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| caption = Vittorio Mezzogiorno in 1989
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| birth_place = [[Cercola]], [[kingdom of Italy|Italy]]
| birth_place = [[Cercola]], [[kingdom of Italy|Italy]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|01|07|1941|12|06|df=y}}
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| death_place = [[Milan]], Italy
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The family then settled in [[Rome]] where Mezzogiorno fully dedicated himself to the theatre.
The family then settled in [[Rome]] where Mezzogiorno fully dedicated himself to the theatre.


In 1983, [[Jean-Jacques Beineix]] opened the doors of French cinema with ''[[Moon in the Gutter]]'' where he acted alongside [[Gérard Depardieu]] and [[Nastassja Kinski]], but the real recognition came the same year in ''[[The Wounded Man (film)|L'Homme blessé]]'', a film by [[Patrice Chéreau]], where he played Jean, a homosexual. Meanwhile, Mezzogiorno moved to [[Paris]].
In 1983, [[Jean-Jacques Beineix]] opened the doors of French cinema with ''[[Moon in the Gutter]]'' where he acted alongside [[Gérard Depardieu]] and [[Nastassja Kinski]], but the real recognition came the same year in ''[[The Wounded Man (film)|L'Homme blessé]]'', a film by [[Patrice Chéreau]], where he played Jean, a gay [[Pimp|hustler]]. Meanwhile, Mezzogiorno moved to [[Paris]].


More than ten hours of entertainment, a year of rehearsals, six months of training in martial arts: the challenge of [[Peter Brook]]s ''[[The Mahabharata (play)|Mahabharata]]'', transcription of the long epic of [[Hindu mythology]]. Mezzogiorno was [[Arjuna]], the son of [[Indra]]. It was first performed at the Boulbon Quarry in 1985 at the [[Festival d'Avignon]] and lasted all night. After a show at the [[Bouffes du Nord]], it went on tour until the end of 1986 (Athens, Prato, Barcelona, Madrid and Lyon). The ''Mahabharata'' in English was back on the road in 1988: Zurich, Los Angeles, New York, Perth, Adelaide, Copenhagen, Glasgow, and finally Tokyo. In 1989, the [[The Mahabharata (1989 film)|movie adaptation]] was produced. In all, Mezzogiorno has played Arjuna for 6 years on 4 continents.
More than ten hours of entertainment, a year of rehearsals, six months of training in martial arts: the challenge of [[Peter Brook]]s ''[[The Mahabharata (play)|Mahabharata]]'', transcription of the long epic of [[Hindu mythology]]. Mezzogiorno was [[Arjuna]], the son of [[Indra]]. It was first performed at the Boulbon Quarry in 1985 at the [[Festival d'Avignon]] and lasted all night. After a show at the [[Bouffes du Nord]], it went on tour until the end of 1986 (Athens, Prato, Barcelona, Madrid and Lyon). The ''Mahabharata'' in English was back on the road in 1988: Zurich, Los Angeles, New York, Perth, Adelaide, Copenhagen, Glasgow, and finally Tokyo. In 1989, the [[The Mahabharata (1989 film)|movie adaptation]] was produced. In all, Mezzogiorno has played Arjuna for 6 years on 4 continents.
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*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''Il Giorni dei Cristalli'' (TV Movie, by [[Giacomo Battiato]]) - Michele Paita
*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''Il Giorni dei Cristalli'' (TV Movie, by [[Giacomo Battiato]]) - Michele Paita
*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''[[A Dangerous Toy]]'' (by [[Giuliano Montaldo]]) - Sauro
*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''[[A Dangerous Toy]]'' (by [[Giuliano Montaldo]]) - Sauro
*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''[[Martin Eden (1979 TV mini-series)|Martin Eden]]'' (Italian TV serie by [[Giacomo Battiato]]) - Cheeseface
*[[1979 in film|1979]]: ''[[Martin Eden (1979 TV mini-series)|Martin Eden]]'' (Italian TV series by [[Giacomo Battiato]]) - Cheeseface
*[[1980 in film|1980]]: ''[[Speed Cross]]'' (by [[Stelvio Massi]]) - Nicola
*[[1980 in film|1980]]: ''[[Speed Cross]]'' (by [[Stelvio Massi]]) - Nicola
*[[1980 in film|1980]]: ''[[Café Express (film)|Cafè Express]]'' (by [[Nanni Loy]]) - Amitrano, altro borsaiolo
*[[1980 in film|1980]]: ''[[Café Express (film)|Cafè Express]]'' (by [[Nanni Loy]]) - Amitrano, altro borsaiolo
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*[[1989 in film|1989]]: ''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' (by [[Robert Enrico]]) - Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
*[[1989 in film|1989]]: ''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' (by [[Robert Enrico]]) - Jean-Paul Mara, dit Marat
*[[1989 in film|1989]]: ''[[The Mahabharata (1989 film)|The Mahabharata]]'' (TV Mini-Series, by [[Peter Brook]]) - Arjuna
*[[1989 in film|1989]]: ''[[The Mahabharata (1989 film)|The Mahabharata]]'' (TV Mini-Series, by [[Peter Brook]]) - Arjuna
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[The Conviction]]'' (by [[Marco Bellochio]]) - Lorenzo Colajanni
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[The Conviction]]'' (by [[Marco Bellocchio]]) - Lorenzo Colajanni
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[Scream of Stone]]'' (by [[Werner Herzog]]) - Roccia Innerkofler
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[Scream of Stone]]'' (by [[Werner Herzog]]) - Roccia Innerkofler
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[Reflections in a Dark Sky]]'' (by [[Salvatore Maira]])
*[[1991 in film|1991]]: ''[[Reflections in a Dark Sky]]'' (by [[Salvatore Maira]])
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[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Cercola]]
[[Category:People from Cercola]]
[[Category:Male actors from Campania]]
[[Category:Italian male actors]]
[[Category:Italian male actors]]
[[Category:Nastro d'Argento winners]]
[[Category:Nastro d'Argento winners]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 27 April 2024

