Dino Risi

Directing·Dec 23, 1916·Milan, Italy

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Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. His 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His biggest hits were Poor, But Handsome (Poveri ma belli), followed by two sequels, which he also directed; A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile); The Easy Life (Il sorpasso); Opiate '67 or, in a cut version, 15 From Rome (I Mostri); and Scent Of A Woman (Profumo di Donna), which was remade by Martin Brest starring Al Pacino in 1992. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award (Leone d'oro alla carriera) at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work. Two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome. He was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco (film director).[from Wikipedia]

Film	Credit
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant2015 · Self	Self
Monicelli: La versione di Mario2012 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow2007 · Self	Self
DDino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne2007 · Self	Self
A Beautiful Vacation2006 · Self	Self
Speaking with Gassman2005 · Actor	Actor
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala2005 · Director	Director
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto2004 · Self	Self
Le ragazze di Miss Italia2002 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Giovani e belli1996 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Esercizi di stile1996 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Invisible Wall1991 · Direttore del Giornale (voice)	Direttore del Giornale (voice)
I'll Be Going Now1991 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Life with the Kids1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Running Away1989 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Il vizio di vivere1988 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Teresa1987 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Il commissario Lo Gatto1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Madman at War1985 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer1984 · Self	Self
Good King Dagobert1984 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Sesso e volentieri1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Ghost of Love1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Sunday Lovers1980 · Director	Director
I'm Photogenic1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dear Father1979 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
First Love1978 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The New Monsters1977 · Director	Director
Without Words1977 · Director	Director
The Bishop's Bedroom1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Lost Soul1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Career of a Chambermaid1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Scent of a Woman1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
How Funny Can Sex Be?1973 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Dirty Weekend1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
In the Name of the Italian People1971 · Director	Director
That's How We Women Are1971 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Priest's Wife1970 · Director	Director
Normal Young Man1969 · Director	Director
I See Naked1969 · Director	Director
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses1968 · Director	Director
The Prophet1968 · Director	Director
The Tiger and the Pussycat1967 · Director	Director
The Treasure of San Gennaro1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Our Husbands1966 · Director	Director
Weekend, Italian Style1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Complexes1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay