Alessandro Blasetti
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Biography
Biography
Leading Italian director of the 1930s, 40s and 50s whose credits extend into the late 60s. Much of Blasetti's best and most typical work was in comedy, and his whimsical "Four Steps in the Clouds" (1942) was considered a precursor of the Neo-realist movement.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1919
Film acting debut in bit role in a movie directed by Mario Caserini
1925
Worked as journalist and film critic at L'Impero; wrote column "Lo Schermo/Screen" which became Mondo della Schermo/Screen World and later Cinematografo
1928
Co-founded (with Gofredo Alesandrini and Umberto Barbaro, among others) the film collective Augustus
1929
Film directing debut, "Sole"; also co-wrote with Aldo Vergano
1930
First sound feature, "Nerone/Nero"
1932
Founded film school that would become the famed Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
1933
Helmed what is considered by some critics as his masterpiece, "1860"
1937
Helmed first in a series of historical spectacles, "La Contessa di Parma/The Countess of Parma"
1941
Directed and co-wrote "La corona di ferra/The Iron Crown", an expensive failure
1942
Received praise for "Quattro passi fra le nuvole/Four Steps in the Clouds"
1948
Enjoyed a box-office hit with the overblown spectacle "Fabiola"
1951
Appeared as himself in Luchino Visconti's "Bellissima"
1952
Helmed the episodic "Altri tempi/Time Gone By"
1959
Directed "Europa di notte/European Nights", what has been termed as an early example of the "erotic documentary"
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