Monica Guerritore
Monica Guerritore (5 January 1958 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian actress of cinema, theatre and television.
Monica Guerritore | |
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Monica Guerritore | |
| Born | 5 January 1958 Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Partner(s) | Gabriele Lavia (1981–2001) Roberto Zaccaria (2001–) |
| Website | http://www.monicaguerritore.it/ |
Biography edit
Born in Rome to a Neapolitan father and a Calabrian mother,[1] after her debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard[2] (however, she had her first small part in Vittorio De Sica's Una breve vacanza, at the early age of 13[2]), she tied herself romantically and artistically to film and theatre director Gabriele Lavia,[3] acting in his theatrical performances mostly strong female characters like Jocasta, Lady Macbeth and Ophelia.[4] Miss Julie in Strindberg's drama. The couple separated in 2001, during the rehearsals of Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage in which she played a moving Marianne. Guerritore continued her work with other directors, like Giancarlo Sepe, in Madame Bovary,[5] Carmen[6] and in The Lady of the Camellias.[4][7]
Beside the stage career, she also works on television and film: in 1976 along Marcello Mastroianni in Signore e signori, buonanotte,[8] in 1977 she plays the title role in first RAI colour TV play Manon Lescaut,[9][10] also, significant performances were in Salvatore Samperi's Fotografando Patrizia[11] (1985) and in Mauro Bolognini's La Venexiana (1986).[12]
She stayed far away from television for 17 years and came back on screen RAI in 1997, with title role in Costanza,[13] and in 1999, in Mario Caiano's L'amore oltre la vita.[14] In 2004 she plays Ambra Leonardi in Amanti e segreti, and in 2006 Ada Sereni in Gianluigi Calderone's Exodus.[15]
Gabriele Lavia directed her in many, often erotically toned, movies, including Scandalosa Gilda (1985), Sensi (1986) and the sicilian masterpiece by Giovanni Verga La lupa (1996). In 2007 she plays a part in Ferzan Özpetek's Un giorno perfetto, and in 2008 in Ivano De Matteo's La bella gente.[16]
She has performed Saint Monica in Christian Duguay's Sant'Agostino .[17] The English version called "Restless Heart, The Confessions of St. Augustine", Ignatius Press 2013. In Eduardo's play Saturday, Sunday and Monday in 2013 and Rosa Tomei Trilussa in 2014.
She was starring in the role of a mother killer in NON UCCIDERE ( 2015 ) but she quit the sequel because she did not agree on the guidelines of the script of the second season.
In theatre, she also wrote and directed Giovanna d'Arco[18] (2004–2006), and Dall'Inferno all'Infinito (2008). In 2012 she is invited at Spoleto Festival with her work titled MI chiedete di parlare in which she performed Oriana Fallaci in a play she wrote and directed. She was in the Peter Quilter 's Broadway hit End of the Rainbow where she performed Judy Garland directed by Juan Diego Puerta Lopez. In 2015/2016 she directed and performed in Donald Margulies 's 'Collected stories'Qualcosa Rimane and is now adapting for stage Husband and Wives http://www.monicaguerritore.it/maritiemogli.php from the movie of Woody Allen. She has been nominated for the NASTRI D'ARGENTO 2016 as BEST ACTRESS for the film LA BELLA GENTE Directed by Ivano De Matteo In 2014 she is President of the Literary Jury of Premio Campiello. In 2011 President Giorgio Napolitano named her Commander in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for her commitment to the Arts and Culture. 2018 CINEMA Leading role in blockbuster PUOI BACIARE LO SPOSO‘Puoi baciare lo sposo’ hilarious comedy on the topic of homosexuality in italian families.
