30 July 2022

Acin's Italian beauties

Casa Filmului Acin (Film House Acin) from communist Romania published hundreds of film star postcards during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Earlier this year, we did two posts on the various black and white and colour postcards of Acin. We also promised then a special post on Italian actresses in the 1970s. Finally, Ivo Blom made his selection that includes well-known Italian stars but also several less-known 'bellezze' who acted in Italian films during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Claudia Cardinale
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (1938) is one of Europe's iconic and most versatile film stars. The combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed her stardom. Her most notable films include (Federico Fellini, 1963), Il Gattopardo (Luchino Visconti, 1963), and Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968).

Isabella Rossellini
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. C.P.C.S. C.da 43.078.

Isabella Rossellini (1952) is an Italian actress, filmmaker, and model. She is noted for her 14-year tenure as a Lancôme model, and for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet (1986) and Death Becomes Her (1992).

Laura Antonelli
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin, no. C.P.C.S. C.da 43.142.

Beautiful and sexy Italian film actress Laura Antonelli (1941) appeared in 45 films between 1965 and 1991.

Roberta Paladini
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Roberta Paladini (1955) is an Italian actress, voice actor and dubbing director. She appeared in films by such noted directors as Luchino Visconti and Pupi Avati.

Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Italian actress and writer Maria Rosaria Omaggio (1954) made her film debut in 1976b with two "Poliziotteschi" alongside Tomas Milian, The Tough Ones and The Cop in Blue Jeans, and later starred in numerous films and TV series. Her latest film is Walesa. Man of Hope (2013), directed by Andrzej Wajda, where she stars as Oriana Fallaci.

Antonella Murgia
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Italian actress Antonella Murgia (-2015) won the competition La bella d'Italia 1962, which gave her the chance to become a professional actress. In 1963 she made her film debut in the films Uno strano tipo, by Lucio Fulci and I diavoli di Spartivento, directed by Leopoldo Savona. In 1981 Spanish director Bigas Luna entrusted her with the leading role in the feature film Reborn, while the year before, in 1980 she had a major part in Carlo Lizzani's Fontamara. She had a smaller part in Lina Wertmuller's Blood Feud/Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova. Si sospettano moventi politici (1978).

Isabella Ferrari
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Isabella Ferrari (1964) is an Italian actress in television, theatre and the cinema. At the 1995 Venice Film Festival, she won a Volpi Cup award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Romanzo di un giovane povero, directed by Ettore Scola.She is best known as the protagonist, Commissioner Giovanna Scalise in the police drama series Distretto di Polizia/Police District and Distretto di Polizia 2/Police District 2 (2000-2001).

Paola Pitagora
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Italian film actress Paola Pitagora (1941) has appeared in 50 films since 1959. In 1965 she played the leading role of Lucia in the TV series I Promessi sposi directed by Sandro Bolchi. In the cinema, she is probably best known for the role of the unstable Giulia of Marco Bellocchio's I pugni in tasca/Fists in the Pocket (1965). In 1969 she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress thanks to her performance in the Luigi Comencini's Giallo Senza sapere niente di lei/Unknown Woman. Other memorable parts she had in Il vero e il falso (1972) by Eriprando Visconti, in which she had the female lead opposite Mario Girotti, Revolver (1973) by Sergio Sollima, and Aiutami a sognare (1981) by Pupi Avati.

Dalila Di Lazzaro
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Dalila Di Lazzaro (1953) is an Italian model, actress and writer. Di Lazzaro started as a fashion model and was the subject of famous photographers such as Andy Warhol. Between the mid-1970s and the late 1980s Di Lazzaro worked in notable films with directors such as Alberto Lattuada (Oh Serafina!, 1976), Luigi Comencini (Lo scopone scientifico, 1972; Il gatto, 1979; Voltati Eugenio, 1980), and Jacques Deray (Tre uomini da abbattere, 1980). She also played the female monster in Paul Morissey's Flesh for Frankenstein (1973). Her last film role was in 80 Voglia di te (2015), directed by Andrea Vialardi.

Claudia Cardinale
Romanian postcard by Casa Filmului Acin.

Italian actress Claudia Cardinale (1938) is one of Europe's iconic and most versatile film stars. The combination of her beauty, dark, flashing eyes, explosive sexuality and genuine acting talent virtually guaranteed her stardom. Her most notable films include (Federico Fellini, 1963), Il Gattopardo (Luchino Visconti, 1963), and Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968).

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