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Dino Risi

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Dino Risi

Dino Risi is a director born on December 23, 1916 in Milan, Italy. He died on June 7, 2008, aged 91. He is known for Il Sorpasso, Scent of a Woman and The New Monsters. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
December 23, 1916
Place of birth
Milan, Italy
Died
June 7, 2008
Also known as
Дино Ризи · 디노 리시

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]

Filmography

  1. 1996Giovani e belliDirector · Writer
  2. 1991The Invisible Wallas Direttore del Giornale (voice)
  3. 1991I'll Be Going NowDirector · Screenplay · Story
  4. 1990Life with the KidsDirector · Story · Screenplay
  5. 1989Running AwayDirector · Writer
  6. 1988Il vizio di vivereScreenplay · Director
  7. 1987TeresaDirector · Story · Writer
  8. 1986Il commissario Lo GattoDirector · Story · Screenplay
  9. 1985Madman at WarDirector · Writer
  10. 1984Good King DagobertDirector · Writer
  11. 1982Sesso e volentieriDirector · Screenplay
  12. 1981Ghost of LoveDirector · Screenplay
  13. 1980Sunday LoversDirector
  14. 1980I'm PhotogenicDirector · Story · Screenplay
  15. 1979Dear FatherDirector · Screenplay · Story
  16. 1978First LoveDirector · Story · Screenplay
  17. 1977The New MonstersDirector
  18. 1977The Bishop's BedroomDirector · Screenplay
  19. 1977Lost SoulDirector · Screenplay
  20. 1976The Career of a ChambermaidDirector · Story · Screenplay
  21. 1974Scent of a WomanDirector · Screenplay
  22. 1973How Funny Can Sex Be?Director · Screenplay
  23. 1973Dirty WeekendDirector · Writer
  24. 1971In the Name of the Italian PeopleDirector
  25. 1971That's How We Women AreDirector · Screenplay
  26. 1970The Priest's WifeDirector
  27. 1969Normal Young ManDirector
  28. 1969I See NakedDirector · Story
  29. 1968Torture Me But Kill Me with KissesDirector · Story
  30. 1968The ProphetDirector · Story
  31. 1967The Tiger and the PussycatDirector · Story
  32. 1966The Treasure of San GennaroDirector · Story · Screenplay
  33. 1966Our HusbandsDirector
  34. 1965Weekend, Italian StyleDirector · Story · Screenplay
  35. 1965ComplexesStory · Director · Screenplay
  36. 1965The DollsDirector
  37. 1964Il gauchoStory · Screenplay · Director
  38. 1964The ThursdayDirector · Story · Screenplay
  39. 1963The MonstersDirector · Story · Screenplay
  40. 1962March on RomeDirector
  41. 1962Il SorpassoDirector · Story · Screenplay
  42. 1961A Difficult LifeDirector
  43. 1961A porte chiuseStory · Director
  44. 1960Love in RomeDirector
  45. 1960Love and LarcenyDirector
  46. 1959The WidowerDirector · Screenplay · Story
  47. 1959Poor MillionairesScreenplay · Story · Director
  48. 1958Venice, the Moon and YouDirector · Story · Screenplay
  49. 1958Fast and SexyStory
  50. 1957Poor Girl, Pretty GirlDirector · Screenplay · Story
  51. 1957Oh! SabellaDirector · Screenplay
  52. 1957Poor But BeautifulDirector · Screenplay · Story
  53. 1956The Monte Carlo StoryStory
  54. 1955Scandal in SorrentoDirector · Story
  55. 1955The Sign of VenusScreenplay · Director
  56. 1953Love in the CityDirector · Writer
  57. 1953The Street of HopeDirector · Writer
  58. 1952Sunday HeroesStory
  59. 1952Toto and the Kings of RomeScreenplay
  60. 1951AnnaStory · Screenplay