Celluloide

This article is about the film. For the French band, see Celluloide (band). For the plastic, see celluloid.

Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.

Celluloide
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro
Directed by	Carlo Lizzani
Screenplay by	Furio Scarpelli Ugo Pirro Carlo Lizzani
Story by	Ugo Pirro Furio Scarpelli
Based on	Celluloide by Ugo Pirro
Produced by	Pio Angeletti Adriano de Micheli
Starring	Giancarlo Giannini Massimo Ghini Anna Falchi Massimo Dapporto Antonello Fassari Milva Lina Sastri
Cinematography	Giorgio Di Battista
Edited by	Alberto Gallitti
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Production companies	Dean Film Production Group Istituto Luce
Distributed by	Istituto Luce
Release date	26 January 1996 (1996-01-26)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Budget	L.6.5 billion[1][2]
Box office	L.239.6 million[3]

Plot

The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945).^[1]

Cast

• Giancarlo Giannini as Sergio Amidei
• Massimo Ghini as Roberto Rossellini
• Anna Falchi as Maria Michi
• Lina Sastri as Anna Magnani
• Massimo Dapporto as Giuseppe Amato
• Antonello Fassari as Aldo Fabrizi
• Milva as The Countess
• Christopher Walken as US Officer Rod E. Geiger
• Massimo Ciavarro as Massimo Serato
• Francesca Ventura as Jone Tuzi, the script supervisor
• Francesco Siciliano as Federico Fellini

Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers.^[2]

Production

The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983.^[1] Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing.^[4] Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome.^[1][2]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
David di Donatello Awards	9 June 1996	Best Film	Celluloide	Nominated	[5][6]
		Best Director	Carlo Lizzani	Nominated
		Best Actor	Giancarlo Giannini	Won
		Best Actress	Lina Sastri	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Furio Scarpelli Ugo Pirro Carlo Lizzani	Won
		Best Score	Manuel De Sica	Won
		Best Costumes	Luciano Sagoni	Nominated
Nastro d'Argento Awards	1997	Best Director	Carlo Lizzani	Nominated
		Best Costumes	Luciano Sagoni	Nominated
		Best Costumes	Luciano Sagoni	Nominated

References

1. Fusco, Maria Pia (9 May 1995). "'Celluloide': si gira" ['Celluloide' starts shooting]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. "CINEMA: OGGI PRIMO CIAK DI CELLULOIDE DI LIZZANI (3)". Adnkronos (in Italian). 8 May 1995. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
3. Lancia, Enrico (2001). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Vol. 6/1: Dal 1990 al 2000. A-L (in Italian). Rome: Gremese Editore. p. 148. ISBN 88-8440-085-6.
4. Fusco, Maria Pia (1 May 1995). "Alleluja Sabrina". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. "David, Tornatore è il favorito" [Davids, Tornatore is the favorite]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 May 1996. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
6. D'Agostini, Paolo (9 June 1996). "Tra botte e cerchio, ha vinto la commedia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.

External links

• Celluloide at IMDb