Biography

Antonio Pietrangeli (born 19 January 1919 in Rome, died 12 July 1968 in Gaeta) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such as Bianco e nero and Cinema. As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work included Ossessione directed byVisconti, Fabiola by Blasetti, Europa '51 by Rossellini, and La lupa by Lattuada. His directing debut was Il sole negli occhi (195...Read more