Table of contents:
- What happened to the actress next? Why don't we see her again in the movies?
- A little about the series "Octopus" and the most memorable actors
Video: Where did Commissioner Cattani's "daughter" disappear and other little-known facts about the series "Octopus"
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Who doesn't remember the famous TV series "Octopus"? The charismatic honest commissioner Corrado Cattani performed by Michele Placedo, the sexy Countess Olga Camastra - Florida Bolcan, the villainous lawyer Terrasini (Francois Perrier) - are perhaps the most famous and even later became household names in the film. Ennio Marricone's music caused goosebumps, and later became even one of the most popular ringtones. We watched the film during perestroika, and oh, how did we swear at these imported mafiosi then! And how worried about the young daughter of the protagonist, a girl named Paola: then for several episodes they all discussed that the teenager had become a girl, then they were looking forward to the outcome - who kidnapped her and what would happen next.
Now young Paola is already 49 years old. And actress Cariddi McKinnon Nardulli was born in 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts. Sheila McKinnon, a Canadian photographer, became her mother. The family soon moved to Italy, to Rome. Cariddi's childhood passed there, so it is not surprising that she is fluent in two languages - English and Italian. Graduated from LAMDA London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and Priston University in 1992. She is the older sister of actor Itako Nardulli. However, trouble happened to him - while swimming in the sea, he drowned. Mother could no longer live in the country where the tragedy happened, and they settled in the United States.
Kariddi Nardulli made her first steps in the field of Melpomene in 1980 as a ten-year-old pretty girl, when she starred in the comedies "The Wolf and the Lamb" and "You Are the Face of the Ship." This was followed by the historical war drama co-produced by the USA, Italy and Great Britain "Scarlet and Black". Here the aspiring actress was entrusted to play the daughter of SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Herbert Kapler.
For the series "Octopus", a teenage girl was required for the role of Commissioner Cattani's daughter. It was necessary to play an ordinary girl of adolescent age, vulnerable, a little capricious, plump and awkward in a youthful way. And Kariddi, who was 13 years old at the time of filming, handled it masterfully. Agree that this character evokes tenderness and sincere pity, and is remembered by all of us along with her beautiful parents. Her feelings were so sincere that they were able to successfully convey the drama of the short life of the heroine. In the Russian version, Paola Cattani speaks in the voice of Lyudmila Gnilova.
What happened to the actress next? Why don't we see her again in the movies?
In 2011, she reappears as an actress, again in the crime detective television series Zen, where she gets the secondary role of Sylvia. However, after graduating from university, Kariddi is more impressed not to act in the frame, but to work behind him. She chooses a career as an assistant director and assistant to actors. Trust me, this is not an easy task. In 1993, she began work on the television miniseries Inside the Vatican, in 2000 she dubbed the English version of the film Crouching Tiger, Lurking Dragon, and in 2002 she was trusted to be an assistant to Leonardo DiCaprio himself on the filming of the film Gangs of New York.
Confidence in the executive and attentive Cariddi has grown so much that she is hired as assistant director Mel Gibson. An ambitious project called The Passion of the Christ, which uses multi-lingual actors, long-hours make-up artists, complex lighting and filming techniques, as well as constant problems on the set - all this helped to solve the professional assistant Kariddi Nardulli. She also helped adapt the American film Mr. & Mrs. Smith for the Italian audience. Kariddi has a good creative contact with producer Enzo Sisti. Their collaboration has manifested itself in the promotion of such films as Mission Impossible III, The Birth of History, Once Upon a Time in Rome, The American. Her name appears in the credits to the sensational TV series Borgia, as well as to the films Train to Paris, 7 Wonders, Murder Mystery.
In 2016, the short films "Antonietta" and "Green Man, Red Man" were published, where Kariddi Nardulli acts as a screenwriter and director, and for the first film he also does editing and produces. There are also several films where the name of this outstanding woman is mentioned, to the extent that she is simply given thanks for her help in filming. As you can see, Kariddi Nardulli's track record is impressive. And maybe it’s not at all scary that she didn’t choose a career as an actress. To become a professional in what you love is the best recognition and success.
A little about the series "Octopus" and the most memorable actors
A joint project of the studios of Italy, France and Germany. The film was shown on a wide screen in March 1984. A total of 10 miniseries were filmed between 1984 and 2001, with the first six episodes directed by Damiano Damiani, but these films received mixed reactions from the public. Silvio Berlusconi in 2009 at the congress of the party youth criticized the sensational series. He literally threatened to "strangle" the author of this work, since he, according to the former Italian minister, exposed the image of the country in a bad light. Corruption, the Sicilian mafia - all this, he said, undermines people's confidence in the authorities. Although later Berlusconi himself was accused of abuse of office and sentenced to 7 years in prison.
By the way, the popular psychological role-playing game "Mafia" was invented in 1986 based on this particular series.
Mekele Placido
The main character, the courageous commissioner Cattani, is now over seventy. The filmography of Michele Placido already numbered more than thirty works when he starred in the series "Octopus". But it was this picture that brought world fame. Subsequently, the actor took up directing and succeeded in this business.
Nicole Jamet
The blue-eyed blonde in the role of the wife of an honest policeman continued her career as an actress. She also tried herself as a screenwriter and writer. She writes in the genres of thriller and detective. Familiar to the Russian reader from the books "Dolmen" and "The Mystery of the Island of Chimeras".
Remo Girone
This actor was already known to the moviegoer from the movie "Carleone". The role of the cold-blooded financial magnate and friend of the Sicilian mafia, Tano Kariddi, brought him more success. Now he also acts in films and directs films.
Florinda Soares Bolcan
The Brazilian actress, who works with European film companies, has already won three Best Actress awards at the time of filming. The role of Olga Kamastra added to her popularity. After working for some more time, Florinda wrote a book and turned her beautiful eyes to show business. She became a music producer.
Barbara De Rossi
Barbara played the drug addict Titi so authentically that filming offers literally fell from the directors. The girl became famous as an actress of theater and cinema. Her good looks and sense of humor paved the way for television. Barbara's programs are popular with Italian audiences.
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