2017/2018 Woody Allen allowed her adaptation of Husbands and wives for a theatrical text https://www.facebook.com/MARITIEMOGLITEATRO/
2019 Direction and leading role ( Shen te -Shui ta ) in Brecht's Good soul of Sezuan. Opening 29 /10/19
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | A Brief Vacation | Maria | |
| 1974 | Lovers and Other Relatives | Rosy | |
| 1975 | The First Time on the Grass | Lotte | |
| 1976 | Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen | Paolo's assistant | Cameo appearance |
| 1977 | Stato interessante | Annabella | Segment: "Secondo episodio" |
| Man in a Hurry | Marie de Bois-Rosé | ||
| 1978 | Break Up | Silvia | |
| 1979 | Together? | Giulia | |
| 1980 | Men or Not Men | Bertha | |
| Ombre | Monica | ||
| 1981 | Forest of Love | Agnolella | |
| 1982 | Più bello di così si muore | Amelia | |
| Io con te non ci sto più | Clara | ||
| 1983 | Principe di Homburg | Natalia | |
| 1984 | The Dark Side of Love | Patrizia Viani | |
| 1985 | Scandalous Gilda | Gilda | |
| 1986 | The Venetian Woman | Valeria | |
| Evil Senses | Vittoria | ||
| 1988 | The Strangeness of Life | Anna | |
| 1992 | Mutande pazze | Amalia | |
| 1996 | La lupa | Gnà Pina "La Lupa" | |
| 1998 | Femmina | Silvia | |
| 2000 | Scene da un matrimonio | Marianne | |
| 2007 | Liberarsi - Figli di una rivoluzione minore | Teresa | |
| 2008 | Sandrine in the Rain | Carolina | |
| A Perfect Day | Mara Solari | ||
| La fabbrica dei tedeschi | Mother | ||
| The Seed of Discord | Andrologist | Cameo appearance | |
| 2009 | La bella gente | Susanna | |
| 2011 | The Worst Week of My Life | Clara | |
| 2012 | Tell No One | Aurora | |
| 2018 | My Big Gay Italian Wedding | Anna Di Gastoni | |
| 2019 | Tuttapposto | Minister Beccaria | |
| 2022 | Femminile singolare | Simona |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | La tela del ragno | Clarissa Hailsham-Brown | Television film |
| 1989 | Gioco senza fine | Silvia | Television film |
| 1996 | Uno di noi | Monica | Episode: "Una madre indegna" |
| 1998 | Costanza | Costanza | Television film |
| 1999 | L'amore oltre la vita | Franca | Television film |
| 2004–2005 | Amanti e Segreti | Ambra Castelli | Main role |
| 2007 | Exodus - Il sogno di Ada | Ada Sereni | Television film |
| Fuga con Marlene | Marlene | Television film | |
| 2010 | Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine | Saint Monica | Television film |
| 2011 | Rossella | Olimpia | Main role (season 1) |
| 2012 | Sabato, domenica e lunedì | Rosa Priore | Television film |
| 2013 | Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia | Rosa Tomei | Television film |
| 2015–2016 | Thou Shalt Not Kill | Lucia Ferro | Main role |
| 2021 | Speravo de morì prima | Fiorella Totti | 2 episodes |
| Vita da Carlo | Sandra | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Good Mothers | Dalia | 2 episodes |
References edit
- ^ Note Biografiche
- ^ a b "Scandalosa Monica". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ . claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
- ^ a b "Teatro » I lavori". monicaguerritore.it.
- ^ "MONICA GUERRITORE E´ "MADAME BOVARY" AL TEATRO CARCANO". marketpress.info.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore Carmen". culturaspettacolovenezia.it.
- ^ "LA SIGNORA DELLE CAMELIE di Giancarlo Sepe, liberamente ispirato al personaggio di Alexandre Dumàs". apriteilsipario.it.
- ^ "Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)". IMDB.
- ^ "Manon Lescaut (1976)". IMDB.
- ^ . windoweb.it. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "Fotografando Patrizia (1985)". IMDB.
- ^ "La venexiana (1986)". IMDB.
- ^ . RAI. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "L'amore oltre la vita (1999)". IMDB.
- ^ "Televisione» I lavori » Exodus » Corriere della Sera". monicaguerritore.it.
- ^ "La bella gente, scheda del film". vivacinema.it.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore, un 2009 da protagonista". cinema.excite.it.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore propone una nuova versione teatrale Giovanna d'Arco". cinebazar.it.
External links edit
- Official site - monicaguerritore.it
- Monica Guerritore at IMDb
- Quel che so di lei - Libri Longanesi 2019