Franco Rossellini
Franco Rossellini (born November 7, 1935 in Rome , † June 3, 1992 in New York City ) was an Italian film producer .
Life
Rossellini, the son of the composer Renzo , was initially (1960–1962) working as an assistant for some of his uncle Roberto Rossellini's films before he also worked with Federico Fellini , Sergio Corbucci and Mauro Bolognini . In 1965, together with Luigi Bazzoni , he directed the film adaptation of a novel by Giovanni Comisso , the real-life thriller La donna del lago . In the following years, Rossellini switched to the production of films and made possible with Manolo Bolognini a . a. some works by Pier Paolo Pasolini . He held this role only a few times in the 1970s before moving to New York City , where he later died of complications from AIDS .
At the beginning of his career, Rossellini had also worked for the stage, for example in a production of an opera written by his father based on Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge in 1961.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: La donna del lago (director and screenplay)
- 1968: Teorema - Geometry of Love (Teorema)
- 1969: Medea (Medea)
- 1971: The walls of Sana'a (Le mura di Sana'a)
- 1973: Blu Gang
- 1974: Identikit
- 1979: Caligula (Caligola)
- 1980: Fellini's City of Women (La città delle donne)
Web links
- Franco Rossellini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary. In: Corriere della Sera
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Rome, Gremese Editore 2002, p. 370
- ^ Family drama . In: Der Spiegel , 46/1962
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossellini, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd June 1992 |
| Place of death | New York City |