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Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Writing
1914-07-21
Rome, Lazio, Italy

Biography

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

Known For & Full Filmography13 Titles

#1Boccaccio '70

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as (segment "Renzo e Luciana") (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedyRomance

An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.

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#2Monicelli: La versione di Mario

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)

5.5 / 10
Documentary

The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli (1915-2010).

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#3L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Self

5.0 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#4Marcello, una vita dolce

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self

5.2 / 10
Documentary

After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.

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#5Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Self

7.0 / 10
Documentary

Star at 17 years with the series of Sissi, Romy Schneider leaves Austria and glory for the love of Alain Delon. From Luchino Visconti to Otto Preminger, through Zulawski and Costa Gravas, she turned with the greatest. The directors interview those who knew her, who loved her, go back to the filming locations, make archive images speak for themselves... and try to detect the part of mystery that Romy Schneider conceals for ever.

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#6Luchino Visconti

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m • as Self

7.0 / 10
Documentary

A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement, use of melodrama, and relation to decadence. It touches on the impact of a fabulously wealthy childhood, his writing for "Cinema," his politics, his work with Renoir, his appreciation of Thomas Mann, and his deep knowledge of literature and the arts. Visconti moves constantly between film and the theater, staging plays provocatively, working with Maria Callas at La Scala, and shooting films in theaters. Clips from his films and interviews with actors, crew members, and critics provide details for this portrait of creativity.

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#7La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m • as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Documentary about Italian screenwriting legends Agenore 'Age' Incrocci and Furio Scarpelli.

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#8Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#9A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self

9.0 / 10
Documentary

An hour-long documentary featuring interviews with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Ceccho D’Amico, Rotunno, filmmaker Sydney Pollack, and many others.

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#10My Name Is Anna Magnani

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • as Self

8.7 / 10
Documentary

Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity ... Punctuated with photos that tell her career in theater and cinema, Extracts of films, this documentary portrait also gives the floor to his friends and relatives, from Roberto Rossellini to Marcello Mastroianni, through Federico Fellini.

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#11A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m • as Self

6.5 / 10
Documentary

The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of Italian cinema. In this documentary Nino Rota's extraordinary musical production relives in the words of his friends and colleagues. His collaboration with Visconti and Fellini are truly memorable. His movie score and sequences of his performances in theaters all over the world hand us down a full and evocative outline of this outstanding artist.

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#12Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Self

6.5 / 10
Documentary

A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota.

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#13Working with De Sica

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Self

8.8 / 10
Documentary

This short documentary features interviews with film scholar Callisto Cosulich, BICYCLE THIEVES coscreenwriter Suso Cecchi d’Amico, and actor Enzo Staiola. The interviews were conducted in Italy in 2005.

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