Dominique Darel

French model and actress

Dominique Darel
Dominique Darel, 1973
Born	1950 Cannes, France
Died	June 4, 1978 Cannes, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	French model and actress
Years active	Late 1960s–1978
Known for	Maria Romana De Gasperi in Roberto Rossellini's Year One

Dominique Darel (1950–1978) was a French model and actress, mainly active in Italian cinema.

Darel was born in Cannes and moved to Rome with her boyfriend Max Delys in 1968.^[1]^[2] She made her film debut in Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice, then became a minor starlet in Italian genre cinema.^[3] She is probably best known for the role of Maria Romana De Gasperi in Roberto Rossellini's Year One.

She died at 28, on June 4, 1978, in a car accident in Cannes.^[2]^[3]

Filmography

1971: Death in Venice
1972: La cosa buffa
1972: The Grand Duel
1973: Woman Buried Alive
1974: Blood for Dracula
1974: Year One
1977: Difficile morire

References

^ Boero, Beatrice (2021-01-13). "Roma vintage, i favolosi anni '70 e i miti di quel tempo". Italia Chiama Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "E' morta Dominique Darel". La Stampa. 7 June 1978.
^ ^a ^b Centro sperimentale di cinematografia. Bianco e Nero , Volume 39. Società Gestione Editoriali., 1978.