Antonio Pietrangeli
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| Born | 19 January 1919 |
| Died | 12 July 1968 (aged 49) Gaeta, Lazio, Italy |
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| Years active | 1941–1968 |
Antonio Pietrangeli (19 January 1919 – 12 July 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the commedia all'italiana genre.
Biography
Pietrangeli was born in
Bianco e Nero
and Cinema.
As a screenwriter, his works include Europa '51 directed by Roberto Rossellini.
Pietrangeli's own directing debut was Souvenir d'Italie (1957).
The director's career highlights include Io la conoscevo bene (1965) with Stefania Sandrelli.
He won the
Io la conoscevo bene
.
Pietrangeli died from drowning by accident in the Gulf of Gaeta in 1968, while working on the film Come, quando, perché. The movie was completed by his friend, director Valerio Zurlini.[2][3]
Filmography
- Prelude to Madness (1948)
- Empty Eyes (Il sole negli occhi) (1953)
- Girandola 1910 – Episode of Mid-Century Loves (Amori di mezzo secolo) (1953)
- The Bachelor (Lo scapolo) (1955)
- Souvenirs d'Italie (Souvenir d'Italie) (1957)
- March's Child (Nata di marzo) (1958)
- Adua and Her Friends (Adua e le compagne) (1960)
- Ghosts of Rome (Fantasmi a Roma) (1961)
- The Girl from Parma (La parmigiana) (1963)
- La visita (1963)
- The Magnificent Cuckold (Il magnifico cornuto) (1964)
- I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene) (1965)
- Fata Marta – Episode of Sex Quartet (Le fate) (1966)
- How, When and with Whom (Come, quando, perché) (1969)
References
- ^ Gian Luigi Rondi (1966). Italian Cinema Today, 1952-1965. Hill and Wang. p. 146.
- ^ "Movie Critic Dies In Fall Off Cliff", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 13, 1968, p1
- ^ Schaefer, Stephen. "reviews: Adua & Her Friends". Boston Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Further reading
- Pinkerton, Nick (3 December 2015). "A Kind of Loving". ARTFORUM. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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External links
- Antonio Pietrangeli at IMDb
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