Ugo Gregoretti

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Ugo Gregoretti

Born September 28, 1930 · Rome, Italy

Died July 5, 2019 · aged 88

Ugo Gregoretti (born 28 September 1930) is an Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host. Born in Rome, Gregoretti entered RAI in 1953, working as a documentarist and a director. In 1960 he won the Premio Italia Award for the television documentary La Sicilia del Gattopardo. In 1962 he made his film debut with the comedy-drama I nuovi angeli. Sinc…

Known For

We All Loved Each Other So MuchWe All Loved Each Other So Much · 1974
We All Loved Each Other So Much
8.31974
MovieDramaComedy
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
Ro.Go.Pa.G.Ro.Go.Pa.G. · 1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
7.21963
MovieComedyDrama
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.
Papà Ugo - I Gregoretti si raccontanoPapà Ugo - I Gregoretti si raccontano · 2016
Papà Ugo - I Gregoretti si raccontano
2016
Movie
An unusual portrait of Ugo Gregoretti, actor, film, television and theater director, and father of 5 children. His children and his wife tell us about him, going through the years spent together, talking about his irony and tenderness, his indulgence and his ability to make people smile.
The World's Most Beautiful SwindlersThe World's Most Beautiful Swindlers · 1964
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
5.41964
MovieCrimeComedy
Five swindle stories, taking place in five international cities: Tokyo, Japan ("Fumiko's Five Benefactors" by Hiromichi Horikawa); Amsterdam, The Netherlands ("A River of Diamonds" by Roman Polanski); Naples, Italy ("The Road Map" by Ugo Gregoretti); Paris, France ("The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower" by Claude Chabrol); and Marrakesh, Morocco ("The Confidence Man" by Jean-Luc Godard). Godard's segment was not included in the original French cinema release, and Polanski's segment was not included on the 2016 home disc release.
OmicronOmicron · 1963
Omicron
6.51963
MovieScience FictionComedy
An alien takes over the body of a factory worker in order to learn about Earth so his race can take it over.
The TerraceThe Terrace · 1980
The Terrace
7.21980
MovieDrama
Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.
A Common Sense of ModestyA Common Sense of Modesty · 1976
A Common Sense of Modesty
5.81976
MovieComedy
The film is divided into four episodes that blends sex and comedy.
Rich and PoorRich and Poor · 1983
Rich and Poor
6.01983
MovieComedyRomance
Pozzetto is a rich man obsessed by the idea of becoming poor. So, his psychiatric suggests him to leave home and live just like a poor man for some days. He will then become familiar with this way of living, and fear less the idea of becoming poor. So he does, and his old family & friends soon forget about him. They don't miss him at all.

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Ro.Go.Pa.G.Ro.Go.Pa.G. · 1963
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
7.21963
MovieComedyDrama
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.

Director

Rita the American GirlRita the American Girl · 1965
Rita the American Girl
5.61965
MovieComedy
Professor Serafino Benvenuti is a master of classical music who has the passion of the orchestra director. However, the young audience of the 60 does not appreciate classical composers like Mozart or Beethoven, and so Serafino is likely to have compromised his image as a director. One day Serafino receives the news that his adopted daughter Rita is about to return to Italy from America, where she is studying. Serafino is very happy, because at least he can teach her the real music. However, Rita is deeply grown and changed: she follows the musical patterns of her time: the rock music and blues. Serafino gets very angry, especially when he discovers that his daughter falls in love with a young man, a member of a band called "The Rockets.

Screenplay

Apollon: una fabbrica occupataApollon: una fabbrica occupata · 1969
Apollon: una fabbrica occupata
8.01969
MovieHistoryDocumentary
The film documents the trade union battle of the workers of the Apollon printing house in Rome, occupied for a few months after the management decided to fire all the personnel and sell the land on which the factory was standing. In the form of a docu-fiction, the events of the long occupation are reconstructed, which began on June 4, 1967 and ended in December 1968. The workers play themselves and various other roles, but they are also co-authors of the film, which is not a simple chronicle of events, but an analytical reading of the reality of the factory, the story of the conquest of instruments of struggle and democracy, with the indication of strategies of attack on the bosses' power. The narrative voice of Gian Maria Volonté gives continuity to the story and comments on the events.

Director