In 1986 , Cardinale was involved in the making of two films for television . In Comencini 's '' La storia '' ( from Elsa Morante 's novel ) , Cardinale portrayed a widow raising a son during World War II . In her husband 's '' Naso di Cane '' , a miniseries , Enrico Lancia and Roberto Poppi praised her for her " light comic touch " . In 1987 , Cardinale starred opposite Peter Coyote , Greta Scacchi , and Jamie Lee Curtis in Diane Kurys 's film '' A Man in Love '' ( '' Un homme amoureux '' ) , Kurys 's first English-language feature . It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival . Cardinale 's performance as Scacchi 's cancer-stricken mother was praised by critics , with Desson Howe of '' The Washington Post '' highlighting the " warm and radiant " elements that she brought to the role , and Hal Hinson , also of '' The Post '' , comparing Scacchi to having " the same kind of sensuality that Cardinale brought to her earlier roles " . After a role in the comedy , '' Blu elettrico '' ( 1988 ) , Cardinale portrayed Yolande de Polastron , a favourite of Marie Antionette 's , in the two-part film '' La Révolution française '' in 1989 . Made to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the French Revolution , the 360-minute Robert Enrico and Richard T. Heffron film was an international production , boasting a cast which included Klaus Maria Brandauer , Jane Seymour and Peter Ustinov
1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
Claudia Cardinale