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#12286 Gian-Maria-Volontè

Gian-Maria-Volontè - Born in Milan in 1933, Gian Maria Volontè studied in Rome at the National Dramatic Arts Academy, where he obtains his degree in 1957. He began working in teather and television, where he was soon noticed as one of the most promising actors of his generation. After several supporting appearances in film, he reached notoriety with the character of Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leones Za garsc dolarów (1964). This success was doubled in Leones next film, Za kilka dolarów wiecej (1965). The following ten years would be the most intense of Volontè career. Armia Brancaleone (1966) (directed by Mario Monicelli) was the most successful Italian movie of the year, Kazdemu swoje (1967) (directed by Elio Petri) won the Grand Prix du Scenario at the Cannes Film Festival, and Volontè won his first Nastro dArgento (Silver Ribbon - the most presitgious acting award in Italy) in 1970 for Sledztwo w sprawie obywatela poza wszelkim podejrzeniem (1970) (also directed by Petri), making him an international star. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and two Italian Golden Globes, including one for his performance. In 1972, he starred in two Italian movies as the protagonist: Petris Klasa robotnicza idzie do raju (1971) and Francesco Rosis Sprawa Mattei (1972), both of which win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, where he also wins a Special Mention. In his life, Volontè won a huge number of other prizes and honours, becoming one of the most celebrated Italian actors of the seventies, and challenging Vittorio Gassman and Marcello Mastroianni as the most popular Italian actor. He died in Greece in 1994.. Date of Birth, 9April 1933,Milan, Lombardy, Italy ,Date of Death, 6December 1994,Florina, Greece (heart attack) ,Height, 60½(1.84m)

Born in Milan in 1933, Gian Maria Volontè studied in Rome at the National Dramatic Arts Academy, where he obtains his degree in 1957. He began working in teather and television, where he was soon noticed as one of the most promising actors of his generation. After several supporting appearances in film, he reached notoriety with the character of Ramón Rojo in Sergio Leones Za garsc dolarów (1964). This success was doubled in Leones next film, Za kilka dolarów wiecej (1965). The following ten years would be the most intense of Volontè career. Armia Brancaleone (1966) (directed by Mario Monicelli) was the most successful Italian movie of the year, Kazdemu swoje (1967) (directed by Elio Petri) won the Grand Prix du Scenario at the Cannes Film Festival, and Volontè won his first Nastro dArgento (Silver Ribbon - the most presitgious acting award in Italy) in 1970 for Sledztwo w sprawie obywatela poza wszelkim podejrzeniem (1970) (also directed by Petri), making him an international star. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and two Italian Golden Globes, including one for his performance. In 1972, he starred in two Italian movies as the protagonist: Petris Klasa robotnicza idzie do raju (1971) and Francesco Rosis Sprawa Mattei (1972), both of which win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, where he also wins a Special Mention. In his life, Volontè won a huge number of other prizes and honours, becoming one of the most celebrated Italian actors of the seventies, and challenging Vittorio Gassman and Marcello Mastroianni as the most popular Italian actor. He died in Greece in 1994.. Date of Birth, 9April 1933,Milan, Lombardy, Italy ,Date of Death, 6December 1994,Florina, Greece (heart attack) ,Height, 60½(1.84m) .

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#11779 Paul-Schrader

Paul-Schrader - Although his name is often linked to that of the movie brat generation (Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, etc.) Paul Schraders background couldnt have been more different than theirs. His strict Calvinist parents refused to allow him to see a film until he was 18. Although he more than made up for lost time when studying at Calvin College, Columbia University and UCLAs graduate film program, his influences were far removed from those of his contemporaries--Robert Bresson, Yasujirô Ozu and Carl Theodor Dreyer (about whom he wrote a book, Transcendental Style in Film) rather than Saturday-morning serials. After a period as a film critic (and protégé of Pauline Kael), he began writing screenplays, hitting the jackpot when he and his brother, Leonard Schrader (a Japanese expert), were paid the then-record sum of $325,000, thus establishing his reputation as one of Hollywoods top screenwriters, which was consolidated when Martin Scorsese filmed Schraders script Taksówkarz (1976), written in the early 1970s during a bout of drinking and depression. The success of the film allowed Schrader to start directing his own films, which have been notable for their willingness to take stylistic and thematic risks while still working squarely within the Hollywood system. The most original of his films (which he and many others regard as his best) was the Japanese co-production Mishima (1985).. Date of Birth, 22July 1946,Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA ,Birth Name,Paul Joseph Schrader,Height, 58(1.73m)

Although his name is often linked to that of the movie brat generation (Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, etc.) Paul Schraders background couldnt have been more different than theirs. His strict Calvinist parents refused to allow him to see a film until he was 18. Although he more than made up for lost time when studying at Calvin College, Columbia University and UCLAs graduate film program, his influences were far removed from those of his contemporaries--Robert Bresson, Yasujirô Ozu and Carl Theodor Dreyer (about whom he wrote a book, Transcendental Style in Film) rather than Saturday-morning serials. After a period as a film critic (and protégé of Pauline Kael), he began writing screenplays, hitting the jackpot when he and his brother, Leonard Schrader (a Japanese expert), were paid the then-record sum of $325,000, thus establishing his reputation as one of Hollywoods top screenwriters, which was consolidated when Martin Scorsese filmed Schraders script Taksówkarz (1976), written in the early 1970s during a bout of drinking and depression. The success of the film allowed Schrader to start directing his own films, which have been notable for their willingness to take stylistic and thematic risks while still working squarely within the Hollywood system. The most original of his films (which he and many others regard as his best) was the Japanese co-production Mishima (1985).. Date of Birth, 22July 1946,Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA ,Birth Name,Paul Joseph Schrader,Height, 58(1.73m) .

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