Claudia Cardinale - Encore

It's April 15th! Happy Birthday, Claudia Cardinale! And I thank my friend Claudia for suggesting this video. This video showcases CC's award-winning performances. My order is my opinion and I generally did not include non-winning roles except for the first and last films which are sometimes cited. The films are in order (all Italian films with original Italian dubbing): 7. Un maledetto imbroglio (The Facts of Murder) 6. La pelle (The Skin) 5. Claretta (Claretta Petacci) 4. Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata (A Girl in Australia) 3. La ragazza di Bube (Bebo's Girl) 2. Il giorno della civetta (The Day of the Owl) 1. La storia (History) CC did not win an award for Un maledetto imbroglio (1959) but I felt that was her first excellent performance. La storia (1986) is a made-for-tv movie so it did not win an award but was well-acclaimed and I think her best performance. The dialogue is all in Italian (since all movies were here) and I picked scenes that showed a display of CC's expressions, emotions and talent in acting. If you watch closely, she displays a wonderful range of microexpressions, subtle and overlooked (5:00-5:30 and 7:35-8:05). People usually look for accents, strong voice, etc...but her acting is subtle and sensitive. The David di Donatello Award is the equivalent of the Oscars or Academy Awards, in Italy and CC won Best Actress for Il giorno della civetta and A Girl in Australia.