Biography
Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Rome , Italy, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with Tempo di villeggiatura. In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli in creating a real "event" of the Italian cinema by transforming Monica Vitti into a comedic actress with The Girl with the Pistol , and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing. After the directorial debut with Faustina (which was also the debut film of Vonetta McGee ), in 1969 Magni achieved an extraordinary success with Nell'anno del Signore , which was the highest-grossing Italian film of the year, so as to require for the first time in Italy nighttime screenings to meet the demands of the audience. The film marked the encounter with Nino Manfredi , with whom Magni had a long-standing association on the set (including the screenplay of Manfredi's award-winning film Per Grazia Ricevuta ) and a close friendship off the set. The film also defined Magni's style, namely a commedia all'italiana mainly centered on Rome and its history, particularly the epoch between the Papal States and the Risorgimento.
Directed 22
2000s
- 2003
La notte di Pasquino
Director
- 2000
La carbonara
Director
1990s
- 1996
Esercizi di stile
Director
- 1995
Nemici d'infanzia
Director
- 1990
In nome del popolo sovrano
Director
1980s
- 1989
'o Re
Director
- 1988
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Director
Sabatoventiquattromarzo
Director
- 1983
State buoni se potete
Director
- 1980
Arrivano i bersaglieri
Director
1970s
- 1977
In the Name of the Pope King
Director
- 1976
Strange Occasion
Director
Keep It To Yourself!
Director
- 1974
The Way of the Baboons
Director
- 1973
La Tosca
Director
- 1971
Scipio the African
Director
1960s
- 1969
The Conspirators
Director
- 1968
Faustina
Director
- 1964
White Voices
Co-Director
- 1963
A Sentimental Attempt
Assistant Director
Wrote 40
2000s
- 2003
La notte di Pasquino
Writer
- 2000
La carbonara
Story, Screenplay
1990s
- 1996
Esercizi di stile
Screenplay
- 1995
Nemici d'infanzia
Screenplay
- 1990
In nome del popolo sovrano
Story, Screenplay
1980s
- 1989
'o Re
Screenplay, Story
I 7 Re di Roma
Writer
- 1988
- 1983
State buoni se potete
Screenplay, Story
- 1980
Arrivano i bersaglieri
Writer
1970s
- 1977
In the Name of the Pope King
Writer
- 1976
Keep It To Yourself!
Screenplay, Story
- 1974
The Way of the Baboons
Writer
- 1973
La Tosca
Screenplay
- 1971
Between Miracles
Story
Scipio the African
Story, Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
The Conspirators
Screenplay, Story
- 1968
Faustina
Screenplay, Story
The Girl with a Pistol
Screenplay
Il marito è mio e l'ammazzo quando mi pare
Screenplay
- 1967
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
Writer
- 1966
Make Love, Not War
Screenplay
El Greco
Writer
Mademoiselle de Maupin
Screenplay
- 1965
The Mandrake
Screenplay
La Celestina P… R…
Screenplay
The Dolls
Screenplay
- 1964
Extraconiugale
Screenplay
Three Nights of Love
Story, Screenplay
White Voices
Story, Screenplay
- 1963
A Sentimental Attempt
Screenplay
In Italia si chiama amore
Writer
- 1962
Il mio amico Benito
Story, Screenplay
- 1961
The Orderly
Screenplay
- 1960
Il corazziere
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
La cambiale
Screenplay
- 1956
Time of Vacation
Story
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1985
Cinecittà Cinecittà
Director #1 · 1 episode
Appearances3
2000s
- 2006
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
Self
1980s
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self