FrameThrower · Actors · Alida Valli
Alida Valli
5 films · 311 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1949–1980
Born 31 May 1921 · Pola, Istria, Italy [now Pula, Istria, Croatia] · died 22 April 2006
Alida Valli, sometimes simply credited as Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films, including Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico, Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case, Ayn Rand's We the Living, Carol Reed's The Third Man, Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido, Luchino Visconti's Senso, and Dario Argento's Suspiria.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 311 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1949–1980
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement1997
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement1991
- Gamajun International Award1990
- Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress1955
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
- Premio Eleonora Duse
How their films are shot
Measured across 311 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Alida takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 74% of their frames are night, 56% low key — the look of the work Alida takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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