Franca Rame (18 July 1929 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo.[1] Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her.[2]
Franca Rame was born in Parabiago, Lombardy, Italy, in 1929,[3] into a family with a long theatre tradition. She made her theatrical debut in 1951. Shortly thereafter, she met Dario Fo, whom she married in 1954. Their son, Jacopo was born on 31 March 1955. In 1958, she co-founded the Dario Fo–Franca Rame Theatre Company in Milan, with Fo as the director and writer, and Rame the leading actress and administrator.[4]
Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies, popular success and government censorship. She was active in Soccorso Rosso (Red Aid), writing letters and providing books for prisoners and assisting their families and lawyers.[5] In the 1970s, Rame began writing plays (often stage monologues) of her own, such as Grasso è bello! and Tutta casa, letto e chiesa, which displayed a markedly feminist bent.
In March 1973, fascists who were reportedly commissioned by high-ranking officials in Milan's Carabinieri (Italian gendarmerie) abducted Rame, held her at gunpoint and dumped her in a van. They raped her, beat her, burnt her with cigarettes, slashed her with razor blades and left her in a park.[6][7] She returned to the stage after two months with new anti-fascist monologues.
^Kuennecke, Beret (April 2002). "Resistance Takes Centre Stage". Review. Review of 'Harlequins of the Revolution', Joseph Farrell, Methuen, which mentions the rape
^(PDF) (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
^"Franca Rame". Official PRC website (Regional Federation of Lombardy) (in Italian).[permanent dead link]
Further readingedit
D'Angeli, Concetta & Soriani, Simone (eds). Coppia d'arte. Dario Fo e Franca Rame, Pisa, Plus, 2006
Soriani, Simone. Franca Rame, l'altra metà del cielo. "Fermenti", n. 254, 2022, pp. 86-96
d'Arcangeli, Luciana and Pagliaro, Annamaria (eds). “Dario Fo & Franca Rame. Beyond the Rules”, Spunti e Ricerche,Volume 31, 2016, published in 2017.
d'Arcangeli, Luciana. "Franca Rame’s Dowry: How the Rame Family Tradition Lives on in the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame" in Donatella Fischer (ed.) The Tradition of the Actor-Author in Italian Theatre. Oxford. Legenda, Italian Perspectives, 27, 2013, pp. 136–145.
Rame, Franca and Farrell, Joseph. "Non è tempo di nostalgia" – interview with Franca Rame, Della Porta Editori, 2013.
d'Arcangeli, Luciana. "The Rape by Franca Rame: Political Violence and Political Theatre" in Pierpaolo Antonello and Alan O'Leary (eds) Imagining Terrorism: The Rhetoric and Representation of Political Violence in Italy, 1969–2009. Oxford, Legenda, 2009, pp. 101–115.
d'Arcangeli, Luciana. "Dario Fo, Franca Rame and the Censors" in Guido Bonsaver and Robert Gordon (eds) Culture, Censorship and the State in 20th Century Italy. Oxford, Legenda, 2005, pp. 158–167.
d'Arcangeli, Luciana. Madness in the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame. Forum Italicum, Stony Brook (NY), Spring, 2005, pp. 138–165.
d'Arcangeli, Luciana. 'Franca Rame: Pedestal, Megaphone or Female Jester?' in Ed Emery (ed) Research Papers on the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame. Cambridge, 28–30 April 2000". London and Sydney, Red Notes, 2002, pp. 49–59.
Farrell, Joseph. Dario Fo and Franca Rame: harlequins of the revolution. Methuen, 2001.
Jenkins, Ronald Scott. Dario Fo & Franca Rame: artful laughter. Aperture, 2001.
Mitchell, Tony (1999), Dario Fo: People's Court Jester (Updated and Expanded), London: Methuen, ISBN0-413-73320-3.
Valeri, Walter (ed). Franca Rame. A Woman on Stage. West Lafayette, Bordighera Press – Purdue University, Indiana 2000.
