Stefano Vanzina
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Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina (19 January 1915 - 13 March 1988) was an Italian film director
, screenwriter
and cinematographer
. Two of his films, Un giorno in pretura
(1954) and Febbre da cavallo
(1976), were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. Two of his films, Un giorno in pretura
Un giorno in pretura
Un giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Peppino De Filippo - Judge Salomone Lorusso* Silvana Pampanini - Luisa...
(1954) and Febbre da cavallo
Febbre da cavallo
Febbre da cavallo is a 1976 comedy film directed by Steno and starring Gigi Proietti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gigi Proietti - Bruno Fioretti, 'Mandrake'...
(1976), were shown in a retrospective section 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...
.
Selected filmography
- Totò cerca casaTotò cerca casaTotò cerca casa is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno.-Cast:* Totò as Beniamino Lomacchio* Alda Mangini as Amalia, la moglie de Lomacchio* Lia Molfesi as Aida, la figlia* Mario Gattari as Figlio...
(1949) - A Night of FameA Night of FameA Night of Fame is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno.-Cast:* Marcel Cerdan as Maurice Cardan* Ferruccio Tagliavini as Gino Marini* Mischa Auer as Bernard Stork* Marilyn Buferd as Ellen Rawlins...
(1949) - A Dog's LifeA Dog's Life (1950 film)A Dog's Life is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno.-Cast:* Aldo Fabrizi - Nino Martoni* Gina Lollobrigida - Margherita 'Rita Buton'* Delia Scala - Vera* Tamara Lees - Franca* Gianni Barrella - L'impresario...
(with Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
, 1950) - Cops and Robbers (with Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
, 1951) - Totò a coloriTotò a coloriTotò a colori is a 1952 Italian film, and was the first Italian color film shot with the Ferraniacolor system. The film was directed by Steno and starred the comic actor Totò . Totò a colori is widely regarded as Totò's masterpiece...
(1952) - Le infedeliLe infedeliLe infedeli is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Gina Lollobrigida.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida as Lulla Possenti* May Britt as Liliana Rogers* Pierre Cressoy as Osvaldo Dal Prà* Tina Lattanzi as Carla Bellaris...
(1953) - Nero's WeekendNero's WeekendNero's Weekend is a 1956 Italian historical comedy film directed by Steno and starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson and Brigitte Bardot. It depicts a visit by the Roman Emperor Nero and his entourage to a coastal villa...
(1956) - I TartassatiI TartassatiI Tartassati, is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Aldo Fabrizi, starring Totò and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "The Overtaxed" , "Fripouillard et Compagnie" ....
(1959) - Tempi duri per i vampiri (1959)
- Totò, Eva e il pennello proibitoTotò, Eva e il pennello proibitoTotò, Eva e il pennello proibito, is an Italian comedy film from 1959, directed by Stefano Vanzina, written by Vittorio Metz, starring Totò and Louis de Funès...
(1959) - Letti sbagliatiLetti sbagliatiLetti sbagliati is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.-Cast:*Ingeborg Schöner ... *Lando Buzzanca ... *Aldo Giuffrè ... *Pietro Tordi ......
(1965) - Caprice Italian StyleCaprice Italian StyleCaprice Italian Style is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by six different directors, including Mario Monicelli and Pier Paolo Pasolini.-Cast:* Totò as Anziano signore* Ugo D'Alessio as Il commissario di PS* Regina Seiffert as La Ragazza...
(1968) - Febbre da cavalloFebbre da cavalloFebbre da cavallo is a 1976 comedy film directed by Steno and starring Gigi Proietti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gigi Proietti - Bruno Fioretti, 'Mandrake'...
(1976) - Double MurderDouble Murder (film)Double Murder is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Steno.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Bruno Baldassarre* Agostina Belli - Teresa Colasanti* Ursula Andress - Princess Dell'Orso* Peter Ustinov - Harry Hellman* Jean-Claude Brialy - Van Nijlen...
(1977) - Banana JoeBanana Joe (film)Banana Joe is a 1982 Italian-German action-comedy film starring Bud Spencer.-Plot:Bud Spencer plays Banana Joe, a brawny yet friendly man who lives in a small rainforest village called Amantido with a huge number of his own children and regularly delivers bananas to a South American river port...
(1982)