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My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Chris Vermorcken
Writer : Chris Vermorcken

Synopsis

Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity ... Punctuated with photos that tell her career in theater and cinema, Extracts of films, this documentary portrait also gives the floor to his friends and relatives, from Roberto Rossellini to Marcello Mastroianni, through Federico Fellini.

Actors

Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
Self (archive footage)
Claude Autant-Lara
Claude Autant-Lara
Self
Marco Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio
Self
Laura Betti
Laura Betti
Self
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Self
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Self
Elsa De Giorgi
Elsa De Giorgi
Self
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Self
Giulietta Masina
Giulietta Masina
Self
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Self
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Self
Liliane Becker
Liliane Becker
Self

Crews

Chris Vermorcken
Chris Vermorcken
Director
Chris Vermorcken
Chris Vermorcken
Screenplay
Willy De Maesschaelck
Willy De Maesschaelck
Music
Rufus Bohez
Rufus Bohez
Cinematography
Romano Scavolini
Romano Scavolini
Cinematography
Gianfranco Transunto
Gianfranco Transunto
Cinematography
Eva Houdova
Eva Houdova
Editor
Yves van Herstraeten
Yves van Herstraeten
Editor

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