"Be like me. I don't love anybody anymore, and they call me Amore." An unforgettable line in Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1961 "Accattone" came from a spirited, light-hearted prostitute portrayed by Adriana Asti. Born in Milan in 1931, Asti began her acting career in theater before going on to work with many of the great maestros of Italian cinema, including Luchino Visconti, Bernardo Bertolucci and Federico Fellini , to name a few. She had small roles in huge, iconic films and made those characters memorable. In addition to her on-screen roles, she was also the voiceover of many of her contemporary counterparts like Claudia Cardinale , Lea Massari, and Stefania Sandrelli . She is still very active in theater, television, and film. I am working on a feature article about Asti for the July issue of Fra Noi Magazine . As part of my research, I reached out to documentary filmmaker Rocco Talucci , who made a beautiful film about her life and career. "A.A. Prof
100+ YEARS OF THE GREAT ITALIAN MOVIEMAKERS