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Marco Risi is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Second Assistant Director Italien born on 4 june 1951 at Milan (Italie)
Marco Risi (born 4 June 1951) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer.
Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduated from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but abandoned his studies after two years. He began his career as an assistant of his uncle, Nelo Risi, for A Season in Hell (1971) and thereafter for directors such as Duccio Tessari, Steno, Alberto Sordi. He also collaborated with some scripts for films directed by his father. He made his directorial debut in 1977, with the RAI television documentary Appunti su Hollywood. After three quite successful comedy films, since 1987 Risi's cinema focused into more complex social and political issues, such as the military service seen as a traumatic experience (Soldati - 365 all'alba), the juvenile delinquency in and out of prison (Mery per sempre and Ragazzi fuori), the Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 disaster (Il muro di Gomma), the gang rape phenomenon (Il branco) and the Giancarlo Siani murder (Fort Apache Napoli).
In 1989 Risi's Mery per sempre won the Special Grand Prize of the Jury at the Montréal World Film Festival. For his 1990 film Ragazzi fuori Risi won the David di Donatello Award for for Best Director and a Silver Osella for Best Cinematography at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.
In 1991 Risi started, together with Maurizio Tedesco, a film production company, "Sorpasso Film". In 1998 he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer for Ferzan Özpetek's Hamam.
(1975)
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Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduated from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but abandoned his studies after two years. He began his career as an assistant of his uncle, Nelo Risi, for A Season in Hell (1971) and thereafter for directors such as Duccio Tessari, Steno, Alberto Sordi. He also collaborated with some scripts for films directed by his father. He made his directorial debut in 1977, with the RAI television documentary Appunti su Hollywood. After three quite successful comedy films, since 1987 Risi's cinema focused into more complex social and political issues, such as the military service seen as a traumatic experience (Soldati - 365 all'alba), the juvenile delinquency in and out of prison (Mery per sempre and Ragazzi fuori), the Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 disaster (Il muro di Gomma), the gang rape phenomenon (Il branco) and the Giancarlo Siani murder (Fort Apache Napoli).
In 1989 Risi's Mery per sempre won the Special Grand Prize of the Jury at the Montréal World Film Festival. For his 1990 film Ragazzi fuori Risi won the David di Donatello Award for for Best Director and a Silver Osella for Best Cinematography at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.
In 1991 Risi started, together with Maurizio Tedesco, a film production company, "Sorpasso Film". In 1998 he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer for Ferzan Özpetek's Hamam.
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Fils de Dino Risi, Marco Risi renoue avec la tradition néoréaliste notamment dans Il branco.Best films
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Filmography of Marco Risi (27 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cha cha cha | Director, Story | |
| 2010 | The First Beautiful Thing | Actor | Dino Risi |
| 2009 | Fort Apache Napoli | Director, Story | |
| 2007 | Maradona, the Hand of God | Director | |
| 2001 | Empty Eyes | Producer | |
| 1998 | The Last New Year's Eve | Director, Dialogue, Producer | |
| 1998 | The Scent of the Night | Producer | |
| 1997 | Steam: The Turkish Bath | Producer | |
| 1995 | Camerieri | Executive Producer | |
| 1994 | The Whores | Producer | |
| 1994 | The Pack | Director, Story, Associate Producer | |
| 1991 | The Invisible Wall | Director | |
| 1991 | The Invisible Wall | Director | |
| 1990 | Boys on the Outside | Director, Story | |
| 1989 | Mary Forever | Director | |
| 1987 | Rimini Rimini | ||
| 1987 | Soldati - 365 all'alba | Director, Scriptwriter | |
| 1985 | Love at First Sight | Director, Story | |
| 1984 | A Boy and a Girl | Director, | |
| 1982 | Eccezzziunale... veramente | First Assistant Director | |
| 1982 | I'm Going to Live by Myself | Director, Writer | |
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Actor, | Antonio's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Dear Father | Story | |
| 1976 | La madama | First Assistant Director | |
| 1975 | Zorro | Director, First Assistant Director | |
| 1974 | While There's War There's Hope | Second Assistant Director | |
| 1971 | A Season in Hell | Director |