Arduíno Colassanti

Arduíno Colassanti

Arduino Colasanti (Livorno, February 15, 1936 — Niterói, February 22, 2014) was an Italian-born Brazilian actor. With a 40-year span, Colassanti's mainly associated with films made during the 1960s an 1970s, under the Cinema Novo (Brazilian New Wave) movement. He's known for portraing the titular frenchman in 1971s "Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francês" (How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman). Seen as one of the main leading men of Cinema Novo by his distinguishable blond hair and blue eyes, during his career Colassanti was directed by filmmakers such as Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Leon Hirszman, Walter Lima Jr., Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Tereza Trautman and Luiz Carlos Lacerda. Born in Livorno, Italy, Colassanti was also a surfer and an pioneer in the early steps of aquatic photography in Brazil. He spent his twillight years in the city of Niterói, where he passed and was buried in 2014.

  • Title: Arduíno Colassanti
  • Popularity: 0.321
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1936-02-15
  • Place of Birth: Livorno, Italy
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Arduíno Colassanti Movies

  • 1997
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    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

    1 1997 HD

    "Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

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  • 1968
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    A Virgem Prometida

    A Virgem Prometida

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman

    6.2 1971 HD

    Brazil, 1594. The Tupinambás natives are friends of the French and their enemies are the Tupiniquins, friends of the Portuguese. A Frenchman...

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  • 1978
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    Daniel, Capanga de Deus

    Daniel, Capanga de Deus

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1972
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    Love, Carnival and Dreams

    Love, Carnival and Dreams

    2 1972 HD

    On Carnival's eve, girl dreams of a man to stay with her during these four days. She meets a photographer, with whom she has an affair.

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  • 1969
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    A Doce Mulher Amada

    A Doce Mulher Amada

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Minha Namorada

    Minha Namorada

    5.5 1970 HD

    Middle-class teenage girl has a serious boyfriend that her parents approve of. Suddenly, she meets another boy with whom she is shown to have a...

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  • 1987
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    After Eight... Forever

    After Eight... Forever

    3 1987 HD

    Tereza tries to leave her past and forge her own destiny and happiness by going through several affairs.

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  • 1971
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    Mãos Vazias

    Mãos Vazias

    4.3 1971 HD

    In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a woman rebels against local morality after her child dies, with tragic results.

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  • 1972
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    Procura-se uma Virgem

    Procura-se uma Virgem

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1985
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    Tropclip

    Tropclip

    1 1985 HD

    Enterprising youths live many adventures when they decide to start a business specializing in making video clips for rock groups.

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  • 2010
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    Sunstroke

    Sunstroke

    4.5 2010 HD

    In an empty city, scorched by the sun, the young and old confuse the fever of sunstroke with the delicate birth of passion. Like ghosts, they hover...

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  • 2002
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    Lara

    Lara

    5 2002 HD

    The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.

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  • 1997
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    The Oyster and the Wind

    The Oyster and the Wind

    6.1 1997 HD

    A young girl named Marcela lives with her dad, Jose, a lighthouse keeper, and old Daniel on an island. The only contact the girl has with the world...

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  • 1967
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    El Justicero

    El Justicero

    5.4 1967 HD

    A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the...

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  • 1967
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    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

    7.5 1967 HD

    Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New...

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  • 1969
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    Memories of Helen

    Memories of Helen

    1 1969 HD

    Couple whose marriage is at stake delve into the past, with the help of a diary and some home movies. In these movies, Helena, the woman's suicidal...

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  • 1998
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    Bela Donna

    Bela Donna

    4.5 1998 HD

    American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in...

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  • 1979
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    O Caçador de Esmeraldas

    O Caçador de Esmeraldas

    6 1979 HD

    The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

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  • 1970
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    The Alienist

    The Alienist

    5.3 1970 HD

    Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.

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  • 1967
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    The Girl from Ipanema

    The Girl from Ipanema

    6.2 1967 HD

    Chronicles the life of a 17 year-old girl living in the upper-class Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood of Ipanema. Márcia lives a life of parties...

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  • 1993
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    Oceano Atlantis

    Oceano Atlantis

    1 1993 HD

    In a Rio de Janeiro after the catastrophe, only the hills were immune to a flood that left the asphalt submerged. While the Navy is rationing...

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  • 1970
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    Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis

    Uma Garota em Maus Lençóis

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1974
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    Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

    Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1968
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    Hunger for Love

    Hunger for Love

    5.2 1968 HD

    An extended research tour of US university film programs introduced dos Santos to the American avant-garde filmmakers, among them Jonas Mekas and...

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  • 1969
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    Brazil Year 2000

    Brazil Year 2000

    6.1 1969 HD

    Year 2000. Brazil was partially devastated by the Third World War. An immigrant family arrives in a small town, which they call "I Forgot." The trio...

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  • 1982
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    The Brazilwood Man

    The Brazilwood Man

    4.8 1982 HD

    Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two...

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  • 2010
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    Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul

    Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul

    10 2010 HD

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  • 1973
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    Os Homens Que eu Tive

    Os Homens Que eu Tive

    4.7 1973 HD

    Married woman only feels well when she's in love. In search of a ravishing love, she has many love affairs, with her husband's consent.

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  • 1987
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    Leila Diniz

    Leila Diniz

    5.6 1987 HD

    The life of Brazilian actress Leila Diniz.

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  • 2000
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    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

    Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

    5.583 2000 HD

    The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His...

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  • 1984
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    Quilombo

    Quilombo

    6.769 1984 HD

    Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

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  • 1972
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    Who Is Beta?

    Who Is Beta?

    5.1 1972 HD

    The critical success in France of How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman made possible dos Santos’ delirious science-fiction vision of free love in...

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  • 2004
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    Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

    Xuxa and The Treasure of the Lost City

    4.6 2004 HD

    Deep in the Amazon rain forest, there is a lost subterranean city. The place was built by Vikings who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and ventured up the...

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  • 1992
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    Scent of Gardenias

    Scent of Gardenias

    5.8 1992 HD

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