Italian Superstar Pierfrancesco Favino on Smashing “Mafia Stereotypes”

The Italian actor has made a career moving between leading roles at home — in 'The Traitor,' 'Nostalgia' or 'Last Night of Amore' — with Hollywood supporting turns that don't play up 'typical Italian-ness' often seen: 'I'd like to debunk this cliché that Italy is all about pizza, mandolins and the mafia.'

needs no introduction. At this year’s David di Donatello awards ceremony — Italy’s equivalent of the Oscars — a Favino film was nominated in every major category. A shortlist of the directors he’s worked with — Gabriele Salvatores, Giuseppe Tornatore, Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, Gabriele Muccino, Ferzan Ozpetek, Mario Martone — reads like a who’s who of Italian cinema.

Internationally, Favino has carved out a second career as a supporting player in Hollywood productions. In Spike Lee’s

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