Luigi Cimara

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Luigi Cimara (born July 19, 1891 in Rome , † January 29, 1962 there ) was an Italian actor .

Life

Cimara comes from a noble family (his father was a member of the Nobel Guard of the Holy See) and studied acting at the "Accademia di Santa Cecilia" in his native city, with Virginia Marini being one of his tutors. He made his debut in 1912 in the acting company of Amedeo Chiantoni . The typical actor of the time - slim, elegant, wiry, slender - was signed by Lyda Borelli in 1913/1914 and hired as the young leading actor by Tina Di Lorenzo and Armando Falconi from 1915 to 1921 . Under the direction of Dario Niccodemi , he then formed a successful theater couple with Vera Vergani that attracted audiences. After all, he was co-namesake of the three-year-old troupe around Marisa Merlini / Sergio Tofano / Luigi Cimara; the following year Kiki Palmer was his stage partner. He returned to leading groups in 1935 alongside Laura Adani and Umberto Melnati , in 1937 with Paola Borboni and in 1939/1940 with Evi Maltagliati / Carlo Ninchi .

After the Second World War Cimara starred with Lilla Brignone (1946/1947), Sarah Ferrati / Leonardo Cortese (1948/1949) and again in two companies under its own co-lead ( Andreina Paul / Lida Ferro respectively. Vivi Gioi / Margherita Bagno than Partner). With the latter, André Roussin was successfully brought to the stage. At the end of 1953 he acted alongside Anna Magnani in the revue Chi è di scena? under the direction of the author Michele Galdieri as well as next to Enrico Maria Salerno and Anna Maria Guarnieri in clouds are everywhere . In 1957 he was part of a well-received Der Kirschgarten production directed by Giorgio Strehler .

With his large and distinguished appearance - he was referred to by critics as the “Lord Brummel of the Italian theater” and the “dandy of the stage” - even in the days of silent films, cinema offers were not lacking. Cimara participated in a number of not insignificant works, such as La macchia rossa and Cura di baci (both 1916), Lotta d'elemente, raffice d'anime (1917 by Renato Molinari ), Caino , E dopo? and L'autunno dell'amore (all 1918), La copla vendia la colpa (1919) and La rupe Tarpea by Gaston Ravel (1920). His sound film work is extensive but less remarkable; Cimara could no longer be seen in leading roles. He also accepted occasional engagements in radio and television ( Tutte bugie by Sandro De Stefani ). Due to an illness that soon led to his death, he had to stop his work.

He is the brother of the actor Giovanni Cimara .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1914: L'esplosione del forte B.2
  • 1918: Caino
  • 1920: La rupe tarpea
  • 1932: La telefonista
  • 1939: Dora (Dora Nelson) scandal
  • 1951: Other times (Altri tempi)
  • 1952: A car doesn't make a millionaire (5 poveri in automobiles)
  • 1953: One Hundred Years of Love (Cento anni d'amore)
  • 1958: Rebel Without Mercy (Capitan Fuoco)
  • 1960: Princess Olympia (A Breath of Scandal)

Web links

Commons : Luigi Cimara  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ N. Leonelli: Attori tragici Attori comici. Milan 1940, I, p. 247
  2. ↑ Roberto Chiti, article Luigi Cimara , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicciani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998. pp. 130/131
personal data
SURNAME Cimara, Luigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH January 29, 1962
Place of death Rome