Renzo Chiosso
Lorenzo Chiosso (born August 24, 1877 in Turin , † November 12, 1949 there ) was an Italian screenwriter , writer and film director .
Life
Chiosso wrote numerous screenplays for silent films between 1913 and 1919; last year he also directed his only own film of the period, Il re dei pezzenti . He then turned to journalism and published a number of books, mostly with stories in the style of Emilio Salgari , before surprisingly staging another film in 1936. Conquistatori d'anime was shot together with Felice Minotti on behalf of the Salesians of Don Bosco , who depicted the ideas of this group in a semi-documentary manner.
Filmography
- Director
- 1919: Il re dei pezzenti
- 1936: Conquistatori d'anime
- script
- 1913: Spartacus (Spartaco)
Works (selection)
- 1928: Le avventure di Simon Wander
- 1942: Voragine rossa. Pia Società San Paolo
- 1951: La leonessa di Serendib. Viglongo
Web links
- Renzo Chiosso in the Internet Movie Database (English)(very incomplete)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 108/109
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiosso, Renzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chiosso, Lorenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter, writer and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1949 |
| Place of death | Turin |