Gian Vittorio Baldi

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Gian Vittorio Baldi (born October 30, 1930 in Bologna , † March 23, 2015 in Faenza ) was an Italian director and film producer .

Life

Baldi graduated in Social Sciences at the University of La Sapienza in Rome , and enrolled at the Experimental Center of Cinematography one. In 1955 he made his debut as a documentary filmmaker and soon won a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for the short film Il pianto delle zitelle (1958). His film La casa delle vedove , made in 1960, was also successful with critics with an Oscar nomination. The following year he directed for the first time: his episode La prova d'amore was part of the film Le Italiani e l'amore . Some artistically remarkable films followed, for which he always wrote the books; from 1967 he also dedicated himself to the production of auteur films, for which he founded his company IDI Cinematografia . From 1975 onwards he only used television with his own films.

Baldi was a lecturer at the Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia of the university in his hometown .

Filmography (selection)

As a director

  • 1958: Il pianto delle zitelle (short film)
  • 1960: La casa delle vedove (short film)
  • 1961: The Italian and Love (Le Italiane e l'amore) (episode)
  • 1999: Il temporale

As a producer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 37f.
personal data
SURNAME Baldi, Gian Vittorio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Bologna
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 2015
Place of death Faenza