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Alberto Lattuada is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, First Assistant Director and Editor Italien born on 13 november 1914 at Milan (Italie)
Alberto Lattuada (13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly "Camminare..." (1932) and part of the artists' group Corrente di Vita (1938).
According to an interview of his son (coming with the DVD of Mafioso), Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies.
In 1940 he started his cinema career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico ("Old-Fashioned World"). In 1943 he directed his first movie, Giacomo l'idealista.
Luci del Varietà (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. His 1962 film La steppa was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1979, New Line Cinema released his erotic film Stay As You Are theatrically in the United States.
He died at 90 years old of Alzheimer's disease and is survived by his wife of 61 years, actress Carla Del Poggio. He was buried in his family's chapel in the cemetery of Morimondo.
C'est à l'Université qu'il commence réellement à s'occuper de cinéma, composant les décors d'un film en format réduit, participant comme assistant au premier grand film en couleurs tourné en Italie Il museo dell'amore (1935). Il se consacre, d'autre part, avec Mario Ferrari et Luigi Comencini, à la recherche et à la sauvegarde de copies de vieux films, à la projection de ceux-ci, puis à l'étude des films les plus dignes d'attention, travaillant à la mise sur pied d'une cinémathèque, à l'origine de la future Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano. En 1938, il entre à la rédaction de Corrente, bimensuel de critique artistique et de fronde antifasciste, qui fut rapidement interrompu au moment de l'entrée en guerre de l'Italie. Il effectue parallèlement des reportages photographiques sur des films en tournage pour Tempo illustrado, mais il en est licencié à la demande de Luigi Freddi, hiérarque fasciste. Ses expériences littéraires le conduisent à devenir l'assistant de Mario Soldati pour Piccolo mondo antico (1941) et de Ferdinando Maria Poggioli pour Sissignora (1942). Il commence sa carrière de réalisateur avec Giacomo l'idealista (1943), inspiré d'un roman d'Emilio de Marchi et qui suit la tendance calligraphique des collaborations précédentes avec Soldati et Poggioli. La carrière d'Alberto Lattuada sera « marquée par des allers et retours entre les chroniques brutales, et souvent satiriques, de l'actualité et les adaptations littéraires raffinées » (Lorenzo Codelli).
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Nationality Italie
Birth 13 november 1914 at Milan (Italie)
Death 3 july 2005 (at 90 years) at Orvieto (Italie)
Birth 13 november 1914 at Milan (Italie)
Death 3 july 2005 (at 90 years) at Orvieto (Italie)
Alberto Lattuada (13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly "Camminare..." (1932) and part of the artists' group Corrente di Vita (1938).
According to an interview of his son (coming with the DVD of Mafioso), Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies.
In 1940 he started his cinema career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico ("Old-Fashioned World"). In 1943 he directed his first movie, Giacomo l'idealista.
Luci del Varietà (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. His 1962 film La steppa was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1979, New Line Cinema released his erotic film Stay As You Are theatrically in the United States.
He died at 90 years old of Alzheimer's disease and is survived by his wife of 61 years, actress Carla Del Poggio. He was buried in his family's chapel in the cemetery of Morimondo.
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Fils du musicien et compositeur d'opéras, Felice Lattuada, Alberto Lattuada se passionne très tôt pour le cinéma. Il n'est encore que lycéen, lorsqu'il devient rédacteur de Camminare (Avancer), revue bimensuelle d'avant-garde, créée au début de 1933. Il est également attiré par les arts figuratifs, dessinant sans cesse. Mais, il est aussi un lecteur des classiques, russes en particulier (son œuvre en porte la trace), et manifeste des talents d'écrivain. Dans les années qui suivent, il s'inscrit à la Faculté d'architecture de Milan et mène ses études jusqu'à l'obtention d'un diplôme.C'est à l'Université qu'il commence réellement à s'occuper de cinéma, composant les décors d'un film en format réduit, participant comme assistant au premier grand film en couleurs tourné en Italie Il museo dell'amore (1935). Il se consacre, d'autre part, avec Mario Ferrari et Luigi Comencini, à la recherche et à la sauvegarde de copies de vieux films, à la projection de ceux-ci, puis à l'étude des films les plus dignes d'attention, travaillant à la mise sur pied d'une cinémathèque, à l'origine de la future Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano. En 1938, il entre à la rédaction de Corrente, bimensuel de critique artistique et de fronde antifasciste, qui fut rapidement interrompu au moment de l'entrée en guerre de l'Italie. Il effectue parallèlement des reportages photographiques sur des films en tournage pour Tempo illustrado, mais il en est licencié à la demande de Luigi Freddi, hiérarque fasciste. Ses expériences littéraires le conduisent à devenir l'assistant de Mario Soldati pour Piccolo mondo antico (1941) et de Ferdinando Maria Poggioli pour Sissignora (1942). Il commence sa carrière de réalisateur avec Giacomo l'idealista (1943), inspiré d'un roman d'Emilio de Marchi et qui suit la tendance calligraphique des collaborations précédentes avec Soldati et Poggioli. La carrière d'Alberto Lattuada sera « marquée par des allers et retours entre les chroniques brutales, et souvent satiriques, de l'actualité et les adaptations littéraires raffinées » (Lorenzo Codelli).
