A Violent Life

Not to be confused with Violent Life.

A Violent Life
Directed by	Giacomo Battiato
Written by	Vittorio Bonicelli
Starring	Wadeck Stanczak Max von Sydow Ennio Fantastichini Pamela Villoresi Ben Kingsley Sophie Ward Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Amanda Sandrelli
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Music by	Franco Battiato
Release date	1990 (1990)
Language	Italian

A Violent Life (Italian: Una vita scellerata, also known as Cellini: A Violent Life) is a 1990 Italian biographical drama film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It depicts real life events of goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.[1][2]

Cast

• Wadeck Stanczak as Benvenuto Cellini
• Max von Sydow as Pope Clement VII
• Ennio Fantastichini as Cosimo de' Medici
• Pamela Villoresi as Fiore
• Ben Kingsley as The Governor
• Sophie Ward as Sulpizia
• Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Francis I of France
• Amanda Sandrelli as Pantasilea
• Maurizio Donadoni as Rosso Fiorentino
• Tony Vogel as Baccio
• Lorenza Guerrieri as Faustina
• Florence Thomassin as Madame d'Estampes

References

1. Irene Bignardi (10 May 1990). "Cellini, genio e sregolatezza". La Repubblica.
2. Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.

External links

• A Violent Life at IMDb