Raoul Bova Biography (2)

Raoul Bova is one of the most popular and talented actors in contemporary Italian cinema. His debut movie, Una Storia Italiana; was both a critical and popular success, as was Cominició Tutto per Caso; co-starring Margherita Buy. He sealed his superstar status in his native Italy with the film Piccolo Grande Amore; and the TV drama La Piovra.

Raoul's filmography includes La Lupa and Palermo Milano solo Andata with Giancarlo Giannim; Il Sindaco del Rione Sanita with Anthony Quinn and Susannah York; the French production Madame De... with Carole Bouquet; and I Cavalieri Che Fecero fImpresa with E Murray Abraham, distributed in Europe and the United States, directed by Pupi Avati.

Recently he starred with Sophia Loren in Francesca a Nunziata, directed by Lina Wertmuller, and alongside Sylvester Stallone in the comedy 'Avenging Angelo.

Raoul's latest film, La Finestra di Fronte;" won more Donatello Awards (Italy's equivalent to the Oscar) this year than any other picture, and it has the distinction of being Italy's top-grossing film of 2003. Raoul won the President's Award for Best Actor for this film, which he accepted at the Venice Film Festival in September.

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