Gianfranco Mingozzi

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Gianfranco Mingozzi (born April 5, 1932 in Bologna , † October 7, 2009 in Rome ) was an Italian director .

Life

Mingozzi earned a law degree and worked as an animator for his hometown film club. He worked on Federico Fellini's La dolce vita as an assistant director and made a small appearance there as an actor after successfully completing his studies at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia . After completing a few short films, he was responsible for an episode of The Italian Woman and Love . After that he was involved in a number of feature films and documentaries. a. about Francesca Bertini and Michelangelo Antonioni as well as the transsexual artist Georgia O'Brien . His Nunsploitation film Castigata - The Chastened, caused a sensation . He later devoted himself to working for television.

Films (selection)

  • 1961: The Italian woman and love (Le italiane e l'amore) , 1 episode
  • 1968: The Mafia Story (Sequestro di persona)
  • 1974: Castigata - The Chastened (Flavia, la monaca musulmana)
  • 1977: The last three days (Gli ultimi tre giorni)
  • 1983: The Enchanted Canvas (La vela incantata) (TV movie)
  • 1987: Tender Temptation (Les exploits d'un jeune Don Juan)
  • 1988: The Lover (Il frullo del passero)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi , Gremese 2002, p. 289
personal data
SURNAME Mingozzi, Gianfranco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian director
DATE OF BIRTH April 5, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Bologna
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 2009
Place of death Rome