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Francesco Maselli

Born December 9, 1930 in Rome, ItalyDied March 21, 202332 films

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli , was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Maselli graduated from the Italian National Film School in 1949 and began his career as an assistant and assistant director for Luigi Chiarini , Michelangelo Antonioni , and Luchino Visconti. After directing several short documentary and fiction films, he gave his feature film debut with the World War II drama Abandoned (1955), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Following a series of minor films, Maselli had greater success with Silver Spoon Set (1960, also titled The Dolphins ) and Time of Indifference (1964), an adaptation of a novel by Alberto Moravia.

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In the 1970s, Maselli turned to openly left-wing political films, notably Open Letter to a newspaper of the evening (1970) and The Suspect (1975), before shifting to more intimate films centered on female protagonists in the 1980s such as A Tale of Love (1986) and The Secret (1990).

In 2021, Maselli was honored with a retrospective at the Venice Film Festival, where many of his films had seen their premiere. Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.

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Love in the City posterFirst watchLove in the City19536.5Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.View film

Filmography

32 films as director
  1. 2012ScossaDirector
  2. 2009The Red ShadowsDirector
  3. 2008All Human Rights for AllDirector
  4. 2007Civico zeroDirector
  5. 2005Fragments of the Twentieth CenturyDirector
  6. 2002The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy StopsDirector
  7. 1999Il compagnoDirector
  8. 1996IntoleranceDirector
  9. 1996Cronache del terzo millennioDirector
  10. 1995Rome, November 12, 1994Director
  11. 1991DawnDirector
  12. 1990The SecretDirector
  13. 1988Codice privatoDirector
  14. 1986Storia d'amoreDirector
  15. 1984Farewell to Enrico BerlinguerDirector
  16. 1984SabatoventiquattromarzoDirector
  17. 1983Avventura di un fotografoDirector
  18. 1975The SuspectDirector
  19. 1970Open Letter to the Evening NewsDirector
  20. 1968A Fine PairDirector
  21. 1967Kill Me Quick, I'm ColdDirector
  22. 1964Time of IndifferenceDirector
  23. 1961Latin LoversDirector
  24. 1960The DolphinsDirector
  25. 1958Children in the CinemaDirector
  26. 1957The Doll that Took the TownDirector
  27. 1955AbandonedDirector
  28. 1953Love in the CityDirector
  29. 1953FioraieDirector
  30. 1952Sport minoreDirector
  31. 1951BambiniDirector
  32. 1949Bagnaia paese italianoDirector