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Comencini's subsequent works were characterized by the presence of famous Italian actors of the time: Ugo Tognazzi in Il gatto (1977), or Nino Manfredi in his episode of Basta che non si sappia in giro.
Comencini’s first major success came with “Pane, amore e fantasia” (1953), featuring major Italian actors Vittorio De Sica and Gina Lollobrigida. This film launched the Italian comedy genre, with Comencini being a key figure alongside Mario Monicelli and Dino Risi .
In his life, Volontè won a huge number of other prizes and honours, becoming one of the most celebrated Italian actors of the seventies, and challenging Vittorio Gassman and Marcello Mastroianni as the most popular Italian actor. He died in Greece in 1994.
The roles of Alberto Sordi and Eduardo De Filippo, who play son and father in the film, were originally envisioned for Vittorio Gassman and Totò.
Comencini was very active in the '50s and '60s making a movie practically every year, sometimes two. He worked steadily through the '70s, utilizing the great actors of that decade, Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi and Ugo Tognazzi. One of those films being the 1974 comedy Lo Scopone Scientifico. Starring three legends of cinema: Bette Davis ...
Apr 6, 2007 · Comencini's subsequent works were characterized by the presence of famous Italian actors of the time: Ugo Tognazzi in Il gatto (1977), or Nino Manfredi in his episode of Basta che non si sappia in giro.
Jun 9, 2020 · actors in the commedia all'italiana genre. Award-winning director and screenwriter Luigi Comencini was born on this day in 1916 in Salò, a town on the banks of Lake Garda in Lombardy. He is considered to have been one of the masters of the commedia all’italiana genre, a type of film produced between the 1950s and the 1970s that dealt with ...
