Luigi Bazzoni

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Luigi Bazzoni (25 June 1929 - 1 March 2012)^[1] was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Born in Salsomaggiore, Bazzoni was the elder brother of the film director and cinematographer Camillo Bazzoni and a cousin of the Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro.^[2]

He began his career as assistant director of Mauro Bolognini.^[2] Later he became director of films and short films, gaining critical attention for two spaghetti westerns, L'Uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta and Blu Gang - Vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati.^[2] His short film Di Domenica achieved a Special Mention at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

Filmography

The Possessed (La donna del lago) (1965)
Pride and Vengeance (L'Uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta) (1968)
The Fifth Cord (Giornata nera per l'ariete) (1971)
Brothers Blue (Blu Gang - Vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati) (1973)
Footprints on the Moon (Le Orme) (1975)

References

↑ Francesco Barilli, "In Nero", Nocturno Cinema N. 116, Aprile 2012, p. 4.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
↑ Bianco e nero , Volume 24. Centro sperimentale di cinematografia., 1963.

External links

Luigi Bazzoni at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Bazzoni, Luigi
Alternative names
Short description	Filmmaker
Date of birth	25 June 1929
Place of birth
Date of death	1 March 2012
Place of death

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