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    Francesco Rosi

    Italian film director

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  1. Francesco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈrɔːzi]; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages.

    • 1948–1997
    • 10 January 2015 (aged 92), Rome, Italy
  2. In 2000 he received the "Grand Prix des Amériques" in Montreal for his life's work. Francesco Rosi is married to Giancarla Rosi Mandelli and lives in Rome. Born November 15, 1922. Died January 10, 2015 (92) Add to list. Won 1 BAFTA Award.

    • January 1, 1
    • Naples, Campania, Italy
    • January 1, 1
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  3. Jan 11, 2015 · Sun 11 Jan 2015 11.20 EST. In his best films, the director Francesco Rosi, who has died aged 92, was essentially a crusading, investigative journalist concerned with the corruption and...

    • 2 min
    • David Robinson,John Francis Lane
  4. Jan 13, 2015 · Francesco Rosi, a filmmaker who was fascinated with power, poverty and politics, and whose commitment to social issues made him a direct heir to the traditions of Italian neorealist cinema of...

  5. Jan 12, 2015 · Francesco Rosi – the investigative director who prised open the mafia. Rosi’s neorealist take on postwar Italy refused to romanticise gangsters and vice and instead thrived on mystery, enigma,...

    • 4 min
    • Peter Bradshaw
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  7. Jan 10, 2015 · MILAN (AP) — Italian director and screenwriter Francesco Rosi, whose films took on corruption in postwar Italy, winning top honors at the Venice and Cannes film festivals, has died. He was 92. Rosi's most famous works include "Hands over the City," a film about political corruption that won the won the Golden Lion at Venice in 1963, and "The ...

  8. Jan 19, 2015 · Sun 18 Jan 2015 04.15 EST. Francesco Rosi, grandmaster of the political thriller on screen, who died last week, not only understood and explained the shadows and labyrinths of what happened to...

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