Mario Monicelli
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Mario Monicelli (May 15, 1915 in Rome, Italy — 29 November 2010, Rome, Italy)[1] was an Italian movie director famous for his comedy movies of the 1940—1960s.[2] He was twice nominated for an Oscar award. One of his movies, The Great War (1959), won a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.[2] In 1991 the Venice Film Festival gave him a lifetime achievement award.[2]
Suffering from a cancer in his pancreas, Monicelli jumped to his death from a fifth floor hospital window in Rome.[3]
Movies [change]
- The Boys of Paul Street (1935)
- Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
- The Great War (1959)
- I Compagni (1963)
- Casonova 70 (1965)
References [change]
- ↑ "Mario Monicelli - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8171433/Mario-Monicelli.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Oscar-nominated director Mario Monicelli dies - Yahoo! News". news.yahoo.com. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101129/ap_en_mo/eu_italy_obit_monicelli. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ "Monicelli's dramatic last scene". presseurop.eu. http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/409741-monicellis-dramatic-last-scene. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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