Carlo Lizzani (3 April 1922 – 5 October 2013) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic.

Biography

Born in

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, before

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Lizzani worked as a

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on such films as

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's ''

Germany Year Zero ''Germany, Year Zero'' ( it, Germania anno zero) is a 1948 film directed by Roberto Rossellini, and is the final film in Rossellini's unofficial war film trilogy, following '' Rome, Open City'' and '' Paisà''. ''Germany Year Zero'' takes place ...

'', Alberto Lattuada's '' The Mill on the Po'' (both 1948) and

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' ''

Bitter Rice ''Bitter Rice'' ( it, Riso Amaro ) is a 1949 Italian film made by Lux Film, written and directed by Giuseppe De Santis. Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, starring Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone, Doris Dowling and Vittorio Gassman, ''Bitter Rice'' was ...

'' (1949), for which he received an

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for Best Original Story. After directing documentaries, he debuted as a feature director with the admired World War II drama ''

Achtung! Banditi! ''Achtung! Banditi!'' also known as ''Attention! Bandits!'' is a 1951 Italian World War II film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Andrea Checchi. Cast *Gina Lollobrigida as Anna *Andrea Checchi as the engineer * ...

'' (1951). Respected for his awarded drama '' Chronicle of Poor Lovers'' (1954), he has proven a solid director of genre films, notably crime films such as '' The Violent Four'' (1968) and '' Crazy Joe'' (1974) or crime-comedy ''

Roma Bene ''Roma Bene'' is a 1971 Italian comedy-drama film starring Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Irene Papas and Senta Berger. Plot The classic scene of the upper middle-class in Rome: a duchess, the industrial husband and the many apparently respectabl ...

'' (1971). His film ''

L'oro di Roma ''L'oro di Roma'' (internationally released as ''Gold of Rome'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. Cast *Gérar ...

'' (1961) examined events around the final deportation of the Jews of Rome and the Roman roundup, ''grande razzia'', of October 1943.i-italy, January 28 2010
/ref> For his 1968 film ''

Bandits in Milan ''Bandits in Milan'' ( it, Banditi a Milano; also known as ''The Violent Four'') is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events ...

'' he won a David di Donatello award as

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and a

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

award for best screenplay. Lizzani worked frequently for Italian television in the 1980s and supervised the Venice International Film Festival for four editions, from 1979 to 1982. In 1994 Lizzani was a member of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival. For his 1996 film '' Celluloide'', which deals with the making of ''

Rome, Open City ''Rome, Open City'' ( it, Roma città aperta, also released as ''Open City'') is a 1945 Italian neorealist war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Sergio Amidei, Celeste Negarville and Federico Fellini. Set in Rome in ...

'', he received another David di Donatello award for his screenplay. While preparing for the film ''L'orecchio del potere'' ("The Ear of Power", a project he cultivated since the late nineties with the title ''Operazione Appia Antica''), Lizzani committed suicide in

at the age of 91, when he jumped from the balcony of his apartment in Via dei Gracchi on 5 October 2013. On 10 October his coffin was transferred to a room in the Capitol that was set up as a funeral home, and the following day the civil funeral was held. Later, his body was transferred to the Flaminian cemetery for cremation.

Legacy

In 2014 his family established the Lizzani Prize in his honor, which became one of the collaterals of the

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and is destined for Italians exhibitors that have given more space to quality cinema in cinemas.

Personal life

Since 1949 he was married with painter Edith Bieber, whom he met in

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during the filming of the

film ''

Germania anno zero ''Germany, Year Zero'' ( it, Germania anno zero) is a 1948 film directed by Roberto Rossellini, and is the final film in Rossellini's unofficial war film trilogy, following ''Rome, Open City'' and '' Paisà''. ''Germany Year Zero'' takes place i ...

''.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1946) *'' Viaggio al sud'', documentary (1949) *'' Via Emilia Km 147'', documentary (1949) *'' Nel Mezzogiorno qualcosa è cambiato'', documentary (1950) *'' Modena, città dell'Emilia Rossa'', documentary (1950) *''

'' (1951) *'' L'amore che si paga'', episode of the film '' L'amore in città'' (1953) * ''

At the Edge of the City ''At the Edge of the City'' ( it, Ai margini della metropoli) is a 1953 Italian crime film drama directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film stars Massimo Girotti, Marina Berti and Giulietta Masina. In Rome a young man is falsely accused of killing hi ...

'', coregia di

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(1953) *'' Cronache di poveri amanti'' (1953) *'' Siluri umani'', uncredited

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and Marc-Antonio Bragadin (1954) *'' Lo svitato'' (1955) *'' La muraglia cinese'' (1958) *'' Esterina'' (1959) *'' Il gobbo'' (1960) *'' Carabiniere a cavallo'' (1961) *''

'' (1961) *''

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'' (1963) *''

Il processo di Verona ''Il processo di Verona'' (internationally released as ''The Verona Trial'') is a 1963 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film tells of the final phases of the Italian fascist regime, in particular the affair of the 194 ...

'' (1963) *''

Amori pericolosi ''Amori pericolosi'' is a 1964 anthology film consisting of three segments directed by Alfredo Giannetti, Carlo Lizzani and Giulio Questi. Cast ; Il generale * Grégoire Aslan: The General * Sandra Milo: The lover of the General * Marco Tu ...

'' (1964) *'' La Celestina P... R...'' (1964) *'' La guerra segreta'' (1965) *''

Thrilling ''Thrilling'' is a 1965 Italian comedy film. The film is split into three distinct segments, each directed by a different director; namely Carlo Lizzani, Ettore Scola and Gian Luigi Polidoro. Cast Il vittimista * Directed by Ettore Scola * N ...

'' (segment "''L'autostrada del Sole''", 1965) *''

Requiescant ''Requiescant'', also known as ''Kill and Pray'', is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed by Carlo Lizzani. Synopsis After surviving his family being massacred, a young boy is taken in and raised by a priest. Years later he comes face to face ...

'' (1966) *'' Svegliati e uccidi'' (1966) *'' Un fiume di dollari'' (1967) *'' L'amante di Gramigna'' (1968) *'' Banditi a Milano'' (1968) *''

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'' (1969) *''

Amore e rabbia ''Amore e rabbia'' ''(Love and Anger)'' is a 1969 Italian-French anthology film that includes five films directed by five Italian directors and one French director. It premiered at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969. Plot The fi ...

'' (1969) *''

'' (1971) *''

Torino nera ''Black Turin'' ( it, Torino nera) is a 1972 crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film received mixed reviews, but was commercially successful. Cast * Bud Spencer: Rosario Rao * Françoise Fabian: Lucia Rao * Marcel Bozzuffi: Fridda * ...

'' (1972) *'' Crazy Joe'' (1973) *'' Mussolini ultimo atto'' (1974) *'' Storie di vita e di malavita'' (1975) *'' Un delitto inutile'' (1976) *'' Kleinhoff hotel'' (1977) *'' Fontamara'' (1980) *'' La casa del tappeto giallo'' (1983) *'' Mamma Ebe'' (1985) *'' Un'isola'' (1986) *'' Caro Gorbaciov'' (1988) *'' 12 registi per 12 città'' (1989) documentary *'' Cattiva'' (1991) *'' Celluloide'' (1996) *''

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'' (1999) documentary *''

Cesare Zavattini Cesare Zavattini (20 September 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema. Biography Born in Luzzara near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, ...

'' (2002) documentary *'' Napoli Napoli Napoli'' (2006) documentary *'' Agusta-Westland, un primato italiano'' (2007) documentary *'' Hotel Meina'' (2007)

References

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