Maurizio Ponzi
Encyclopedia
Maurizio Ponzi is an Italian film director
, screenwriter
and cinema critic.
Born in Rome
, he wrote cinema reviews in several Italian magazines during the early 1960s. He worked as assistant director in Pier Paolo Pasolini
's episode in Amore e rabbia
and directed a series of documentaries in 1967-1968.
He has directed 22 films between 1968
(his debut movie I visionari
won a prize in the Locarno Festival) and 2004
. His film The Pool Hustlers
(Io, Chiara e lo Scuro, one of three featuring Francesco Nuti
that Ponzi directed in the early 1980s) was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and cinema critic.
Born in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, he wrote cinema reviews in several Italian magazines during the early 1960s. He worked as assistant director in Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
's episode in Amore e rabbia
Amore e rabbia
Amore e rabbia is a 1969 anthology film that includes five films directed by five Italian directors and one French director...
and directed a series of documentaries in 1967-1968.
He has directed 22 films between 1968
1968 in film
The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :...
(his debut movie I visionari
I Visionari
I Visionari is a 2006 album by the Stefano Bollani Quintet . It contains most instrumental jazz music and a few songs sung by Petra Magoni and Bollani himself...
won a prize in the Locarno Festival) and 2004
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
. His film The Pool Hustlers
The Pool Hustlers
The Pool Hustlers is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. It was co-written by Ponzi, male lead Francesco Nuti and established screenwriters Franco Ferrini and Enrico Oldoini...
(Io, Chiara e lo Scuro, one of three featuring Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti
Francesco Nuti is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group Giancattivi together with Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci...
that Ponzi directed in the early 1980s) was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
1983 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*William Styron *Henri Alekan *Yvonne Baby *Sergei Bondarchuk *Youssef Chahine *Souleymane Cissé *Gilbert de Goldschmidt *Mariangela Melato *Karel Reisz...
.
Selected filmography
- The VisionariesThe Visionaries (film)The Visionaries is a 1968 Italian film directed by Maurizio Ponzi....
(1968) - The Pool HustlersThe Pool HustlersThe Pool Hustlers is a 1982 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. It was co-written by Ponzi, male lead Francesco Nuti and established screenwriters Franco Ferrini and Enrico Oldoini...
(1982) - AuroraAurora (1984 film)Aurora is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi and starring Sophia Loren, Edoardo Ponti and Daniel J. Travanti. In order to raise money for an operation for her son, a woman tells various former wealthy lovers that they are his father. Its Italian title is Qualcosa de...
(1984)