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The Bull (1994)
Directed by Carlo Mazzacurati
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Diego Abatantuono, Marco Messeri, Roberto Citran, Marco Paolini, Ugo Conti, Alberto Lattuada
Roles Giovanni Colombani
Rating67%
Stay As You Are (1978)
, 1h35Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Ania Pieroni, Mónica Randall, Francisco Rabal, Barbara De Rossi
Rating61%
While in Florence on business, Roman landscape architect Giulio Marengo meets an alluring college student, Francesca, and spends the night with her. She is the foster daughter of an agriculturist named Bartolo who has looked after her since the death of her mother, Flora. Later, a friend of Giulio's sees Franscesca in a restaurant and implies that she might be Giulio's daughter. It is a possibility since Giulio had been going out with Flora the year before Francesca was born. Shocked by the idea, Giulio tries to cool his relationship with Francesca. Meanwhile, he is distracted by the revelation that his unmarried daughter Alexandra, who is about the same age as Francesca, is pregnant.
Oh, Serafina! (1976)
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Renato Pozzetto, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Angelica Ippolito, Marisa Merlini, Aldo Giuffrè, Fausto Tozzi
Roles Medico del manicomio
Rating63%
Un petit patron, amoureux de la nature et des oiseaux, épouse pour son plus grand malheur une de ses ouvrières.
Bambina (1974)
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Gigi Proietti, Irène Papas, Teresa Ann Savoy, Mario Scaccia, Bruno Cirino, Isa Miranda
Roles medico
Rating54%
The lawyer Mazzacolli wants to get his hands on the properties of a countess (Papas) and, helped by a local nobleman (Scaccia), staged the kidnapping of the countess' retarded child who had asked for her hand (Savoy). The move would force the hand of the countess, particularly for granting the usufruct of the property to her future husband. Mazzacolli did not reckoned with love, that unpredictable changes ideas and situations.
It Was I (1973)
, 1h48Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Lando Buzzanca, Giancarlo Giannini, Silvia Monti, Hiram Keller, Nino Pavese, Orazio Orlando
Roles Theater director (uncredited)
Rating67%
À Milan, un mythomane en mal de célébrité s'attribue le meurtre de la Strozzi, prima donna de la Scala.
Ciao, Federico! (1971)
, 1hOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Federico Fellini, Giulietta Masina, Nino Rota, Giuseppe Rotunno, Dante Ferretti, Martin Potter
Roles Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rating64%
Reportage, en 1968, sur le tournage du film Satyricon. Interviews de Federico Fellini, commentaires de quelques-uns de ses acteurs, ainsi que des membres de son entourage.
Come Have Coffee with Us (1970)
Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Francesca Romana Coluzzi, Milena Vukotic, Angela Goodwin, Checco Rissone, Alberto Lattuada
Roles Dr. Raggi
Rating67%
Paronzini, un fonctionnaire d'âge mûr, vient d'être nommé chef de bureau dans une ville de l'Italie du nord, proche de la frontière suisse. Arriviste et prétentieux, il recherche un plan idéal pour contracter un mariage avantageux. Il le trouve grâce à trois vieilles filles, enrichies par l'héritage de leur père décédé. Invité à boire le café dans leur confortable villa, Paronzini épouse Fortunata, mais il est bientôt contraint de les satisfaire toutes les trois... Harassé, il finira ses jours sur une chaise roulante poussée par les trois sœurs...
A Hero of Our Times (1955)
, 1h25Directed by Mario Monicelli
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Actors Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Giovanna Ralli, Tina Pica, Mario Carotenuto, Leopoldo Trieste
Roles Director
Rating67%
Alberto is an employee who is the Italian average of society of the Fifties. Alberto is a go-getter, attached only to his work, and believes that everyone meets him wants to bring Alberto bad luck. Alberto refuses every contact with other people, but soon finds himself caught in misunderstandings and so the people, to take revenge on him and his meanness, force him to change his identity.
