Paola Dionisotti
Know for: Acting
Born: 1946-01-01
Place of birth: Torino, Italy
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Sakharov (1984)
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
Fords on Water (1983)
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and...
The Sailor's Return (1978)
Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife....
Come and Go (2000)
An adaptation of Samuel Beckett's short play from 1965. Three women meet on a bench; they reminisce about their old school days and whisper terrible...
RSC Live: Henry VI, Part II (2023)
Henry VI: Rebellion: As fighting and division in the corridors of power continues, and Henry’s hold on the English throne wavers, ordinary men...
RSC Live: Henry VI, Part III (2023)
Henry VI: Wars of the Roses: In this thrilling climax, the tussle for the English crown escalates to the battlefield as the families of Lancaster and...
RSC Live: Henry IV Part 1 (2015)
With his crown under threat from enemies both foreign and domestic, Henry IV prepares for war. Having deposed the previous king, he is only too aware...
We Never Do What They Want (1978)
An everyday story of Alternative Society folk, beginning in 1969. It traced the developing relationship of three people from then until present 1978....
Knots (1975)
A touring company of actors arriving at a theatre, rehearsing and preparing a performance of a revue based on the book 'Knots' by R.D. Laing, devised...
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Intimacy (2001)
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to...
The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American...
Richard II (1997)
The incompetent Richard II is deposed by Henry Bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
Love's Brother (2004)
Set in rural Australia and Tuscany in the 1950's, this is the story of two brothers and the bride who - as fate would have it - arrives from Italy...
Les Misérables (1998)
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both...
My Mother's Coat (2009)
On being a stranger in a strange land, and evaluating your priorities.
Commitments (1982)
Three-day weeks, strikes and the lights going out - the winter of 1973-4 finally spurs Hugh into political action. But is his new-found zeal going to...
Minor Complications (1980)
Kay Gilbert goes into hospital for a minor operation which goes badly wrong. Based on an actual case, this play tells the story of her fight for...
Baal (1982)
Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A...
Vigo (1998)
Based on the life of a classic french cineast Jean Vigo, the story follows his daily struggle with sanity, normal life and uncompromising filmmaking....