Bologna, 26 March 2022 – He died last night a Bolognawhere the actor was born Gianni Cavina. He was 81 and had been ill for some time. To break the news the producer Antonio Avati, brother of Pupi, with whom Cavina has shot several films, including the latest ‘Dante’, still unreleased. “Unfortunately – said Antonio Avati – Gianni’s wife at dawn today gave us this very sad news.
Gianni was already ill but he had also faced the filming of ‘Dante’ with great strength, where he plays the notary Pietro Giardino “. In 1997, Cavina won the Silver Ribbon to the best supporting actor with a film by Pupi Avati, ‘Festival’.
“He had the qualities of a complete actor – added Antonio Avati – he could go from the most comic and exaggerated parts, such as those he played in our first films, to very heartfelt and important roles, which he brought in our films but also in those of other important directors, from Luigi Comencini to Marco Bellocchio. There is a Pupi film that Rai has and which I hope it will broadcast to remember it, ‘Mr. Devil’where he plays a beautiful role “, concluded the producer.
The beginnings and the career
After his debut in the theater, at the Building in Bolognain 1968 Cavina made his debut in the cinema, with Flashback by Raffaele Andreassi. Then the meeting with Avati, with whom Thomas shoots – The possessed, Balsamus, the man of Satan and The mazurka of the baron of the saint and the fico fiorone, with Ugo Tognazzi and Paolo Villaggio. An actor with a thousand faces, he also acts in comedies such as Buttiglione becomes head of the secret service, San Pasquale Baylonne protector of women.
For Avati he is also a screenwriter of films such as Bordella or The House with Laughing Windows. The partnership with the director continues with films such as All dead … except the dead and Le strelle nel ditch. Among the interpretations of him, too The traffic jam – An impossible story of Luigi Comencini, The innkeeper of Paolo Cavarathe sexy comedy Croissants with cream by Sergio Martino.
Back to work with Avati in Dancing Paradise, Christmas Gift then The way of the angels, The revenge of Christmas, The friends of the Margherita bar. Among his interpretations also The wedding director by Marco Bellocchio. He will still be on set with Avati for A boundless youth, The big heart of the girls, Mr. Devilof 2019. At the cinema he has always alternated television roles: among the most recent, the choral series A big family for Rai1.
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