Dino Risi
Known for: Directing
Born: December 23, 1916
Died: June 7, 2008
Place of birth: Milan, Italy
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]
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Filmography
86 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
2024
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Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
2015
4.9
Aspirante vedovo
2013
5.5
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
2012
6.0
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
2007NR
Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne
2007
6.0
A Beautiful Vacation
2006
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Speaking with Gassman
2005
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Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
2005
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I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
2004
8.0
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
2002
4.4
Giovani e belli
1996
7.0
Esercizi di stile
1996
7.0
Mission of Love
1993
7.8
Scent of a Woman
1992
6.9
The Invisible Wall
1991
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Life with the Kids
1991
6.1
I'll Be Going Now
1991
4.4
Life with the Kids
1990
7.2
Running Away
1989
6.0
Il vizio di vivere
1988
4.2
Teresa
1987
6.2
Il commissario Lo Gatto
1986
5.8
Madman at War
1985
6.5
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
4.2
Good King Dagobert
19847.0
...e la vita continua
1984
4.4
Sesso e volentieri
1982
7.0
Ghost of Love
1981
5.8
Sunday Lovers
1980
5.3
I'm Photogenic
1980
6.4
Dear Father
1979
5.7
First Love
1978
5.0
Ciné regards
1978
7.0
The New Monsters
1977
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Without Words
1977
5.7
The Bishop's Bedroom
1977
6.7
Lost Soul
1977
5.1
The Career of a Chambermaid
1976
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
7.4
Scent of a Woman
1974
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
5.7
How Funny Can Sex Be?
1973
5.2
Dirty Weekend
1973
7.2
In the Name of the Italian People
1971
6.4
That's How We Women Are
1971
6.2
The Priest's Wife
1970
5.8
Normal Young Man
1969
6.2
I See Naked
1969
6.7
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
1968
5.4
The Prophet
1968
6.8
The Tiger and the Pussycat
1967
7.4
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966
6.0
Our Husbands
1966
6.5
Weekend, Italian Style
1965
7.0
Complexes
1965
5.3
The Dolls
1965
6.9
Il gaucho
1964
7.0
The Thursday
1964
7.4
The Monsters
1963![I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw342%2FfkTvKqR2JFBYu95upYlW9lAKIXU.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
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I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]
1963
7.5
March on Rome
1962
8.2
Il Sorpasso
1962
8.0
A Difficult Life
1961
6.5
A porte chiuse
1961
5.5
Love in Rome
1960
7.2
Love and Larceny
1960
7.4
The Widower
1959
5.8
Poor Millionaires
1959
5.9
Venice, the Moon and You
1958
5.6
Fast and Sexy
1958
6.6
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
1957
7.2
Oh! Sabella
1957
6.7
Poor But Beautiful
1957
5.9
The Monte Carlo Story
1956
6.8
Scandal in Sorrento
1955
10.0
Disperato addio
1955
6.8
The Sign of Venus
1955
6.5
Love in the City
1953
6.0
The Street of Hope
1953
6.4
Sunday Heroes
1952
7.0
Toto and the Kings of Rome
1952
7.2
Vacation with a Gangster
1952
7.3
Anna
1951
6.5
Songs in the streets
1950
8.0
Lights Out in the Cinema Hall
1950
7.0
La fabbrica del duomo
1949
6.3
1848
1948
7.5
Tigullio minore
1947
10.0
Towards Life
19466.0
Barboni
1946
6.8
Piccolo mondo antico
1941