Nonconformist beauty, Monica Vitti turns 90 on November 3. Although she has retired from the scene for two decades due to a form of Alzheimer’s that erases her memory, the diva, one of the greatest divas of Made in Italy cinema, remains absolutely a living memory in all generations. Beyond oblivion, beyond emptiness and unbridgeable absence it is an icon alive in the imagination, symbol of modernity ante litteram, celebrated everywhere in recent months with tributes, reviews and exhibitions. From the last Rome Film Festival where it was told in the documentary film Vitti d’arte, Vitti d’amore by Fabrizio Corallo (it will be broadcast on Rai3 in prime time on November 5 in prime time on Rai3) at the photographic exhibition at the National Cinema Museum in Turin, We Vitti are like that.
Charisma, character, stage presence: Monica Vitti was able to pass from Michelangelo Antonioni’s films to Italian comedy alongside Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman and Nino Manfredi. How can we forget it, simply wonderful, in The girl with the gun by Mario Monicelli, Stardust by Alberto Sordi e The night by Michelangelo Antonioni? On the set Maria Luisa Ceciarelli (so in the registry office) has always brought an explosive charge of irony and personality that has characterized her style over time and which, today, is really very current as well as hers beauty for the time (60s and 70s) unconventional. Here are the lessons he still passes on today.
Your characteristics are your strong point
Over the decades, Vitti, like so many other icons of the show business, he never changed his image, she has never changed her look from the beginning of her career to the last appearances on TV, she has always maintained the same characteristics: for her there is a place of honor in the Olympus of absolute beauty muses. 173 centimeters tall, slender and with a particular nose that she has always refused to retouch, Vitti did not respond to the prototype of the increased size like Gina Lollobrigida, Sophia Loren or Silvana Mangano, who raged when she began to establish herself in the world of cinema. Hers has always been one modern and nonconformist beauty.
Put your gaze in bold like in the 60s and 70s
Monica Vitti has also always been much appreciated for its magnetic gaze at times melancholy, beyond the fleshy and luminous mouth from which came the unmistakable hoarse voice. Her make-up signature highlighted the fair complexion without ever hiding the frecklesi, another distinctive sign of the actress. Spotlight on the eyes, underlined by a line of black eyeliner starting from the lash line to the ends. If the gaze was strictly edged in dark, the eyelids were dressed in gray / blue or lilac, as the mood of those years wanted. Finally, the final touch was given by the false ribbon lashes.
Roll your mouth to polish
Queen of vinyl gloss absolutely transparent, Monica Vitti has contributed a lot to spread it in Italy. Her lips, in fact, almost always appeared naked, well hydrated and coated at most with a pink veil. It is no coincidence that the fashion of lip gloss dates back to that time, which is precisely the product to give the mouth that shiny, mirror-like texture. Monica Vitti’s characteristic make-up, very clean and well structured, gave her that particular allure, a mix of naivety and never excessive sensuality that made her a great icon.
Leave the hair free but focus on a distinctive color
Indomitable, thick, shoulder-length and blond (in his career he has almost never changed color except for particular stage needs). Her hair is absolutely iconic. Its shag cut, scaled and with locks to frame the face, it is among the biggest trends of the season and shown on Instagram and red carpets by celebs from all over the world.
In conclusion, Monica Vitti is beautiful, but not in a banal way. Self-ironic, funny, fascinating like an antique object that contains all the wonders of the era to which it belongs (the spectacular Sixties e Seventies). For her 90th birthday, then, we could do justice to this incredible actress by looking at her closely in all aspects of her career that go beyond being attracted to her magnificent image.
In the gallery a tribute to her and the must-have products of her beauty look.
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