Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
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Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (July 8, 1894 – January 4, 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid 1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò
. His 1942 film Non ti pago!
was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
.
, Latium
, and was a veteran of World War I
. He was wounded in action, and subsequently received a medal. Upon his discharge, Bragaglia and his brother Arturo began to experiment with photography. He later connected with Anton Giulio, another brother, to found the Casa d'arte Bragaglio. The establishment quickly became a popular attraction for Rome artists. Bragaglio then founded an independent theater and launched his theatrical career. As with his earlier photography, he was primarily interested in the avant-garde. Bragaglia's father was the technical head of Cines Studios and in 1930, Bragaglia joined him and began learning the basics of filmmaking.
Bragaglia made his directorial debut with a few documentaries, and his first film proper was released in 1933. Entitled O la Borsa o la Vita, the picture was comedic in nature and his next few films would follow this mold.
Upon his 100th birthday in 1994, the Locarno Film Festival showed a film retrospective of his works. Being that he lived well into his second century Bragaglia became known as a famed storyteller who provided a wealth of information and anecdotes concerning the early days of Italian cinema. He died in Rome
in 1998 after a fall which fractured his hip.
Totò
Prince Antonio Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno De Curtis di Bisanzio Gagliardi, best known by his stage name Totò and nicknamed il principe della risata was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter...
. His 1942 film Non ti pago!
Non ti pago!
Non ti pago! is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Eduardo De Filippo - Don Ferdinando Quagliolo...
was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury. John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival...
.
Biography
Bragaglia was born in FrosinoneFrosinone
Frosinone is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the Province of Frosinone. It is located about 75 km south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples Autostrada A1...
, Latium
Latium
Lazio is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country. With about 5.7 million residents and a GDP of more than 170 billion euros, Lazio is the third most populated and the second richest region of Italy...
, and was a veteran of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was wounded in action, and subsequently received a medal. Upon his discharge, Bragaglia and his brother Arturo began to experiment with photography. He later connected with Anton Giulio, another brother, to found the Casa d'arte Bragaglio. The establishment quickly became a popular attraction for Rome artists. Bragaglio then founded an independent theater and launched his theatrical career. As with his earlier photography, he was primarily interested in the avant-garde. Bragaglia's father was the technical head of Cines Studios and in 1930, Bragaglia joined him and began learning the basics of filmmaking.
Bragaglia made his directorial debut with a few documentaries, and his first film proper was released in 1933. Entitled O la Borsa o la Vita, the picture was comedic in nature and his next few films would follow this mold.
Upon his 100th birthday in 1994, the Locarno Film Festival showed a film retrospective of his works. Being that he lived well into his second century Bragaglia became known as a famed storyteller who provided a wealth of information and anecdotes concerning the early days of Italian cinema. He died in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1998 after a fall which fractured his hip.
Selected filmography
- O la borsa o la vita (1933)
- Non son gelosa (1933)
- Un cattivo soggettoBad SubjectBad Subject is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica.-Cast:* Vittorio De Sica - Willy* Giuditta Rissone - Susanna, Willy's Sister* Laura Nucci - Mary of Varietà* Irina Lucacevich - Dora...
(1933) - Quella vecchia canaglia (1934)
- Frutto acerbo (1934)
- Amore (1936)
- La fossa degli angeli (1937)
- Belle o brutte si sposan tutte... (1939)
- Animali pazzi (1939)
- L'amore si fa così (1939)
- Un mare di guai (1939)
- Pazza di gioia (1940)
- Alessandro, sei grande! (1940)
- Una famiglia impossibile (1941)
- La forza bruta (1941)
- Il prigioniero di Santa Cruz (1941)
- Barbablù (1941)
- Due cuori sotto sequestro (1941)
- La scuola dei timidi (1941)
- Se io fossi onesto (1942)
- Violette nei capelli (1942)
- La guardia del corpo (1942)
- Non ti pago!Non ti pago!Non ti pago! is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Eduardo De Filippo - Don Ferdinando Quagliolo...
(1942) - Casanova farebbe così! (1942)
- Fuga a due voci (1943)
- La vita è bella (1943)
- Non sono superstizioso... ma! (1943)
- Il fidanzato di mia moglie (1943)
- Tutta la vita in ventiquattr'ore (1943)
- Torna a Sorrento (1945)
- Lo sbaglio di essere vivo (1945)
- La primula bianca (1946)
- Albergo Luna, camera 34 (1946)
- Pronto chi parla? (1946)
- L'altra (1947)
- Totò le Moko (1949)
- Il falco rosso (1949)
- Totò cerca moglie (1950)
- Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950)
- Figaro qua, Figaro là (1950)
- 47 morto che parla (1950)
- L'eroe sono io! (1951)
- Una bruna indiavolata (1951)
- Il segreto delle tre punte (1952)
- Don Lorenzo (1952)
- A fil di spada (1952)
- Orient Express (1954)
- Il falco d'oro (1955)
- Cortigiana di Babilonia (1955)
- Lazzarella (1957)
- Io, mammeta e tu (1958)
- È permesso Maresciallo (1958)
- Caporale di giornata (1958)
- La Gerusalemme liberataGerusalemme liberata (film)Gerusalemme liberata is a 1958 film about the First Crusade , based on the 16th century Italian poem, Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso.This film was directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia...
(1958) - La spada e la croce (1958)
- Le cameriere (1959)
- Annibale (1959)
- Gli amori di Ercole (1960)
- Le vergini di Roma (1961)
- Ursus nella valle dei leoni (1961)
- Pastasciutta nel deserto (1961)
- I quattro monaci (1962)
- I Quattro moschettieri (1963)