Pietro Germi
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Genoa native Pietro Germi briefly attended the Instituto Nautico before entering Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematographia . There he studied acting and directing, supporting himself with a number of bottom-level movie industry jobs. In 1946, he directed his first film, Il Testimone, which he also co-scripted. Almost immediately tagged as a "neorealist," Germi actually had more in common stylistically and thematically with American director John Ford (whom he deeply admired) than his Italian contemporaries. By the mid-1950s, Germi had pretty much abandoned drama in favor of satirical comedy, often utilizing the poverty-stricken regions of Sicily as his backdrop. Germi's Divorce Italian Style (1961) was a huge worldwide box-office hit which earned him an Oscar for "Best Screenplay" (in collaboration with Alfredo Giannetti and Ennio de Concini). In 1965, he was co-recipient of the Cannes festival "Best Picture" award for Signore e signori, released in the U.S. as The Birds, the Bees and the Italians. Pietro Germi's last completed film was Alfredo, Alfredo (1972); he was forced to pull out of his final project, Amici Miei (1975), suffering from the acute hepatitis that would ultimately kill him. ~ Hal Erickson, RoviRelated Videos:
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Pietro Germi
| Pietro Germi | |
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| Born | 14 September 1914 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 5 December 1974 (aged 60) Rome, Italy |
Pietro Germi (14 September 1914, Genoa - 5 December 1974) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.
He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During his time in school, Germi supported himself by working as an extra, bit actor, assistant director, and, on occasion, writer. Germi made his directorial debut in 1945 with the film Il testimone. His early work, this film included, were very much in the Italian Neorealist style; many were social dramas that dealt with contemporary issues pertaining to people of Sicilian heritage.
Through the years, Germi shifted away from social drama towards satirical comedies, but retained his loved element of the Sicilian people. In the 1960s, Germi received worldwide success with the films Divorce, Italian Style, Seduced and Abandoned, and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians. He was nominated for Academy Awards in both directing and writing for Divorce, Italian Style, and, subsequently, won in the writing category. He also won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for The Birds, the Bees.
Germi collaborated on the scripts for all the films he directed and appeared as an actor in a few of them. He died in Rome of hepatitis on 5 December 1974.
Films
- Il testimone (1945)
- Lost Youth (1947)
- In the Name of the Law (1948)
- Path of Hope (1950)
- Against the Law (1950)
- La città si difende (1951)
- La presidentessa (1952)
- Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo (1952)
- Gelosia (1953)
- Amori di mezzo secolo (1953, episode 2)
- The Railroad Man (1955)
- L'uomo di paglia (1957)
- The Facts of Murder (1959)
- Divorce, Italian Style (1961)
- Seduced and Abandoned (1963)
- The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1965)
- L'immorale (1966)
- Serafino (1968)
- Le castagne sono buone (1970)
- Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
Resources
- The Film Encyclopedia by Ephraim Katz - 1993 edition
External links
- Pietro Germi at the Internet Movie Database
- Pietro Germi at allmovie
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