Carla (2021)
The extraordinary life of Carla Fracci, the greatest Italian ballerina of all time, told from her first steps at the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala in Milan to the stages of the most prestigious international theaters, passing through the controversial choices, difficult sacrifices, and important satisfactions that marked her rise. Freely inspired by the autobiography “Passo dopo passo – La mia storia” (Step by Step – My Story).
Director: Emanuele Imbucci
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Alessandra Mastronardi as Carla Fracci |
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Stefano Rossi Giordani as Giuseppe Menegatti |
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Paola Calliari as Ginevra Andegari |
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Euridice Axén as Esmée Bulnes |
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Léo Dussollier as Rudolf Nureyev |
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Valentina Romani as Anita Spelta |
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Maurizio Donadoni as Antonio Ghiringhelli |
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Maria Amelia Monti as Santina Rocca |
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Pietro Ragusa as Luigi Fracci |
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Elena Cotta as Nonna di Carla |
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Gabriele Mira Rossi as Mario Pistoni |
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Lorenzo Lavia as Luchino Visconti |
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Paola Lavini as Maria Callas |
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Elisabetta De Palo as Signora alla balera |
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Claudia Coli as De Calboli |
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Patrizia La Fonte as Biki |
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David Paryla as Robert |
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Alan Cappelli Goetz as Erik Bruhn |
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Mauro Marino as Custode Grassi |
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Alessandra De Pascalis as Erica |
| Directing | Emanuele Imbucci | Director |
| Writing | Graziano Diana | Writer |
| Writing | Chiara Laudani | Writer |
| Writing | Emanuele Imbucci | Writer |
| Camera | Luigi Martinucci | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Marco Rizzo | Editor |
| Art | Fabio Vitale | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Accolti Gil | Costume Design |
| Sound | Pasquale Catalano | Music |
| Production | Gloria Giorgianni | Producer |
| Production | Fabio Scamoni | Producer |
| Production | Iolanda Cirillo | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Lorenza Bizzarri | Producer |
| Production | Gianluca Casagrande | Producer |
| Production | Tore Sansonetti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carlotta Schininà | Co-Producer |
| Production | Fabiola Banzi | Casting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elsa Casti | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Saverio Di Biagio | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fiorenza Salvador | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Matteo Botticelli | Sound Engineer |