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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.
Dino Risi (1916-2008) was an Italian director, writer and producer of comedy and drama films. He is best known for The Easy Life (1962), Scent of a Woman (1974) and The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966).
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- Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Scent of a Woman (Italian: Profumo di donna) is a 1974 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Dino Risi, based on Il buio e il miele, a story by Giovanni Arpino. Both Risi and the leading actor Vittorio Gassman won important Italian and French awards.
Dino Risi. Director: The Easy Life. Dino Risi became a movie director by chance. In 1940 he met Alberto Lattuada at a friend's boutique. Lattuada told him they needed an assistant director for the movie Piccolo mondo antico (1941). Risi accepted just for fun, not for work.
- December 23, 1916
- June 7, 2008
Dino Risi, an Italian filmmaker whose searing satires about the newfound prosperity of his countrymen during the Italian “economic miracle” of the 1950s and ’60s helped establish a new style...
Jun 7, 2008 · Dino Risi (1916-2008) was an Italian film director and one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He directed many popular and acclaimed films, such as Il Sorpasso, Scent of a Woman, and The Treasure of San Gennaro.
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May 12, 2014 · The Italian cinema expert describes the immense popularity of Dino Risi’s film in its home country, and the way it deepened the commedia all’italiana genre.