Sometimes it is impossible to know what is true happiness and what leads to tragedy. An example of this is the life of the Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, whose real name is Claude Josephine Roz Cardinale.
Claudia was born in Tunisia on April 15, 1938. She was one of the daughters of a businessman who was engaged in laying the railway in Tunisia, from her parents Claudia inherited beauty and slimness, she was brought up in strictness and submission to her elders. Subsequently, the habit of “obeying
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Sometimes it is impossible to know what is true happiness and what leads to tragedy. An example of this is the life of the Italian actress Claudia Cardinale, whose real name is Claude Josephine Roz Cardinale.
Claudia was born in Tunisia on April 15, 1938. She was one of the daughters of a businessman who was engaged in laying the railway in Tunisia, from her parents Claudia inherited beauty and slimness, she was brought up in strictness and submission to her elders. Subsequently, the habit of “obeying the elders” will play a lot of both good and bad jokes with her.
Claudia got in school - the Italians here were called fascists, and she gave back. It was for the rebellious nature of the future star and at the time when her parents sent her to the monastery school in Carthage. Her dream was to become a teacher and go to Africa to teach local children, but fate decided in its own way.
Claudia first appeared on the screen by accident, at the age of 14; it was a documentary about Tunisia. The bright beauty of the “Tunisian” Italian did not go unnoticed, and Claudia became a participant in the youth show. The next step to success is a portrait of a girl on the cover of a famous magazine, followed by a French portrait.
director Jacques Baratier He invited her to participate in the filming of his film. Claudia was named the most beautiful Italian woman in Tunisia, and was featured at the 1957 Venice Film Festival. Here she met with producer Franco Cristaldi, the result of their meeting was a long-term contract and a very difficult relationship.
The first film in which Claudia was noticed was a painting by Mario Monicelli.
The attackers, as always, remain unknown. In which the real stars of Italian cinema - Marcello Mastroianni were shot,
"Girl with a Suitcase" which she herself considered a "test of strength," which, to her credit, she had quite endured. The same period includes her training at the courses at the Roman film studio "Cinechita". Then the movies, as if in a kaleidoscope, replaced one another: "Cursed confusion."
Pretty Antonio "Rocco and his brothers", "Leopard", "Fog Stars of the Great Bear", "Family portrait in the interior", "La Viaccia", "Cartouche". The Hollywood period includes the comedy “Pink Panther” and the drama “Circus World”.
In the 80s and 90s, she starred in
The son of a pink panther "Henry IV," "Mairige."
Claudia’s personal life was dramatic. She was raped in her youth, as a result of which she was pregnant and in 1958 gave birth to a son. Producer Cristaldi put an incredibly cruel condition: no one should assume that little Patrick is Claudia’s son and the child has become her little brother. Patrick found out who his mother was at the age of six. Claudia's relationship with her son is still very difficult, he lives in New York and sees them very rarely. In addition, she had to marry her producer, who sought to tie the actress to himself. Later, Claudia connected her life with
, who became the father of her daughter. Since the late eighties Claudia lives in Paris. In 2008, she became a Knight of the Legion of Honor. /
