Arduíno Colassanti

Skuespiller

15. februar 1936 — 22. februar 2014 (78 år)
Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. With a 40-year span, Colassanti's mainly associated with films made during the 1960s an 1970s, under the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement. He's known for portraing the titular frenchman in 1971s "Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês" (How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman).

Seen as one of the main leading men of Cinema Novo by his distinguishable blond hair and blue eyes, during his career Colassanti was directed by filmmakers such as Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman, Walter Lima Jr., Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Tereza Trautman and Luiz Carlos Lacerda.

Born in Livorno, Italy, Colassanti was also a surfer and an pioneer in the early steps of aquatic photography in Brazil. He spent his twillight years in the city of Niterói, where he passed and was buried in 2014.

Kjent for

  • How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman1971
  • El justicero
    El justicero1967
  • Hunger for Love
    Hunger for Love1968
  • The Oyster and the Wind
    The Oyster and the Wind1997
  • Girl of Ipanema
    Girl of Ipanema1967
  • Dream Waltz
    Dream Waltz1987
  • Quilombo
    Quilombo1984
  • Os homens Que Eu Tive
    Os homens Que Eu Tive1973
  • Sunstroke
    Sunstroke2010
  • Minha Namorada
    Minha Namorada1970
  • Our Indians
    Our Indians1995
  • Mãos Vazias
    Mãos Vazias1971
  • Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
    Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável1974
  • Lara
    Lara2002
  • Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
    Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis1970

Filmografi

2009
Sunstroke · as Homem Do Café
2004
Bruja and the Lost City of Gold · as Chefe Dos Selvagens
2002
Lara · as Pescador
2000
Brava Gente · as Convidado
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion · as Parceiro De Bilhar - Rio
1998
Bela Donna · as Capitão
1997
1995
Our Indians · as Cast
1987
1987
Dream Waltz · as Pai
1984
Quilombo · as Blaer
1984
1982
The Brazilwood Man · as Cristo
1979
Os Gigantes · as Conde
1973
1973
1973
1971
1971
Mãos Vazias · as Mário
1970
A Very Crazy Asylum · as Porfírio
1970
1970
1969
1968
Hunger for Love · as Felipe
1967
Girl of Ipanema · as Pedro Paulo
1967

1967
Cinema Novo · as Self

1992
Perfume de Gardênia · as Underwater Director Of Photography