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Jun 22, 2015 - 3:24 PM
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JohnnyG
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Laura Antonelli, aged 73, passed away at her home in Ladispoli, Italy, from a heart attack. She was found by her housekeeper Monday morning.
Antonelli (born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Italy - present-day Pula, Croatia, former capital of Istria) appeared in over 40 films in between the 1960s and early 1990s. Her breakthrough came in 1973 in the erotic film MALIZIA which garnered unexpected success at the box office. She had other leading roles in Italian erotic films but was also the main actress in more serious films directed by the likes of Visconti (THE INNOCENT), Risi, Scola (PASSION OF LOVE) and Comencini.
Her life took a tragic turn in 1991 as she faced legal troubles when she was arrested with cocaine in her home. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for drug dealing but was acquitted in 2000.
Antonelli faced further trauma when a botched cosmetic surgery left her face disfigured. A lengthy court trail for damages left her emotionally scarred. Towards the end of her life Antonelli faced depression and solitude, turning to religion and living as a recluse at her apartment in Ladispoli.
Such a gorgeous woman...
Good bye, Malizia!...
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One of sexiest women in 1970s cinema. RIP.
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One of sexiest women in 1970s cinema. .
One of?
THE sexiest and an absolute beauty.!!!!
God. I love Italian women
RIP la
brm
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Jun 24, 2015 - 2:14 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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Antonelli co-starred in a 1971 sex comedy called "Il Merlo Maschio ("The Male Blackbird"). The film was about a cello player who is frustrated because he is not famous. When he realizes that he becomes aroused when other men happen to see his naked wife (Antonelli), he arranges to have this occur with some regularity. Riz Ortolani provided the score, which was released by Digitmovies last year.
The film was sufficiently imbued with sex and nudity that it could pass for an "adult" feature, such as at this Melbourne, Australia, theater where it played as THE NAKED CELLO in late 1972.
In 1979, Film Ventures International acquired it for U.S. distribution, releasing the R-rated film under the title THE X-RATED GIRL. Apparently, Antonelli's name was not considered much of a boxoffice draw, and she was not mentioned in the advertising.
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Jun 24, 2015 - 4:09 PM
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filmusicnow
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Laura Antonelli, aged 73, passed away at her home in Ladispoli, Italy, from a heart attack. She was found by her housekeeper Monday morning.
Antonelli (born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Italy - present-day Pula, Croatia, former capital of Istria) appeared in over 40 films in between the 1960s and early 1990s. Her breakthrough came in 1973 in the erotic film MALIZIA which garnered unexpected success at the box office. She had other leading roles in Italian erotic films but was also the main actress in more serious films directed by the likes of Visconti (THE INNOCENT), Risi, Scola (PASSION OF LOVE) and Comencini.
Her life took a tragic turn in 1991 as she faced legal troubles when she was arrested with cocaine in her home. She was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for drug dealing but was acquitted in 2000.
Antonelli faced further trauma when a botched cosmetic surgery left her face disfigured. A lengthy court trail for damages left her emotionally scarred. Towards the end of her life Antonelli faced depression and solitude, turning to religion and living as a recluse at her apartment in Ladispoli.
She was definitely a good looking woman!
Such a gorgeous woman...
Good bye, Malizia!...
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Hey Bob,
Is it possible to make a list of her films that have been released on dvd in America?
thanks!!!!!!!!!
bruce
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Jun 25, 2015 - 2:40 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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The sensational success of MALIZIA obviously called for a sequel of some kind. So one year later, in 1974, most of the MALIZIA production staff, including director Salvatore Samperi, and the main actors, Laura Antonelli and Alessandro Momo, came back together to shoot PECCATO VENIALE ("Venial Sin"). In this comedy, set in 1950s Tuscany, a 16-year-old becomes interested in his first female (Antonelli), who just happens to be the wife of his older brother. Fred Bongusto's score was released on LP by Rifi Records, but has never been on CD.
In 1976, Crystal Pictures brought the film to the U.S. as LOVERS AND OTHER RELATIVES.
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