November 13, 2022 11:50
The fate of Alighiero Nosquese was tragic.
Eldar Ryazanov’s comedy “The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia” after its release in 1973 was watched by about 50 million viewers. The main roles in the Italian-Soviet film production were received by both domestic stars and foreign performers. Therefore, together with Andrei Mironov and Evgeny Evstigneev, Antonia Santilli, Tano Cimarosa and Alighiero Nosquese starred in the film.
An outstanding career in the early 70s of the Italians who got into Soviet film could not but boast of Noskese, who played one of the hospital orderlies. At home, he realized himself not only as a film actor, but also as a talented parodist. Therefore, he perceived the trip to the USSR as an opportunity to gain a foothold on the international “film scale”.
However, these shots changed everything. After Alighiero’s return, his wife filed for divorce. The woman had already made jealousy scandals, but she could not stand long trips abroad. Noskese had a hard time parting, for a while she even quit acting. Then he tried to return to the cinema, but without success: in 1979 he had to stop shooting the next film, as a nervous breakdown led him to be hospitalized in a special clinic. From there, the 47-year-old actor did not come out and took his own life in the ward.
