This charming Italian conquered all of Europe, and also became very fond of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, where viewers are mostly familiar with his most famous works, such as the comedies Madly in Love, Ace, Bingo-Bongo and crime comedy film "Bluff". But his cinematic works are much larger.
In many, he acts not only as an actor, but also as a director, screenwriter, composer. Films with Adriano Celentano, the list of which is presented below, covers more than 30 years of the actor's life.
A brief excursion into history
Few people know that Celentano grew up in a poor family, where he was the fifth child. And if it were not for a fluke, as well as assertiveness, talent and hard work, he would become a very good watchmaker. But fate decreed otherwise, and a talented boy from Milan, passionate about music, especially rock and roll, began his career as an author and performer of songs back in 1954. At first he was a member of the Rock Boys band and performed at festivals with them, and a little later focused on his solo career.
Already in December 1961, Adriano organized his own record company under the name "Clan Celentano", which brought together all his like-minded friends. A creative person could not get past the cinema in any way, and he tried himself in a new field already in 1959. Initially, he got only small musical roles. Often Celentano played himself, but his acting talent did not go unnoticed, and soon he received the long-awaited main role. Music remained his main passion, which did not stop the Italian from starring in at least one or even two films every year. This continued until 1992, when the actor did not leave the movie, explaining his act with fatigue and the lack of good offers. He continues his musical career with success to this day.
The first work in the cinema
Early films with Adriano Celentano, list:
- 1959 - “Guys and a jukebox,” “Come on, Johnny, come on!”.
- 1960 - “The jukebox screams for love”, “Screamers before the court”, “Sweet life”.
- 1963 - “Some strange type” (during the filming of this film, the actor met the love of his life and his future wife, Claudia Mori).
In all these tapes, Celentano actually played himself, since most of them are musical. Until 1969, he starred in several minor episodic roles.
First successes and career development
In 1969, the Italian actor got the main role in the comedy film "Serafino", where he successfully played a rustic but kind farmer, which captivated critics who spoke more than warmly about the film in general and the beginning actor in particular. The next project was successful again. The 1971 parody comedy “The Story of Love and Knives” brought the couple back together in one shot. Celentano continued to improve in this profession and ventured to try himself in an unusual genre - drama. Adriano’s partner on the set of the film “White, Red and ...” was Sophia Loren herself. Until now, the role of the communist Annibale is one of the best in the filmography of the actor. In 1973, three films were released with the participation of Celentano:
- "Emigrant".
- "Five days".
- "Rugantino."
Following came out:
- "Bluff".
- "Under some sign."
- "A noble Venetian nicknamed the Striped Ass."
The 1976 Bluff film stands out among these paintings. For the role of Felix in this criminal comedy, Celentano was awarded the prize as the best actor.
Finest hour
It is believed that after "Bluff" began the peak of popularity and demand for Adriano Celentano as an actor. Since 1977, two, three, and even four films a year were released with him:
- 1977 - “Save, she loves me” (Italian: “The Other Half of the Sky”), “Unlucky Paparazzi”.
- 1978 - Uncle Adolf, nicknamed the Führer, Velvet Pens.
- 1980 - "The Taming of the Shrew," "Here is the hand," "Mistress of the hotel," "Saturday, Sunday, and Friday."
A pair of Adriano Celentano and Ornella Muti looked so organically in the frame and fell in love with the audience that the directorial duet of Castellano and Pipolo decided to once again bring the spirit of the stars in the frame in order to ensure the success of the new project. However, their next picture - "Madly in Love" in 1981 - is a remake of "Roman Vacations" and is not related in meaning to the film "The Taming of the Shrew." The Ace came out that same year, and the Bingo Bongo a year later.
The end of the cinematic path
After a series of fantastically successful projects, the actor’s career gradually declined. So brilliant and successful paintings no longer came out. Recent films with Adriano Celentano (list over ten years):
- Grand Hotel Excelsior.
- "Special features: irresistible handsome."
- "Sing Sing."
- "He is worse than me."
- Grumble.
The 1992 Jackpot was Celentano's finale in cinema. The tape failed miserably at the box office, without recapturing even half of the money spent on it.
Handyman
In the work of the Italian star there are special films in which he performed not only as an actor, but also proved to be a talented director, screenwriter, composer, producer.
Iconic films with Adriano Celentano, list:
- In 1965, he first acted as a director, and also played a major role with his wife in the comedy Super Robbery in Milan.
- 1974 - a landmark in the career of the Italian, because in his own successful project - the rock musical “Juppy-Doo” (in the French and Russian translation “Hurry until the wife returns”) - he played the main role, was a director, producer, author the script and composer, and also shot his family in it - his wife and children.
- Celentano likes to call the comedy musical of 1978 “Madman Geppo” “his film,” because it’s an autobiographical picture that reflects the essence and life of the musician and actor. It is not surprising that Claudia Mori also played in it.
- Another creation of the Celentano / Mori family tandem is the fantastic musical Joan Lui, which is considered the most disastrous of all the projects of Italian stars. Religious themes, a strange script and an incomprehensible plot did not impress either the critics or the audience.