Ennio Fantastichini

Italian actor
Ennio Fantastichini
Fantastichini (left) with director Ferzan Özpetek (2010)
Born(1955-02-20)20 February 1955
Gallese, Italy
Died1 December 2018(2018-12-01) (aged 63)
Naples, Italy
OccupationActor

Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Gallese, province of Viterbo, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico.[1] His breakout role was Tommaso Scalia in Gianni Amelio's 1990 movie Open Doors, a role that gave him a Nastro d'Argento, a Ciak d'oro and a special European Film Award as European Discovery of the Year.[2] In 2010, for his performance in Ferzan Özpetek's Loose Cannons, he won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor and a second Nastro d'Argento in the same category.[3][4]

Fantastichini died of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Naples on 1 December 2018, at the age of 63.[5]

Selected filmography

  • 1983: Fuori dal giorno
  • 1984: Il ragazzo di Ebalus - Terrorist
  • 1985: Big Deal After 20 Years - Domenico
  • 1988: The Camels - Pino
  • 1989: Via Panisperna Boys - Enrico Fermi
  • 1990: Open Doors - Tommaso Scalia
  • 1990: A Violent Life - Cosimo De Medici
  • 1990: The Station - Danilo
  • 1991: The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck - Alain
  • 1991: A Simple Story - Police Chief
  • 1991: 18 anni tra una settimana - Nicola
  • 1991: Mezzaestate
  • 1992: Caldo soffocante - Giuliano Ferrini
  • 1992: Gangsters - Giulio
  • 1993: La bionda - Alberto
  • 1994: The True Life of Antonio H.
  • 1995: Vendetta - Don Tommaso
  • 1996: August Vacation - Ruggero Mazzalupi
  • 1997: Arlette - Angelo Mascarpone
  • 1997: Other Men - Loris Corbi
  • 1997: Commercial Break - Giulio Stucchi
  • 1998: Viol@ - Mittler (voice)
  • 1998: Vite in sospeso - Dario
  • 1998: Per tutto il tempo che ci resta - Judge Giorgio Nappi
  • 1999: Il corpo dell'anima - Mauro
  • 1999: Senza movente - Toni Aragona
  • 2000: Against the Wind - Leo
  • 2000: Joseph of Nazareth (TV Movie) - Herodes
  • 2000: St. Paul the Apostle - (TV Movie) - Peter
  • 2001: Come si fa un Martini - Paolo
  • 2002: Sei come sei (2002) - Nico ("Appuntamento al buio")
  • 2002: Rosa Funzeca - Capitone
  • 2002: Napoléon (TV Mini-Series) - Joseph Bonaparte
  • 2003: At the End of the Night - Bruno
  • 2005: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (TV Movie) - Maciej Nowak
  • 2007: Saturn in Opposition - Sergio
  • 2007: Night Bus - Carlo Matera
  • 2007: Prova a volare - Pietro
  • 2007: Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale - Marchese di Caraglio
  • 2008: Two Fists, One Heart - Joe Argo
  • 2009: Fort Apache Napoli - Sindaco Cassano
  • 2009: The Red Shadows - Varga
  • 2009: I, Don Giovanni - Antonio Salieri
  • 2009: Purple Sea - Salvatore
  • 2009: La cosa giusta - Duccio Monti
  • 2009: Il mostro di Firenze (TV Mini-Series) - Renzo Rontini
  • 2010: Loose Cannons - Vincenzo Cantone
  • 2011: All at Sea - Il suicida
  • 2011: The Arrival of Wang - Curti
  • 2012: Cherry on the Cake - M. Faysal
  • 2012: Il pasticciere - Avvocato
  • 2012: Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti - Gianfilippo Brandi
  • 2013: Studio illegale - Giuseppe Sobreroni
  • 2013: The Move of The Penguin - Ottavio
  • 2014: Do You Remember Me? - Amedeo
  • 2014: Do You See Me? - Dr. Ripamonti
  • 2015: Me, Myself and Her - Sergio
  • 2016: La stoffa dei sogni - De Caro
  • 2016: Caffè - Enrico
  • 2017: Una famiglia - Giorgio
  • 2017: The Music of Silence - zio Giovanni
  • 2018: Fabrizio De André - Principe libero - Giuseppe De André
  • 2019: Citizens of the World - Attilio (Posthumous release and final film role)

References

  1. ^ Fabio Secchi Frau. "Ennio Fantastichini. Quella smorfia sulle labbra". MyMovies. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
  3. ^ "L'uomo che verrà miglior film ai David". RaiNews24. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  4. ^ Paola Nicita (20 June 2010). "Nastro d'argento alla Ragonese". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. ^ Morto Ennio Fantastichini: l’attore stroncato dalla leucemia

External links

  • Ennio Fantastichini at IMDb
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