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Original Agfa Color photograph on Fujichrome paper. 30.6 x 20.3 cm. Titled and signed on the verso in black ink by the photographer.The second child of an Italian germanist and a Greek painter, Valeria Golino grew up in Naples until her parents parted. After three years in Athens with her mother and another three in Naples with her father, she began to work as a model. She left high school after her first movie and didn't study performing arts at all. In 1985 she got the leading role in Little Flames (1985) by Peter Del Monte and the next year won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for A Tale of Love (1986). After some European co-productions (Last Summer in Tangiers (1987), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), Three Sisters (1988)) she began to work in Hollywood (Big Top Pee-wee (1988)). She soon gained prominent roles in Rain Man (1988), Hot Shots! (1991) and Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993). Now she works in the US (Clean Slate (1994), An Occasional Hell (1996)), Europe (The King's Whore (1990), Immortal Beloved (1994)) and in Italy. too, especially with young directors (Come due coccodrilli (1994), Le acrobate (1997), Shooting the Moon (1998)). In 1994 she produced and acted in Slaughter of the Cock (1996) by Greek director Andreas Pantzis. Her voice is more appreciated in Hollywood (where she took speech therapy) than in Italy (where she is sometimes dubbed); in "The Slaughter of the Cock" she acts as a deaf and dumb woman. She speaks four languages: Italian, Greek, French and English. Her brother is a musician and their uncle Enzo Golino is a famous journalis.L'Est Républicain - Nov. 04, 2012: [Article on Alain Cinquini].It all started when he came across Yves Montand, Paul Newman and their respective wives. ?I went to ask them to take a picture. Newman didn't want to. Simone Signoret told me that it was good to have asked? Montand understood that I would be there, at the exit of the restaurant, and practically organized a session by showing the mountain to Paul Newman. ». Alain Cinquini takes his first photo of stars; that he does not exhibit for several days. It was on the advice of a friend that he finally made contact with the Gamma agency. The beginning of a great career. In a quarter of a century, Alain Cinquini will take between 80,000 and 100,000 shots of the greatest stars, becoming one of the essential independent photographers in the south of France and Monaco. He will maintain privileged relations with stars cinema and artists like Armand or César, among others. In short, an exemplary career during which he will never steal an image and will never violate the privacy of his "clients". Quite the opposite of the paparazzi as we understand it today: ?I have a way of working, with respect for people, probably because I was brought up that way. Some of my colleagues sometimes wondered how I managed to get certain photos. It was simply because I was seen well, that I was doing my job correctly. And with correction? Having a good reputation, in this environment, it counts, it opens doors.L'Est Républicain - 04 nov. 2012 : Tout commence quand il tombe sur Yves Montand, Paul Newman et leurs femmes respectives. « Je suis allé leur demander pour faire une photo. Newman n'a pas voulu. Simone Signoret m'a dit que c'était bien d'avoir demandé? Montand a compris que je serai là, à la sortie du restaurant, et a quasiment organisé une séance en montrant la montagne à Paul Newman. ».Alain Cinquini a sa première photo de stars. Qu'il n'exploite pas durant plusieurs jours. C'est sur les conseils d'un copain qu'il prend enfin contact avec l'agence Gamma. Le début d'une belle carrière.En un quart de siècle, Alain Cinquini prendra entre 80.000 et 100.000 clichés de stars parmi les plus grandes, devenant l'un des photographes indépendants incontournables du sud de la France et de Monaco. Il entretiendra des relations privilégiées avec des vedettes du cinéma et des artistes comme Armand ou César, entre autres. Bref, un parcours. Seller Inventory # 16-4917
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