Claudia Cardinale, Italian Film Star Who Appeared in ‘The Leopard’ and ‘8½,’ Dead at 87

Cardinale enchanted 1960s cinema and featured in more than 150 movies throughout her prolific career

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Claudia Cardinale, Italian Film Star Who Appeared in ‘The Leopard’ and ‘8½,’ Dead at 87

Cardinale enchanted 1960s cinema and featured in more than 150 movies throughout her prolific career
Claudia Cardinale: 40 Photos Celebrating the Italian Cinema and Style Siren

Claudia Cardinale has died at the age 87: The Italian diva par excellence, the face of ’60s Italian cinema and beyond, considered both the girl next door and a figure of mass sex appeal, and an enduring style icon. Across over 150 screen and theatrical roles, Cardinale was celebrated for her work in films by the Italian director greats, from Luchino Visconti, to Sergio Leone, and Federico Fellini, hitting it big in Hollywood in Blake Edwards’s classic The Pink Panther and Leone’s Once Upon A Time In the West. Beside Sophia Loren and Anna Magnani, Cardinale was a symbol of Italian cinema’s golden age.
Claudia Cardinale, Italian Movie Star Who Appeared in ‘Pink Panther,’ ‘8 1/2,’ Dies at 87

Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was ‘Italy’s Girlfriend,’ Is Dead at 87

A sex symbol with girl-next-door appeal, she rose to fame in the 1960s and starred in more than 150 films, including the Oscar-winning ‘8½’ and ‘The Leopard.’
Oscars: Italy Selects Francesco Costabile’s ‘Familia’ As 2026 Best International Feature Film Candidate

Italy has selected Francesco Costabile’s drama Familia as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Nick Cassavetes to Direct the U.S. Remake of Italian Smash Hit Movie ‘The Boy With the Pink Pants’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Nick Cassavetes (“John Q, “The Notebook”) is set to direct the U.S. remake of “The Boy With the Pink Pants,” which topped last year’s Italian box office and broke many hearts along the way. The film tells the harrowing true story of Andrea Spezzacatena, a 15 year-old boy who committed suicide in 2012 after enduring bullying at school and online.
Fremantle Italy Hires Disney+ Originals Exec Alessandro Saba As Co-CEO

Fremantle has poached Disney+’s head of originals in Italy to run its Italian operation alongside interim CEO Valerio Fiorespino.
Oscars: Italy Unveils 24 Movies In Running To Be Best International Feature Film Candidate

Telluride Awards Analysis: Toni Servillo’s Standout Turn in Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ Could Find Traction

The seventh collaboration between the two great Italian artists centers on a fictional Italian president.
‘La Grazia’ Set for December Theatrical Release After Venice Premiere
Report From Venice

Mubi will bring Paolo Sorrentino’s film to theaters on Dec. 5