Luigi Bazzoni (25 June 1929 - 1 March 2012) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in

Salsomaggiore Terme Salsomaggiore Terme (Parmigiano dialect, Salsese: ; Parmigiano dialect, Parmigiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna. Located at the foot of the Apennine Mountains, Apennines, its warm sal ...

, Italy, Bazzoni was the elder brother of the film director and cinematographer

Camillo Bazzoni Camillo Bazzoni (29 December 1934 – 8 October 2020) was an Italian cinematographer and film director. Career Born in Salsomaggiore Terme, Bazzoni started as camera operator in 1960. From 1967 he worked as cinematographer with, among others, Li ...

and a cousin of the Academy Award winner

Vittorio Storaro Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940) is an Italian cinematographer widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in cinema history, for his work on numerous classic films including ''The Conformist,'' ''Apocalypse Now ...

. He began his career as

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. ...

. Later he became director of films and short films, gaining critical attention for two

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

s, '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' and ''

Brothers Blue ''Brothers Blue'' (Italian: ''Blu Gang - E vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati'') is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. For this film Tony Renis won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score. Plot The Blue brothers ...

''. His short film ''Di Domenica'' achieved a Special Mention at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

* '' The Possessed'' (''La donna del lago''/ ''The Lady of the Lake'') (1965) * '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (''L'Uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta'') (1968) * ''

The Fifth Cord ''The Fifth Cord'' (Italian: ''Giornata nera per l'ariete'', lit. "Black Day for Aries") is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his th ...

'' (''Giornata nera per l'ariete'') (1971) * ''

'' (''Blu Gang - Vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati'') (1973) * '' Footprints on the Moon'' (''Le Orme'') (1975)

References

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* Italian film directors Giallo film directors Spaghetti Western directors 1929 births People from Salsomaggiore Terme 2012 deaths {{Italy-film-bio-stub