Antonio Pietrangeli

Antonio Pietrangeli (born January 19 1919 in Rome, Gaeta, died July 12 1968) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre.

Biography

He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such as "Bianco e nero" and "Cinema". As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work included "Ossessione" directed by Visconti, "Fabiola" by Blasetti, "Europa '51" by Rossellini, and "La lupa" by Lattuada.

His directing debut was "Il sole negli occhi" (1953). Career highlights include "Io la conoscevo bene" (1965) and "Adua e le compagne" (1960).

He died in a car accident in 1969 while his last film was in production.

Filmography

*1953: "Il sole negli occhi"
*1953: "Girandola 1910" – Episode of " Amori di mezzosecolo"
*1955: "Lo scapolo"
*1957: "Nata di marzo"
*1957: "It Happened in Rome" ("Souvenir d’Italie")
*1960: "Adua e le compagne"
*1961: "Ghosts of Rome" ("Fantasmi a Roma")
*1963: "La parmigiana"
*1963: "La visita"
*1964: "The Magnificent Cuckold" ("Il magnifico cornuto")
*1965: "Io la conoscevo bene"
*1966: "Fata Marta" – Episodio de "Le fate"
*1969: "How, When and with Whom" ("Come, quando, perché")

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