Luigi Comencini
From ‘Pane, amore e fantasia’ to ‘Pinocchio’: The Cinematic Journey of Luigi Comencini. Luigi Comencini, born in Salò, Brescia (Italy), on June 8, 1916, spent … Read more
Italian Directors
Ruggero Deodato
The Cinematic Impact of Ruggero Deodato: Master of Italian Horror. Ruggero Deodato was born on May 7, 1939, in Potenza, Italy and passed away on … Read more
Paolo Cavara
Paolo Cavara: A Pioneering Italian Filmmaker and Screenwriter Early Career and Expedition to Ceylon Born in Bologna on July 4, 1926, Paolo Cavara initially studied … Read more
Franco Prosperi
Franco Prosperi: Italian Filmmaker and Naturalist. Early Career and Academic Background Franco Prosperi was born in Rome in 1928 and is an Italian film director. … Read more
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Gualtiero Jacopetti (Barga, September 4, 1919 – Rome, August 17, 2011) was an Italian journalist, director, and documentarian. He co-created the Mondo movie genre, along … Read more
Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass, born Giovanni Brass on March 26, 1933, in Milan, Italy, is a renowned Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor, best known for his contributions … Read more
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli (1923–2019) was an Italian director and producer of films, television, and opera, as well as a former senator in the Italian Republic. Known … Read more
Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati (Torino, November 17, 1906 – Tellaro, June 19, 1999) was an Italian writer, journalist, essayist, director, screenwriter, and television author. Born in Torino … Read more
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gillo Pontecorvo (born Gilberto Pontecorvo, Pisa, November 19, 1919 – Rome, October 12, 2006) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, and partisan fighter. … Read more
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi (Bergamo, July 24, 1931 – Asiago, May 7, 2018) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and writer. Primarily known for … Read more
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Giuseppe Bertolucci (February 27, 1947 – June 16, 2012) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Parma, he was the son of poet … Read more
Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani (Rome, April 3, 1922 – Rome, October 5, 2013) was an accomplished Italian film director, screenwriter, film historian, film critic, and producer. Born … Read more
Alberto Lattuada
Mario Alberto Lattuada (Vaprio d’Adda, November 14, 1914 – Orvieto, July 3, 2005) was a distinguished Italian filmmaker and critic. Born in Vaprio d’Adda, he … Read more
Italy’s Sci-Fi Pioneer: The Story of Yambo’s Impact on Literature and Cinema
Italy’s Early 20th Century Sci-Fi Renaissance and Yambo’s Role. Enrico de’ Conti Novelli da Bertinoro, better known by his pseudonym Yambo, was born in Pisa … Read more
Bruno Bozzetto Filmography
Bruno Bozzetto, born on March 3, 1938, in Milan, is an Italian animator, illustrator, and director. He is the creator of seven films, including five … Read more