Monica Guerritore
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Born | Rome, Italy | 5 January 1958
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Years active | 1973–present |
Partner(s) | Gabriele Lavia (1981–2001) Roberto Zaccaria (since 2001) |
Website | monicaguerritore |
Monica Guerritore (born 5 January 1958) is an Italian film, theatre, and television actress.
Biography
[edit]Guerritore was born in Rome to a Neapolitan father and a Calabrian mother.[1] She had her first small part in Vittorio De Sica's Una breve vacanza, at the early age of 13.[2] After her official debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard,[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 Marianne. Guerritore continued her work with other directors, like Giancarlo Sepe, in Madame Bovary,[5] Carmen,[6] and The Lady of the Camellias.[4][7]
Beside the stage career, Guerritore works on television and film, starting 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] significant performances were in Salvatore Samperi's Fotografando Patrizia (1985) and in Mauro Bolognini's La Venexiana (1986).[11][12] She stayed far away from television for 17 years and came back on screen RAI in 1997 with the title role in Costanza,[13] and in 1999 in Mario Caiano's L'amore oltre la vita.[14] In 2004, she played Ambra Leonardi in Amanti e segreti, and in 2006 she played Ada Sereni in Gianluigi Calderone's Exodus.[15]
Lavia directed her in many movies, often erotically toned, including Scandalosa Gilda (1985), Sensi (1986) and a Sicilian film by Giovanni Verga, La lupa (1996). In theatre, she also wrote and directed Giovanna d'Arco[16] (2004–2006), and Dall'Inferno all'Infinito (2008).[citation needed] In 2007, she played a part in Ferzan Özpetek's A Perfect Day (Un giorno perfetto), and in 2008 she took part to Ivano De Matteo's La bella gente.[17] She has performed Saint Monica in Christian Duguay's Sant'Agostino.[18]
Filmography
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Films
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
2024 | Deceitful Love | Gabriella | TBA |
References
[edit]- ^ Note Biografiche
- ^ a b "Scandalosa Monica". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore Colore". claudiocaprara.ilcannocchiale.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore biografia e film". windoweb.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Fotografando Patrizia (1985)". IMDB.
- ^ "La venexiana (1986)". IMDB.
- ^ "FILMOGRAFIA". RAI. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "L'amore oltre la vita (1999)". IMDB.
- ^ "Televisione» I lavori » Exodus » Corriere della Sera". monicaguerritore.it.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore propone una nuova versione teatrale Giovanna d'Arco". cinebazar.it.
- ^ "La bella gente, scheda del film". vivacinema.it.
- ^ "Monica Guerritore, un 2009 da protagonista". cinema.excite.it.
External links
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