Mario Soldati
Mario Soldati (born November 17, 1906 in Turin , † June 19, 1999 in Tellaro ) was an Italian writer , screenwriter and director .
Life
Soldati studied art history in Turin. In 1929 he moved to New York for two years , where he taught at Columbia University . His report America primo amore , published in 1935 after his return to Italy , earned him numerous awards and made him known.
In the following years Soldati mainly wrote screenplays for movies, often based on literary models. In the post-war period he worked for several influential newspapers and also authored detective novels. As director and screenwriter of the film drama Dangerous Beauty (1953) with Gina Lollobrigida , he was nominated for the 1953 Grand Prix of the Cannes International Film Festival . In 1959 he received the prize for the best comedy there for clumsy career .
Works in German translation
- The Secret Reasons , translated by Fritz Jaffé, Munich, Piper, 1954
- Letters from Capri , Piper, 1955
- Venice. City on 118 islands , Josef Keller Verlag, Starnberg, 1965 (together with Giorgio Bassani and Gianni Berengo Gardin / photos)
- The stories of the detective , translated by Catherine Rückert, Walter Verlag, Olten, 1970
- The American Bride , trans. by Heinz Riedt, Munich, Droemer, 1981
- On the day of judgment , trans. by Antonio Avella, Munich, List, 1988
- The architect and love , trans. by Antonio Avella, Munich, Scherz, 1988
Filmography
Director
- 1938: La Signora di Montecarlo
- 1938: Rival of the Tsarina (La Principessa Tarakanova)
- 1939: Due milioni per un sorriso
- 1940: Dora (Dora Nelson) scandal
- 1941: Little Old World (Piccolo mondo antico)
- 1942: Tragica notte
- 1942: Malombra
- 1945: Quartieri alti
- 1945: Signor Travet's needs (Le miserie del Signor Travet)
- 1947: Eugenie Grandet (Eugenia Grandet)
- 1947: Daniele Cortis
- 1948: Escape to France (Fuga in Francia)
- 1949: The big show (Botta e risposta)
- 1950: Quel bandito sono io
- 1950: women and rebels (Donne e briganti)
- 1951: OK Nero (OK Nerone)
- 1951: Zorro, the hero (Il sogno di Zorro)
- 1952: Mandrin, the king of the rebels (Le Avventure di Mandrin)
- 1952: Lucrezia the red corsair (Jolanda la figlia del corsaro nero)
- 1952: The Three Corsairs (I tre corsari)
- 1953: Dangerous Beauty (La provinciale)
- 1954: This is how life works (Questa è la vita) - Segment: Il ventaglio
- 1955: The woman from the river (La donna del fiume)
- 1956: Father against his will (Sous le ciel de Provence / Era di venerdì 17)
- 1959: Clumsy makes a career (Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura)
script
- 1933: Arbeit macht frei ( Acciaio ) - Director: Walter Ruttmann
- 1936: The man who can't say no (Ma non è una cosa seria) - Director: Mario Camerini
- 1939: Into the blue life (Castelli in aria) - Director: Augusto Genina
- 1940: Waltz of a Night (Una romantica avventura) - Director: Mario Camerini
- 1942: A pistol shot (Un colpo di pistola) - Director: Renato Castellani
- 1956: War and Peace (War and Peace) - Director: King Vidor
- 1957: Castles in the Air (Il Conte Max) - Director: Giorgio Bianchi
- 1962: Erotica (L'amore difficile)
Web links
- Literature by and about Mario Soldati in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Mario Soldati in the German Digital Library
- Mario Soldati in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soldati, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1999 |
| Place of death | Tellaro (Lerici) |