Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian

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Career

Lattuada was born in

Vaprio d'Adda Vaprio d'Adda ( Milanese: ; Bergamasque: ; locally ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about northeast of Milan. Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Add ...

, the son of

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Felice Lattuada Felice Lattuada (; 5 February 1882 – 2 November 1962) was an Italian composer. Lattuada was born at Caselle di Morimondo, near Milan. In his early adulthood he worked as a school teacher and was a self-taught amateur composer. That changed whe ...

. He was initially interested in

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, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the

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fortnightly ''Camminare...'' (1932) and part of the artists' group ''

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'' (1938). Before entering the film industry, Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies. He began his film career as a

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and assistant director on

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, su ...

's '' Piccolo mondo antico'' ("Old-Fashioned World", 1940). The first film he directed was ''Giacomo l'idealista'' (1943). '' Luci del Varietà'' (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. Lattuada's film ''

La steppa ''La steppa'' is a 1962 Italian adventure film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Charles Vanel - Pére Christophore * Daniele Spallone - Iégoruska * Cristina Gaioni - La f ...

'' (1962) was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.

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released his erotic film ''

Stay As You Are ''Stay as You Are'' ( it, Così come sei), also known as ''Stay the Way You Are'', is a 1978 erotic drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi, and Ania Pieroni. An Italian–Spani ...

'' theatrically in the United States in 1979. He was married to actress

Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress. Biography Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 194 ...

. He died at 90 years old of

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. He was buried in his family's chapel in the cemetery of

Morimondo Morimondo ( lmo, Morimond or locally ''Marmond'' ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan. It is home to the Abbey of Morimondo Morimondo Abbey ( it, Abb ...

Filmography (as director)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lattuada, Alberto 1914 births 2005 deaths People from Vaprio d'Adda Italian film directors Italian Roman Catholics David di Donatello winners David di Donatello Career Award winners Nastro d'Argento winners Deaths from dementia in Italy Deaths from Alzheimer's disease