Luigi Chiarini

About

Birth Place

Italy

Born

June 20, 1900

Died

November 12, 1975

Biography

The "dean" of Italian cinema; his greatest contribution to film was the founding, in 1935, of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, a school where some of the world's greatest filmmakers have learned their art. Chiarini also wrote prolifically on the cinema and created the influential film journal, "Bianco e Nero" (1937). He headed the Venice Film Festival from 1962 until he was dep...

Filmography

I Love, You Love (1962)

Writer

Viva l'Italia (1960)

From Story

Indiscretion of an American Wife (1954)

Screenwriter

Love in the City (1953)

From Story

Love in the City (1953)

Screenwriter

Siamo Donne (1953)

Screenwriter

Bibliography

"Arte e Tecnica del Film"

Luigi Chiarini (1962)

"Il Film nella Battaglia delle Idee"

Luigi Chiarini (1954)

"Il Film nei Problemi dell'Arte"

Luigi Chiarini (1949)

"Cinque Capitoli sul Film"

Luigi Chiarini (1941)

Biography

The "dean" of Italian cinema; his greatest contribution to film was the founding, in 1935, of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, a school where some of the world's greatest filmmakers have learned their art. Chiarini also wrote prolifically on the cinema and created the influential film journal, "Bianco e Nero" (1937). He headed the Venice Film Festival from 1962 until he was deposed from his dictatorial post and returned to academic life.

As a director, Chiarini's films were unexceptional, but some of his screenwriting--especially for Vittorio De Sica's "Indiscretion of an American Wife" (1954)--is noteworthy.