Boat chat IV

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano sits in a movie theater, Paolo Stoppa behind her, 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin and Carla Gravina have breakfast in St Mark square, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano sits on a beach chair on the Lido beach, Venice 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman sit in a movie theater in Lido, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano reads a note, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano and Alberto Sordi walk on a Venice Lido road surrounded by fans, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Dino De Laurentiis caresses Silvana Mangano's short hair, Alberto Sordi sits next to her (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina, Van Heflin and Jeanne Moreau on a taxiboat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi sit in a movie theater in Lido, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Dino De Laurentiis smile at each other, Venice 1957 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman sit in a movie theater in Lido, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Dino De Laurentiis in Venice, 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Teresa Pellati and Silva De Marco sit in a movie theatre, Lido Venice 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano signs an autograph in Venice Lido, 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Alberto Sordi and Jeanne Moreau sit at a dinner table, Floris Ammannati behind them. Venice Lido 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman smile on stage in Lido, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Van Heflin, Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina and Jeanne Moureau sit on a marble bench along St Mark Basin, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Dino De Laurentiis lights a cigarette to Silvana Mangano, Venice Lido 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Paolo Stoppa, Venice 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Folco Lulli, Vittorio Gassman and Silvana Mangano on stage, Lido Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Alberto Sordi and Jeanne Moreau sit at a dinner table, Venice Lido 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Van Heflin walk in St Mark square at dawn, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano gives an interview to Emma Daniel, Venice 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks to Kirk Douglas, Helene Portello stands close (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Dino De Laurentiis lights a cigarette to Silvana Mangano, Venice Lido 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin and Carla Gravina sit in St Mark square, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman and Sordi in a Lido movie theater, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano and Alberto Sordi pose on top of a stair (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Van Heflin, Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina and Jeanne Moureau sit on a marble bench along St Mark Basin, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin and Carla Gravina sit in St Mark square, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano sits in a movie theater, Paolo Stoppa behind her, 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano drinks a glass of white whine in Venice Lido, 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano sits on a beach chair on the Lido beach, Venice 1955 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina, Jeanne Moreau and Van Heflin sit in St Mark Square surrounded by photographers, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano walks on a Venice street, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano dances with Dino De Laurentiis in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano dances with Dino De Laurentiis in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano walks in Venice's St Mark square, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi stand on stage in a movie theater in Lido, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano dances with Alberto Sordi in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman smile on stage in Lido, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano steps down stairs in Venice Lido in 1959, Dino De Laurentiis behind her (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano and Alberto Sordi greet fans. Venice Lido Movie Festival, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin and Carla Gravina have breakfast in St Mark square, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin and Carla Gravina have breakfast in St Mark square, Venice 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina, Van Heflin and Jeanne Moreau on a taxiboat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano sits on her hotel terrace in Lido, director Fausto Saraceni stands behind her. Venice, 1952 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Dino De Laurentiis lights a cigarette to Silvana Mangano, Venice Lido 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano and Alberto Sordi walk on a Venice Lido road surrounded by fans, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks to Kirk Douglas while sitting on a beach chair, Lido beach, Venice 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Carlo Ponti, Silvana Mangano and Dino De Laurentiis sit on a sunbed on the Lido beach of Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano, Carla Gravina, Van Heflin and Jeanne Moreau on a taxiboat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1959 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).

Silvana Mangano talks with Kirk Douglas on a taxi boat along Grand Canal in Venice, 1953 (Photo by Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / © Carlo Pescatori).