Alfredo Guarini
Alfonso Antonio Alfredo Guarini (born May 23, 1901 in Sestri Ponente , † April 6, 1981 in Rome ) was an Italian film producer and director .
Life
After graduating in economics, Guarini worked in Venice in 1928 as Alexander Korda's assistant and worked on documentaries that were created in Berlin and Paris. Back in his home country he founded the company “Tirena Film”, for which he worked in various functions from 1934 to 1937 (as organizer, producer, and now and then as director). He left Italy again and went to Hollywood, where he wrote two scripts and met his future wife Isa Miranda , whom he married in July 1939. In 1940 Guarini returned to Rome and directed a number of films with his wife in the leading role until 1943. In 1941 he directed Die Weisse Göttin . Actors were u. a. Isa Miranda, Gustav Diessl and Fosco Giachetti .
One last directorial work came about ten years later - an episode of the film We Women, which he produced . From 1948 to 1962 he worked for “Italia Film” with production tasks for films, some of which were artistically significant.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1933: La rue (documentary)
- 1953: We Women (Siamo donne) (one episode)
producer
- 1949: The walls of Malapaga (Le mura di Malapaga)
- 1959: The Tsarina's Favorite (Storie d'amore proibite)
- 1961: Taurus - The Giant of Thessaly (Taur il re della forza bruta)
Web links
- Alfredo Guarini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Guarini at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Movie poster. The white goddess, 1941. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 222/223
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guarini, Alfredo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guarini, Alfonso Antonio Alfredo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sestri Ponente |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1981 |
| Place of death | Rome |