Directing
Dino Risi
Born Dec 23, 1916 · Milan, Italy · Died Jun 7, 2008
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]
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Directed
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
Documentary
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
2002
Comedy · TV Movie
Giovani e belli
1996
Comedy
Esercizi di stile
1996
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
Mission of Love
1993
Drama
Life with the Kids
1991
Drama
I'll Be Going Now
1991
Drama
Life with the Kids
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Running Away
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Il vizio di vivere
1988
Drama · TV Movie
Teresa
1987
Romance · Comedy
Il commissario Lo Gatto
1986
Comedy · Crime
Madman at War
1985
Comedy
Good King Dagobert
1984
Comedy
Sesso e volentieri
1982
Comedy
Ghost of Love
1981
Romance · Drama · Horror
Sunday Lovers
1980
Romance · Comedy · Drama
I'm Photogenic
1980
Comedy
Dear Father
1979
Comedy
First Love
1978
Drama · Romance · Comedy
The New Monsters
1977
Comedy
Without Words
1977
Romance
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
Crime · Comedy · Drama
Lost Soul
1977
Horror · Mystery · Drama
The Career of a Chambermaid
1976
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Scent of a Woman
1974
Comedy · Drama
How Funny Can Sex Be?
1973
Comedy
Dirty Weekend
1973
Thriller · Crime · Comedy
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
Comedy · Drama · Crime
That's How We Women Are
1971
Comedy
The Priest's Wife
1970
Drama · Comedy
Normal Young Man
1969
Comedy
I See Naked
1969
Comedy
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
Comedy
The Prophet
1968
Comedy
The Tiger and the Pussycat
1967
Drama · Comedy
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966
Comedy · Crime
Our Husbands
1966
Comedy
Weekend, Italian Style
1965
Comedy
Complexes
1965
Comedy
The Dolls
1965
Comedy · Romance
Il gaucho
1964
Comedy
The Thursday
1964
Comedy · Drama
The Monsters
1963
Comedy
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I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]
1963
Drama · Romance
March on Rome
1962
Comedy
Il Sorpasso
1962
Drama · Comedy · Adventure
A Difficult Life
1961
Comedy · Drama
A porte chiuse
1961
Comedy
Love in Rome
1960
Drama · Romance
Love and Larceny
1960
Comedy
The Widower
1959
Comedy
Poor Millionaires
1959
Comedy
Venice, the Moon and You
1958
Comedy
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
1957
Romance · Comedy
Oh! Sabella
1957
Comedy
Poor But Beautiful
1957
Comedy
Scandal in Sorrento
1955
Romance · Comedy
The Sign of Venus
1955
Romance · Comedy
Love in the City
1953
Drama · Romance
The Street of Hope
1953
Comedy
Vacation with a Gangster
1952
Adventure
Lights Out in the Cinema Hall
1950
Comedy
La fabbrica del duomo
1949
1848
1948
Documentary
Tigullio minore
1947
Documentary
Towards Life
1946
Drama
Written
Aspirante vedovo
2013
Comedy
Scent of a Woman
1992
Drama
Fast and Sexy
1958
Comedy · Romance
The Monte Carlo Story
1956
Drama · Comedy
Disperato addio
1955
Drama
Acting
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
2024
Documentary
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
2015
Documentary
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
2012
Documentary
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
2007
Documentary
A Beautiful Vacation
2006
Documentary
