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Paola Pitagora is a Actor Italienne born on 24 august 1941 at Parma (Italie)

Paola Pitagora

Paola Pitagora
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Birth name Paola Gargaloni
Nationality Italie
Birth 24 august 1941 (83 years) at Parma (Italie)

Paola Pitagora (born 24 August 1941) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959.

Biography

Born in Parma, Pitagora attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the acting school by Alessandro Fersen. In 1960 she debuted as a RAI TV-hostess of variety and infortaintment programs. In 1962 she made her theatrical debut with Gog e Magog, then appeared in a great number of stage works. In 1965 she achieved a wide popularity with the leading role of Lucia in the TV series I Promessi sposi directed by Sandro Bolchi. She later starred on several other TV series, having one another remarkable success in 1972 with the sci-fi series A come Andromeda.

Pitagora's film career started in 1959 with an uncredited role in Costa azzurra; she had fewer opportunities to show her talent at cinema, where is probably best known for the role of the unstable Giulia of Marco Bellocchio's Fists in the Pocket (1965). In 1969 she won the Nastro d'Argento for best actress thanks to her performance in the Luigi Comencini's giallo Unknown Woman.

Pitagora is also an author of songs for children; her song "La giacca rotta" won the Zecchino d'Oro in 1962.

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Filmography of Paola Pitagora (24 films)

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Actress

The Devil's Advocate, 1h44
Directed by Guy Green
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors John Mills, Paola Pitagora, Stéphane Audran, Jason Miller, Leigh Lawson, Daniel Massey
Roles Nina Sanduzzi
Rating62% 3.137683.137683.137683.137683.13768
In 1958, the Catholic Church is investigating the case of a mysterious individual, Giacomo Nerone (Leigh Lawson), who is said to have performed miracles in a remote village in southern Italy (Scontrone), before being executed by Italian Communist partisans in 1944. The process involves a "Devil's advocate", who is tasked with discovering any details about the subject's life that would indicate their canonisation would be inappropriate.
The Serpent, 2h4
Directed by Henri Verneuil
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Radio, Political films
Actors Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Jean Desailly, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet
Roles Jeannine Santelli
Rating61% 3.097763.097763.097763.097763.09776
Aleksey Teodorovic Vlassov (Yul Brynner) is a high ranking KGB official who defects while in France. He has with him highly-classified information as part of a deal with Western intelligence for his arrival in the United States. The debriefing is held at Langley by DCI Allan Davies (Henry Fonda) and MI6 representative Philip Boyle (Dirk Bogarde). Vlassov hands off a list of enemy agents in Western Europe including a deep penetration into NATO. Davies wants to begin operations to arrest the agents; however, those on the list suddenly begin to die off. The CIA also has suspicions over the authenticity of Vlassov's claims. The CIA discovers that a defection photo of Vlassov was taken in the Soviet Union, not in Turkey, judging from the contours of Mt. Ararat in the background. Vlassov also fails a lie detector test after he angrily protests about sexual related questions asked by the CIA during the test.
Revolver
Revolver (1973)
, 1h51
Directed by Sergio Sollima
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi, Agostina Belli, Paola Pitagora, Frédéric de Pasquale, Marc Mazza
Roles Carlotta
Rating68% 3.4461253.4461253.4461253.4461253.446125
An Italian prison official's wife is kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand that a notorious prisoner be released in order for the man to get his wife back. He gets the man released - but then kidnaps him himself, in order to ensure that the man's colleagues don't kill his wife. Enraged, the gang sets out to free their compatriot and kill the man who took him.
The Union
The Union (1972)

Genres Comedy
Themes Films about the labor movement, Political films
Actors Lando Buzzanca, Renzo Montagnani, Paola Pitagora, Isabella Biagini, Dominique Boschero, Giacomo Rizzo
Roles Vera
Rating63% 3.189363.189363.189363.189363.18936
The Sicilian worker Saverio Ravizzi (Buzzanca), just hired in a factory in Bergamo, begins to mobilize his fellow workers in better working conditions, unaware that his spontaneous activism is actually used as part of a larger financial plan by the owner of the factory.
The Hassled Hooker
Directed by Eriprando Visconti
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Paola Pitagora, Terence Hill, Martin Balsam, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maria Teresa Albani, Rita Calderoni
Roles Luisa Santini
Rating62% 3.145543.145543.145543.145543.14554
Trompée par son mari, Luisa Latin est emprisonnée pour avoir tué la maîtresse de ce dernier (qui au passage est toujours en vie). Quand Luisa est libérée, elle se débarrasse définitivement de celle-ci. L'avocat Manin (Terence Hill) va la défendre devant les jurés. Après tout, on ne peut condamner une même personne deux fois pour le même crime...
Law Breakers, 1h47
Directed by Marcel Carné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Jacques Brel, Charles Denner, Catherine Rouvel, Michael Lonsdale, Paola Pitagora, François Cadet
Roles Laura
Rating64% 3.2223553.2223553.2223553.2223553.222355
L'action se déroule près de Marseille, la semaine de Noël. Un ancien repris de justice repenti, devenu un honnête père de famille, travaille comme mécanicien dans un garage. Un matin, il est réveillé aux aurores par deux policiers de façon musclée. Ceux-ci le soupçonnent d'être l'auteur d'un "casse" au chalumeau, survenu la nuit même chez son employeur.
One Way Ticket
Directed by José Giovanni
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jean-Claude Bouillon, Jean Gaven, Paola Pitagora, Alain Mottet, Maurice Garrel, Rufus
Roles Lucile
Rating59% 2.9968352.9968352.9968352.9968352.996835
Un condamné à mort s'évade pour protéger son amie des manœuvres d'un avocat véreux.
In Search of Gregory, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Julie Christie, John Hurt, Michael Sarrazin, Adolfo Celi, Paola Pitagora, Roland Culver
Roles Nicole
Rating53% 2.6677452.6677452.6677452.6677452.667745
Catherine Morelli goes to the latest wedding of her father, Max, who in turn wants to introduce her there to a potential suitor, Gregory Mulvey.
Dear Caroline, 1h45
Directed by Denys de La Patellière
Genres Drama
Actors France Anglade, François Guérin, Bernard Blier, Karin Dor, Vittorio De Sica, Françoise Christophe
Rating50% 2.54712.54712.54712.54712.5471
Caroline est la fille du comte de Bièvres, un aristocrate désargenté qui veut la marier. Lors d'une partie de campagne au bois de Vincennes, alors que la prise de la Bastille est imminente en ce 14 juillet 1789, elle fait la connaissance de Gaston de Sallanches qui va l'initier à l'amour. Comme ce dernier est réfractaire au mariage, elle doit se résoudre à épouser Georges Berthier, un révolutionnaire peu avenant, mais riche, avocat et député à la convention. Celui-ci est bientôt mis en accusation par Robespierre et Caroline doit s'enfuir pour sauver sa tête. Elle va alors enchaîner des rencontres galantes qui lui feront traverser tous les périls et retrouver Gaston de Sallanches, devenu l'un des officiers de Bonaparte.
Les Compagnons de la marguerite, 1h30
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Claude Rich, Michel Serrault, Francis Blanche, Paola Pitagora, Roland Dubillard, René-Jean Chauffard
Roles Martine Leloup
Rating70% 3.515673.515673.515673.515673.51567
Restaurateur de manuscrits, Matouzec falsifie un registre d'état civil pour changer d'épouse sans divorcer, puis fonde une société secrète afin d'étendre les possibilités du procédé. À la recherche des faussaires, un inspecteur se retrouvera marié à l'épouse légitime de Matouzec.