Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo (1997)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Anna Maria Tatò

Writer:

Anna Maria Tatò (writer)

Release Date:

10 September 1997 (France)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It's an anecdotal and philosophical memoir...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Reminiscence | Film Clip | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renato Berta	...	Himself
Manoel de Oliveira	...	Himself
Diogo Dória	...	Himself
Leonor Silveira	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (USA)
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember, Yes I Remember

Runtime:

USA:198 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Douro River, Portugal

Company:

Cinecittà

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#15.4)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Città delle donne

More than just nostalgia

A sensitive documentary portraying in his own words, the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni. Film clips to go along with his life story. Although known as The Latin Lover after his starring role in La Dolce Vida, he claims it is not so. He maintains in his own words (Subtitled) that he was paid to play the role of the lover in his films and never even walked on the Via Veneto. Mastroianni made about 170 films and never had an aging problem because he had no problem playing characters that matched his age. He quite honestly said that at least 20 of his films were complete duds and some clips were shown on a couple of them. I'm surprised that there has not been a greater distribution of this film, particularly since it showed some of the older Italian movie directors who Scorcese and other American directors have openly copied from. For Italian film buffs, nostalgia at its best.