The extraordinary Claudia Cardinale, known as a bright star, debuted in Italian cinema in the 60s and outshone many famous beauties, gaining recognition in Europe, the USA and even in the isolated Soviet Union. Her film partners were Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, who fell in love with the actress, but they failed to win her reciprocity. Many fans have difficulty looking at the older photos of the slim and attractive Claudia and believe that she should retreat from the media spotlight to be forever remembered as an unattainable beauty. Claudia Cardinale, unfailingly charming and timeless, just celebrated her 85th birthday, which is a milestone in her rich career.
Many envied the actress, believing that the young beauty achieved everything effortlessly – roles in films, shootings in fashion magazines, winning beauty contests, a crowd of admirers and other pleasures. No one could have imagined that the smiling and beautiful actress, when she came home, would lock herself in her room and cry into her pillow for hours. The girl could not recover from the story of the rapist and the mysterious pregnancy for a long time. To escape bad thoughts, Cardinale devoted herself entirely to her work, especially since her career was on the rise. For Claudia, who had been brought up in strictness, it was unacceptable to get involved in romances with colleagues, especially since she was married.
Nevertheless, the topic of her relationship with heartthrob, actor Alain Delon, kept cropping up in the media. When the actors appeared together in the film “Rocco and His Brothers”, the directors wanted to see the beautiful duo Cardinale – Delon in other productions, especially since they liked each other and maintained contact outside the film set. With each year, the number of Cardinale fans grew, especially after her brave scenes in films. However, despite her freedom in front of the camera, outside the set she was an “inaccessible savage”, although many famous men tried to curry favor with her.
The actress found it difficult to trust men again after the terrible story that left a mark on her sensitive soul forever. Neither the temperamental Marcello Mastroianni nor the shy Jean-Paul Belmondo managed to win the heart of the unattainable beauty, although both were in love with the actress. In one of the roles, Mastroianni played the lover of Cardinale’s character, and it seems that the actor empathized so much with his role that he did not notice how he actually fell in love with his partner. But the actress only laughed at her colleague’s passionate confessions, hurting his feelings and pride. All who fell victim to the charm of the fatal beauty remembered that she had won their hearts, but did not promise anyone anything.
