Francesco Maselli
Directing
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
Directing38
movieScossa
2012
Director
movieThe Red Shadows
2009
Director
movieCivico zero
2007
Director
Il compagno
1999
Director
movieIntolerance
1996
Director
movieDawn
1991
Director
movieThe Secret
1990
Director
movieCodice privato
1988
Director
movieStoria d'amore
1986
Director
movieSabatoventiquattromarzo
1984
Director
movieThe Suspect
1975
Director
movieA Fine Pair
1968
Director
movieKill Me Quick, I'm Cold
1967
Director
movieTime of Indifference
1964
Director
movieLatin Lovers
1961
Director
movieThe Dolphins
1960
Director
movieChildren in the Cinema
1958
Director
movieAbandoned
1955
Director
movieLove in the City
1953
Director
movieWe, the Women
1953
Assistant Director
movieThe Lady Without Camelias
1953
First Assistant Director
Fioraie
1953
Director
movieThree Girls from Rome
1952
First Assistant Director
Bambini
1951
Director
movieStory of a Love Affair
1950
First Assistant Director
moviePact with the Devil
1950
Assistant Director
movieLies of Love
1949
Assistant Director
Writing17
movieDawn
1991
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Secret
1990
Writer
movieCodice privato
1988
Screenplay
movieStoria d'amore
1986
Screenplay
movieThe Suspect
1975
Story, Screenplay
movieA Fine Pair
1968
Screenplay
movieTime of Indifference
1964
Dialogue, Screenplay
movieLatin Lovers
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Dolphins
1960
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Doll that Took the Town
1957
Screenplay
movieAbandoned
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Lady Without Camelias
1953
Screenplay
movieStory of a Love Affair
1950
Screenplay
Acting14
movieInvestigation of a Citizen Named Volonté
2004
Self - Interviewee
movieAnd the Ship Sails On
1983
Guardiano del Rinoceronte (uncredited)
movieThe Terrace
1980
Citto Maselli
movieAmarcord
1973
Bongioanni (uncredited)
