Highest rated as cast or director
Il Sorpasso
1962
Scent of a Woman
1974
The Monsters
1963
The Widower
1959
The Thursday
1964
Complexes
1965
Dino Risi's 7 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by Il Sorpasso (82) and The Monsters (74), against 66 for those from the 1950s.
Biography
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 was remade by Martin Brest starring Al Pacino in 1992. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award (Leone d'oro alla carriera) at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work. Two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome. He was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco (film director).[from Wikipedia]
Directed 68
2000s
- 2005
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Director
- 2002
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Director
1990s
- 1996
Giovani e belli
Director
Esercizi di stile
Director
- 1993
Mission of Love
Director
- 1991
Life with the Kids
Director
I'll Be Going Now
Director
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Running Away
Director
- 1988
Il vizio di vivere
Director
- 1987
Teresa
Director
- 1986
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Director
- 1985
- 1984
Good King Dagobert
Director
- 1982
Sesso e volentieri
Director
- 1981
Ghost of Love
Director
- 1980
Sunday Lovers
Director
I'm Photogenic
Director
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Without Words
Director
Lost Soul
Director
- 1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
Director
- 1974
- 1973
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Director
Dirty Weekend
Director
- 1971
In the Name of the Italian People
Director
That's How We Women Are
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Normal Young Man
Director
I See Naked
Director
- 1968
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Director
The Prophet
Director
- 1967
- 1966
Our Husbands
Director
- 1965
The Dolls
Director
- 1964
Il gaucho
Director
- 1963
I Mostri [Episodi Inediti]
Director
- 1962
March on Rome
Director
- 1961
A Difficult Life
Director
A porte chiuse
Director
- 1960
Love in Rome
Director
Love and Larceny
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Oh! Sabella
Director
- 1955
- 1953
The Street of Hope
Director
- 1952
Vacation with a Gangster
Director
- 1950
Lights Out in the Cinema Hall
Director
1940s
- 1949
La fabbrica del duomo
Director
- 1948
1848
Director
- 1947
Tigullio minore
Director
- 1946
Towards Life
Director
- 1941
Piccolo mondo antico
Assistant Director
Wrote 59
2010s
- 2013
Aspirante vedovo
Original Story
2000s
- 2002
Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Screenplay
1990s
- 1996
Giovani e belli
Writer
Esercizi di stile
Screenplay
- 1993
Mission of Love
Screenplay
- 1992
- 1991
Life with the Kids
Story, Screenplay
I'll Be Going Now
Screenplay, Story
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Running Away
Writer
- 1988
Il vizio di vivere
Screenplay
- 1987
Teresa
Story, Writer
- 1986
Il commissario Lo Gatto
Screenplay, Story
- 1985
- 1984
Good King Dagobert
Writer
- 1982
Sesso e volentieri
Screenplay
- 1981
Ghost of Love
Screenplay
- 1980
I'm Photogenic
Screenplay, Story
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
Lost Soul
Screenplay
- 1976
The Career of a Chambermaid
Screenplay, Story
- 1974
- 1973
How Funny Can Sex Be?
Screenplay
Dirty Weekend
Writer
- 1971
That's How We Women Are
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Normal Young Man
Adaptation
I See Naked
Story
- 1968
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Story
The Prophet
Story
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
Il gaucho
Story, Screenplay
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
A porte chiuse
Story
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Fast and Sexy
Story
- 1957
Oh! Sabella
Screenplay
- 1956
The Monte Carlo Story
Story
- 1955
Disperato addio
Adaptation
- 1953
The Street of Hope
Writer
- 1952
Sunday Heroes
Story
Toto and the Kings of Rome
Screenplay
Vacation with a Gangster
Story, Screenplay
- 1951
Anna
Story, Screenplay
- 1950
Songs in the streets
Writer
1940s
- 1947
Tigullio minore
Writer
Acted in 2
2000s
- 2005
Speaking with Gassman
Movie
1990s
- 1991
The Invisible Wall
Direttore del Giornale (voice)
Created 1
1990s
- 1993
Mission of Love
Creator
Appearances10
2020s
- 2024
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2015
Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant
Self
- 2012
Monicelli: La versione di Mario
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2007
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Self
- 2006
A Beautiful Vacation
Self
- 2004
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
1980s
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
