| Celluloide | |
| Director: | Carlo Lizzani |
| Music: | Manuel De Sica |
| Cinematography: | Giorgio Di Battista |
| Editing: | Alberto Gallitti |
| Distributor: | Istituto Luce |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Italy |
| Language: | Italian |
| Budget: | L.6.5 billion[1] |
| Gross: | L.239.6 million[2] |
Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.
The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945).[1]
Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers.
The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983.[1] Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing.[3] Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome.[1] [4]
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David di Donatello Awards | 9 June 1996 | Best Film | Celluloide | [5] [6] | |
| Best Director | Carlo Lizzani | ||||
| Best Actor | Giancarlo Giannini | ||||
| Best Actress | Lina Sastri | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Furio Scarpelli Ugo Pirro Carlo Lizzani | ||||
| Best Score | Manuel De Sica | ||||
| Best Costumes | Luciano Sagoni | ||||
| Nastro d'Argento Awards | 1997 | Best Director | Carlo Lizzani | ||
| Best Costumes | Luciano Sagoni | ||||
| Best Costumes | Luciano Sagoni |