A Violent Life
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| Directed by | Giacomo Battiato |
| Written by | Vittorio Bonicelli |
| Starring | Wadeck Stanczak Max von Sydow Ennio Fantastichini Pamela Villoresi Ben Kingsley Sophie Ward Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Amanda Sandrelli |
| Cinematography | Dante Spinotti |
| Music by | Franco Battiato |
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| Language | Italian |
A Violent Life (Italian: Una vita scellerata, also known as Cellini: A Violent Life) is a 1990 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Wadeck Stanczak as Benvenuto Cellini
- Max von Sydow as Pope Clement VII
- Ennio Fantastichini as Cosimo de' Medici
- Pamela Villoresi as Fiore
- Ben Kingsley as The Governor
- Sophie Ward as Sulpizia
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Francis I of France
- Amanda Sandrelli as Pantasilea
- Maurizio Donadoni as Rosso Fiorentino
- Tony Vogel as Baccio
- Lorenza Guerrieri as Faustina
- Florence Thomassin as Madame d'Estampes
References
[edit]- ^ Irene Bignardi (10 May 1990). "Cellini, genio e sregolatezza". La Repubblica.
- ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
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Categories:
- 1990 films
- Italian biographical drama films
- 1990s Italian-language films
- Films directed by Giacomo Battiato
- Biographical films about artists
- Cultural depictions of Benvenuto Cellini
- Cultural depictions of Francis I of France
- Cultural depictions of Pope Clement VII
- 1990s biographical drama films
- Films set in the 16th century
- 1990 drama films
- 1990s Italian films
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