Arduíno Colassanti
Arduíno Colassanti (15 February 1936 – 22 February 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. With a 40-year span, Colassanti's mainly associated with films made during the 1960s an 1970s, under the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement. He's known for portraing the titular frenchman in 1971s "Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês" (How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman).
Seen as one of the main leading men of Cinema Novo by his distinguishable blond hair and blue eyes, during his career Colassanti was directed by filmmakers such as Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman, Walter Lima Jr., Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Tereza Trautman and Luiz Carlos Lacerda.
Born in Livorno, Italy, Colassanti was also a surfer and an pioneer in the early steps of aquatic photography in Brazil. He spent his twillight years in the city of Niterói, where he passed and was buried in 2014.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.454 |
Birthday | 1936-02-14 |
Place of Birth | Livorno, Italy |
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1971
How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
6.213/40
Brazil, 1594. The Tupinambás natives are friends of the French and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portuguese. A Frenchman is captur...
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How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman
1972
Love, Carnival and Dreams
2/1
On Carnival's eve, girl dreams of a man to stay with her during these four days. She meets a photographer, with whom she has an affair.
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Love, Carnival and Dreams
1971
Mãos Vazias
4.3/3
In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a woman rebels against local morality after her child dies, with tragic results.
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Mãos Vazias
1987
After Eight... Forever
3/2
Tereza tries to leave her past and forge her own destiny and happiness by going through several affairs.
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After Eight... Forever
2010
Sunstroke
4.5/4
In an empty city, scorched by the sun, the young and old confuse the fever of sunstroke with the delicate birth of passion. Like ghosts, they hover ar...
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Sunstroke
1967
El Justicero
5.4/7
A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the self-conscio...
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El Justicero
1967
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
7.7/9
Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1968
Hunger for Love
5.2/9
An extended research tour of US university film programs introduced dos Santos to the American avant-garde filmmakers, among them Jonas Mekas and Stan...
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Hunger for Love
1979
O Caçador de Esmeraldas
6/1
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".
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O Caçador de Esmeraldas
1970
The Alienist
5.3/8
Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.
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The Alienist
1967
The Girl from Ipanema
6.2/5
Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties and spend...
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The Girl from Ipanema
1993
Oceano Atlantis
0/0
In a Rio de Janeiro after the catastrophe, only the hills were immune to a flood that left the asphalt submerged. While the Navy is rationing provisio...
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Oceano Atlantis
1970
Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
0/0
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Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis
1974
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
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Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
1982
The Brazilwood Man
4.8/9
Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two...
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The Brazilwood Man
1969
Brazil Year 2000
6.1/6
Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio i...
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Brazil Year 2000
2010
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
10/1
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Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
1972
Who Is Beta?
5.1/7
The critical success in France of How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman made possible dos Santos’ delirious science-fiction vision of free love in a post-...
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Who Is Beta?
1973
Os Homens Que eu Tive
4.2/5
Married woman only feels well when she's in love. In search of a ravishing love, she has many love affairs, with her husband's consent.
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Os Homens Que eu Tive
1987
Leila Diniz
5.4/7
The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.
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Leila Diniz
2000
Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
5.2/11
The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music...
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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
1969
Memória de Helena
0/0
Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal fr...
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Memória de Helena
1984
Quilombo
6.5/12
Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-kn...
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Quilombo
2004
Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
4.6/18
Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the A...
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Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City
1997
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
0/0
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
1978
Daniel, Capanga de Deus
0/0
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Daniel, Capanga de Deus
2002
Lara
5/1
The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.
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Lara
1968
A Virgem Prometida
0/0
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A Virgem Prometida
1969
A Doce Mulher Amada
0/0
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A Doce Mulher Amada
1970
Minha Namorada
5.5/4
Middle-class teenage girl has a serious boyfriend that her parents approve of. Suddenly, she meets another boy with whom she is shown to have a greate...
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Minha Namorada
1972
Procura-se uma Virgem
0/0
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Procura-se uma Virgem
1985
Tropclip
0/0
Enterprising youths live many adventures when they decide to start a business specializing in making video clips for rock groups.
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Tropclip
1997
The Oyster and the Wind
6/14
A young girl named Marcela lives with her dad, Jose, a lighthouse keeper, and old Daniel on an island. The only contact the girl has with the world ou...
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The Oyster and the Wind
1998
Bela Donna
4.6/19
American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a...
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