Ornella Micheli

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Ornella Micheli
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1950–1981
RelativesBruno Micheli (brother)

Ornella Micheli (sometimes credited as Donna Christie or Ornella Micheli Donati) [1] was an Italian film editor active from the 1950s through the 1980s. She often worked on the exploitation films and thrillers of directors Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, and Giuliano Carnimeo. [2] [3]

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Biography

She was the daughter of Roberto Rosselini's key grips, and she apprenticed under Rosselini's editor, Jolanda Benvenuti. [4] Her brother, Bruno Micheli, also worked as a film editor. [4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  2. Hughes, Howard (31 March 2006). Once Upon A Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN   978-0-85773-045-9.
  3. Curti, Roberto (11 September 2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-2960-5.
  4. 1 2 Missero, Dalila (Fall 2018). "Titillating Cuts: Genealogies of Women Editors in Italian Cinema" (PDF). Feminist Media Histories. doi:10.1525/fmh.2018.4.4.57.