Domiziana Giordano
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Domiziana Giordano is an artist
, actress photographer and video artist. Domiziana has played the lead role in films directed by Nicholas Roeg, Jean Luc Godard, Andrei Tarkovsky
, Mauro Bolognini
, Neil Jordan
, Ken McMullen
and many others.
She grew up in a family of artists and architects and developed a strong awareness and comprehension of visual arts. She studied architecture but soon decided to dedicate herself full time to the visual arts.
After completing her studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome
, she furthered her research at the Stella Adler Studios
in acting and in New York
and at The New York Film Academy
in films direction. After her studies she continued to work on visual arts and photography, she began her career as an assistant director for stage and film.
Giordano first appeared on screen in Mario Monicelli
's Amici miei Atto II
in 1982. In 1983 she appeared as female protagonist in Andrey Tarkovsky's Nostalghia
. In 1986 she won International Fantasy Film Award at Fantasporto
for her lead performance as the daughter of Leon Trotsky
in Ken McMullen's
award winning film: Zina
(1985). Giordano also played roles in such films as Jean-Luc Godard
's Nouvelle Vague
(1990) and Neil Jordan
's Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
(1994).
Besides her visual art works, she has also written poetry and articles about history of the Art Critic that have been published in a very prestigious literary magazine in Italy. Her photographic work had a nomination on the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie de Arles
in 2002 . She is also collaborating with the online magazine
Nova of the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore
.
Giordano bases her work on researching new interactivities between various disciplines and across the study of language,communication and sociology
. It is a fusion of interactive contents and structures, digging deep into the roots of visual art, the science of semiotics
, cinema
and new technology
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, actress photographer and video artist. Domiziana has played the lead role in films directed by Nicholas Roeg, Jean Luc Godard, Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
, Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini
Mauro Bolognini was an Italian film director of literate sensibility, known for masterful handling of period subject matter.-Biography:Mauro Bolognini was born in Pistoia, Tuscany....
, Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
, Ken McMullen
Ken McMullen (film director)
Ken McMullen is an award-winning film director and artist living currently in London. His feature films are distributed worldwide, his documentaries broadcast extensively and his art works exhibited in leading contemporary art galleries in Europe, The United States and the Far East...
and many others.
She grew up in a family of artists and architects and developed a strong awareness and comprehension of visual arts. She studied architecture but soon decided to dedicate herself full time to the visual arts.
After completing her studies at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, she furthered her research at the Stella Adler Studios
Stella Adler
Stella Adler was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and the The Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles with long-time protege Joanne Linville, who continues to teach and furthers Adler's legacy...
in acting and in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and at The New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy - School of Film and Acting is a film school andacting school based in New York City, Universal City, California, USA and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. NYFA offers short-term film-making and acting courses, as well as one- and two-year conservatory and Master of Fine Arts...
in films direction. After her studies she continued to work on visual arts and photography, she began her career as an assistant director for stage and film.
Giordano first appeared on screen in Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
's Amici miei Atto II
Amici miei Atto II
All My Friends Part 2 is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to Amici miei of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles.-Plot summary:...
in 1982. In 1983 she appeared as female protagonist in Andrey Tarkovsky's Nostalghia
Nostalghia
Nostalghia is a 1983 Soviet film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson.The plot of the film centers around the meaning of the term nostalgia, which describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.-Plot:The opening scene is a...
. In 1986 she won International Fantasy Film Award at Fantasporto
Fantasporto
Fantasporto, also known as Fantas, is an international film festival, annually organized since 1981 in Porto, Portugal. Giving screen space to commercial feature films, auteur films and experimental projects from all over the world, Fantasporto has created enthusiastic audiences, ranging from...
for her lead performance as the daughter of Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army....
in Ken McMullen's
Ken McMullen (film director)
Ken McMullen is an award-winning film director and artist living currently in London. His feature films are distributed worldwide, his documentaries broadcast extensively and his art works exhibited in leading contemporary art galleries in Europe, The United States and the Far East...
award winning film: Zina
Zina (film)
Zina is an award-winning film by director Ken McMullen. It tells a story of a twentieth century Antigone, Zinaida Volkova , daughter of Leon Trotsky. In 1930s Berlin, Zina is being treated by the adlerian psychotherapist Professor Arthur Kronfeld...
(1985). Giordano also played roles in such films as Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
's Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague (film)
Nouvelle Vague is a 1990 film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It follows the story of hitchiker Lennox credited as "Lui" , taken in by a wealthy industrialist, Elena Torlato-Favrini or "Elle" , played by Domiziana Giordano.The film was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film...
(1990) and Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
's Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles is a 1994 American drama and horror film directed by Neil Jordan, based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. The film focuses on Lestat and Louis, beginning with Louis' transformation into a vampire by Lestat in 1791...
(1994).
Besides her visual art works, she has also written poetry and articles about history of the Art Critic that have been published in a very prestigious literary magazine in Italy. Her photographic work had a nomination on the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie de Arles
Arles
Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
in 2002 . She is also collaborating with the online magazine
Online magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
Nova of the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore
Il Sole 24 Ore
Il Sole 24 Ore is an Italian national daily business newspaper owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation.It was founded on 1965-11-09 as a merger between Il Sole, founded in 1865, and 24 Ore, founded in 1946. The headquarters are in Milan...
.
Giordano bases her work on researching new interactivities between various disciplines and across the study of language,communication and sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
. It is a fusion of interactive contents and structures, digging deep into the roots of visual art, the science of semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
, cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and new technology