Tullio Pinelli (24 June 1908 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian screenwriter known for his work on the

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I Vitelloni ''I Vitelloni'' (, "The Bullocks"; Romagnol slang for "The Slackers" or "The Layabouts") is a 1953 Italian comedy drama film directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay written by himself, Ennio Flaiano, and Tullio Pinelli. It stars Franco ...

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La Strada ''La Strada'', also translated into English as ''The Road'', is a 1954 Italian Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomin ...

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La Dolce Vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life'Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars M ...

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8½ ''8½'' ( ) is a 1963 Italian avant-garde arthouse comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on famous Italian film director Guido Anselmi ( Marcello Mastroianni) who suffers from writer ...

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Biography

Born in

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, Pinelli began his career as a civil lawyer but spent his free time working in the theatre as a playwright. He was descended from a long line of Italian patriots; his great-uncle General Ferdinando Pinelli quashed the bandit revolt in Calabria following Italian unification. He met Fellini in a Rome kiosk in 1946 while they were reading opposite pages of the same newspaper. "Meeting each other", explained Pinelli, "was a creative lightning bolt. We spoke the same language from the start... We were fantasizing about a screenplay that would be the exact opposite of what was fashionable then: the story of a very shy and modest office worker who discovered he can fly; so he flaps his arms and escapes out the window. It certainly wasn't

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. But the idea never went anywhere either."Kezich, ''Federico Fellini: His Life and Work'', p. 96 The anecdote about flying presages the opening scene of ''8½'' (1963) in which the protagonist, a prominent film director, who dreams of escape by flying out of his car caught in a traffic jam. Pinelli died at the age of 100 on 7 March 2009 in Rome. He was married (from 1988) to the French-born actress

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, who had roles in ''8½'' and ''

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'' (1942).

Selected filmography

*'' His Young Wife'' (1945) *'' The Adulteress'' (1946) *'' The Bandit'' (1946) *'' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947) * '' The Opium Den'' (1947) *'' L'amore'' (1948) *'' Without Pity'' (1948) *'' The Earth Cries Out'' (1948) *'' In the Name of the Law'' (1949) *'' The Mill on the Po'' (1949) *''

Path of Hope ''Path of Hope'' () is a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi that belongs to the Italian neorealism film movement. It is based on Nino Di Maria's novel ''Cuori negli abissi''. Federico Fellini co-wrote the script. In Jul ...

'' (1950) *''

Variety Lights ''Variety Lights'' () is a 1951 Cinema of Italy, Italian romance film, romantic drama film produced, directed and written by Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada and starring Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, and Giulietta Masina. The film ...

'' (1950) *''

Four Ways Out ''Four Ways Out'' () is a 1951 Italian crime film directed by Pietro Germi and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Renato Baldini and Cosetta Greco. The film won the award for Best Italian Film at the 1951 Venice Film Festival. The film's sets were de ...

'' (1951) *'' Cameriera bella presenza offresi...'' (1951) *''

The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo ''The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo'' () is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot In 1863 a company of Italian Bersaglieri commanded by Captain Giordani, as part of the repression of banditry, was charged with freeing ...

'' (1952) *'' The White Sheik'' (1952) *'' Pietà per chi cade'' (1953) *''

'' (1953) *'' Love in the City'' (1953) *'' Symphony of Love'' (1954) *'' The Lovers of Manon Lescaut'' (1954) *''

'' (1954) *'' Il bidone'' (1955) *'' The Wolves'' (1956) *''

Nights of Cabiria ''Nights of Cabiria'' () is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film features Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a sex worker living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. The film is ba ...

'' (1957) *'' Fortunella'', (1958) *''

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'' (1958) *''

'' (1960) *'' Adua and Her Friends'' (1960) *''

Boccaccio '70 ''Boccaccio '70'' is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about ...

'' (1962) *'' Careless'' (1962) *'' The Steppe'' (1962) *''

'' (1963) *'' The Three Faces'' (1965) *''

The Gaucho ''The Gaucho'' (the official full title of the film is ''Douglas Fairbanks as The Gaucho'') is a 1927 American silent film, silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Vélez that is set in Argentina. The lavish adventure extra ...

'' (1965) *'' Juliet of the Spirits'' (1965) *'' Francesco di Assisi'' (1966) * '' The Climax'' (1967) *'' Check to the Queen'' (1969) *''

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'' (1969) *''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon, based on the screenplay for the 1957 Italian film '' Nights of Cabiria''. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse sta ...

'' (1969) *'' Serafino'' (1969) *'' How, When and with Whom'' (1969) *'' Help Me, My Love'' (1969) *'' A Pocketful of Chestnuts'' (1970) *'' The Garden of the Finzi-Continis'' (1970) *'' Alfredo Alfredo'' (1972) *''

Amore e ginnastica ''Amore e ginnastica'' (''Love And Gymnastics'') is a , 1973 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. It is based on a novel with the same name written by Edmondo De Amicis. Cast * Lino Capolicchio: Simone Celzani *Senta Berger: Maria P ...

'' (1973) * '' My Friends'' (1975) * ''

Down the Ancient Staircase ''Down the Ancient Staircase'' () is a 1975 Italian-French drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini. Cast * Marcello Mastroianni - Professor Bonaccorsi * Françoise Fabian - Anna Bersani * Marthe Keller - Bianca * Barbara Bouchet - Carla * Pie ...

'' (1975) * ''

Lovers and Liars ''Lovers and Liars'' (''Viaggio con Anita'') is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Goldie Hawn and Giancarlo Giannini. It is Hawn's only foreign film. It was released in the United States in February 1981. Pl ...

'' (1979) * '' Il Marchese del Grillo'' (1981) * '' All My Friends Part 2'' (1982) * '' Amici miei - Atto III'' (1985) * '' Ginger and Fred'' (1986) * '' Let's Hope It's a Girl'' (1986) * '' Mano rubata'' (1989) * '' The Voice of the Moon'' (1990)

References

Bibliography

* Pinelli, Tullio (2008). ''L'uomo a cavallo''. Roma: Edizioni Sabinae.

External links

* 1908 births 2009 deaths Italian men centenarians David di Donatello winners David di Donatello Career Award winners {{Italy-writer-stub