Dino Risi

Acting

Dino Risi

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Dec 23, 1916 (108 years old)
Death date
Jun 07, 2008

Dino Risi

Known For

Ciao Marcello, Mastroianni l'antidivo
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2024

Ciao Marcello, Mastroianni l'antidivo

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
DOLBY
Movie 2015

Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant

Monicelli: La versione di Mario
1h 23m
DOLBY
Movie 2012

Monicelli: La versione di Mario

The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli...

Sodankylä Forever
4h 33m
DOLBY
Movie 2010

Sodankylä Forever

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in...

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
52min
DOLBY
Movie 2007

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Documentary exploring the formidable life and career of Italian film...

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DOLBY
Movie 2007

Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne

A Beautiful Vacation
55min
DOLBY
Movie 2006

A Beautiful Vacation

This 2006 documentary was filmed on the occasion of director...

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
1h 13m
DOLBY
Movie 2004

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for...

The Invisible Wall
2h
DOLBY
Movie 1991

The Invisible Wall

June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea...

Biography

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. His 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His biggest hits were Poor, But Handsome (Poveri ma belli), followed by two sequels, which he also directed; A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile); The Easy Life (Il sorpasso); Opiate '67 or, in a cut version, 15 From Rome (I Mostri); and Scent Of A Woman (Profumo di Donna), which was remade by Martin Brest starring Al Pacino in 1992. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award (Leone d'oro alla carriera) at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work. Two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome. He was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco (film director).[from Wikipedia]