About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1926-03-19
Place of birth:
Bologna, Italy
Website:
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Valerio Zurlini

Overview

Valerio Zurlini (19 March 1926 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian stage and film director and screenwriter.

During his law studies in Rome , he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance . Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party . He filmed short documentaries in the immediate post-war period before he directed his first feature film in 1954, The Girls of San Frediano . In 1958, Zurlini won the Nastro d'Argento together with Leonardo Benvenuti , Piero De Bernardi and Alberto Lattuada for Best Script for Lattuada's Guendalina . Zurlini made his name as a director with his second feature film, Violent Summer (1959), starring Eleonora Rossi Drago and Jean Louis Trintignant . In 1961, Zurlini filmed Girl with a Suitcase , starring Claudia Cardinale , who became a film star in Italy, and Jacques Perrin , who would become Zurlini's favorite actor. His 1962 film Family Diary earned Zurlini the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival (it tied with Tarkovsky 's Ivan's Childhood ). Both The Girls of San Frediano and Family Diary were based on Vasco Pratolini 's work.

Known for

Acting
2024 Valerio Zurlini, peintre des sentiments Actor N/A
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2012 The Years of Lost Images Actor Self N/A
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2006 Marcello, una vita dolce Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average

Directing
1976 The Desert of the Tartars Directing Director 60
Fair
1972 Indian Summer Directing Director 62
Fair
1970 La promessa Directing Director N/A
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1969 How, When, and with Whom Directing Co-Director 58
Average
1968 Black Jesus Directing Director 58
Average
1965 The Camp Followers Directing Director 59
Average
1962 Family Diary Directing Director 60
Fair
1961 Girl with a Suitcase Directing Director 60
Fair
1959 Violent Summer Directing Director 60
Fair
1955 The Girls of San Frediano Directing Director 58
Average
1952 The Station Directing Director 58
Average
1952 Mercato delle facce Directing Director N/A
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1951 Pugilatori Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1976 The Desert of the Tartars Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1972 Indian Summer Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1972 Indian Summer Writing Story 62
Fair
1970 La promessa Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 Black Jesus Writing Story 58
Average
1968 Black Jesus Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1965 The Camp Followers Writing Writer 59
Average
1962 Family Diary Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1961 Girl with a Suitcase Writing Story 60
Fair
1961 Girl with a Suitcase Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1959 Violent Summer Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1959 Violent Summer Writing Story 60
Fair
1957 Guendalina Writing Story 59
Average

Editing
1970 La promessa Editing Editor N/A
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