Acting
Arduíno Colassanti
Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. With a 40-year span, Colassanti's mainly associated with films made during the 1960s an 1970s, under the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement. He's known for portraing the titular frenchman in 1971s "Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês" (How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman). Seen as one of the main leading men of Cinema Novo by his distinguishable blond hair and blue eyes, during his career Colassanti was directed by filmmakers such as Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman, Walter Lima Jr., Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Tereza Trautman and Luiz Carlos Lacerda. Born in Livorno, Italy, Colassanti was also a surfer and an pioneer in the early steps of aquatic photography in Brazil. He spent his twillight years in the city of Niterói, where he passed and was buried in 2014.
Filmography
Sunstroke
Film · 2010
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Film · 2010
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
Film · 2004
Lara
Film · 2002
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Film · 2000
Brava Gente
Series · 2000
Bela Donna
Film · 1998
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Film · 1997
The Oyster and the Wind
Film · 1997
Oceano Atlantis
Film · 1993
Amazônia
Series · 1991
After Eight... Forever
Film · 1987
Leila Diniz
Film · 1987
Salvar o Brasil
Film · 1987
E Pluribus Una
Film · 1986
Tropclip
Film · 1985
Quilombo
Film · 1984
The Brazilwood Man
Film · 1982
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
Film · 1979
Os Gigantes
Series · 1979
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
Film · 1978
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
Film · 1974
The Men I Had
Film · 1973
Love, Carnival and Dreams
Film · 1972
Procura-se uma Virgem
Film · 1972
Who Is Beta?
Film · 1972
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
Film · 1971
Mãos Vazias
Film · 1971
Minha Namorada
Film · 1970
The Alienist
Film · 1970
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
Film · 1970
A Doce Mulher Amada
Film · 1969
Memories of Helen
Film · 1969
Brazil Year 2000
Film · 1969
A Virgem Prometida
Film · 1968
Hunger for Love
Film · 1968
El Justicero
Film · 1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Film · 1967
The Girl from Ipanema
Film · 1967