In 1983 , Cardinale had a role in the Waris Hussein miniseries '' Princess Daisy '' , and featured alongside Lino Ventura and Bernard Giraudeau in the French-Canadian film '' Le Ruffian '' . In 1984 , she played the love interest of Marcello Mastroianni in a Marco Bellocchio production of '' Henry IV '' , based on the Luigi Pirandello play of the same name . It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival . Squitieri 's '' Claretta '' ( 1984 ) , featuring Cardinale and Gemma , was entered into the competition at the 41st Venice International Film Festival . Cardinale 's powerful performance as Claretta Petacci garnered her the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress . In 1985 , Cardinale starred opposite Ben Gazzara and Lina Sastri in Alberto Bevilacqua 's '' La donna delle meraviglie '' . It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival
41st Venice International Film Festival
41st Venice International Film Festival
Claudia Cardinale