Francesco Maselli
Biography
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.
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Also Known As
Movies (49)
Le Passeur immobile
as Self
2021
Il segreto di Otello
as Self
2015
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
as Self
2014
Scossa
Director (Directing)
2012
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
The Red Shadows
Director (Directing)
2009
All Human Rights for All
Director (Directing)
2008
Civico zero
Director (Directing)
2007
Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms
as Self
2007
Uomini forti
as Self
2006
Fragments of the Twentieth Century
Director (Directing)
2005
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
as Self - Interviewee
2004
Cesare Zavattini
as Self
2003
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director (Directing)
2002
Il compagno
Director (Directing)
1999
Intolerance
Director (Directing)
1996
Cronache del terzo millennio
Director (Directing)
1996
Rome, November 12, 1994
Idea (Writing)
1995
Dawn
Director (Directing)
1991
The Secret
Director (Directing)
1990
Codice privato
Director (Directing)
1988
Storia d'amore
Director (Directing)
1986
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
1984
Sabatoventiquattromarzo
Director (Directing)
1984
And the Ship Sails On
as Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)
1983
Avventura di un fotografo
Director (Directing)
1983
The Terrace
as Citto Maselli
1980
The Suspect
Director (Directing)
1975
Amarcord
as Bongioanni (uncredited)
1973
Open Letter to the Evening News
1970
A Fine Pair
Director (Directing)
1968
Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold
Director (Directing)
1967
Time of Indifference
Director (Directing)
1964
Latin Lovers
Director (Directing)
1961
The Dolphins
Director (Directing)
1960
Children in the Cinema
Director (Directing)
1958
The Doll that Took the Town
Screenplay (Writing)
1957
Abandoned
Director (Directing)
1955
Love in the City
Director (Directing)
1953
We, the Women
Assistant Director (Directing)
1953
The Lady Without Camelias
Screenplay (Writing)
1953
Fioraie
Director (Directing)
1953
Three Girls from Rome
First Assistant Director (Directing)
1952
Sport minore
Director (Directing)
1952
Bambini
Director (Directing)
1951
Story of a Love Affair
Screenplay (Writing)
1950
Pact with the Devil
Assistant Director (Directing)
1950
Lies of Love
Assistant Director (Directing)
1949
Bagnaia paese italiano
Director (Directing)
1949