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Award-winning actor Willem Dafoe and his wife, film director,
Giada Colagrande, hosted a GRAND CLASSICS screening of
Seduced and
Abandoned (Sedotta e Abbandonata) presented by Superior Ink,
Land Rover and THE WEEK at Soho House. Dafoe and Colagrande
showcased the 1964 Italian film depicted by Pietro Germi, as
the film that most inspired their careers. The movie stars
Stefania Sandrelli, Aldo Puglisi, Lando Buzzanca, Lola
Braccini and Saro Urzi, who won Best Actor at the Cannes
Film Festival for his role as Don Vincenzo Ascalone.
The GRAND CLASSICS film series, launched by Katrina Pavlos
and Vanessa Wingate Bowlby of Indyssey Entertainment,
features a selection of
the world’s most renowned filmmakers and actors presenting
the films that have most influenced their careers. GRAND
CLASSICS originated after September 11th as a way to bring
creative minds into lower Manhattan and celebrates the
inspiring power of motion pictures. Pavlos and Wingate
Bowlby launched the GRAND CLASSICS Films with Style series
in 2004, featuring the world’s most celebrated designers
presenting
films that inspired their careers and creations.
The film series benefits the important cause of motion
picture preservation through contributions to the American
Film Institute (AFI) and the
British Film Institute (BFI).
Fore more information please visit:
www.grandclassics.com |