Columbia-based athletic apparel company-Places:...
di Fernando CerchioFernando CerchioFernando Cerchio was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 32 films between 1940 and 1972.-Selected filmography:* Lulu * Il Sepolcro dei re -External links:...
(1953) - I vitelloniI VitelloniI vitelloni is an Italian comedy drama film directed by Federico Fellini. Recognized as a pivotal work in the director's artistic evolution, the film has distinct autobiographical elements that mirror important societal changes in 1950s Italy....
di Federico FelliniFederico FelliniFederico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
(1953) - Terza liceo di Luciano EmmerLuciano EmmerLuciano Emmer was an Italian film director. He was born in Milan. He won a Golden Globe in 1951 for Pictura...
(1953) - Vacanze romane di William WylerWilliam WylerWilliam Wyler was a leading American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.Notable works included Ben-Hur , The Best Years of Our Lives , and Mrs. Miniver , all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture...
(1953) - Santarellina di Yves AllegretYves AllégretYves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
(1953) - Gli uomini che mascalzoniWhat Scoundrels Men Are!What Scoundrels Men Are! is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song Parlami d'amore Mariù was a hit. Rarelly in Italian film history, it was filmed on real Milan locations, nowadays it is a sort of...
di Glauco Pellegrini (1953) - Casta diva di Carmine GalloneCarmine GalloneCarmine Gallone was an early acclaimed Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Considered one of Italian cinema's top early directors, he directed over 120 films in his fifty year career between 1913 and 1963.-Filmography:*Il bacio di Cirano *La donna nuda *Senza colpa! *Fior di...
(1954) - Rosso e nero di Domenico Paolella (1954)
- Il caso Mauritius di Julien DuvivierJulien DuvivierJulien Duvivier was a French film director. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930-1960...
(1954) - Siamo ricchi e poveri di Siro Marcellini (1954)
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(1954) - François il contrabbandiere di Gianfranco ParoliniGianfranco ParoliniGianfranco Parolini is an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are The Sabata Trilogy, several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns.He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an...
(1954) - Mamma perdonami di Giuseppe Vari (1955)
- Mi permette babbo di Mario Bonnard (1956)
- L'oro di Roma di Carlo Lizzani (1961)
- I complessiI complessiI complessi is a 1965 commedia all'italiana film compesed by three episodes.- Episodes :*Una giornata decisiva, directed by Dino Risi, starring Nino Manfredi. It was written by Marcello Fondato, Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi....
di Franco RossiFranco RossiFranco Rossi was an Italian film screenwriter and director, mainly known for having directed the six hour long Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series Quo Vadis? in 1985....
(1965) - Una vergine per il principeUna Vergine per il PrincipeA Maiden for a Prince is a 1966 Italian comedy, starring Vittorio Gassman and Virna Lisi and based on the failed marriage between Margherita Farnese and Vincenzo Gonzaga.Tagline: What's coming off in the royal bedchamber?...
di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1965) - Menage all'italianaMenage all'italianaMenage all'italiana is a 1965 Italian film....
di Franco IndovinaFranco IndovinaFranco Indovina was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971. He died when Alitalia Flight 112 crashed on approach to Palermo...
(1965) - La ragazzolaLa ragazzolaLa ragazzola is a 1965 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini.-Cast:*Agnès Spaak ... Lola*Giuliano Gemma ... Raoul*Gabriella Giorgelli ... Ines*Angelo Infanti ... Alberto*Paola Borboni ... Elvira*Margaret Lee ... Adriana...
di Giuseppe OrlandiniGiuseppe OrlandiniGiuseppe Orlandini is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He dircted ten films between 1940 and 1967.-Filmography:* Continuavano a chiamarli.....
(1965) - ArabellaArabellaArabella is a lyric comedy or opera in 3 acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration. It was first performed on 1 July 1933, at the Dresden Sächsisches Staatstheater....
di Mauro BologniniMauro BologniniMauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany....
(1967) - Colpo grosso alla napoletana di Ken AnnakinKen AnnakinKenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE was an English film director.- Biography :Annakin grew up in Beverley, Yorkshire where he attended the local school. He began his career in feature films following an early experience making documentaries. His first filmwork was in 1947 with the Rank Organisation...
(1967) - Quando le donne avevano la coda di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1970) - Per grazia ricevutaBetween MiraclesBetween Miracles is a 1971 Italian commedia all'italiana film written and directed by Italian actor Nino Manfredi, in his debut as feature film director.-Cast:* Nino Manfredi - Benedetto Parisi* Lionel Stander - Oreste Micheli...
di Nino ManfrediNino ManfrediNino Manfredi was an Italian actor, one of the most prominent in the commedia all'italiana genre....
(1971) - Le belve di Gianni Grimaldi (1972)
- All'ovest di Sacramento di Federico Chentrens (1972)
- Sesso matto di Dino Risi (1973)
- Bello cone un arcangelo di Alfredo GiannettiAlfredo GiannettiAlfredo Giannetti is an Italian screenwriter and film editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1962 for his work in Divorce, Italian Style.-Selected filmography:* Febbre da cavallo * 1870...
(1974) - Paolo Barca maestro elementare praticamente nudista di Flavio MogheriniFlavio MogheriniFlavio Mogherini was an Italian production designer, art director and film director. His career spanned from 1947 to 1994.-External links:...
(1975) - NeroneNeroneNerone is an opera in three acts by Pietro Mascagni, 1935, from a libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, based on the play Nerone by Pietro Cossa...
di Pier Francesco Pingitore (1977) - L'albero della maldicenza di Giacinto Bonaquisti (1977)
- Suor Omicidi di Giulio Berruti (1977)
- Il vizietto 2 di Eduard Molinaro (1980)
- Cicciabomba di Umberto LenziUmberto LenziUmberto Lenzi , is an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, spaghetti westerns, war movies, cannibal films and giallo murder mysteries ....
(1982) - Più bello di così si muore di Pasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa CampanilePasquale Festa Campanile was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.- Director :* Un tentativo sentimentale * La nonna Sabella...
(1982) - Yes, GiorgioYes, GiorgioYes, Giorgio is a 1982 musical/comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti, his only venture in film acting. Michael J. Lewis provided the original music for the film with cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp...
di Franklyn Schaffener (1982) - Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio di Sergio MartinoSergio MartinoSergio Martino is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre.Martino is the brother of producer Luciano Martino. They collaborated frequently in their respective professions...
(1983) - Amarsi un pò di Carlo VanzinaCarlo VanzinaCarlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale.....
(1984) - Vacanze in America di Carlo VanzinaCarlo VanzinaCarlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale.....
(1984) - Blue DolphinBlue dolphinBlue Dolphin may refer to:* A shot glass full of water ordered from a bar as a humorous drink order* A glass of water on ice with a straw* A cocktail mixed with Rum, Blue Curaçao, Vodka, lemonade, and soda...
di Giorgio MoserGiorgio MoserGiorgio Moser was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1954 and 1996.-External links:...
(1990)