Nanni Loy

Nanni Loy
Born	23 October 1925(1925-10-23) Cagliari, Sardinia
Died	21 August 1995(1995-08-21) (aged 69) Fregene, Rome

Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.

Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia. He became famous for introducing in Italy the candid camera with his show Specchio segreto (Secret mirror) in 1965.

His 1962 film The Four Days of Naples was nominated for two Academy Awards.^[1]

His 1971 film Detenuto in attesa di giudizio was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The star, Alberto Sordi, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.^[2]

He specialized in comedy films such as Padre di famiglia but he also shot film dealing with social themes (Detenuto in attesa di giudizio and Sistemo l'America e torno).

Loy died at Fregene, near Rome, in 1995.

Partial filmography

• Parola di ladro (1956) (with Gianni Puccini)
• Il marito (1958) (with Gianni Puccini)
• Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959)
• Un giorno da leoni (1961)
• Le quattro giornate di Napoli (1962)
• Made in Italy (1965)
• Il padre di famiglia (1967)
• Rosolino Paternò soldato (1970)
• Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (1971)
• Sistemo l'America e torno (1973)
• Quelle strane occasioni (1976), fragment "Italian Superman", credited as Anonymous
• Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
• Café Express (1980)
• Testa o croce (1982)
• Mi manda Picone (1984)
• Amici miei atto III (1985)
• Scugnizzi (1989)
• Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)

References

1. ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/35th-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
2. ^ "Berlinale 1972: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1972/03_preistr_ger_1972/03_Preistraeger_1972.html. Retrieved 2010-03-16. 

External links

• Nanni Loy at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Loy, Nanni
Alternative names
Short description	Film director
Date of birth	October 23, 1925
Place of birth	Cagliari, Sardinia
Date of death	August 21, 1995
Place of death	Fregene, Rome