Nino Manfredi is an Italian actor. Films with his participation

Nino Manfredi is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. In his filmography several dozen paintings. In the late period of his work he created several films and four scenarios. The most famous of them is "Bread and Chocolate". Nino Manfredi not only wrote the script for this film, but also played the main character in it.

Roles in the cinema

The Italian actor was born in 1921. As a child, Nino's favorite hobby was the creation of small theatrical performances, the viewers of which became relatives and neighbors of the future movie star. But after graduation, he entered the law faculty. And only when the diploma of a lawyer was obtained, Nino Manfredi seriously took a great interest in dramatic art.

The acting career of the hero of this article began with small roles in theatrical productions. The film debut took place in 1953. In the filmography of Nino Manfredi includes the roles he played in the following films:

1. "Lovers".
2. "Bachelor".
3. "Camping".
4. "The Last Judgment."
5. "Gaucho".
6. "Complexes".
7. "We'll call him Andrea."
8. "Pupae".
9. "Bread and chocolate."
10. "Ugly, dirty, evil."
11. «Express Alberto».
12. "Flying Dutchman".
13. "Mad family."

This list is not complete. Manfredi was an actor of the widest range. On his account, a lot of lyrical and satirical movie images. It is worth saying a few words about some of the most striking roles.

"We'll call him Andrea"

In this film Manfredi played the role of a man who dreams of a full, ideal family. Paulo and Maria are teachers of the junior school. They love each other. But the couple can not have a child. After a thorough examination, Paulo and Maria receive a recommendation from the doctor: they must completely change their lifestyle. The hero of Manfredi is building a hut in which, it seems to him, the contaminated air from a nearby cement plant does not penetrate. Soon the dream of the couple is carried out. The woman manages to become pregnant.

"Bread and chocolate"

The picture was released in 1974. The film, scripted by Nino Manfredi, tells the story of the fate of an Italian emigrant in Switzerland. In this country, visitors are not welcome. The protagonist comes to Switzerland to work. He arranges a waiter in an elite restaurant. But in his life there are constant troubles. First he loses his job, then all his savings. At the end of the film, a native of Italy, whose role is played by Manfredi, turns out to be on the social day, working illegally on a suburban farm.

"Ugly, dirty, evil"

In this film, Manfredi played the role of a half-mad old man, who lives with his huge family on the outskirts of Rome. Each of his relatives has a criminal specialty. One trades with fraud, the other with theft. The hero of Manfredi is concerned only with the safety of a million lire - the money he saved up for a long life. He tries to hide his savings from time to time. One day a moment comes when the children and grandchildren of an old man decide to get rid of it. The characters of the film are not shown as persons capable of causing compassion. Quite the contrary. Characters of the movie "Ugly, dirty, evil" in the audience cause extremely unpleasant feelings.

Director and screenwriter

"Naked Woman", "For Your Grace" - films created by Manfredi. The Italian director made his first film in 1971. The second - two years later.

As a screenwriter, Manfredi made his debut in film in 1966, with the film "Operation" Saint Januarius. " The film tells the story of an American thief band whose members hunt for treasures stored in the relics of Saint Januarius. Criminals are developing a plan, but they can not implement it. In addition to this work, Nino Manfredi created three more scenarios. Films made according to his works:

1. "Espresso coffee".
2. "Bread and chocolate."
3. "Naked woman."

Last years

Manfredi suffered for several years from a serious illness. He suffered a stroke. I spent the last months at the clinic. At this time Manfredi managed to organize a charity fund supporting people who suffered a stroke.

The Italian director passed away in 2004. His work was positively celebrated by European film critics. In Italy, the work of Manfredi is considered a national treasure. For the funeral of the actor and director came thousands of compatriots. Among them there were a lot of dignitaries.