Directing

Dino Risi

Born December 23, 1916 · Milan, Italy

Died June 7, 2008 · aged 91

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giv…

Known For

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman · 1992

Scent of a Woman

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Il Sorpasso

Il Sorpasso · 1962

MovieDramaComedy

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.

First Love

First Love · 1978

MovieDramaRomance

Ugo is an old actor who feels too young to be in an "old actor's house". He just can't stand the rules of the other old people so he escapes with a young girl.

The Widower

The Widower · 1959

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.

The Bishop's Bedroom

The Bishop's Bedroom · 1977

The Bishop's Bedroom

MovieCrimeComedy

Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle.

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman · 1974

Scent of a Woman

MovieComedyDrama

An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples.

The Monsters

The Monsters · 1963

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.

Ghost of Love

Ghost of Love · 1981

MovieRomanceDrama

Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover.

Filmography

Sort

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman · 1992

Scent of a Woman

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Characters

Il Sorpasso

Il Sorpasso · 1962

MovieDramaComedy

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.

Director

First Love

First Love · 1978

MovieDramaRomance

Ugo is an old actor who feels too young to be in an "old actor's house". He just can't stand the rules of the other old people so he escapes with a young girl.

Director

The Widower

The Widower · 1959

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of catastrophe. Alberto is married to a rich and successful businesswoman from Milan, Elvira Almiraghi who has a no-nonsense attitude and barely tolerates the attempts of her husband to keep his factory afloat with her money.

Director

The Bishop's Bedroom

The Bishop's Bedroom · 1977

The Bishop's Bedroom

MovieCrimeComedy

Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle.

Director

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman · 1974

Scent of a Woman

MovieComedyDrama

An army cadet accompanies an irascible, blind captain on a week-long trip from Turin to Naples.

Director

The Monsters

The Monsters · 1963

The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.

Director

Ghost of Love

Ghost of Love · 1981

MovieRomanceDrama

Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover.

Director

Life with the Kids

Life with the Kids · 1990

Life with the Kids

MovieDramaTV Movie

The story of one man dealing with an unexpected series of events, discovering his youth once again in the relationship with a much younger woman and finally coming to grips with his age, and the fact that he hasn't been there for his family like he should have.

Director

The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus · 1955

The Sign of Venus

MovieRomanceComedy

Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

Screenplay

Complexes

Complexes · 1965

In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for homosexuals when trying to avoid a scandal. In the third episode, Guglielmo passes all tests in order to become reader of the television news brilliantly, although the commission works with all subtleness's to exclude him.

Story

Good King Dagobert

Good King Dagobert · 1984

Good King Dagobert

King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal caravan then barely makes it to Rome to personally give thanks to the Pope. After he arrives at the Vatican, he becomes involved in the battle between two contenders for the papacy and has to face the machinations of a ruthless Byzantine princess.

Director

The New Monsters

The New Monsters · 1977

The New Monsters

A collection of dark-humoured vignettes, including tales of a cardinal with a liberal congregation, a motorist and a hitchhiker, mentally challenged tramps, parents contemplating their daughter's participation in a pornographic film, and a conniving husband.

Director

A Difficult Life

A Difficult Life · 1961

A Difficult Life

MovieComedyDrama

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

Director

How Funny Can Sex Be?

How Funny Can Sex Be? · 1973

How Funny Can Sex Be?

A nine-episode anthology film about love, sex, and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.

Screenplay

The Dolls

The Dolls · 1965

MovieComedyRomance

This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise on Eugenics", written by Tullio Pinelli from a story by Luciano Salce and Steno, directed by Luigi Comencini. "The Soup", written by Rodolfo Sonego and Luigi Magni, directed by Franco Rossi. "Monsignor Cupid", written by Leo Benvenuti and Piero de Bernardi from a story by Boccaccio, directed by Mauro Bolognini.

Director

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Treasure of San Gennaro · 1966

The Treasure of San Gennaro

MovieComedyCrime

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

Director

In the Name of the Italian People

In the Name of the Italian People · 1971

In the Name of the Italian People

MovieComedyDrama

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?

Director

Sesso e volentieri

Sesso e volentieri · 1982

Sesso e volentieri

Ten segments, all starring Johnny Dorelli and all having sex and sexual perversions as main theme.

Director

Weekend, Italian Style

Weekend, Italian Style · 1965

Weekend, Italian Style

Manager Marletti goes to the sea to meet his wife Giuliana to spend the weekend with her and many friends. After three days Marletti comes back driving his car to Rome. So he can sleep, alone and happy, with silence around him.

Director

The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story · 1956

The Monte Carlo Story

MovieDramaComedy

Stylish, sophisticated and absolutely broke, Dino and Maria pursue a romance until they realize neither of them has any money, which forces the gold diggers to turn their attention to a wealthy widower and his daughter. A compulsive gambler who owes several anxious investors a small fortune, Dino has trouble cutting his losses, no matter how bad the losing streak.

Story

The Street of Hope

The Street of Hope · 1953

The Street of Hope

Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta, the most inexperienced and naive, will have to choose between the dream of cinema and the reality of a marriage.

Director

I'm Photogenic

I'm Photogenic · 1980

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers.

Director

Vacation with a Gangster

Vacation with a Gangster · 1952

Vacation with a Gangster

A group of boys calling themselves The Monte Cristo gang find a note from an innocent prisoner and set out to free him from a fortress-like prison.

Director

Life with the Kids

Life with the Kids · 1991

Life with the Kids

The story of one man dealing with an unexpected series of events, discovering his youth once again in the relationship with a much younger woman and finally coming to grips with his age, and the fact that he hasn’t been there for his family like he should have.

Director

Mission of Love

Mission of Love · 1993

Mission of Love

After the death of her boyfriend, Stella travels to India and decides to become a nun and help the poor.

Director