Aldo Grimaldi (1942 – 5 August 1990) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
, the son of the director and screenwriter
Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi (14 November 1917 – 25 February 2001) was an Italian screenwriter, journalist and film director. He was sometimes credited as Gianni Grimaldi.
Biography
Born in Catania, Sicily, Grimaldi entered the cinema industry in 19 ...
, he started his career as an assistant director in the films of his father.
He made his directorial debut in 1967 with the "
musicarello
The musicarello (; plural: musicarelli) is a film subgenre which emerged in Italy and which is characterised by the presence in main roles of young singers, already famous among their peers, and their new record album. In the films there are alm ...
" ''
Nel sole
"Nel sole" is a song composed by Al Bano, Pino Massara and Vito Pallavicini, and performed by Al Bano. The song marked his first commercial success, and launched his career as a singer. The single peaked at first place four weeks on the Italian ...
'', and then he became a specialist of the genre, often working with the couple formed by
Al Bano and Romina Power.
[ He also directed a number of ]commedie sexy all'italiana
The commedia sexy all'italiana (, lit. "sex comedy Italian style"), also known as commedia scollacciata or commedia erotica all'italiana, is a subgenre of Italian ''commedia all'italiana'' film genre.
Style
''Commedia sexy'' is characterized typ ...
.[ He died of an incurable disease at 48.][
]
Filmography
As director
As writer
As assistant director
References
External links
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1942 births
1990 deaths
Italian film directors
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Film people from Catania
20th-century Italian male writers
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