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Francesco Rosi

Italian film director (1922-2015) · Italy · On the map · Directors · Died at 92

Francesco Rosi was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.

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2015Died10 January 20152012Golden Lion for Lifetime AchievementAward2009Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema ParadisoFilm2008Honorary Golden BearAward2004Investigation of a Citizen Named VolontéFilm2002Honorary Doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonneAward1997David di Donatello for Best DirectorAward1995Diario senza dateFilm1990The Palermo ConnectionFilm, Director, Writer1985David di Donatello for Best DirectorAward1984CarmenFilm, Director, Writer1983BAFTA Award for Best FilmAward1981David di Donatello for Best DirectorAward1980Cristo si è fermato a EboliSeries, Director1978Ciné regardsSeriesReflections on a Political CinemaFilm, 19781976David di Donatello for Best DirectorAward1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries1974Spécial cinémaSeries1972Palme d'OrAwardLe Grand ÉchiquierSeries, 1972Midi trenteSeries, 1972The Mattei AffairFilm, 1972Director, Writer1967Cinéma et RéalitéFilm1965David di Donatello for Best DirectorAward1963Golden LionAwardNastro d'Argento for the director of the best filmAward1962Silver Bear for Best DirectorAwardSalvatore GiulianoFilm, 1962Director, Writer1958Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film FestivalAward1957Kean: Genius or ScoundrelFilm, Director, Writer1955Roman TalesFilm, Writer1947Dove sta Zaza?Film, Domestico dell'Americano1922Born15 November 1922

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Known for

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  • Bellissima 1952
  • The Mattei Affair 1972
  • Salvatore Giuliano 1962
  • Hands Over the City 1963
  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

104 credits on file

Television 6

Media & music

Awards

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement2012
Honorary Golden Bear2008
Honorary Doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne2002
David di Donatello for Best Director1997
David di Donatello for Best Director1985
BAFTA Award for Best Film1983
David di Donatello for Best Director1981
David di Donatello for Best Director1979
David di Donatello for Best Director1976
Palme d'Or1972
David di Donatello for Best Director1965
Golden Lion1963
Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film1963
Silver Bear for Best Director1962
Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival1958
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Honorary Doctor of the University of Padua
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject

About this person

Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages, while the topics of his later films became less politically oriented and more angled toward literature. He made his debut with his first self-directed film in 1958 and continued to direct until 1997, his last film being the adaptation of Primo Levi's book, The Truce.

Country
Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2015 · aged 92

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