Mario Camerini

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Mario Camerini (born February 6, 1895 in Rome , † February 4, 1981 in Gardone Riviera , Brescia , Lombardy ) was an Italian director .

life and work

Camerini had to interrupt his law studies when he was drafted because of the First World War ; he saw its end as a prisoner of war in Austria . An early draft of the script by the student was implemented as early as 1913 .

With the help of his brother Augusto and his cousin Augusto Genina and as their assistant he gained a foothold in the film business from 1920; first as a screenwriter, then as an assistant director . From 1923 he also directed himself, for example Maciste contro lo sceicco (1926) or the comedy Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! with Vittorio De Sica , who was at the beginning of a whole series of popular successes. Kiff Tebbi from 1928, made in Africa, is also one of the more interesting films of that time.

After the Second World War , Camerini was a reliable director of comedies and adventure films , which also represented her country at festivals. In 1947 his film Uprising in Siberia (with Vittorio Gassman ) was presented at the Cannes Festival . At the 2nd Berlinale in 1952, his wife was in competition for one night . In 1954, Camerini shot the adventure film The Journeys of Odysseus with Kirk Douglas in the title role. He was involved as a screenwriter in the film War and Peace (director: King Vidor ).

With two exceptions, Camerini ended his career in the mid-1960s.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1926: Maciste in Africa (Maciste contro lo sceicco)
  • 1929: Rotaie
  • 1932: Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!
  • 1936: The man who cannot say no (Ma non è una cosa seria)
  • 1936: The big roll call (Il grande appello)
  • 1937: Mister Max (Il signor Max)
  • 1939: Alarm in the department store (I grandi magazzini)
  • 1940: Waltz of a Night (Una romantica avventura)
  • 1941: The betrothed (I promessi sposi)
  • 1942: My life for you (Una storia d'amore)
  • 1945: Due lettere anonime
  • 1947: Uprising in Siberia (La figlia del capitano)
  • 1948: Street dreams (Molti sogni per le strade)
  • 1950: Fair game (Il brigante Musolino)
  • 1952: wife for one night (Moglie per una notte)
  • 1953: The Heroes of Sunday (Gli eroi della domenica)
  • 1954: The journeys of Odysseus (Ulisse)
  • 1955: A woman for weak hours (La bella mugnaia)
  • 1957: Holidays on the sunny island (Vacanze a Ischia)
  • 1958: Young People Today (Young People Today)
  • 1961: The corpse is in the wrong suitcase (Crimen)
  • 1962: The Bandit of Naples (I briganti italiani)
  • 1963: Kali Yug: The Goddess of Vengeance (Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta)
  • 1963: Kali Yug, Part 2: Riots in India (Il mistero del tempio indiano)
  • 1966: an almost perfect murderer (Delitto quasi perfetto)
  • 1971: Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente
  • 1972: Don Camillo ei giovani d'oggi

literature

  • Sergio Grmek Germani: Mario Camerini. Il Castoro Cinema, La Nuova Italia, Florence 1981.
  • Riccardo F. Esposito: Don Camillo e Peppone. Cronache cinematografiche dalla Bassa Padana 1951–1965. Le Mani - Microart's, Recco 2008, ISBN 9788880124559 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 83-84.
personal data
SURNAME Camerini, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH 4th February 1981
Place of death Gardone Riviera , Brescia