Nino Giannini
Nino Giannini (actually Virgilio Giannini , born July 10, 1894 in Sanremo , † January 17, 1978 in Lido di Ostia ) was an Italian film and dubbing director .
Life
Giannini shot Dita di fata in 1921 with his own script (based on a comedy by Eugène Scribe ) without any previous cinematic experience , which he had one work follow over the next two years. He then worked for the production company "SA Pittaluga" and the consortium "EIA", for which he became one of the first and leading dubbing directors in Italy. In 1939 Giannini published Se quell'idiota che pensasse ; four years later under the overall direction of Roberto Rossellini L'invasore . In the following two years he made three more films under his direction in the Republic of Salo , which ended his career after the end of fascism , of which Giannini had been a supporter since 1922.
After turning away from film, Giannini lived in the Villaggio dei Pescatori near Lido di Ostia .
Filmography (selection)
- 1921: Dita di fata
- 1945: Si chiude al'alba
Web links
- Nino Giannini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Giannini at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on films of the social republic ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Guido Aristarco: Il cinema fascista. Il prima e il dopo. 1996, p. 105ff.
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 208
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giannini, Nino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giannini, Virgilio (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film and dubbing director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sanremo , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 1978 |
| Place of death | Lido di Ostia , Italy |