Celluloide

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{{Infobox film

| name = Celluloide

| image = Celluloide (1996 Film).jpg

| caption = Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro

| director = Carlo Lizzani

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Pio Angeletti
Adriano de Micheli}}

| screenplay = {{Plainlist|

Furio Scarpelli
Ugo Pirro
Carlo Lizzani}}

| story = {{Plainlist|

Ugo Pirro
Furio Scarpelli}}

| based_on = {{based on|Celluloide|Ugo Pirro}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

| music = Manuel De Sica

| cinematography = Giorgio Di Battista

| editing = Alberto Gallitti

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Dean Film
Production Group
Istituto Luce}}

| distributor = Istituto Luce

| released = {{Film date|1996|01|26|df=yes}}

| runtime = 115 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget = L.6.5 billion{{Cite news|title='Celluloide': si gira|trans-title='Celluloide' starts shooting|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/05/09/celluloide-si-gira.html?ref=search|first=Maria Pia|last=Fusco|authorlink=Maria Pia Fusco|work=La Repubblica|date=9 May 1995|accessdate=11 January 2021|language=it}}

| gross = L.239.6 million{{Cite book|title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Vol. 6/1: Dal 1990 al 2000. A-L.|first1=Enrico|last1=Lancia|location=Rome|publisher=Gremese Editore|isbn=88-8440-085-6|year=2001|page=148|language=it}}

}}

Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.

Plot

The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945).

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini as Sergio Amidei
Massimo Ghini as Roberto Rossellini
Anna Falchi as Maria Michi
Lina Sastri as Anna Magnani
Massimo Dapporto as Giuseppe Amato
Antonello Fassari as Aldo Fabrizi
Milva as The Countess
Christopher Walken as US Officer Rod E. Geiger
Massimo Ciavarro as Massimo Serato
Francesca Ventura as Jone Tuzi, the script supervisor
Francesco Siciliano as Federico Fellini

Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers.

Production

The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983. Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing.{{Cite news|title=Alleluja Sabrina|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1995/05/01/alleluja-sabrina.html?ref=search|first=Maria Pia|last=Fusco|authorlink=Maria Pia Fusco|work=La Repubblica|date=1 May 1995|accessdate=11 January 2021|language=it}} Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome.{{Cite web|title=CINEMA: OGGI PRIMO CIAK DI CELLULOIDE DI LIZZANI (3)|url=http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1995/05/08/Spettacolo/CINEMA-OGGI-PRIMO-CIAK-DI-CELLULOIDE-DI-LIZZANI-3_161600.php|website=Adnkronos|date=8 May 1995|accessdate=11 January 2021|language=it}}

Accolades

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! scope="col" | Result

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rowspan="7" | David di Donatello Awards

| rowspan="7" | 9 June 1996

| Best Film

| Celluloide

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="7" style="text-align: center;" | {{cite news|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/05/08/david-tornatore-il-favorito.html?ref=search|title=David, Tornatore è il favorito|trans-title=Davids, Tornatore is the favorite|work=La Repubblica|date=8 May 1996|access-date=21 January 2020|language=it}}{{cite news|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/06/09/tra-botte-cerchio-ha-vinto-la-commedia.html?ref=search|first=Paolo|last=D'Agostini|title=Tra botte e cerchio, ha vinto la commedia|work=La Repubblica|date=9 June 1996|access-date=21 January 2020|language=it}}

| {{nom}}

| {{won}}

| {{nom}}

| Furio Scarpelli
Ugo Pirro
Carlo Lizzani

| {{won}}