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Giovanna Ralli

Giovanna Ralli

2 films · 126 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19681974

Born 2 January 1935 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Giovanna Ralli is an Italian stage, film and television actress.

Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filippo. After appearing in Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada's Variety Lights (1950), Ralli had her first film roles of weight in mid-fifties, often in comedy films. In 1959 she had a leading role in Roberto Rossellini's General Della Rovere, that won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, while in 1960 her performance in Escape by Night, still directed by Rossellini, was awarded with the Golden Gate Award for Best Actress at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 126 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19681974

  • David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress1971
  • Grolla d'oro for Best Leading Actress1957
  • Nastro d'Argento Special
  • Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress
  • Cinearti La chioma di Berenice Prize
  • Globo d'oro for Livetime Achievement

How their films are shot

Measured across 126 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Giovanna takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 70% of their frames are day, 66% natural — the look of the work Giovanna takes.

Time of day

Day70%
Night22%
Interior4%

Lighting

Natural66%
Low key18%
High key11%
Silhouette4%

Shot size

Medium38%
Wide28%
Closeup26%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level79%
Low angle12%
High angle7%

Mood

Neutral63%
Tense24%
Lonely7%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

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