The Three Faces

The Three Faces
The Three Faces
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michelangelo Antonioni; (segment "Il provino"); Mauro Bolognini; (segment "Gli amanti celebri"); Franco Indovina; (segment "Latin Lover");
Written by	Michelangelo Antonioni; (segment "Il provino"); Tullio Pinelli; (segment "Gli amanti celebri"); Clive Exton; (segment "Gli amanti celebri"); Alberto Sordi; (segment "Latin Lover"); Rodolfo Sonego; (segment "Latin Lover"); Franco Indovina; (segment "Latin Lover");
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma; (segment "Il provino"); Otello Martelli; (other segments);
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma; (segment "Il provino"); Nino Baragli; (other segments);
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Release date	11 February 1965 (Italy);
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Three Faces (Italian: I tre volti) is a 1965 Italian anthology film consisting of three segments directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, Mauro Bolognini, and Franco Indovina, starring Soraya either as herself or in fictitious roles.^[1]

Cast[edit]

"Il provino"

Soraya as Herself
Ivano Davoli as Davoli - Journalist
Alfredo De Laurentiis as Himself
Dino De Laurentiis as Himself
Piero Tosi as Costumista
Giorgio Sartarelli as Fotografo
Ralph Serpe as Produttore

"Gli amanti celebri"

Soraya as Linda
Richard Harris as Robert
Jean Rougeul as Speaker
Esmeralda Ruspoli as Edda
José Luis de Vilallonga as Rodolph

"Latin Lover"

Soraya as Mrs Melville
Alberto Sordi as Armando Tucci
Nando Angelini as Fernando Angeli
Goffredo Alessandrini as Direttore dell'agenzia
Alberto Giubilo as 2nd journalist in Fiumicino
Renato Tagliani

Background[edit]

According to Antonioni, producer De Laurentiis had imposed severe cuts on his segment, which in the theatrically released version served as a "preface" (Italian "prefazione") to the other two segments.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Lenssen, Claudia; Jacobsen, Wolfgang; Schaub, Martin (1984). Michelangelo Antonioni. München, Wien: Carl Hanser Verlag.

External links[edit]

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[Reihe_Film-1] Lenssen, Claudia; Jacobsen, Wolfgang; Schaub, Martin (1984). Michelangelo Antonioni. München, Wien: Carl Hanser Verlag.

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v t e Films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Feature films	Story of a Love Affair (1950) I Vinti (1952) The Lady Without Camelias (1953) Le Amiche (1955) Il Grido (1957) L'Avventura (1960) La Notte (1961) L'Eclisse (1962) Red Desert (1964) Blowup (1966) Zabriskie Point (1970) Chung Kuo, Cina (1972) The Passenger (1975) The Mystery of Oberwald (1980) Identification of a Woman (1982) Beyond the Clouds (1995)
Short films	Gente del Po (1947) N.U. (1948) Lies of Love (1949) "Attempted Suicide" in Love in the City (1953) "The Screen Test" in The Three Faces (1965) "The Dangerous Thread of Things" in Eros (2004)