Niccolò "Lino" Miccichè (31 July 1934 – 1 July 2004) was an Italian film critic and film historian. Born in

Caltanissetta Caltanissetta (Sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Cartanissètta)'' is an Italian comune with a population of 58,012 inhabitants, serving as the capital of the Province of Caltanissetta, free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta in Sicily. The earl ...

, Miccichè graduated in political sciences at the

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.Dottorini, Daniele (2004).
Miccichè, Nicolò (detto Lino)
. '' Enciclopedia del Cinema''.

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. He made his debut as a film critic in 1956, working for various magazines and newspapers, notably '' L'Avanti!'', as well as for radio and television programs. In 1964, he co-founded with Bruno Torri the Pesaro International Film Festival, which he directed for 25 years. In 1997 he briefly served as director of the

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, before becoming director of the

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. He was professor of history and critic of cinema at the Universities of

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and

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. Miccichè also directed several short films and the 1962 documentary film ''All'armi, siam fascisti''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Micciche, Lino 1934 births 2004 deaths People from Caltanissetta Italian film critics Italian male journalists Italian essayists Italian film historians Italian male essayists 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian essayists University of Florence alumni Academic staff of the University of Trieste Academic staff of the University of Siena Academic staff of Roma Tre University