The Mask (1988 film)
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The Mask is a 1988
Italian
romance film
directed by Fiorella Infascelli
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
sectiona at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
.
1988 in film
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Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
directed by Fiorella Infascelli
Fiorella Infascelli
Fiorella Infascelli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films between 1980 and 2003. Her film The Mask was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
sectiona at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Ettore Scola*Claude Berri*David Robinson*Yelena Safonova*George Miller*Hector Olivera*Nastassja Kinski*Philippe Sarde*Robby Muller*William Goldman-Feature film competition:* A World Apart by Chris Menges...
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Cast
- Helena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham CarterHelena Bonham Carter is an English actress of film, stage, and television. She made her acting debut in a television adaptation of K. M. Peyton's A Pattern of Roses before winning her first film role as the titular character in Lady Jane...
- Iris - Michael MaloneyMichael MaloneyMichael Maloney is an English actor.Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series, Telford's Change....
- Leonardo - Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. was the son and namesake of operatic bass Feodor Chaliapin. He was born in Moscow, Russia, and had a distinguished career in acting throughout Europe, mainly in Italy. His mother was Iola Tornagi, a noted ballerina who quit ballet and acting to take care of Feodor and his...
- Leonardo's father - Roberto HerlitzkaRoberto HerlitzkaRoberto Herlitzka is an Italian film actor. He has appeared in 38 films since 1973. He was born in Turin, Italy.-Selected filmography:* Black Holiday * Seven Beauties * The Mask...
- Elia - Alberto Cracco - Viola
- Michele De Marchi - Theatre Company Manager
- Valentina Lainati - Maria
- Saskia Colombaioni - Saskia
- Arnaldo Colombaioni - Nani
- Valerio Colombaioni - Ercolino
- Walter Colombaioni - Acrobata
- Maria Tedeschi - Talia
- Massimo Fedele - Don Gaetano