Raimondo Del Balzo (17 January 1939 – 22 September 1995) was an Italian screenwriter and director. Born in

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, Del Balzo first worked as a journalist and then entered the cinema industry in 1967 as a screenwriter. In 1973 he had a large commercial success with his directorial debut film, ''

The Last Snows of Spring ''L'ultima neve di primavera'' (internationally known as ''The Last Snows of Spring'') is a 1973 Italian drama film written and directed by Raimondo Del Balzo. The film obtained a great commercial success and launched the career of child actor Ren ...

'', a success confirmed by his second work, ''

White Horses of Summer ''Bianchi cavalli d'Agosto'' (internationally known as ''White Horses of Summer'') is a 1975 Italian drama film written and directed by Raimondo Del Balzo and starring Jean Seberg. The film is part of the genre of Italian melodramatic films known ...

''. These films launched a melodramatic subgenre known as "lacrima movie" (i.e. "tearjerker movie"), usually characterized by plots involving unfortunate children and fatal diseases.Vv. Aa. ''Preparate i fazzoletti, guida al lacrima movie''. Nocturno Dossier, 2007. A strong sentimentalism was his trademark also in his later works, which indeed disappointed at the box office. Del Balzo died of cancer, as did the main characters of his first two films.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Del Balzo, Raimondo 1939 births 1995 deaths Deaths from cancer in Lazio Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian television directors Writers from Rome Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers