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Francesco Maselli
Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born December 9, 1930Died March 21, 2023 (92 years)
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.
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.
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.
Francesco Maselli Filmography
| 2021 | La vera storia di Luisa Bonfanti · as Citto Maselli |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose · as Swineherd |
| 1983 | The Ship Sails On · as Guardiano Del Rinoceronte (uncredited) |
| 1980 | La terrazza · as Citto Maselli |
| 1973 | Amarcord · as Bongioanni (uncredited) |
| 1970 |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | Codice privato · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | A Tale of Love · as Screenplay |
| 1980 | Tre Operai (TV Series) · as Screenplay |
| 1975 | The Suspect · as Screenplay |
| 1970 | |
| 1968 | A Fine Pair · as Screenplay |
| 1961 | Latin Lovers · as Screenplay |
| 1960 | Silver Spoon Set · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | The Doll That Took the Town · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | Abandoned · as Screenplay |
| 1953 | The Lady Without Camelias · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Story of a Love Affair · as Screenplay |
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| 1988 | |
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| 1984 | |
| 1980 | Tre Operai (TV Series) |
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| 1953 |
| 2017 | Raccontare Venezia · as Self |
| 2016 | Water and Sugar · as Self |
| 2005 | Elio Petri... appunti su un autore · as Self |
| 1984 | Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer · as Self |
| 1965 | Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials · as Self |
| 2009 | The Red Shadows · as Story |
| 2001 | Another World Is Possible · as Concept |
| 1991 | L'alba · as Story |
| 1967 | Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold · as Story |
| 1964 | Time of Indifference · as Dialogue |
| 1953 | We, the Women · as Assistant Director |
| 1953 | The Lady Without Camelias · as First Assistant Director |
| 1952 | Three Girls from Rome · as First Assistant Director |
| 1950 | Story of a Love Affair · as First Assistant Director |