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Franca Rame 18 July 1929 29 May 2013 was an Italian theatre actress playwright and political activist She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo 1 Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her 2 Franca RameMember of the Senate of the RepublicIn office 28 April 2006 28 April 2008ConstituencyPiedmontPersonal detailsBorn 1929 07 18 18 July 1929Parabiago Kingdom of ItalyDied29 May 2013 2013 05 29 aged 83 Milan ItalyPolitical partyItaly of ValuesSpouseDario Fo m 1954 wbr ChildrenJacopo FoParent s Domenico RameEmilia ValdiniOccupationTheatre actress playwrightWebsitehttp www francarame it Contents 1 Biography 2 Partial filmography 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Franca Rame in 1952 nbsp Franca Rame s grave at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan Franca Rame was born in Parabiago Lombardy Italy in 1929 3 into a family with a long theatre tradition She made her theatrical debut in 1951 Shortly thereafter she met Dario Fo whom she married in 1954 Their son Jacopo was born on 31 March 1955 In 1958 she co founded the Dario Fo Franca Rame Theatre Company in Milan with Fo as the director and writer and Rame the leading actress and administrator 4 Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies popular success and government censorship She was active in Soccorso Rosso Red Aid writing letters and providing books for prisoners and assisting their families and lawyers 5 In the 1970s Rame began writing plays often stage monologues of her own such as Grasso e bello and Tutta casa letto e chiesa which displayed a markedly feminist bent In March 1973 fascists who were reportedly commissioned by high ranking officials in Milan s Carabinieri Italian gendarmerie abducted Rame held her at gunpoint and dumped her in a van They raped her beat her burnt her with cigarettes slashed her with razor blades and left her in a park 6 7 She returned to the stage after two months with new anti fascist monologues Rame became a member of the PCI in 1967 8 She was a member of the Italian Senate representing the centre left anti corruption Italy of Values IdV party 9 In 2006 she was designated candidate for President of Italy by IdV s leader Antonio Di Pietro but she obtained only 24 votes on the first ballot of the presidential election From 2010 she was also with her husband an independent member of the Communist Refoundation Party 10 She died in Milan in 2013 at the age of 83 and is buried at the city s Monumental Cemetery 3 Partial filmography editHa fatto tredici 1951 Poppy 1952 Lo svitato 1956 Rascel Fifi 1957 References edit Mitchell 1999 p 55 Mitchell 1999 p 232 a b John Francis Lane 29 May 2013 Franca Rame obituary The Guardian Retrieved 29 May 2013 Mitchell 1999 p 61 Mitchell 1999 pp 119 120 Kuennecke Beret April 2002 Resistance Takes Centre Stage Review Review of Harlequins of the Revolution Joseph Farrell Methuen which mentions the rape Mitchell 1999 p 122 Mitchell 1999 p 89 Franca Rame s resignation letter PDF in Italian Archived from the original PDF on 20 October 2013 Retrieved 5 April 2010 Franca Rame Official PRC website Regional Federation of Lombardy in Italian permanent dead link Further reading editD Angeli Concetta amp Soriani Simone eds Coppia d arte Dario Fo e Franca Rame Pisa Plus 2006 Soriani Simone Franca Rame l altra meta del cielo Fermenti n 254 2022 pp 86 96 d Arcangeli Luciana and Pagliaro Annamaria eds Dario Fo amp Franca Rame Beyond the Rules Spunti e Ricerche Volume 31 2016 published in 2017 d Arcangeli Luciana Franca Rame s Dowry How the Rame Family Tradition Lives on in the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame in Donatella Fischer ed The Tradition of the Actor Author in Italian Theatre Oxford Legenda Italian Perspectives 27 2013 pp 136 145 Rame Franca and Farrell Joseph Non e tempo di nostalgia interview with Franca Rame Della Porta Editori 2013 d Arcangeli Luciana The Rape by Franca Rame Political Violence and Political Theatre in Pierpaolo Antonello and Alan O Leary eds Imagining Terrorism The Rhetoric and Representation of Political Violence in Italy 1969 2009 Oxford Legenda 2009 pp 101 115 d Arcangeli Luciana Dario Fo Franca Rame and the Censors in Guido Bonsaver and Robert Gordon eds Culture Censorship and the State in 20th Century Italy Oxford Legenda 2005 pp 158 167 d Arcangeli Luciana Madness in the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame Forum Italicum Stony Brook NY Spring 2005 pp 138 165 d Arcangeli Luciana Franca Rame Pedestal Megaphone or Female Jester in Ed Emery ed Research Papers on the Theatre of Dario Fo and Franca Rame Cambridge 28 30 April 2000 London and Sydney Red Notes 2002 pp 49 59 Farrell Joseph Dario Fo and Franca Rame harlequins of the revolution Methuen 2001 Jenkins Ronald Scott Dario Fo amp Franca Rame artful laughter Aperture 2001 Mitchell Tony 1999 Dario Fo People s Court Jester Updated and Expanded London Methuen ISBN 0 413 73320 3 Valeri Walter ed Franca Rame A Woman on Stage West Lafayette Bordighera Press Purdue University Indiana 2000 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franca Rame in Italian Official website Franca Rame at IMDb Portals nbsp Italy nbsp Politics nbsp Society nbsp Theatre Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franca Rame amp oldid 1181547684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
