Biography
Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli , was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Maselli graduated from the Italian National Film School in 1949 and began his career as an assistant and assistant director for Luigi Chiarini , Michelangelo Antonioni , and Luchino Visconti. After directing several short documentary and fiction films, he gave his feature film debut with the World War II drama Abandoned (1955), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Following a series of minor films, Maselli had greater success with Silver Spoon Set (1960, also titled The Dolphins ) and Time of Indifference (1964), an adaptation of a novel by Alberto Moravia. In the 1970s, Maselli turned to openly left-wing political films, notably Open Letter to a newspaper of the evening (1970) and The Suspect (1975), before shifting to more intimate films centered on female protagonists in the 1980s such as A Tale of Love (1986) and The Secret (1990). In 2021, Maselli was honored with a retrospective at the Venice Film Festival, where many of his films had seen their premiere. Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.
Directed 29
2010s
- 2012
Scossa
Director
2000s
- 2009
The Red Shadows
Director
- 2008
All Human Rights for All
Director
- 2007
Civico zero
Director
- 2002
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
1990s
- 1996
Intolerance
Director
- 1991
Dawn
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Codice privato
Director
- 1986
Storia d'amore
Director
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Director
Sabatoventiquattromarzo
Director
1970s
- 1975
The Suspect
Director
- 1970
Open Letter to the Evening News
Director
1960s
- 1968
A Fine Pair
Director
- 1967
Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold
Director
- 1964
- 1961
Latin Lovers
Director
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
Children in the Cinema
Director
- 1957
The Doll that Took the Town
Director
- 1955
Abandoned
Director
- 1953
The Lady Without Camelias
First Assistant Director
- 1952
Three Girls from Rome
First Assistant Director
- 1950
Pact with the Devil
Assistant Director
1940s
- 1949
Lies of Love
Assistant Director
Wrote 16
2000s
- 2009
The Red Shadows
Story
1990s
- 1991
Dawn
Story, Screenplay
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Codice privato
Screenplay
- 1986
Storia d'amore
Screenplay
1970s
- 1975
The Suspect
Screenplay, Story
- 1970
Open Letter to the Evening News
Writer
1960s
- 1968
A Fine Pair
Screenplay
- 1967
Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold
Story
- 1964
- 1961
Latin Lovers
Screenplay
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
The Doll that Took the Town
Screenplay
- 1955
Abandoned
Screenplay
- 1953
The Lady Without Camelias
Screenplay
- 1950
Acted in 6
2000s
- 2009
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Movie
1980s
- 1986
- 1983
And the Ship Sails On
Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)
- 1980
The Terrace
Citto Maselli
1970s
- 1973
- 1970
Open Letter to the Evening News
Movie
Appearances9
2020s
- 2021
Le Passeur immobile
Self
2010s
- 2015
Il segreto di Otello
Self
- 2014
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self
2000s
- 2007
Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms
Self
- 2006
Uomini forti
Self
- 2004
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
Self - Interviewee
- 2003
Cesare Zavattini
Self
1980s
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
No release date
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
Self