Gianfranco Mingozzi

Gianfranco Mingozzi

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

San Pietro Capofiume, Molinella, Bologna, Italy
April 5, 1931

Biography

Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. 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. He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.

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Representative Works

La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita
8.0
/ Italian
Flavia the Heretic
Flavia the Heretic
5.9
/ Italian
L'appassionata
L'appassionata
No Rating Yet
/ Italian
Sardinia Kidnapped
Sardinia Kidnapped
5.7
/ Italian
The Joy of Living
The Joy of Living
6.2
/ Italian
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers
7.0
/ Italian
La Taranta
La Taranta
5.6
/ Italian
The Magic Screen
The Magic Screen
4.4
/ Italian
Il putto
Il putto
7.0
/ Italian
La vita provvisoria
La vita provvisoria
6.0
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Exploits of a Young Don Juan
1986Nominee

Best Director

Exploits of a Young Don Juan

La Dolce Vita
1960Winner

Best Performance

La Dolce Vita

Flavia the Heretic
1974Nominee

Best Director

Flavia the Heretic

Career Highlights

L'appassionata
1989Highlight

Best Director

L'appassionata

Sardinia Kidnapped
1968Highlight

Best Director

Sardinia Kidnapped

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