Valentino Orsini (19 January 1927 in

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– 26 January 2001 in

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) was an Italian film director. After his first interests to arts (he had been sculptor, stage designer, cinema critic, cineclub animator) in his hometown, in 1954 Valentino Orsini directed with the brothers

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(born in the near small city of

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) the documentary ''San Miniato: luglio'' 1944. After other documentaries, most with Taviani brothers, he realized his first fiction films in 1962 and in 1963, both with the two brothers. After other documentaries Orsini directed his first fiction film alone, ''I dannati della terra'' in 1969. Despite his few fiction films (but he realized a lot of documentaries all around the world) Orsini is highly considered for his role in renewing Italian cinema in 1960s and 1970s, facing subjects such as the peasants' fights in Sicily, the divorce, the underdeveloped countries. In his last films his civil commitment was less present. For several years, he was the main Film directing teacher at the National Film School,

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in Rome, Italy. Among his students:

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, Giuseppe Petitto, Paolo Franchi.

Filmography

* '' A Man for Burning '' (Italy, 1962): in collaboration with

* ''

I fuorilegge del matrimonio ''I fuorilegge del matrimonio'', internationally released as ''Outlaws of Love'', is a 1963 Italian anthology comedy film. It is the second and last film directed both by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani and Valentino Orsini. It is inspired by the draf ...

'' (Italy, 1963): in collaboration with Paolo and Vittorio Taviani * ''I dannati della terra'' (Italy, 1969) * '' Corbari'' (Italy, 1970) * ''

Lover of the Great Bear ''Lover of the Great Bear'' ( it, L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore, french: La ligne de feu, german: Nur der letzte kam durch, also known as ''The Smugglers'') is a 1971 Italian-French-German drama film directed by Valentino Orsini and starring Giulian ...

'' (Italy/France/West Germany, 1971) * ''

Men or Not Men ''Men or Not Men'' ( it, Uomini e no) is a List of Italian films of 1980, 1980 Cinema of Italy, Italian war-drama film directed by Valentino Orsini. It is based on the novel with the same name by Elio Vittorini. Cast *Flavio Bucci as Enne 2 * ...

'' (Italy, 1980) * ''

My Dearest Son ''My Dearest Son'' ( it, Figlio mio infinitamente caro) is a 1985 Italian drama film. It represents the last film written and directed by Valentino Orsini. It is also the film debut of Italian actor Sergio Rubini. Plot Cast *Ben Gazzara as ...

'' (Italy, 1985)

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1927 births 2001 deaths People from Pisa Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub