Gianni Rodari

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Gianni Rodari

Born October 23, 1920 · Omegna, Italy

Died April 14, 1980 · aged 59

No biography available.

Known For

CipollinoCipollino · 1961
Cipollino
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.
CipollinoCipollino · 1973
Cipollino
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 TreesThe Planet of Christmas Trees · 1988
The 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...
How the Toys Saved ChristmasHow the Toys Saved Christmas · 1996
How 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.
EstrAtti (Passages)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.
The Boy from NapoliThe Boy from Napoli · 1958
The Boy from Napoli
6.51958
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.
The Adventures of CipollinoThe Adventures of Cipollino · 2006
The Adventures of Cipollino
2006
MovieAnimation
Based on Italian children's tale
Cake in the SkyCake in the Sky · 1973
Cake 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).

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