Gian Vittorio Baldi
Gian Vittorio Baldi (30 October 1930 - 23 March 2015) was an Italian film producer, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b c Redazione (25 March 2015). "Morto Gian Vittorio Baldi, regista e produttore di Pasolini". Il Resto del Carlino . Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d Emanuela Giampaoli (24 March 2015). "E' morto Baldi, il produttore di Pasolini". La Repubblica . Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ Lino Miccichè (1995). Cinema italiano: gli anni '60 e oltre. Marsilio, 1995. ISBN 8831760947.
- ^ "Quinzaine 1975". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
[edit ]- Antonio Maraldi (2004). Il cinema di Gian Vittorio Baldi: regista e produttore. Il ponte vecchio, 2004. ISBN 8883124057.
- Roberto Chiesi (2009). Fuoco! Il cinema di Gian Vittorio Baldi. Edizioni Cineteca di Bologna, 2009. ISBN 9788895862170.
- Guido Zauli (2012). Gian Vittorio Baldi: ricerca e trasgressione. Archetipolibri, 2012. ISBN 978-8866330363.