BAMBINI IN CITTÀ

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini (Salò, Brescia, Italy, 1916 - Rome, Italy, 2007), one of the founders, with Alberto Lattuada and Mario Ferreri, of the Cineteca italiana, had his first big success with The Emperor of Capri, starring Totò. In 1953 he won a Silver Bear in Berlin with Bread, Love and Dreams, which was followed by Bread, Love and Jealousy. In the 1960s he made films like Everybody Go Home and Bebo’s Girl, and in the following decade he made The Scientific Cardplayer and The Sunday Woman. He has also directed important literary adaptations for television, including The Adventures of Pinocchio, Heart and History. In 1987, he was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Venice.

FILMOGRAFIA

L’imperatore di Capri (1949), La valigia dei sogni (1953), Pane, amore e fantasia (1953), Pane, amore e gelosia (1954), La finestra sul Luna Park (1957), Mariti in città (1957), Mogli pericolose (1958), Le sorprese dell’amore (1959), Tutti a casa (1960), La ragazza di Bube (1963), Il compagno Don Camillo (1965), Incompreso (1966), Le avventure di Pinocchio (tv, 1972), Lo scopone scientifico (1972), La donna della domenica (1975), L’ingorgo (1979), Cercasi Gesù (1982), Cuore (tv, 1984), La storia (tv, 1986), Buon Natale... Buon Anno (1989), Marcellino pane e vino (1992).