Film · Italy · 1924–1996
Marcello Mastroianni Life & Career Timeline
Fellini’s alter ego and the endlessly human face of modern Italian cinema.
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Comedy, melancholy and effortless screen presence carried Marcello Mastroianni from La Dolce Vita to three Oscar nominations.
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Born in Fontana Liri
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was born in central Italy and raised in Turin and Rome.
Source: www.oscars.orgProfessional screen career begins
After theatre work, Mastroianni began taking credited film roles.
Source: www.oscars.orgDays of Love
Giuseppe De Santis cast him in the rural romantic comedy.
Source: www.oscars.orgWhite Nights
Luchino Visconti’s Dostoevsky adaptation gave Mastroianni a major dramatic showcase.
Source: www.oscars.orgBig Deal on Madonna Street
Mario Monicelli’s heist comedy became a landmark of commedia all’italiana.
Source: www.oscars.orgLa Dolce Vita
As journalist Marcello Rubini, Mastroianni became an international symbol of modern Italian cinema.
Source: www.oscars.orgLa Notte
Michelangelo Antonioni cast him opposite Jeanne Moreau in a portrait of marital alienation.
Source: www.oscars.org8½
Mastroianni played filmmaker Guido Anselmi in Federico Fellini’s celebrated self-reflexive masterpiece.
Source: www.oscars.orgYesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Three stories with Sophia Loren cemented one of cinema’s great screen partnerships.
Source: www.oscars.orgMarriage Italian Style
Mastroianni and Loren reunited under Vittorio De Sica.
Source: www.oscars.orgThe Pizza Triangle
His tragicomic performance won Best Actor at Cannes.
Source: www.oscars.orgThe Sunflower
He played a soldier whose wartime disappearance drives a transnational love story.
Source: www.oscars.orgAllonsanfàn
Mastroianni led the Taviani brothers’ historical political drama.
Source: www.oscars.orgA Special Day
Opposite Sophia Loren, he portrayed a persecuted radio broadcaster during fascism.
Source: www.oscars.orgGinger and Fred
Mastroianni reunited with Fellini as an ageing television performer.
Source: www.oscars.orgDark Eyes
The role brought a Cannes Best Actor award and an Academy Award nomination.
Source: www.oscars.orgPrêt-à-Porter
A playful reunion with Loren became one of his late international films.
Source: www.oscars.orgA life in cinema ends
Mastroianni died aged 72 after more than 120 screen roles.
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