Francesco Maselli

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Francesco Maselli
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Maselli in 2010.
Born (1930-12-09)9 December 1930
Rome, Italy
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Rome, Italy
Other names Citto Maselli
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Political party PCI (1948-1991)
PRC (1991-2023)

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 38 films since 1949.

Biography

Maselli graduated from the National Film School in 1949 and began his career as assistant director for Luigi Chiarini, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Luchino Visconti. With the help of Visconti, Maselli directed his first feature film, Abandoned, showed in competition at the 16th Venice Film Festival.

In the 1980s, Maselli dedicated himself to more intimate films, generally focused on female portraits, such as A Tale of Love, with which Maselli won the Grand Jury Prize at the 43rd Venice Film Festival, where Valeria Golino was awarded her first Volpi Cup for Best Actress.

His 1990 film Il segreto was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.[2]

Selected filmography

Director

Feature films

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Documentaries

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Actor

Awards and nominations

References

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