Nanni Loy
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Having studied documentary filmmaking at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Loy began assisting such directors as Augusto Genina and Luigi Zampa in the early '50s. After making documentaries, he co-directed his first features with Gianni Puccini in 1957, Parola Di Ladro and Il Marito. Admired for his World War II drama Le Quattro Giornate Di Napoli (aka The Four Days of Naples), Loy has worked mostly in television since the late '60s, but has continued helming features such as the comedies Made in Italy and Mi Manda Picone (aka Where's Picone?). ~ Rovi
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Nanni Loy
| Nanni Loy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1925 Cagliari, Sardinia |
| Died | 21 August 1995 (aged 69) Fregene, Rome |
Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.
Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia: his father was Guglielmo Loy-Donà, a lawyer issue from a distinguished Sardinian-Venetian family, and his mother was the noblewoman Donna Anna Sanjust of the Marquesses of Neoneli[1]. Rosetta Loy, an Italian novelist, is his sister-in-law.
He became famous for introducing in Italy the candid camera with his show Specchio segreto (Secret mirror) in 1965.
His 1962 film The Four Days of Naples was nominated for two Academy Awards.[2]
His 1971 film Detenuto in attesa di giudizio was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The star, Alberto Sordi, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.[3]
He specialized in comedy films such as Padre di famiglia but he also shot film dealing with social themes (Detenuto in attesa di giudizio and Sistemo l'America e torno).
Loy died at Fregene, near Rome, in 1995.
Partial filmography
- Parola di ladro (1956) (with Gianni Puccini)
- Il marito (1958) (with Gianni Puccini)
- Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959)
- Un giorno da leoni (1961)
- Le quattro giornate di Napoli (1962)
- Made in Italy (1965)
- Il padre di famiglia (1967)
- Rosolino Paternò soldato (1970)
- Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (1971)
- Sistemo l'America e torno (1973)
- Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
- Quelle strane occasioni (1976), fragment "Italian Superman", credited as Anonymous
- Basta che non si sappia in giro (1976)
- Café Express (1980)
- Testa o croce (1982)
- Mi manda Picone (1984)
- Amici miei atto III (1985)
- Scugnizzi (1989)
- Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)
References
- ^ [1] See the marriage notice in the Sanjust family tree (in Italian). Retrieved on 2011-12-5.
- ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/35th-winners.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Berlinale 1972: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1972/03_preistr_ger_1972/03_Preistraeger_1972.html. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
External links
- Nanni Loy at the Internet Movie Database
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Mentioned in
Il Padre Di Famiglia
(1963 Comedy Film)
La Vera Vita di Antonio H.
(1994 Drama Film)
Made in Italy
(1967 Comedy Film)
Testa O Croce
(1982 Comedy Film)
Gigi Reder
(Actor, Comedy/Romance)
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