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Dino Risi
Milan, Italy
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 a…
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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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2024
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Movie Self
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2013
Aspirante vedovo
Movie Original Story
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2012
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Movie Self
- 2007
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2006
A Beautiful Vacation
Movie Self
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2005
Speaking with Gassman
Movie
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2005
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Movie Director
- 2004
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2002
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Movie Screenplay
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1996
Giovani e belli
Movie Writer
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1996
Esercizi di stile
Movie Screenplay
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1993
Mission of Love
TV show Director
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1992
Scent of a Woman
Movie Characters
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1991
The Invisible Wall
Movie Direttore del Giornale (voice)
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1991
Life with the Kids
TV show Director
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1991
I'll Be Going Now
Movie Screenplay
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1990
Life with the Kids
Movie Director
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1989
Running Away
Movie Writer
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1988
Il vizio di vivere
Movie Screenplay
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1987
Teresa
Movie Director
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1986
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Movie Director
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1985
Madman at War
Movie Director
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1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Movie Self
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1984
Good King Dagobert
Movie Director
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1984
...e la vita continua
TV show Director
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1982
Sesso e volentieri
Movie Director
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1981
Ghost of Love
Movie Director
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1980
Sunday Lovers
Movie Director
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1980
I'm Photogenic
Movie Director
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1979
Dear Father
Movie Screenplay
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1978
First Love
Movie Director
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1978
Ciné regards
TV show Self
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1977
The New Monsters
Movie Director
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1977
Without Words
Movie Director
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1977
The Bishop's Bedroom
Movie Director
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1977
Lost Soul
Movie Director
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1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
Movie Director
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1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV show Self
