Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 23, 1916
Died
Jun 07, 2008
Place of Birth
Milan, Italy
Credits
92 titles
Dino Risi
Biography
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]
Known For
Filmography
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Self
Aspirante vedovo
Original Story
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Self (archive footage)
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Self
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
Self
A Beautiful Vacation
Self
Speaking with Gassman
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Director
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Screenplay
Giovani e belli
Writer
Esercizi di stile
Screenplay
Mission of Love
Director
Scent of a Woman
Characters
The Invisible Wall
Direttore del Giornale (voice)
Life with the Kids
Director
I'll Be Going Now
Screenplay
Life with the Kids
Director
Running Away
Writer
Il vizio di vivere
Screenplay
Teresa
Director
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Director
Madman at War
Director
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
Good King Dagobert
Director
...e la vita continua
Director
Sesso e volentieri
Director
Ghost of Love
Director
Sunday Lovers
Director
I'm Photogenic
Director
Dear Father
Screenplay
First Love
Director
Ciné regards
Self
The New Monsters
Director
Without Words
Director
The Bishop's Bedroom
Director
Lost Soul
Director
The Career of a Chambermaid
Director
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Scent of a Woman
Director
Spécial cinéma
Self
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Screenplay
Dirty Weekend
Director
In the Name of the Italian People
Director
That's How We Women Are
Director
The Priest's Wife
Director
Normal Young Man
Director
I See Naked
Director
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Director