Franco Cristaldi (3 October 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Italian film producer, credited with producing (or co-producing) feature films from the 1950s to the 1990s.[1]
Franco Cristaldi
Alitalia Vickers Viscount with Franco Cristaldi and his secretary Paola Quagliero
In 1946 Cristaldi founded Vides Cinematografica in Turin. This production company initially produced short and documentary films,[2] and would later be renamed to Cristaldifilm in the 1980s.[3]
Cristaldi was born in Turin, Italy in 1924, and studied at university for a time before focusing his interests on cinema.[2]
He was first married to Carla Simonetti with whom he had a son, Massimo.[4] He applied to the Vatican to have this marriage annulled, and from 1966 lived with actress Claudia Cardinale.[4] Cristaldi claimed to have married Cardinale, but she refuted this, saying he threw a marriage party, without ever officially marrying her.[5] He mentored Cardinale through her own film career, producing many of her films, until their separation in 1975.[6] In 1983, he married Eritrean actress Zeudi Araya, who starred in several Cristaldi-produced films.
Franco Cristaldi died in Montecarlo in 1992, survived by his wife Zeudi, son Massimo, and adopted son Patrick, the son of Claudia Cardinale.[7]
franco, cristaldi, october, 1924, july, 1992, italian, film, producer, credited, with, producing, producing, feature, films, from, 1950s, 1990s, alitalia, vickers, viscount, with, secretary, paola, quaglieroborn, 1924, october, 1924turin, kingdom, italydied1, . Franco Cristaldi 3 October 1924 1 July 1992 was an Italian film producer credited with producing or co producing feature films from the 1950s to the 1990s 1 Franco CristaldiAlitalia Vickers Viscount with Franco Cristaldi and his secretary Paola QuaglieroBornFranco Cristaldi 1924 10 03 3 October 1924Turin Kingdom of ItalyDied1 July 1992 1992 07 01 aged 67 Montecarlo MonacoOccupationFilm producerSpousesCarla Simonetti annulled wbr Zeudi Araya m 1983 wbr PartnerClaudia Cardinale 1966 1975 ChildrenMassimoPatrick Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditIn 1946 Cristaldi founded Vides Cinematografica in Turin This production company initially produced short and documentary films 2 and would later be renamed to Cristaldifilm in the 1980s 3 In the 1950s Cristaldi changed his attention to feature films and moved to Rome During his long career he worked with directors and screenwriters such as Francesco Rosi Pietro Germi Mario Monicelli Federico Fellini Luchino Visconti and Giuseppe Tornatore A noted film producer from some years in his native Italy some of Cristaldi s most successful films internationally included The Name of the Rose and Nuovo cinema Paradiso The former winning a Cesar and two BAFTAs and the latter winning several BAFTAs the Grand Prix at Cannes 1 and Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards 1 In 1977 Cristaldi was elected president of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations 2 and was a member of the jury at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival Personal life EditCristaldi was born in Turin Italy in 1924 and studied at university for a time before focusing his interests on cinema 2 He was first married to Carla Simonetti with whom he had a son Massimo 4 He applied to the Vatican to have this marriage annulled and from 1966 lived with actress Claudia Cardinale 4 Cristaldi claimed to have married Cardinale but she refuted this saying he threw a marriage party without ever officially marrying her 5 He mentored Cardinale through her own film career producing many of her films until their separation in 1975 6 In 1983 he married Eritrean actress Zeudi Araya who starred in several Cristaldi produced films Franco Cristaldi died in Montecarlo in 1992 survived by his wife Zeudi son Massimo and adopted son Patrick the son of Claudia Cardinale 7 Selected filmography EditA Hero of Our Times 1955 Mio figlio Nerone 1956 Le notti bianche 1957 A Man of Straw 1958 Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958 Kapo 1959 Piece of the Sky 1959 Ghosts of Rome 1961 The Assassin 1961 Divorce Italian Style 1961 Seduced and Abandoned 1964 Vaghe stelle dell Orsa 1965 Alibi 1969 The Red Tent 1969 Oh Grandmother s Dead 1969 L udienza 1971 Lady Caroline Lamb 1972 Amarcord 1973 Christ Stopped at Eboli 1979 Cafe Express 1980 E la nave va 1983 The Name of the Rose 1986 Nuovo cinema Paradiso 1988 References Edit a b c Franco Cristaldi Producer Who Made Films Is Dead at 64 The New York Times July 3 1992 a b c Hollywood com Franco Cristaldi Biography Hollywood com Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 Cristaldi Film Who we are CristaldiFilm com Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 a b The Courage of Claudia Cardinale Parade Magazine 25 June 1967 SPIEGEL Katja Iken DER 13 April 2018 Claudia Cardinale wird 80 Gluckwunsch Tigerin DER SPIEGEL Geschichte Der Spiegel Claudia Cardinale Je n ai eu dans ma vie qu un seul homme Le Monde fr May 14 2017 via Le Monde Film Star Reveals Secret of Baby Son The Sun Herald 16 April 1967 External links EditFranco Cristaldi at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franco Cristaldi amp oldid 1147730432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
