Michela Belmonte (1925–1978) was an Italian

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. She was the younger sister of the actress

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, and briefly enjoyed a career as a leading lady during the Fascist era appearing in major films such as

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

's ''

A Pilot Returns ''A Pilot Returns'' (Italian: ''Un pilota ritorna'') is a 1942 Italian war film directed by Roberto Rossellini and starring Massimo Girotti, Michela Belmonte and Piero Lulli. The film forms part of Rossellini's "Fascist trilogy" along with '' The ...

''.Bondanella p.153 Following the overthrow of

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's regime in 1943, she retired from acting.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1942) * ''

The Three Pilots ''The Three Pilots'' ( it, I tre aquilotti) is a 1942 Italian war drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Michela Belmonte, Leonardo Cortese and Alberto Sordi.Brunetta p.93 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome and at the Acca ...

'' (1942) * '' Il nostro prossimo'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Bondanella, Peter. ''The Films of Roberto Rossellini''. Cambridge University Press, 1993.

External links

* 1925 births 1978 deaths Italian film actresses Actors from Padua 20th-century Italian actresses {{Italy-actor-stub