- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 27, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Naples, Campania, Italy
- Died
- December 15, 2005
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent his professional life there. Patroni Griffi is considered one of the most prominent contributors to Italian theater and film in post-war Italy. Roberto Rossellini made a film from his play Anima nera. His first listed film writing credit was on the 1952 musical Canzoni di mezzo secolo. Patroni Griffi would later direct Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth Taylor, Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Antonelli, Florinda Bolkan, Terence Stamp, Fabio Testi. Patroni Griffi was also involved with numerous television productions of lyric opera, including Verdi's La Traviata. His many theatrical productions include works by Pirandello, Eduardo De Filippo, Jean Cocteau …
Filmography
movieMetti, una sera a cena con Peppino
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieLa traviata in Paris
2007 · Director
movieWoman
1998 · Writer
tvThe Roman
1988 · Director, Writer
movieTosca
1986 · Director
movieThe Trap
1985 · Director
movieThe Divine Nymph
1975 · Director, Screenplay
movieIdentikit
1974 · Screenplay, Director
La tenda in piazza
movieLa tenda in piazza
1972 · Self (uncredited)
movie'Tis Pity She's a Whore
1971 · Director, Writer
movieLove Circle
1969 · Director, Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieMore Than a Miracle
1967 · Screenplay, Story
movieThe Witches
1967 · Story, Screenplay
movieI cuori infranti
1963 · Screenplay, Story
movieDark Soul
1962 · Theatre Play
movieThe Sea
1962 · Story, Screenplay, Director
movieGirl with a Suitcase
1961 · Screenplay, Story
movieThe Swindlers
1959 · Screenplay
movieCavalcade of Song
1953 · Writer
movieThe Eternal Chain
1952 · Screenplay, Story
movieHalf a Century of Song
1952 · Writer