Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi, (Tirano, 26 November 1924 – Rome, 7 November 1989) was a prolific Italian screen writer and film director best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini.
His brother, Gian Luigi Rondi, is a distinguished Italian film critic.
Biography
Noted chiefly as a script-writer and script consultant, Brunello Rondi began his career as an uncredited writer on The Flowers of St. Francis by Roberto Rossellini.
His most prized collaborations were on the film scripts of La Dolce Vita (1960), 8½ (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1964), Orchestra Rehearsal (1978), and City of Women (1980), all co-written and directed by Fellini.
On the writing of La Dolce Vita, Rondi helped build up the character of Steiner, the intellectual who kills his wife and children.[1] As a Fellini intimate, Rondi also played a crucial role in the early stages of 8½. In a letter dated October 1960, Fellini outlined his initial ideas to Rondi that were later developed into the screenplay with co-writers Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli.[2]
Filmography
Director and scriptwriter
- Una vita violenta, co-directed with Paolo Heusch (1962)
- Il demonio (1963)
- Domani non siamo più qui (1967)
- Più tardi Claire, più tardi... (1968)
- Le tue mani sul mio corpo (1970)
- Valeria dentro e fuori (1972)
- Racconti proibiti... di niente vestiti (1972)
- Ingrid sulla strada (1973)
- Prigione di donne (1974)
- Velluto nero (1976)
- I prosseneti (1976)
- La vocazione di Suor Teresa (1982)
Screenplays
- Ultimo amore, directed by Luigi Chiarini (1947)
- The Flowers of St. Francis - uncredited, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1950)
- Altri tempi, directed by Alessandro Blasetti (1952)
- Europa '51, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1952)
- Era notte a Roma, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1960)
- La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini (1960)
- Boccaccio 70, episode The Temptation of Doctor Antonio, directed by Federico Fellini (1962)
- 8½, directed by Federico Fellini (1963)
- Juliet of the Spirits, directed by Federico Fellini (1965)
- Amanti, directed by Vittorio De Sica (1968)
- Scacco alla regina, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile (1969)
- Fellini Satyricon, directed by Federico Fellini (1969)
- Le sorelle, directed by Roberto Malenotti (1969)
- Orchestra Rehearsal, directed by Federico Fellini (1978)
- City of Women, directed by Federico Fellini (1980)
Director
- Tecnica di un amore (1973)
Assistant director
Actor
References
Notes
- ^ Alpert, 126
- ^ Bondanella, 164
Bibliography
- Alpert, Hollis (1988). Fellini: A Life. New York: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-000-5
- Bondanella, Peter (1992). The Cinema of Federico Fellini. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00875-2
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Rondi, Brunello |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
26 November 1924 |
| Place of birth |
Tirano, Italy |
| Date of death |
7 November 1989 |
| Place of death |
Rome, Italy |