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| New to the film industry, Cardinale poses at an audition at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, 1957. |
Claudia Cardinale
Once Upon a Time in Italy
by Chiara Marinai
June 25, 2013
The 1960s produced some of the most iconic actresses of modern film—figures that we still revere for their style and nonchalant beauty. Though lesser known in the States, Claudia Cardinale embodied all the wow factors of a 60s starlet: big hair, cat eyes, a seamless hourglass figure, and a raspy, unforgettable voice. This year marks the 50th anniversary of three of her most memorable movies: The Leopard, Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2, and The Pink Panther. To celebrate, we savor the moments of the Mediterranean beauty at her best.
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| Cardinale in bed with a butterfly sleep mask. |
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| During production of The Leopard, a period film set in 19th-century Sicily—which featured one of her breakout performances. |
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| The actress on the set of The Pink Panther, 1963, one of her most popular American movies. |
The actress on the set of Circus World (1964) with John Smith and John Wayne.
Here Cardinale is in full swing in the 1967 movie Don’t Make Waves, one of the few American movies in which she starred.
Cardinale, at the height of her glamour, with Jean Sorel and Luchino Visconti in Venice, 1965.
Cardinale with a cropped haircut.
Cardinale enjoying a boat ride in Venice, 1967. She was first discovered at the Venice Film Festival in 1957, during a trip that she had won from a beauty contest in which she was crowned “The Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia.”
Striking a pose in 1969.
Cardinale’s bedroom eyes.
Claudia engulfed in smoke.
Richard Burton, Claudia Cardinale, and Elizabeth Taylor clink glasses at a charity ball in Venice.
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