Dino Risi

About

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...

Known for

Scent of a WomanMovie • 1992ComplexesMovie • 1965Scent of a WomanMovie • 1974Il SorpassoMovie • 1962The MonstersMovie • 1963Ghost of LoveMovie • 1981The New MonstersMovie • 1977Dear FatherMovie • 1979How Funny Can Sex Be?Movie • 1973The WidowerMovie • 1959Scandal in SorrentoMovie • 1955First LoveMovie • 1978The Treasure of San GennaroMovie • 1966Venice, the Moon and YouMovie • 1958A Difficult LifeMovie • 1961The Sign of VenusMovie • 1955In the Name of the Italian PeopleMovie • 1971Love in the CityMovie • 1953The Tiger and the PussycatMovie • 1967The Bishop's BedroomMovie • 1977The ThursdayMovie • 1964The Priest's WifeMovie • 1970The Career of a ChambermaidMovie • 1976Il commissario Lo GattoMovie • 1986