Carla Candiani (1916–2005) was an Italian

film actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. She was a graduate of the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

Gundle p.56 She played the title role in the 1942 film ''

Captain Tempest ''Captain Tempest'' () is a 1942 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Doris Duranti, Dina Sassoli and Carlo Ninchi.Curti p.22 It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel of the same title by Emilio Salgari ...

'' and its sequel '' The Lion of Damascus''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Ferocious Saladin ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (Italian: ''Il feroce Saladino'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Angelo Musco, Alida Valli and Lino Carenzio. The film was made at Cinecittà in Rome. On 28 April ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Hotel of the Absent ''The Hotel of the Absent'' () is a 1939 Italian mystery thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Paola Barbara, Carla Candiani , and Camillo Pilotto.Curti p.30 The film was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Its sets were ...

'' (1939) * '' Love Trap'' (1940) * ''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' (1941) * ''

'' (1942) * '' The Lion of Damascus'' (1942) * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...

'' (1942) * ''

Black Gold Black gold or Black Gold may refer to: Commodities * Petroleum or crude oil * Black pepper * Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Black Gold'' (1928 film), a 1928 American film produced by Norman Studios * ''Black Gold'' (1936 film) ...

'' (1942) * '' Sant'Elena, piccola isola'' 1943) * '' La sua strada'' (1946) * '' Rocambole'' (1948) * ''

The Revenge of Baccarat ''The Revenge of Baccarat'' (French: ''La revanche de Baccarat'') is a 1948 French-Italian historical thriller film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Pierre Brasseur, Sophie Desmarets and Lucien Nat.The A to Z of French Cinema p.39 It ...

'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Curti, Roberto. ''Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History''. McFarland, 2022. * Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1916 births 2005 deaths Italian film actresses Actresses from Milan {{Italy-film-actor-stub