Gian Maria Volontè
Birthday: 9 April 1933, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Height: 184 cm
Born in Milan in 1933, Gian Maria Volontè studied in Rome at the National Dramatic Arts Academy, where he obtained his degree in 1957. He began working in theatre and television, where he was soon no ...Show More
I try to make films that say something about the mechanisms of a society like ours, which correspond Show more
I try to make films that say something about the mechanisms of a society like ours, which correspond with some research of a shred of truth. For me, there is a need to understand the cinema as a means of mass communication, as well as the theater and television. Hide
I accept or reject a film based on my conception of cinema. The definition of political cinema is on Show more
I accept or reject a film based on my conception of cinema. The definition of political cinema is one I don't agree with, because every film, every show, is typically political in nature. Political cinema is simply the brainchild of bad journalists. Hide
Being an actor is a matter of choice that above all takes place at an existential level: either you Show more
Being an actor is a matter of choice that above all takes place at an existential level: either you express the conservative structures of society and are nothing more that a tool in the hands of power, or you address the progressive components of this society in an attempt to settle a revolutionary relation between art and life. Hide
Gian Maria Volontè's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (14)
Gian Maria Volontè'S roles
Ram
El Indio