Francesco Maselli

Known for: Directing

Born: December 8, 1930 in Rome, Italy - Died: March 20, 2023

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli , was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Maselli graduated from the Italian National Film School in 1949 and began his career as an assistant and assistant director for Luigi Chiarini , Michelangelo Antonioni , and Luchino Visconti. After directing several short documentary and fiction films, he gave his feature film debut with the World War II drama Abandoned (1955), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Following a series of minor films, Maselli had greater success with Silver Spoon Set (1960, also titled The Dolphins ) and Time of Indifference (1964), an adaptation of a novel by Alberto Moravia. In the 1970s, Maselli turned to openly left-wing political films, notably Open Letter to a newspaper of the evening (1970) and The Suspect (1975), before shifting to more intimate films centered on female protagonists in the 1980s such as A Tale of Love (1986) and The Secret (1990). In 2021, Maselli was honored with a retrospective at the Venice Film Festival, where many of his films had seen their premiere. Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.

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Open Letter to the Evening News

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Open Letter to the Evening News

1970 Drama
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

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Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

Self

2014 History
Le Passeur immobile

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Le Passeur immobile

Self

2021 Documentary
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

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I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

Self

N/A Documentary
Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

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Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

Self

2007 Documentary
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

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Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

Self

1984 Documentary
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

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Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009 Documentary
The Terrace

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The Terrace

Citto Maselli

1980 Drama
Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

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Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

Self - Interviewee

2004 Documentary
Cesare Zavattini

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Cesare Zavattini

Self

2002 Documentary
Amarcord

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Amarcord

Bongioanni (uncredited)

1973 Comedy
Il segreto di Otello

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Il segreto di Otello

Self

2015 Documentary
And the Ship Sails On

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And the Ship Sails On

Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)

1983 Comedy
Uomini forti

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Uomini forti

Self

2006 Documentary
Love in the City

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Love in the City

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1953 Drama
The Red Shadows

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The Red Shadows

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2009 Drama
The Lady Without Camelias

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The Lady Without Camelias

Screenplay

1953 Drama
The Suspect

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The Suspect

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1975 Crime
Time of Indifference

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Time of Indifference

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1964 Drama
A Fine Pair

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A Fine Pair

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1968 Adventure
Codice privato

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Codice privato

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1988 Drama
Abandoned

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Abandoned

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1955 Drama
Storia d'amore

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Storia d'amore

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1986 Drama
The Secret

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The Secret

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1990 Drama