Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Gianfranco Mingozzi
Born5 April 1932 (1932-04-05)
Bologna, Italy
Died7 October 2009 (2009-10-08) (aged 77)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter

Life and career

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Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958.[1][2] After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René Clément, Philippe de Broca and Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for La vita provvisoria, and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film Le italiane e l'amore.[1] He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. ^ a b "Il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia ricorda Gianfranco Mingozzi". Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. October 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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