Writing
Gianni Rodari
Born October 23, 1920 · Omegna, Italy
Died April 14, 1980 · aged 59
No biography available.
Known For
Cipollino · 1961Cipollino
★ 6.91961
MovieAnimationFamily
In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, "Cipollino, the Onion Boy" fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.
Cake in the Sky · 1973Cake in the Sky
★ 10.01973
MovieComedyScience Fiction
This movie is an adaptation of a book by Rodari, a famous Italian poet and writer of children literature. A group of children in the outskirts of Rome bump into a spaceship that landed nearby. Soon the event draws the attention of the media, the military and rich entrepreneurs. The spaceship is pointed as the evil to fight against by the authorities, and nobody trusts the kids, who on the other hand try to preserve the spaceship (which is actually a harmless space-cake).
How the Toys Saved Christmas · 1996How the Toys Saved Christmas
★ 7.21996
MovieFamilyAnimation
When Santa's helper La Befana falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, she recruits Scarafoni to help deliver all the toys. No one but the toys knows is that Scarafoni plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, which means the toys won't make it to the children who have been good all year and deserve them. The toys decide to deliver themselves, and the story follows them as they struggle to avoid the heartless Scarafoni and to find their true homes.
Cipollino · 1973Cipollino
★ 5.51973
MovieFamilyFantasy
In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic produce, Cipollino fights the unjust treatment of his fellow vegetable townsfolk by the fruit royalty (Prince Lemon and the overly proud Lord Tomato) in the garden kingdom.
The Planet of Christmas Trees · 1988The Planet of Christmas Trees
1988
MovieTV MovieFamily
Four funny street musicians will tell you guys an unusual story that happened to a boy from Rome, Marco Melani. He visited the planet of "Christmas Trees" and met there...
The Miracle Voice of Gelsomino · 1977The Miracle Voice of Gelsomino
★ 6.31977
MovieFamilyFantasy
Gelsomino finds himself in a topsy-turvy "land of liars," where red is green, bread is ink, and dogs meow.
The Boy from Napoli · 1958The Boy from Napoli
★ 6.61958
MovieAnimationFamily
The tale of the poor boy Ciccio, the magic globe and the Blue Fairy, who defeated the wicked witch and returned the globe to people that fulfills good wishes.
EstrAtti (Passages)EstrAtti (Passages)
MovieDocumentary
EstrAtti (Passages) is a docufilm that alternates five excerpts from poems, songs, and adapted texts by the following authors: Gianni Rodari (The Sky Belongs to Everyone), Omar Khayyam (the Persian poet who composed a series of poems, including Rubaiyat No. 2), David Bowie (lyrics from Quicksand), Jorge Luis Borges (excerpt from The Aleph), Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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