Francesco Maselli

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-12-09

Deathday 2023-03-21 (92 years old)

Place of Birth Rome, Italy

Also Known As Citto Maselli

Francesco Maselli

Biography

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli , was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Maselli graduated from the Italian National Film School in 1949 and began his career as an assistant and assistant director for Luigi Chiarini , Michelangelo Antonioni , and Luchino Visconti. After directing several short documentary and fiction films, he gave his feature film debut with the World War II drama Abandoned (1955), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Following a series of minor films, Maselli had greater success with Silver Spoon Set (1960, also titled The Dolphins ) and Time of Indifference (1964), an adaptation of a novel by Alberto Moravia. In the 1970s, Maselli turned to openly left-wing political films, notably Open Letter to a newspaper of the evening (1970) and The Suspect (1975), before shifting to more intimate films centered on female protagonists in the 1980s such as A Tale of Love (1986) and The Secret (1990). In 2021, Maselli was honored with a retrospective at the Venice Film Festival, where many of his films had seen their premiere. Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.

Known For

Director

2012
Scossa

as Director

2009
The Red Shadows

as Director

2008
2007
Civico zero

as Director

1999
Il compagno

as Director

1996
Intolerance

as Director

1995
1991
Dawn

as Director

1990
The Secret

as Director

1988
Codice privato

as Director

1986
Storia d'amore

as Director

1975
The Suspect

as Director

1968
A Fine Pair

as Director

1967
1964
1961
Latin Lovers

as Director

1960
The Dolphins

as Director

1958
1955
Abandoned

as Director

1953
Love in the City

as Director

1953
We, the Women

as Assistant Director

1953
The Lady Without Camelias

as First Assistant Director

1953
Fioraie

as Director

1952
Three Girls from Rome

as First Assistant Director

1952
Sport minore

as Director

1951
Bambini

as Director

1950
Story of a Love Affair

as First Assistant Director

1950
Pact with the Devil

as Assistant Director

1949
Lies of Love

as Assistant Director

1949

Writer

2009
1991
Dawn

as Story

1991
Dawn

as Screenplay

1990
The Secret

as Writer

1988
Codice privato

as Screenplay

1986
Storia d'amore

as Screenplay

1975
The Suspect

as Story

1975
The Suspect

as Screenplay

1968
A Fine Pair

as Screenplay

1964
1964
Time of Indifference

as Screenplay

1961
Latin Lovers

as Screenplay

1960
The Dolphins

as Story

1960
The Dolphins

as Screenplay

1957
1955
Abandoned

as Screenplay

1953
1950