Goffredo Alessandrini
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Goffredo Alessandrini (Cairo, September 9, 1904 – Rome, May 16, 1978) was an Italian script writer and film director. He also did act, edit and produce some films.
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[edit] Biography
He started in films collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti. He was one of the most important film directors in Italian fascism. His films received several awards at the Venice Film Festival during the Fascist era: the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938 for Luciano Serra pilota, and in 1939 for Abuna Messias. He received the Bienale Award in 1942 for Noi Vivi and Addio Kira!
His most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films (combined to make up 4 hours), both based on Ayn Rand's We the Living. Without Rand's permission, We the Living was made into a pair of films, Noi vivi and Addio, Kira in 1942 by Scalara Films, Rome. This was despite resistance from the Italian government under Mussolini. These films were eventually pulled from theatres as the Italian and German governments, who abhorred Communism, discovered that the stories also contained an anti-Fascist message. These films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as We the Living in 1986. The original two films of more than four hours in length were cut into one single film, running for 3 hours.
He made two films in Argentina in the earlies 1960s.
He was married to Anna Magnani from 1935 until 1950.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
- 1928 : Sole e terra madre
- 1929 : Diga di Maghmod
- 1931 : La Segretaria privata
- 1934 : Seconda B
- 1935 : Don Bosco
- 1936 : Cavalleria
- 1936 : Between Two Worlds (Una Donna fra due mondi)
- 1938 : Luciano Serra pilota
- 1939 : La Vedova
- 1939 : Abuna Messias
- 1940 : Il Ponte di vetro
- 1941 : Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
- 1942 : Nozze di sangue
- 1942 : Giarabub
- 1942 : Noi vivi
- 1942 : Addio Kira!
- 1945 : Chi l'ha visto?
- 1945 : Lettere al sottotenente
- 1947 : Furia
- 1948 : L'Ebreo errante
- 1950 : Amina
- 1950 : Rapture (Sangue sul sagrato)
- 1950 : Anita Garibaldi (Camicie rosse)
- 1956 : Desert Warrior (Gli Amanti del deserto)
- 1962 : Rumbos malditos
- 1962 : Mate Cosido
- 1986 : We the Living AKA Ayn Rand's We the Living
[edit] Script Writer
- 1931 : Terra madre
- 1931 : La Segretaria privata
- 1935 : Don Bosco
- 1938 : Luciano Serra pilota
- 1939 : La Vedova
- 1941 : Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
- 1941 : Nozze di sangue
- 1942 : Noi vivi
- 1942 : Addio Kira!
- 1945 : Lettere al sottotenente
- 1947 : Furia
- 1948 : L'Ebreo errante
- 1986 : We the Living
[edit] Actor
- 1950 : Sangue sul sagrato : Renato
- 1965 : I Tre volti : Direttore dell'agenzia (segment "Latin Lover")
- 1965 : La Celestina P… R... : Montesti
[edit] Producer
- 1953 : Opinione pubblica
[edit] Editor
- 1931 : La Segretaria privata
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