Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an

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Biography

While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director

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for the role of leading actor in the film ''

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'' (1951). Following this experience he began an apprenticeship as an assistant director of Lizzani and

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, as well as appearing in the 1955 ''

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''. In 1960 he made his debut as a director with ''Tiro al piccione'', a film about the partisan resistance, which entered for a competition in

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in 1961. In 1965 he wrote and directed '' Una bella grinta'', a cynical representation of the economic boom of Italy, winning the Special Prize of the Jury at 15th Berlin International Film Festival. He then directed the production ''

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'' ( 1967) which starred an international cast including Edward G. Robinson,

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, and

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. His cinema career continued with ''Gott mit uns'' (1969), ''

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'' (1971), ''Giordano Bruno'' (1973), a trilogy about the abuses of the military, judicial and religious power; ''

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'' (1989–1991), with actor

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. In 1982 he directed the television

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'', which won the

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for Outstanding Miniseries. In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the

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Selected filmography

* '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' Nudi per vivere'' (1964) - documentary * '' Extraconiugale'', episode "La moglie svedese" (1964) * '' Una bella grinta'' (1965) * '' Ad ogni costo'' (1967) * '' Dio è con noi'' (1969) * '' Gli intoccabili'' (1969) * ''

'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

L'Agnese va a morire ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Renata Viganò which won the Viareggio Prize in 1949. Cast ...

'' (1976) * '' Circuito chiuso'' (1978) - TV film * '' Il giocattolo'' (1979) * ''

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'' (1982) - short subject * ''

'' (1982) - miniserie TV * '' L'addio a Enrico Berlinguer'' (1984) - short subject * '' Il giorno prima'' (1987) * ''

Gli occhiali d'oro ''Gli occhiali d'oro'' (internationally released as ''The Gold Rimmed Glasses'') is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo, starring Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett and Valeria Golino. Set in Ferrara and in a nearby seaside resor ...

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1989) * '' Ci sarà una volta'' (1992) - documentary * '' Le stagioni dell'aquila'' (1997) - documentary * '' I Demoni di San Pietroburgo'' (2008) * '' L'industriale'' (2011)

References

External links

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Il Dizionario online del cinema
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