Gian Vittorio Baldi

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Gian Vittorio Baldi (30 October 1930 - 23 March 2015) was an Italian film producer, director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Baldi graduated in Social science at the Sapienza University in Rome and then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. [1] He debuted as a director of documentary shorts, and in 1958 he won the Golden Lion for best short film at the Venice Film Festival with Il pianto delle zitelle ("The crying of spinsters"). [1] [2] [3] He directed a number of independent films, generally characterized by social criticism. [1] [2] [3] His film Fuoco! entered the main competition at the 29th Venice International Film Festival, [4] while the film L'ultimo giorno di scuola prima delle vacanze di Natale (aka The Last Day of School Before Christmas ) was screened at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section. [5]

Baldi also worked as a producer of art films, producing films by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Robert Bresson, Nelo Risi, Straub-Huillet and Dacia Maraini, among others. [1] [2] [3] A devotee of natural wines, from the 1990s Baldi was active as a winemaker and produced several award-winning wines, notably the Ronchi di Castelluccio. [3] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  2. 1 2 3 Redazione (25 March 2015). "Morto Gian Vittorio Baldi, regista e produttore di Pasolini". Il Resto del Carlino . Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Emanuela Giampaoli (24 March 2015). "E' morto Baldi, il produttore di Pasolini". La Repubblica . Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Lino Miccichè (1995). Cinema italiano: gli anni '60 e oltre. Marsilio, 1995. ISBN   8831760947.
  5. ↑ "Quinzaine 1975". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Claudia Liverani (25 March 2015). "E' morto Gian Vittorio Baldi: "Nostro padre poeta e visionario, nel grande cinema come nel vino"". Il Resto del Carlino . Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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