Pasolini, as a director, created a sort of picaresque neorealism, showing a sad reality (hidden, but concrete) of which many social and political forces had no interest in seeing in artistic work for public distribution. He died on November 10, 1982 in ... Dino Risi became a movie director by chance. The means and method provide her plot, as ensconsed in an issue topical and controversial; yet, the film’s fictional narrative is steeped in emotion, rather than rhetoric. These directors are ten of the greatest Italian contributors to modern movies. Much is said about trust and respect, but little is seen of either. He establishes characters, shows their plans and problems, shows why they must kill or be killed — often, be killed because of killing. He was a writer and director, known for A Special Day (1977), The Family (1987) and Passion of Love (1981). Pasolini is well known for his shocking and controversial last movie, Salo (The 120 Days of Sodom) – based on the work of the same name by the Marquis de Sade. Francois Truffaut (a film critic) noted in a 1963 essay that Rossellini’s influence in France (particularly among the directors who would become part of the Nouvelle Vague) was so great that he was in every sense, “the father of the French New Wave”. He died on April 6, 2007 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Visconti was born into a noble and wealthy family (one of the richest of northern Italy), in Milan. Best Film To Watch: One Upon a Time in the West. He died on May 14, 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. While Zeffirelli’s international claim to fame comes mostly from his 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, he is probably more well known for having directed the 1977 mini-series Jesus of Nazareth which still plays in many countries every Easter. Benigni is a young director with a great future ahead of him. The director also promoted in his works the concept of “natural sacredness,” the idea that the world is holy in and of itself, and does not need any spiritual essence or supernatural blessing to attain this state. After writing and directing short films and plays with his brother Paolo, he made his first feature in 1962.

He died on March 17, 1976 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Award-winning short filmmaker Laura Bispuri has made an impressive leap into Berlin competition with this well-made feature bow, where critical response should be encouraging and help this small, special film find its niche.” —Deborah Young for The Hollywood Reporter, Sworn Virgin, Films to watch: Armandino e il Madre, Honey, A critical view: “With grace and understanding, actor-turned-filmmaker Valeria Golino explores the inescapable eventuality of human mortality: that one day, each and every life will come to its conclusion. Benigni is the youngest member of this list and he is also probably the most well known to modern audiences. Later, he became a psychiatrist and wrote some articles for a... Francesco Rosi was born on November 15, 1922 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He died on January 10, 2015 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Listverse is a place for explorers. Benigni starred in and directed the tragi-comedy Life is Beautiful, about a Jewish man and his son who end up in a concentration camp. Here, as in his previous film, The Caiman (2006), which takes aim at Silvio Berlusconi, he attempts to scrutinize the oddities of all-powerful leaders and institutions.” —Melissa Anderson for the Village Voice, We Have a Pope, Films to watch: The Consequences of Love, Il Divo, The Great Beauty, Youth (coming soon to the US), A critical view: “People are likening this Italian nominee for Best Foreign Language Film to Fellini’s work, and certainly his fans won’t be disappointed. During Mussolini’s Fascist regime, Fellini and his brother, Riccardo, were part of the Avanguardista, the fascist youth group that every adolescent Italian male was obliged to join.

He served as assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini in the film Accattone (1961) and directed The Grim Reaper (... Mauro Bolognini was born on February 28, 1922 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.

The Cinema of Italy comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors.The first Italian director is considered to be Vittorio Calcina [], a collaborator of the Lumière Brothers, who filmed Pope Leo XIII in 1896. Rossellini was one of the most important directors of Italian neorealist cinema, a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors. In brief, it’s hard to find new things to say on the subject. His father was the Duke of Grazzano. Whilst in his youth, Zeffirelli studied art and architecture at the University of Florence, and worked with directors such as Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini and Luchino Visconti.

The murders, for the most part, have no excitement and certainly no glamor — none of the flash of most gangster movies. He was a writer and director, known for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) and Lulu the Tool (1971). Critical opinion of Leone’s film contributions was initially mixed, partly because the spaghetti western was initially considered a low-prestige genre. In 1969, his film The Damned was nominated for an Oscar, bringing him international acclaim.

The brothers have continued to work together ever ... Giuseppe Tornatore was born on May 27, 1956 in Bagheria, Sicily, Italy. Sworn Virgin (Vergine Giurata) taps patriarchal Albanian tradition to ask whether renouncing sex can ever be the path to personal freedom. Leone was born in to movies as his father was a pioneer in cinema and his mother an actress. He was married to Giancarla Mandelli. Director | Madri Barbara Cupisti began her career as leading actress in Italian and French films and television serials.

He is known for his work on Romeo and Juliet (1968), La traviata (1982) and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). Tell us what you think about this feature. The art of Rome contributed immensely (probably more than any other nation) to Western culture. However, today Leone is widely acclaimed as a master filmmaker. In Bologna he studied economics and commerce while he painted and also wrote criticism for a local newspaper.

He attended Rome University and became famous as a poet.

He was a writer and director, known for Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Death in Venice (1971) and Le Notti Bianche (1957). Neorealismo also influenced other major movements including the French New Wave and Commedia all’italiana.