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Catherine Deneuve About Marcello Mastroianni: “He Was The Love of My Life”

They had little in common: she was ethereal, full of energy, almost hyperactive. He was quite lazy, calm, not very serious. And married.

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Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni have been one of the coolest couples of the 70s. Interviewed about their turbolent relationship, Deneuve said:

“We were so different…but we had in common a deep sense of freedom, a huge love for life. He was married, and he used to call himself a ‘coward’, for not being able to leave his wife. [He once said during an interview: “I just want to make everyone happy, that’s my intention!”] I hope he considered me both a partner and a lover. He was the biggest love of my life.”

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After the breakup in 1975, they started a longlasting friendship that lasted until Mastroianni’s death. During their love relationship, anyway, they also had a baby, Chiara.

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“Chiara was definitely wanted, first of all by Marcello. He remained very close to her, even after our breakup”, said Catherine, “He was very affectionate”.

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Giovanna Cau, Mastroianni’s agent and friend, said once: “When he told his wife he was expecting a child with Catherine Deneuve she was furious. She was about to launch a vase against him. She calmed down only when he told her that the baby was a girl.”

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