Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli

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 terminal prostate cancer, Monicelli jumped to his death from a fifth floor hospital window in Rome.[3] He was 95 years old.

Movies

  • The Boys of Paul Street (1935)
  • Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
  • The Great War (1959)
  • I Compagni (1963)
  • Casonova 70 (1965)

References

  1. ↑ "Mario Monicelli - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Oscar-nominated director Mario Monicelli dies - Yahoo! News". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "Monicelli's dramatic last scene | Presseurop – English". presseurop.eu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.