Arduíno Colassanti

Arduíno Colassanti

Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 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

Born: Livorno, Italy, 1936-02-15

Died: 2014-02-22

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1967	Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo	Self	75
2	1967	El Justicero		54
3	1967	The Girl from Ipanema	Pedro Paulo	62
4	1968	A Virgem Prometida		0
5	1968	Hunger for Love	Felipe	52
6	1969	A Doce Mulher Amada		0
7	1969	Memories of Helen	Renato	0
8	1969	Brazil Year 2000		61
9	1970	Minha Namorada		55
10	1970	Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis		0
11	1970	The Alienist	Porfírio	53
12	1971	Mãos Vazias	Mário	43
13	1971	How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman	Francês	62
14	1972	Love, Carnival and Dreams	Tristão/Oxóssi	20
15	1972	Who Is Beta?		51
16	1972	Procura-se uma Virgem		0
17	1973	The Men I Had	Peter	47
18	1974	Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável		0
19	1978	Daniel, Capanga de Deus		0
20	1979	O Caçador de Esmeraldas	Borba Gato	60
21	1982	The Brazilwood Man	Cristo	48
22	1984	Quilombo	Blaer	69
23	1985	Tropclip	Pai de Krishna	0
24	1987	After Eight... Forever	Pai	30
25	1987	Leila Diniz		56
26	1993	Oceano Atlantis		0
27	1997	Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional	Self	0
28	1997	The Oyster and the Wind	Magari	62
29	1998	Bela Donna	Capitão	50
30	2000	Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion	Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio	61
31	2002	Lara	Pescador	65
32	2004	Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City	Chefe dos Selvagens	49
33	2010	Sunstroke	Homem do Café	45
34	2010	Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul		100

Arduíno Colassanti

Film

Television