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno in 1989
Born(1941-12-16)16 December 1941
Cercola, Italy
Died7 January 1994(1994-01-07) (aged 52)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor
SpouseCecilia Sacchi
ChildrenGiovanna Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor.

Biography

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Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the theatre.[1]

At 18, Mezzogiorno enrolled at the university and began medical studies before choosing law. Then he had his first experience as an actor at the Teatro S. theatre where he recited texts by Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco. Desiring to improve his diction he spent long nights exercising his voice with extracts of the Penal Code. In 1962, at age 21, he played Estragon in Waiting for Godot at the "Piccolo Teatro" of Naples.[2]

In 1966–1967, he joined the troupe of Eduardo De Filippo and obtained his university diploma. In 1969, he met actress Cecilia Sacchi.[3] Their collaboration quickly turned to a romantic relationship and they were married on 14 October 1972. On 9 November 1974, their only child Giovanna Mezzogiorno, who also became an actress, was born.

The family then settled in Rome where Mezzogiorno fully dedicated himself to the theatre.

In 1983, Jean-Jacques Beineix opened the doors of French cinema with Moon in the Gutter where he acted alongside Gérard Depardieu and Nastassja Kinski, but the real recognition came the same year in L'Homme blessé, a film by Patrice Chéreau, where he played Jean, a gay hustler. Meanwhile, Mezzogiorno moved to Paris.

More than ten hours of entertainment, a year of rehearsals, six months of training in martial arts: the challenge of Peter Brooks Mahabharata, transcription of the long epic of Hindu mythology. Mezzogiorno was Arjuna, the son of Indra. It was first performed at the Boulbon Quarry in 1985 at the Festival d'Avignon and lasted all night. After a show at the Bouffes du Nord, it went on tour until the end of 1986 (Athens, Prato, Barcelona, Madrid and Lyon). The Mahabharata in English was back on the road in 1988: Zurich, Los Angeles, New York, Perth, Adelaide, Copenhagen, Glasgow, and finally Tokyo. In 1989, the movie adaptation was produced. In all, Mezzogiorno has played Arjuna for 6 years on 4 continents.

In 1990, Vittorio Mezzogiorno returned to Italy and settled in Milan. He became a star of the small screen by interpreting the Commissioner Davide Licata in the series La piovra which deals with the Mafia. In 1992, he played with his wife at the Teatro Stabile di Parma. This was to be his last appearances.

He died of cancer in Milan at the age of 52.

Filmography

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Vittorio Mezzogiorno: l'homme blessé", par Alix de Saint André, Elle' mars 1983
  2. ^ "En mémoire de Vittorio Mezzogiorno by Saverio Ferragina
  3. ^ The Magic Baton: Toscanini's Life for Music, éditions Kessinger LLC, 2007
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