Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | |
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 Giuseppe Patroni Griffi | |
| Born | (1921-02-26)26 February 1921 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 15 December 2005(2005-12-15) (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Film director, playwright, screenwriter, author |
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director and author.[1][2]
He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end ofWorld War II and spent his professional life there. Patroni Griffi is considered one of the most prominent contributors to Italian theater and film in post-war Italy.
Roberto Rossellini made a film from his playAnima nera.[citation needed]
His first listed film writing credit was on the1952 musicalCanzoni di mezzo secolo. Patroni Griffi would later directCharlotte Rampling,Elizabeth Taylor,Marcello Mastroianni,Laura Antonelli,Florinda Bolkan,Terence Stamp,Fabio Testi.[citation needed]
Patroni Griffi was also involved with numerous television productions of lyric opera, includingVerdi'sLa Traviata. His many theatrical productions include works byPirandello,Eduardo De Filippo,Jean Cocteau andTennessee Williams. As a writer, he published a first collection of stories in 1955,Ragazzo di Trastevere. Later, he contributed significantly to the body of Italian gay literature withScende giù per Toledo andLa morte della bellezza, both set in Naples.[citation needed]
He died inRome.[citation needed]
As a director, he is most noted for:
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