Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in
Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in
Rome, graduating in 1958.
After being assistant of
Federico Fellini
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,
René Clément
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Life and career
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,
Philippe de Broca and
Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for ''La vita provvisoria'', and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film ''Le italiane e l'amore''.
He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.
Selected filmography
* ''
Con il cuore fermo Sicilia
''Con il cuore fermo Sicilia'' is a 1965 Italian documentary film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi. The film discusses issues on Sicily
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'' (1965)
* ''
Sardinia Kidnapped'' (1968)
* ''
Flavia the Heretic'' (1974)
* ''Gli ultimi tre giorni'' (1977)
* ''
Exploits of a Young Don Juan'' (1986)
* ''
Il frullo del passero
''The Sparrow's Fluttering'' ( it, Il frullo del passero) is a 1988 Italian romance drama film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.
The theme song "Felicità" by Lucio Dalla and Mauro Malavasi won the David di Donatello for best original song.
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'' (1988)
References
External links
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1932 births
2009 deaths
Italian film directors
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Film people from Bologna
20th-century Italian male writers
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