Alberto Lattuada

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Alberto Lattuada
Lattuada in 1951
Born(1914-11-13)13 November 1914
Died3 July 2005(2005-07-03) (aged 90)
Rome, Italy
Spouse
(m. 1945)

Mario Alberto Lattuada (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto lattuˈaːda, - latˈtwaːda]; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.

Career[edit]

Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly Camminare... (1932) and part of the artists' group Corrente di Vita (1938).

Before entering the film industry, Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies.[1] He began his film career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico ("Old-Fashioned World", 1940). The first film he directed was Giacomo l'idealista (1943). Luci del Varietà (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. Lattuada's film La steppa (1962) was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.[2] In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] New Line Cinema released his erotic film Stay As You Are theatrically in the United States in 1979.

He was married to actress Carla Del Poggio. He died at 90 years old of Alzheimer's disease.[citation needed] He was buried in his family's chapel in the cemetery of Morimondo.

Filmography (as director)[edit]

Year Title Genre Notes
1940s
1942 Yes, Madam Romance First feature film
1943 Giacomo the Idealist Drama
1943 La freccia nel fianco Finished by Mario Costa in 1944
1945 La nostra guerra Documentary
1946 Il bandito Drama
1947 Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo Drama
1948 Senza pietà (Without Pity) Drama
1949 Il mulino del Po Drama
1950s
1950 Luci del Varietà Romance Co-directed with Federico Fellini
1951 Anna Melodrama
1952 Il Cappotto Drama
1953 La lupa Drama
1953 L'amore in città Anthology Episode Gli italiani si voltano
1954 The Beach Dramedy
1955 Scuola elementare
1957 Guendalina Comedy
1958 La tempesta Drama
1960s
1960 I dolci inganni Drama
1960 Lettere di una novizia Drama
1961 L'imprevisto Crime
1962 Mafioso Dark comedy
1962 La steppa Adventure
1965 The Mandrake Comedy
1967 Don Giovanni in Sicilia Dramedy
1967 Matchless Science fiction
1968 Fräulein Doktor Spy
1969 L'amica
1970s
1970 Venga a prendere il caffè... da noi Comedy
1972 Bianco, rosso e... Comedy
1973 Sono stato io Dramedy
1974 Le farò da padre Comedy
1976 Cuore di cane Comedy
1976 Oh! Serafina Dramedy
1978 Così come sei (aka Stay As You Are) Drama
1980s
1980 La cicala Drama
1981 Nudo di donna Mystery Replaced by Nino Manfredi
1986 Una spina nel cuore Drama
1989 Mano rubata Television film Last feature film

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alessandro Lattuada (18 March 2008). New interviews with the director's wife, actress Carla Del Poggio (Variety Lights), and son Alessandro Lattuada (DVD) (in Italian). The Criterion Collection.
  2. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for La steppa". imdb.com. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Berlinale 1970: Juries". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

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