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Dino Risi

Directing 91 (deceased) years old Milan, Italy ★ 0.9
Born: December 23, 1916
Died: June 7, 2008

Biography

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan.

Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. His 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.

His biggest hits were Poor, But Handsome (Poveri ma belli), followed by two sequels, which he also directed; A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile); The Easy Life (Il sorpasso); Opiate '67 or, in a cut version, 15 From Rome (I Mostri); and Scent Of A Woman (Profumo di Donna), which was remade by Martin Brest starring Al Pacino in 1992.

In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award (Leone d'oro alla carriera) at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work. Two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome. He was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco (film director).[from Wikipedia]

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Known For

Love in Rome
Love in Rome Director 1960
Lost Soul
Lost Soul Director 1977
Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You Director 1958
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Le ragazze di Miss Italia Director 2002
Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires Director 1959

Filmography

Acting Credits (13)

Directing Credits (69)

Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala Director 2005
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Le ragazze di Miss Italia Director 2002
Giovani e belli
Giovani e belli Director 1996
Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile Director 1996
Mission of Love
Mission of Love Director 1993
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Director 1991
I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now Director 1991
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Director 1990
Running Away
Running Away Director 1989
Il vizio di vivere
Il vizio di vivere Director 1988
Teresa
Teresa Director 1987
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Il commissario Lo Gatto Director 1986
Madman at War
Madman at War Director 1985
Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert Director 1984
...e la vita continua
...e la vita continua Director 1984
Sesso e volentieri
Sesso e volentieri Director 1982
Ghost of Love
Ghost of Love Director 1981
Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers Director 1980
I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic Director 1980
Dear Father
Dear Father Director 1979
First Love
First Love Director 1978
The New Monsters
The New Monsters Director 1977
The Bishop's Bedroom
The Bishop's Bedroom Director 1977
Lost Soul
Lost Soul Director 1977
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid Director 1976
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman Director 1974
How Funny Can Sex Be?
How Funny Can Sex Be? Director 1973
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend Director 1973
In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People Director 1971
That's How We Women Are
That's How We Women Are Director 1971
The Priest's Wife
The Priest's Wife Director 1970
Normal Young Man
Normal Young Man Director 1969
I See Naked
I See Naked Director 1969
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Director 1968
The Prophet
The Prophet Director 1968
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat Director 1967
The Treasure of San Gennaro
The Treasure of San Gennaro Director 1966
Our Husbands
Our Husbands Director 1966
Weekend, Italian Style
Weekend, Italian Style Director 1965
Complexes
Complexes Director 1965
The Dolls
The Dolls Director 1965
Il gaucho
Il gaucho Director 1964
The Thursday
The Thursday Director 1964
The Monsters
The Monsters Director 1963
I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]
I Mostri [Episodi Inediti] Director 1963
March on Rome
March on Rome Director 1962
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso Director 1962
A Difficult Life
A Difficult Life Director 1961
A porte chiuse
A porte chiuse Director 1961
Love in Rome
Love in Rome Director 1960
Love and Larceny
Love and Larceny Director 1960
The Widower
The Widower Director 1959
Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires Director 1959
Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You Director 1958
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl Director 1957
Oh! Sabella
Oh! Sabella Director 1957
Poor But Beautiful
Poor But Beautiful Director 1957
Scandal in Sorrento
Scandal in Sorrento Director 1955
The Sign of Venus
The Sign of Venus Director 1955
Love in the City
Love in the City Director 1953
The Street of Hope
The Street of Hope Director 1953
Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster Director 1952
Lights Out in the Cinema Hall
Lights Out in the Cinema Hall Director 1950
La fabbrica del duomo
La fabbrica del duomo Director 1949
1848
1848 Director 1948
Tigullio minore
Tigullio minore Director 1947
Towards Life
Towards Life Director 1946
Barboni
Barboni Director 1946
Piccolo mondo antico
Piccolo mondo antico Assistant Director 1941

Writing Credits (82)

Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Le ragazze di Miss Italia Screenplay 2002
Giovani e belli
Giovani e belli Writer 1996
Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile Screenplay 1996
Mission of Love
Mission of Love Screenplay 1993
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman Characters 1992
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Story 1991
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Screenplay 1991
I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now Screenplay 1991
I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now Story 1991
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Story 1990
Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids Screenplay 1990
Running Away
Running Away Writer 1989
Il vizio di vivere
Il vizio di vivere Screenplay 1988
Teresa
Teresa Story 1987
Teresa
Teresa Writer 1987
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Il commissario Lo Gatto Screenplay 1986
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Il commissario Lo Gatto Story 1986
Madman at War
Madman at War Writer 1985
Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert Writer 1984
...e la vita continua
...e la vita continua Screenplay 1984
Sesso e volentieri
Sesso e volentieri Screenplay 1982
Ghost of Love
Ghost of Love Screenplay 1981
I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic Screenplay 1980
I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic Story 1980
Dear Father
Dear Father Screenplay 1979
Dear Father
Dear Father Story 1979
First Love
First Love Screenplay 1978
First Love
First Love Story 1978
The Bishop's Bedroom
The Bishop's Bedroom Screenplay 1977
Lost Soul
Lost Soul Screenplay 1977
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid Screenplay 1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid Story 1976
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman Screenplay 1974
How Funny Can Sex Be?
How Funny Can Sex Be? Screenplay 1973
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend Writer 1973
That's How We Women Are
That's How We Women Are Screenplay 1971
Normal Young Man
Normal Young Man Adaptation 1969
I See Naked
I See Naked Story 1969
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses Story 1968
The Prophet
The Prophet Story 1968
The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat Story 1967
The Treasure of San Gennaro
The Treasure of San Gennaro Screenplay 1966
The Treasure of San Gennaro
The Treasure of San Gennaro Story 1966
Weekend, Italian Style
Weekend, Italian Style Story 1965
Weekend, Italian Style
Weekend, Italian Style Screenplay 1965
Complexes
Complexes Story 1965
Complexes
Complexes Screenplay 1965
Il gaucho
Il gaucho Story 1964
Il gaucho
Il gaucho Screenplay 1964
The Thursday
The Thursday Screenplay 1964
The Thursday
The Thursday Story 1964
The Monsters
The Monsters Story 1963
The Monsters
The Monsters Screenplay 1963
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso Screenplay 1962
Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso Story 1962
A porte chiuse
A porte chiuse Story 1961
The Widower
The Widower Screenplay 1959
The Widower
The Widower Story 1959
Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires Screenplay 1959
Poor Millionaires
Poor Millionaires Story 1959
Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You Story 1958
Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You Screenplay 1958
Fast and Sexy
Fast and Sexy Story 1958
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl Screenplay 1957
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl Story 1957
Oh! Sabella
Oh! Sabella Screenplay 1957
Poor But Beautiful
Poor But Beautiful Screenplay 1957
Poor But Beautiful
Poor But Beautiful Story 1957
The Monte Carlo Story
The Monte Carlo Story Story 1956
Scandal in Sorrento
Scandal in Sorrento Story 1955
Disperato addio
Disperato addio Adaptation 1955
The Sign of Venus
The Sign of Venus Screenplay 1955
Love in the City
Love in the City Writer 1953
The Street of Hope
The Street of Hope Writer 1953
Sunday Heroes
Sunday Heroes Story 1952
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Toto and the Kings of Rome Screenplay 1952
Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster Story 1952
Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster Screenplay 1952
Anna
Anna Story 1951
Anna
Anna Screenplay 1951
Songs in the streets
Songs in the streets Writer 1950
Tigullio minore
Tigullio minore Writer 1947

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