“Il molleggiato” is so much tuned to his time, that even Federico Fellini is seduced by him: the Riminian director chooses Adriano for a small cameo in La dolce vita (1960), an eternal portrait of an Italy that no longer exists. The image of Celentano is always the same, but different in every film, giving an impression of absolute spontaneity. His face, almost caricatural, has a great charm and is accompanied by a look that sets him apart from any other character.Ī blue cap or a wide-brimmed hat, large shirts or underwear t-shirts in cotton and colored wool, high-waisted trousers and gold cross around his neck. In ‘Il bisbetico’ domato he flirts with amazing Ornella Muti and collects a series of iconic gags. Gascon, exaggerated and skilful ladies’ man, he builds up a mask that is half Harlequin, half James Bond. In just over 30 years, Adriano’s filmography comprises over 40 titles, several of these built around his character.įour of them are directed by himself. A talent cameras, which captured him quite soon, picked up on. Sanremo, his duets with Mina and Claudia Mori show only one part of Celentano’s talent. The legend of “Il Molleggiato” (“the flexible one”) was born. He draws inspiration from Elvis Presley, moves by mimicking Jerry Lewis and shows off his dance skills. He puts together a little band and starts performing in clubs in Milan.Īlong with his voice, which mangles the words by producing an English that he cannot speak (which does not in fact exist), his stage presence keeps growing. Their sound is enough for “the boy from via Gluck” as far as words, you may always invent them. For the first time, in fact, rock’n’roll notes echo in a movie. We are in February 1957 and Blackboard Jungle by Richard Brooks is scheduled in Italian cinemas.īut it’s the music, not the images, which captures young Celentano’s imagination. He also fiddles with the guitar and his flash of inspiration hits him in a cinema. He grows up, grabs his primary school certificate and starts working as a watchmaker, but he always had a spark of music in him since he was a child. His parents, both from Foggia (Puglia), moved to Milan after spending some time in Piedmont. A man and an artist able to amaze everyone, except himself.Īdriano was born on 6 January 1938. Adriano Celentano is a global character, an Italian brand fascinating both on stage and at the cinema, as well as on TV. A slouching, almost “dragged” walk, and grimace after grimace every time his voice stretched between his cheeks. Dark eyes on fire usually shielded by sunglass lenses. 32 bis), whereas simple photographs are protected for a period of 20 years from creation.Low forehead, a big nose and a grid of teeth. Photographs that are "intellectual work with creative characteristics" are protected for 70 years after the author's death (Art. Italian law makes an important distinction between "works of photographic art" and "simple photographs" (Art. This provision shall not apply to photographs of writings, documents, business papers, material objects, technical drawings and similar products (Art. 87) are protected for a period of 20 years from creation (Art. According to Law for the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights n.633, 22 April 1941 and later revisions, images of people or of aspects, elements and facts of natural or social life, obtained with photographic process or with an analogue one, including reproductions of figurative art and film frames of film stocks (Art. It is in the public domain there because its copyright term has expired. The country of origin of this photograph is Italy.
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