Variety Lights (1951)
, 1h30Directed by Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Carla Del Poggio, Peppino De Filippo, Giulietta Masina, Folco Lulli, Franca Valeri, Carlo Romano
Roles Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Rating70%
Variety Lights is a bittersweet drama about a group of second-rate theatrical performers on tour. The actors, dancers, and performers struggle to make money from town to town, playing to minimal crowds, while the ageing manager of the company falls in love with a newcomer, to the chagrin of his faithful mistress Melina Amour, played by Fellini's real-life wife, Giulietta Masina. The movie begins with a sold-out vaudeville show in a small Italian town. A young woman, Liliana, played by Carla Del Poggio, sits in the appreciate crowd, enraptured by the performers. That evening, as the troupe boards a train, with two of the performers forced to sit in the train toilet to evade paying the fare, the young woman also boards the train. During the night, she unsuccessfully requests the head of the group, Checco Dal Monte, played by Peppino De Filippo, to join the group. In the morning when the group realizes it does not have enough money to pay for a carriage, Liliana hires the carriage with the last of her money. This saves the group several miles of walking and leads to them accepting her. At the performance that evening, a sparse and hostile crowd mocks each performer in turn. When the local promoter notices that the crowd responds approvingly to Liliana, he interrupts the performance and directs the group to feature the newcomer. This leads to repeat performances over the next two days to increasingly larger crowds. After the third and final performance, a local wealthy man invites the group to his mansion for dinner. That night Checco realizes he desires Liliana. In the morning, as the group walks towards the train station, Checco abandons his mistress Melina to walk alone with Liliana. When the group arrives in Rome, Checco leaves it in order to form his own troupe featuring Liliana. However, as this new group practices, Liliana arrives to tell Checco she has signed with a competitor. Checco collapses. The movie then follows Liliana in her brilliant debut in a minor role, hinting that she has a bright future ahead of her. The movie ends with Liliana, sporting an expensive fur coat, boarding a first-class train carriage en route to Milan. On the adjoining track, Checco and his old troupe board a train for Formaggio. In the final scene, the two trains leave the station as Checco, reunited with Melina, begins to flirt with a young woman who sits across the aisle from him. This suggest he is about to begin the cycle once again.
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Mano rubata (1989)
, 55minutesDirected by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Milena Vukotic, Clément Harari, Christiane Jean, Christian de Tillière, Roger Miremont, Patrick Bonnel
L'histoire se déroule à Paris. Günther Mayer, un jeune écrivain, auteur de récits de voyage, a été impressionné par une femme hautaine et très belle, qu'il a vue pour la première fois à travers la vitrine d’un magasin de fleurs. Puis, il la rencontre brièvement à plusieurs reprises ; en revanche, il en rêve plusieurs fois. Günther avoue qu'il veut connaître cette femme, afin de la déshabiller, mais le désir obsessif de la voir nue était plutôt un désir de déchirer ses vêtements, car il la considère inaccessible.
A Thorn in the Heart (1987)
, 1h30Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Anthony Delon, Sophie Duez, Antonella Lualdi, Gastone Moschin, Angelo Infanti
Rating56%
L'action se déroule près du Lac d'Orta. Le film raconte la rencontre entre Caterina, une jeune fille mystérieuse, et Guido, un joueur de poker.
Portrait of a Nude Woman (1981)
Directed by Alberto Lattuada, Nino Manfredi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Nino Manfredi, Eleonora Giorgi, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Georges Wilson, Carlo Bagno, Gino Cavalieri
Rating62%
Sandro (Nino Manfredi) et Laura (Eleonora Giorgi) sont mariés depuis 16 ans. Laura a hérité d'une librairie d'ouvrages anciens et d'art dans Venise. Leur couple est en crise et ils sont souvent au bord de la rupture. En pleine biennale de Venise, Sandro quitte le domicile conjugal. Il est recueilli par Zanetto (Georges Wilson), un marginal homosexuel autour duquel s'agglutinent artistes et marginaux. Dans le grenier, il découvre une photo très grand format d'une femme couchée, nue, de dos, qu'il trouve ressemblante à Laura. Voulant en avoir le cœur net, il revient chez lui en pleine nuit, découvre sa femme qui dort nue dans le lit et reste dubitatif. Il se met ensuite à enquêter sur cette fameuse photo, une quête qui lui fera parcourir tout Venise.
The Cricket (1980)
, 1h41Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres Drama
Actors Anthony Franciosa, Virna Lisi, Renato Salvatori, Clio Goldsmith, Barbara De Rossi, Mario Maranzana
Rating59%
Clio plays a fun loving girl who likes men. She leaves her home town and meets up with Wilma, a once famous singer. After Wilma bombs out at a local joint they hook up together and become prostitutes.
Stay As You Are (1978)
, 1h35Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Genres Drama, Erotic, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Ania Pieroni, Mónica Randall, Francisco Rabal, Barbara De Rossi
Rating61%
While in Florence on business, Roman landscape architect Giulio Marengo meets an alluring college student, Francesca, and spends the night with her. She is the foster daughter of an agriculturist named Bartolo who has looked after her since the death of her mother, Flora. Later, a friend of Giulio's sees Franscesca in a restaurant and implies that she might be Giulio's daughter. It is a possibility since Giulio had been going out with Flora the year before Francesca was born. Shocked by the idea, Giulio tries to cool his relationship with Francesca. Meanwhile, he is distracted by the revelation that his unmarried daughter Alexandra, who is about the same age as Francesca, is pregnant.